Automotive Body Technician Apprentice — Earn While You Learn

Crash Champions; Charleston (SC); 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 the Skills Training Education Program (STEP), a hands-on apprenticeship to train you as a collision repair technician. You’ll be paid while you learn, with mentors guiding you through daily instruction and a structured curriculum.

No previous collision experience is required, and full-time employment with benefits starts on day one. You can earn potential six figures as you progress, with a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life,

Qualifications

• 18 years of age.
• Full-time, 40 hours per week.
• Lift up to 50 pounds.
• Valid driver's license.
• Ability to stand for long periods.
• Ability to effectively communicate and take direction from superiors.
• Ability to read and understand a work order.
• High School Diploma/GED preferred.

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.

Skills

Communication

Reading work orders

Stamina/Endurance

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Crash Champions is offering the Skills Training Education Program (STEP), a hands-on apprenticeship to train you as a collision repair technician. You’ll be paid while you learn, with mentors guiding you through daily instruction and a structured curriculum.

No previous collision experience is required, and full-time employment with benefits starts on day one. You can earn potential six figures as you progress, with a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life,