Auto Body Technician
Location
Wilmington, DE
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
MIG Welding
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Posted on October 22, 2026
Job Description
Overview
As an Auto Body Technician, you’ll restore vehicles through careful structural, mechanical, and cosmetic repair. You’ll assess damage, select the right tools and repair methods, and complete work with attention to safety, fit, and finish.
Responsibilities
- Inspect vehicle damage and support auto estimating by identifying repair needs and required parts.
- Perform auto body repair, automotive structural repair, automotive dent repair, and sheet metal fabrication.
- Complete welding repair, including MIG welding, soldering, and fabrication repair techniques.
- Use hand tools, power tools, and sanding tools for assembly, automotive parts installation, auto glass work, and vehicle maintenance.
- Perform automotive body refinishing, auto painting, airless paint spraying, detailing, and automotive cosmetic repair.
Requirements
- Experience working as an automotive body technician with practical knowledge of automotive repair and mechanical systems.
- Ability to use shop tools and equipment safely; heavy lifting may be required.
- Dealership experience, mechanic experience, customer service, and experience with vehicle maintenance are helpful.
- Auto body repair, refinishing, painting, assembly, and parts installation experience are valued.
Additional Information
- Expected hours: 40.0 per week
- Work Location: In person
How this job compares in Wilmington, DE
The local market in Wilmington, DE
Wilmington, DE is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Delaware as a whole we're tracking 16 other active welding openings from 14 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Delaware.
The most active employers in Delaware at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc. (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
What you'll be running
This posting calls for MIG. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work.
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