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Overview

As a Body Shop Technician II at Penske, you will perform diagnostic procedures and truck and trailer collision repairs, along with major suspension, electrical, painting, and welding repairs under supervision. The role offers opportunities for growth and access to advanced technology in a supportive team environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform all aspects of truck and trailer repair and maintenance.
  • Overhaul, adjust, replace, and repair motor truck and trailer equipment.
  • Identify and determine parts required for repair of disassembled truck and trailer units.
  • Perform all levels of Truck Collision Repair services.
  • Identify warrantable repairs and document on repair order.
  • Maintain work area appearance and safety.
  • Road test vehicles when necessary.
  • Perform duties with little or no supervision and in a timely manner.
  • Complete other projects and tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

  • 6 years practical experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • High School Diploma or equivalent required.
  • Vocational/technical school preferred.
  • Specialized training and experience in the repair/refinish of all series of truck and trailer required.
  • Proficiency in the use of all tools of trade required.
  • Valid driver’s license required.
  • Basic computer skills required.
  • Ability to understand and comply with specific instructions and safety policies.
  • Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.
  • Willingness to travel as necessary and work the required schedule.

Benefits

  • Competitive starting salary
  • Career stability
  • Opportunity for growth
  • Excellent benefits, including lots of time off
  • Advanced vehicle maintenance technology

Additional Information

  • Work Location: 225 Newbold Road, Fairless Hills, PA
  • Work Hours: 1st shift 4:30AM to 3PM or 2nd shift 3:15PM to 1:45AM

Benefits

Competitive starting salary
Career stability
Opportunity for growth
Excellent benefits, including lots of time off
Advanced vehicle maintenance technology
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How this job compares in Fairless Hills, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania, whose middle half runs $27–$38/hr across 89 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 48% 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 Fairless Hills, PA

Fairless Hills, PA currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 228 other active welding openings from 144 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Fairless Hills, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

Penske Truck Leasing currently has 1 other opening 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 (6), TradeWorx (6), and Mission Critical Group (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 $35/hr and York at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Fairless Hills, 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 II figures were last recalculated when this page was built.