Careers
Work on the vehicles nobody else takes
OCRV Center takes on structural, refinish, composite and systems technicians as capacity allows, plus service writers who can handle claim documentation. The facility is in Yorba Linda and all work is performed on site.
Roles
Where the shop takes people on
01
Structural and frame technician
Frame rack work, measurement, welding on steel and aluminium, slide room squaring. Heavy vehicle experience matters more than recreational vehicle experience, since the discipline transfers and the substrate specifics are teachable.
02
Body and refinish technician
Panel work, blocking, primer, colour and clear on large flat surfaces. Automotive refinish experience transfers well. The adjustment is surface area and the fact that gelcoat behaves differently from clear coat.
03
Composite technician
Scarfing, layup, resin chemistry, delamination repair and moulded cap work. This is the hardest role to fill because the skill set sits between boat building and body work, and few shops train it.
04
Systems technician
12V and 120V house electrical, solar and lithium banks, inverters, generators, LP, plumbing and appliances. Certification for LP work is required or will be supported. Instrumented diagnosis rather than parts swapping.
05
Service writer
First contact, in-shop assessment, estimate authoring and carrier coordination. The documentation discipline matters as much as the vehicle knowledge, because supplements are won on evidence.
What it is like
The honest version
- The vehicles are large, which means more walking, more staging and more lifting than car work.
- Jobs run longer. A coach repair is measured in weeks, so you live with your own work for a while.
- Discovery is constant. What is behind the panel is genuinely unknown until it is off, on most jobs.
- Documentation is part of the job rather than an afterthought, because claims are settled on evidence.
- Everything is in shop. There is no field work, no roadside call-outs and no dispatch rota.
What transfers
If you are coming from car work
- Refinish skills transfer almost completely. Surface area is the adjustment.
- Structural discipline transfers. Measurement is measurement, whatever the substrate.
- Composite work is the genuine step change, and it is taught here rather than expected.
- Systems work is closer to residential trades than to automotive electrical.
- Estimating on recreational vehicles is a different craft and takes time to build.
Interested?
Send your experience and the disciplines you work in to info@ocrvcenter.com. Say which of the roles above is closest and what you have actually had your hands on.