Automotive Body Technician Apprentice

Crash Champions

Automotive Body Technician Apprentice in hands-on apprenticeship role at Crash Champions. Gain practical experience and training to become a skilled collision repair technician.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeMemphis • Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United StatesEntry Level💰 $18 - $21 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

Requirements

What you’ll need

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

Comp & perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Group Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401k Retirement Plan with match
Referral Bonus (“Cash From Crash”)
5 Paid Holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

vehicle disassemblyvehicle reassemblyplastic bumper repairpanel dent repairsheet metal reshapingbody filler applicationstructural damage identificationMIG weldingmetal straightening techniquesrepair procedures

Soft Skills

effective communicationability to take directionability to work full-timeability to stand for long periodsability to lift up to 50 pounds

Certifications

I-CAR Weld Certification