Job Description

Overview

Faulkner Collision of Philadelphia is seeking an energetic and motivated Body Shop Technician to join their team. This role offers the opportunity to positively impact customers and the community while achieving financial and career goals.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and resolve parts required for repair; review repair orders, work order, and Body Shop Manager’s estimate notes; follow warranty guidelines; notify supervisor of any repair add-ons.
  • Adjust, replace, and repair all series of equipment including sheet metal repairs, fiberglass/panel repairs, fabrication and structural welding, installation and alignment of body components, and electrical and mechanical repairs.
  • Teardown and inspect for additional or hidden repairs.

Requirements

  • Welding, suspension, framework experience a plus or willingness to learn/train.
  • ASE Certifications preferred: Damage Analysis and Estimating, Mechanical and Electrical Components, Non-Structural Analysis and Damage Repair, and State Vehicle Inspector.
  • Certifications listed above or equivalent experience and eagerness to improve.
  • Valid driver's license and clean driving record.

Benefits

  • Hourly flat rate pay
  • PTO
  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision

Benefits

Hourly flat rate pay
PTO
401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision

How this job compares in Philadelphia, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Philadelphia, PA currently run a median of $34/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$37/hr across 19 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Philadelphia, PA

We're tracking 60 other active welding openings in Philadelphia, PA right now, from 34 different employers. 27 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 273 other active welding openings from 175 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Philadelphia, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

Ciocca Automotive currently has 3 other openings live in Pennsylvania, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Hanwha Philly Shipyard (8), TradeWorx (7), and JB Poindexter Company (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $34/hr, York at $27/hr, and New Kensington at $22/hr. Philadelphia is among them.

Similar openings near Philadelphia, PA

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