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Overview

As an Auto Repair Specialist I at CarMax, you will perform essential diagnostic, mechanical, and cosmetic repairs on customer and internal vehicles, ensuring every car meets high safety and quality standards. This role is ideal for individuals who thrive in a fast-paced environment and value precision and integrity.

Responsibilities

  • Perform accurate diagnostics and complete mechanical and cosmetic repairs on all vehicle systems.
  • Inspect vehicles to meet CarMax Quality Standards and complete state inspections when required.
  • Manage repair orders, ensuring accuracy in labor, parts, and billing documentation.
  • Utilize proprietary and universal software systems.
  • Maintain a clean, organized workspace following CarMax 5S standards and safety protocols.
  • Provide leadership and functional expertise to support associates and managers across the store.
  • Follow CarMax Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) requirements and maintain a clean and orderly work area.

Requirements

  • Completion of CarMax New Associate Orientation and Kronos Training for Hourly Associates.
  • Ability to read, interpret, and transcribe data accurately for record-keeping.
  • Strong multitasking skills to perform duties in a high-energy, fast-paced environment.
  • Physical capability to perform work, including lifting up to 50 lbs and standing or walking for extended periods.
  • Excellent communication and customer service skills, including active listening and telephone etiquette.
  • Where required by State/Local law, maintain ASE Certifications in various automotive areas.

Benefits

  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Location: 6098 - Edison - 1015 US Route 1, Edison, New Jersey, 08817.
  • Flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays required.

Benefits

PTO
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How this job compares in Edison, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $37/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $34/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, whose middle half runs $29–$40/hr across 106 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 64% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Edison, NJ

Edison, NJ is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 166 other active welding openings from 123 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

CarMax currently has 2 other openings live in New Jersey, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Darling Ingredients (5), Carvana (4), and Lockheed Martin (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New Jersey, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Newark at $35/hr and Lyndhurst at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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