Auto Body Technician

Southern Bus & Mobility is hiring an Auto Body Technician for our Breese, Illinois location. This position handles collision repair, fiberglass work, and painting on commercial buses, school buses, and wheelchair accessible vans.

We are a family-owned business that offers a consistent weekday schedule, hourly pay with no flat-rate system, and company-paid employee health insurance premiums. You’ll work in our dedicated body shop with an on-site paint booth.

What we offer:

• Guaranteed hourly pay based on experience — no flat-rate system
• Overtime paid at 1.5 times your regular hourly rate
• Monday–Friday schedule, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• Company-paid employee health insurance premiums
• Dental and vision insurance options
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and paid holidays

What you will do:

• Perform auto body, structural, and cosmetic collision repair on commercial vehicles, transit buses, school buses, and mobility vans
• Expertly repair, mold, patch, and bond fiberglass body caps, roofs, and composite side panels
• Utilize welding, sanding, dent pulling, and body filler techniques to restore fleet integrity
• Prepare surfaces for paint, mask vehicle components, and perform custom paint applications or touch-ups in our paint booth
• Maintain documentation of completed repairs to verify safety and quality compliance

What you bring:

• Proven experience in auto body repair, collision repair, or automotive painting
• Strong proficiency with fiberglass materials, resins, gel coats, and composite repairs
• Heavy truck, RV, marine, or commercial vehicle body work experience is a major plus
• Must possess your own tools

Southern Bus & Mobility is a full-service distributor of school buses, commercial shuttle buses, and handicap accessible vehicles with locations in Breese, IL and Valley Park, MO. We are a family-owned business with a deep-rooted customer-first culture and serve very exciting industries with tremendous growth opportunities.