Mercedes Tech Program: Bevill & Wallace State
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Bevill State - Hamilton or Sumiton
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Must be an active student at Wallace or Bevill in order to be eligible:
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Fast Facts
- The co-op program requires at least 2 working semesters at MBUSI.
- Starting pay for 1st working semester is $16 per hour. Increase for the 2nd working semester.
- Housing stipend of $400/month provided during working semesters.
- Paid for hours worked in production and training at the training center.
- Mercedes Tech shirts are provided as well as any safety materials that may be required.
Application Process
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Click the "APPLY THROUGH BEVILL STATE OR WALLACE STATE" button at the bottom of this column.
Clicking on the link will take you to the AIDT website and it will ask you to set up an account.
Once you have set up your account, you’ll need to leave the website and return to this page on the MBUSI.com website and click the blue "APPLY…" button again.
NOTE: When completing the application, please make sure that your contact information is correct. AIDT, Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc., Bevill State and Wallace State Community Colleges communicate primarily by email.
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Go to the Bevill State or the Wallace State Community College Website (see below) and complete an application to enroll.
NOTE: This does not complete the enrollment process for college. You must complete the remaining enrollment steps by visiting the respective school's admissions page.
Bevill State Community College
phone: (800) 648-3271
Sumiton campus: ext 5201
Hamilton campus: ext 5385
website: Admissions page
Wallace State Community College
phone: (256) 352-8461
website: Admissions page -
Wait for an email response from AIDT.
Once you have completed the application for the Mercedes Tech Co-op Program and you have met the qualifications to apply, you will be placed in a pool of applicants to be invited to an assessment.
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AIDT will contact you in order to schedule your assessment.
The assessment will take place at AIDT, 6 Mercedes Drive, Vance, AL. This is our training facility located next to our Visitor Center adjacent to the plant.
The invitation will arrive in your email.
IMPORTANT: Please monitor your spam/junk email inboxes and/or add "@sheltonstate.edu" to your approved email senders list to ensure that you don't miss their email(s)!
The first assessment will take approximately 1 day to complete.
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Once your first assessment has been completed, your scoring information will be sent to the Mercedes-Benz Human Resources Dept.
Depending upon your assessment result, you will either advance to the interview precess or receive an email notification stating that you did not meet the criterion to advance. If your assessment results indicate that you qualify for advancement, you will be contacted by a representative from Mercedes-Benz U.S. International to schedule an interview.
The interview will take place at AIDT, the same facility where the first assessment was administered, and will take approximately 45 minutes and you will be required to bring your high school/college transcripts.
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The interview is the final step in the process.
If successful, you will be placed in a pool of candidates for selection into the Mercedes Tech Program.
ACT WorkKeys
ACT WorkKeys is also part of the selection process. ACT WorkKeys is a job skills assessment and we require individual scores from 3 main assessment areas, which are: applied math, workplace documents, and graphic literacy. For this assessment, your contact information will be sent to the applicable Community College and they will contact you in order to schedule your ACT WorkKeys assessment.
All offers to join the Mercedes Tech program will be extended through our staffing agency at North American On-Site.
Program FAQs
How long is the program of study for the Mercedes Tech Co-op Program?
The Co-op opportunity requires students to work at the plant at least 2 semesters during their course of study for the associate's degree in automotive technology at either Bevill State or Wallace State Community College.
What will I be doing while I’m working at the plant?
What is the main focus for the program?
What will the benefits be while in the Mercedes Tech Co-op Program?
Your benefits will include the tuition and fees assistance provided by Mercedes-Benz and the value of obtaining a quality education from either Bevill State or Wallace State Community College. Other benefits include: paid work hours, team wear, safety shoes and any other safety gear that is needed to perform your job.
Can I take classes online?
What are my financial requirements while in the program?
All students are responsible for their portion of the tuition and fees and for any books that may be required. Please see "TUITION AND FEES SUPPORT FROM MBUSI" section (below).
What should I consider before applying?
- All candidates should review the details of the program.
- All students will be expected to work at least 2 semesters at MBUSI and rotate shifts. Primarily, summer semesters.
- All students will be expected to be present and on time at school and work.
- All students must be able to perform the essential functions of the job.
- All students will be required to work their regular scheduled hours at work, which also includes any overtime that may be scheduled.
The program is 2 years in length, including the working semesters. All candidates should consider this before applying. This takes commitment. The program guidelines state that Mercedes-Benz will offer full time employment to the top percent of those students that successfully complete the program within a certain GPA range.
What should I consider before applying?
- All candidates should review the details of the program.
- The 6 terms of instruction are back to back and the amount of work will be limited while attending school.
- All students will be expected to rotate shifts.
- All students will be expected to be present and on time at school and work.
- All students must be able to perform the essential functions of the job.
- All students will be required to work their regular scheduled hours at work, which also includes any overtime that may be scheduled.
The program is 2 years in length. All candidates should consider this before applying. This takes commitment. The program guidelines state that Mercedes-Benz will offer full time employment to the top percent of those students that successfully complete the program within a certain GPA range.
What are the criteria used to determine the top %?
After completing the program and I’m offered a position with Mercedes-Benz, what are some other opportunities?
Tuition And Fees Support from MBUSI:
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The above tuition and fees assistance is dependent upon the student maintaining a minimum GPA of 3.0.
- If you maintain a 3.0 and above GPA, Mercedes-Benz increases the support!
- Potentially, 100% of your tuition and fees could be paid by Mercedes-Benz!
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- 4 semesters at Bevill State or Wallace State and 2 working semesters at MBUSI.
- Gain valuable hands-on experience during your working semesters at the plant.
- An opportunity for full-time employment with Mercedes-Benz is possible for any co-op student that successfully completes the course of study with at least a 3.0 GPA and receives a successful work evaluation.
- Top percent of students will be assessed to work in our Assembly repair area based on need. Other students will go into Assembly production.