Bodymen Apprentice

Job Details

Job Title Bodymen Apprentice Business Function Body Shop Branch Name MHC Kenworth-Durham Date 08-07-2025 Address 3600 Interworth Drive City Durham State NC

Job Overview & Essential Functions

Murphy-Hoffman Company, LLC is North America’s largest Kenworth truck Dealership and Leasing group. As MHC continues to grow, we have an opening for a Body Shop / Collision Repair Apprentice. The role of the Body Shop / Collision Repair Apprentice is to perform light body work under close supervision. First stage of training for Bodyman status.

• Performs body type work under supervision.
• Assists bodymen in heavy-duty truck body repair.
• Attends training sessions to gain knowledge and experience. 
• Maintains a neat and orderly working area and properly handles company tools.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Safety-Sensitive

This position has been designated as a safety-sensitive position.  Any person performing the position while under the influence of marijuana or any other illegal drug may constitute a threat to health or safety or in which a lapse of attention could result in injury, illness, or death, including without limitation a position that includes the operating, repairing, maintaining, or monitoring of heavy equipment, machinery, aircraft, motorized watercraft, or motor vehicles or handling of hazardous materials and/or waste as part of the job duties.

Qualifications

• CDL preferred.
• Must have good communication skills.
• Must be able to listen and work closely with others in order to learn how to make repairs properly.
• Must have a positive can-do attitude.
• Must have necessary tools required to perform position responsibilities.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Medical, Dental and Prescription Insurance
• Disability and Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off program
• 401k and Profit Sharing with Employer Match
• Flexible Spending Account
• Internal Promotion Opportunities
• On the Job Training

About Us

MHC is an expansion of the original company, Ozark Kenworth, Inc. Ozark Kenworth started in Springfield, Missouri, in January 1975. Opening for business without a Parts or Service department and only three employees in a temporary facility. From there, the company grew and expanded. MHC is now a multi-state network of full-service diesel truck dealerships, leasing and rental operations, transport refrigeration locations, and a finance company which offers a complete array of finance and insurance services. We believe in fostering an environment that helps employees realize their full potential – a place where you can grow as a person and a professional. 

  Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled