Champions Do More
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!
- Gradual raises and bonuses throughout the four-level minimum 12-month program
- 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 controlsCreate a complete repair plan, vehicle disassembly and reassembly, plastic bumper repair, and minor panel dent repairRepair more complex dents by working and reshaping sheet metal, application of body filler, and advancing to two-sided plastic repair, larger panel damageLearn the basics of structural damage identification and how to access repair proceduresProperly set-up and anchor structural repairs, as well as three-dimensional measuring of the vehicle structureLearn the various methods of welding / joining materials and toolsFine tune body filler and metal repairs, with the addition of stud-gun and other metal straightening tools and techniques, cutting and replacing small structural componentsProper set-up and techniques for MIG welding on steel vehicles, to complete the I-CAR Weld CertificationQualifications
18 years of ageAbility to work full-time, 40 hours a weekLift up to 50 poundsAbility to stand for long periods of timeHave a valid driver's licenseRegularly position or move self to fix and repair over and under vehiclesAbility to effectively communicate and take direction from superiorsAbility to read and understand a work orderHigh School Diploma / GED preferredBenefits
Competitive payWeekly Paychecks / Bonus PayTransfer Between Markets401K with company match, according to plan detailsMedical / Vision / Dental Insurance