Back to Jobs

Job Description

Overview

Here at the Paint Farm, we specialize in vintage cars and trucks, with a large majority of the work being Jeeps, specifically 1986 and older models.

Responsibilities

  • Perform auto body repairs needed for a vintage automotive shop.
  • Mid level to expert body prep, heat shrink, filler, and sanding mandatory.
  • Spray full bodies, panels, pieces, and parts needed for restoration.
  • Ability to weld sheet metal, perform rust repair, and fabricate repair panels from scratch is a plus.
  • Float panels, pre-paint prep, taping, final prep, and panel fitment.
  • Understanding of filler, sanding, and spraying.
  • Ability to mix paint, primer, sealer, and poppys patina is a plus.

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years' experience in an automotive/body shop work environment or in a similar role.
  • Strong knowledge of auto body repair techniques and procedures.
  • Ability to lift heavy objects and perform physically demanding tasks.
  • Positive attitude and sense of humor.
  • Experience in organized disassembly and assembly is a plus.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Dental
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO
  • Paid training
  • Professional development assistance
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Work schedule is Monday to Friday, 5:30am to 2PM.
  • 40 hours a week, overtime always available but not required.
  • Location is Deer Valley Airpark.
  • 3 years' worth of work in yard, booking 2 years out.
  • Must be experienced and motivated, able to tolerate AZ summer and typical paint and body shop dust and humor.

Benefits

401k
Dental
Health Insurance
PTO
Paid training
Professional development assistance
Vision
Apply for This Position

How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting sits about 29% above the $29/hr median for welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ — toward the top of a $23–$39/hr middle band drawn from 74 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 73% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 166 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 90 different employers. 11 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 394 other active welding openings from 180 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Phoenix, or widen the search to Arizona.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (29), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (22), and EZARC (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Tolleson at $38/hr, Tempe at $32/hr, and Phoenix at $29/hr. Phoenix is among them.

Similar openings near Phoenix, AZ

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Auto Body Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.