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Job Description

Overview

Faulkner Collision of West Chester is seeking an energetic and motivated Body Shop Technician to join their dynamic 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 willing to learn/train.
  • ASE Certifications in Damage Analysis and Estimating, Mechanical and Electrical Components, Non-Structural Analysis and Damage Repair, and State Vehicle Inspector preferred.
  • Certifications 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
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How this job compares in West Chester, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Pennsylvania currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$35/hr across 124 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 West Chester, PA

West Chester, PA currently has 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 8 employers. 6 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 273 other active welding openings from 175 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in West Chester, 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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near West Chester, 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 - Faulkner Collision - West Chester figures were last recalculated when this page was built.