Automotive Body Technician Apprentice

Crash Champions; Parma (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Group Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401k Retirement Plan with match

Referral Bonus

5 Paid Holidays

Job summary

Crash Champions is offering a hands-on STEP Body Tech Apprentice program in Parma, OH. No collision experience required; paid training with a mentor guides you through the curriculum and real work on vehicles.

Earn while you learn, with potential to advance to a fully skilled technician. Full-time employment includes medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and 401k with matching, plus paid holidays and referral bonuses.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Ability to work a full 40-hour week.
• Physically capable of lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Able to read and understand a work order.
• Effective communication and ability to take direction.

Responsibilities

• Learn the industry standard and manufacturer specifications with high quality controls.
• Create a complete repair plan, including disassembly/reassembly and bumper repair.
• Repair dents by shaping sheet metal and applying body filler.
• Learn structural damage identification and repair procedures.
• Set up and anchor structural repairs; perform 3D measurements of vehicle structure.
• Learn MIG welding basics and related techniques.

Skills

Age requirement

Full-time availability

Physical stamina

Valid driver's license

Reading work orders

Communication

Education

High School Diploma/GED preferred

Job description

Champions Do More

As one of the fastest-growing and most exciting brands in the industry, Crash Champions is the largest founder-led multi-shop operator (MSO) of high-quality collision repair service in the U.S. The company, which also operates the growing Crash Champions LUXE | EV Certified brand of highline and luxury EV repair centers, services customers at more than 650 state-of-the‑art locations in 38 states across the U.S. Crash Champions was founded in 1999 as a single Chicago repair center by industry veteran and 2023 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Midwest award winner Matt Ebert . For more than 25 years, our vision has been anchored by the belief that delivering superior collision repair service is about People First. Welcome to Crash Champions. We Champion People.

Responsibilities

The Crash Champions Skills Training Education Program (STEP) is a hands‑on apprenticeship that pairs you with experienced professionals. You’ll get paid while fine-tuning your skills and working towards becoming a collision repair technician – a career field with earning potential up to (and beyond) six figures.

Please note that you do not need any collision experience or training to be considered for this role. Experience is a bonus, but not required!

• Potential to earn up to six figures and beyond!

• Mobile App and structured curriculum for real‑time progress and interactive competitive learning

• Earn points as you learn and build your own tools valued at $8,000

• Full‑time employment including benefits, paid time off and sick leave effective on start date

• Hands‑on training with an experienced Champion Mentor who will guide you through the program

• Daily instruction that will prepare you for a career in the collision industry

• Mentors that care about you succeeding as much as you do

Core Responsibilities:

• Learn the industry standard of the manufacturer’s original specification with high quality controls

• Create a complete repair plan, vehicle disassembly and reassembly, plastic bumper repair, and minor panel dent repair

• Repair more complex dents by working and reshaping sheet metal, application of body filler, and advancing to two-sided plastic repair, larger panel damage

• Learn the basics of structural damage identification and how to access repair procedures

• Properly set‑up and anchor structural repairs, as well as three‑dimensional measuring of the vehicle structure

• Learn the various methods of welding/joining materials and tools

• Fine tune body filler and metal repairs, with the addition of stud‑gun and other metal straightening tools and techniques, cutting and replacing small structural components

• Proper set‑up and techniques for MIG welding on steel vehicles, to complete the I-CAR Weld Certification

Qualifications

• 18 years of age

• Ability to work full‑time, 40 hours a week

• Lift up to 50 pounds

• Ability to stand for long periods of time

• Have a valid driver's license

• Regularly position or move self to fix and repair over and under vehicles

• Ability to effectively communicate and take direction from superiors

• Ability to read and understand a work order

• High School Diploma/ GED preferred

Benefits

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements and annual updates:

• Medical Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Group Life Insurance

• Disability Insurance

• 401k Retirement Plan with match

• Referral Bonus (“Cash From Crash”)

• 5 Paid Holidays

We are committed to providing competitive compensation for this role. The actual offer will be based on various factors, including but not limited to: job related knowledge, skills, experience, relevant certifications and qualifications.

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

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Posted Min Pay Rate USD $18.00/Hr.

Posted Max Pay Rate USD $21.00/Hr.

ID 2026-23214

Category STEP Body Tech Apprentice

Position Type Regular Full-Time

Location : Postal Code 44130

Location : Address 5775 W 130th St

Remote No

Posted Min Pay Rate USD $18.00/Hr.

Posted Max Pay Rate USD $21.00/Hr.

Prioritization Tier 2 – Staffing Needs