Auto Body Repair Tech

About the role

We’re looking for Autobody Preppers with a minimum of 1 year of professional automotive bodywork experience to join us at Carvana — the fastest-growing used automotive retailer in U.S. history and one of the four fastest companies to make the Fortune 500. As an Auto Body Repair Technician, you’ll perform light bodywork using state-of-the-art tools in one of our high-tech Inspection Centers. Entry-level positions include training programs so your skills and pay progress with the company.

Responsibilities

• Prepping, sanding, and buffing vehicles
• Removing and installing bumpers
• Minor plastic welding
• Small area bodywork (including Bondo repair)

Prepper Roles

• Entry-Level Prepper (min 1 year professional experience): perform light bodywork, including prepping, sanding, and buffing vehicles, removing and installing bumpers, single panel repair (including Bondo repair), and minor plastic welding
• Mid-Level Prepper (min 3–5 years professional experience): perform bodywork on multiple panels, including heavy plastic welding, minor metal pulling, roof and rocker panel repair, stud welding, and large area heavy bodywork (including Bondo repair)
• Experienced Prepper (min 5 years professional experience): train other autobody technicians and perform extensive bodywork on multiple panels, including plastic welding, metal pulling, roof and rocker panel repair, and stud welding

Benefits

• 100% company-paid healthcare premiums
• Generous paid time off; your birthday is a holiday
• 401(k) with Carvana match
• Vehicle purchase discount
• ASE and tool reimbursement programs
• Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment

Schedule

We do everything we can to deliver an exceptional customer experience, and that includes delivering great vehicles when expected. If we're in a pinch, mandatory overtime is one way we follow through on this commitment. We're looking for team players who are all in on our mission and able to work mandatory overtime based on business needs.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old and possess a valid driver’s license (some positions subject to Motor Vehicle Records check)
• Ability to physically operate vehicle equipment and tools; must lift up to 60 pounds independently
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing production environment, sometimes exposed to excessive heat or cold
• Use of required safety equipment (face shield or goggles, non-slip shoes, gloves, mask, and other protective garments)
• Must pass a complete background check
• Not eligible for visa sponsorship
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English

About Carvana

At Carvana, we sell cars but we aren’t car salesmen. Our promise is simple: we won’t sell a car to a customer that we wouldn’t sell to our own Mom. Period. To make sure our cars are in first-rate condition, we’ve built multiple vehicle Reconditioning Centers around the country, where our cars are inspected, perfected, and photographed before reaching the Carvana website. Think you