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Auto Body Technician

CRIPPEN AUTO MALL INC
Lansing, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 10/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/1/2027

Overview

Our Commitment: Crippen GMC Mazda Volvo Cars, a family-owned automotive dealership with over 50 years of excellence, is adding to our body shop team. If you are a body tech and would like to be a part of a winning system, we're looking for you! Crippen is a company that values their employees, and promotes a healthy work culture. The right person will have experience, tools, certification and a desire to be appreciated for their top-notch skills. We offer prime pay, benefits, and a unique reward for long-term employment.

Position Summary

Auto Body Repair Technicians thoroughly disassembles, repairs, and reassembles each vehicle back to pre-accident condition. Understand methods and procedures to properly repair a vehicle per industry standards, and provide an exceptional customer experience through the assessment and repair process.

Duties

  • Complete understanding of repair procedures
  • Ability to use required tools
  • Repair and perform work described on a work order
  • Work Safely in a noisy area with odors present
  • Lift up to 30 pounds at a time
  • Visually Inspect vehicle damage
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to follow written and verbal instructions
  • Able to bend, kneel, squat, crouch, and reach in tight or confined spaces
  • Comply with all federal, state, and local regulations governing body shop operations, including hazardous waste disposal
  • Wear all required personal protective equipment, including eye protection
  • Keep the work area clean, organized, and free of safety hazards at all times
  • Experience using frame measuring and straightening equipment
  • Strong welding and panel repair/replacement skills

Education or equivalent experience

  • High School Diploma or Equivalent
  • Completion of technical school program OR at least a 2-year apprenticeship as an auto body repairer

Licenses / Certification

  • I-Car Certification (Preferred)
  • Valid Driver's License with reasonably clean driving record
  • Unitized Body Structure Repair Certification
  • Collision Related Mechanical Repair Certification

Pay: $50,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee discount
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $50,000 - $90,000

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