Auto Body Technician
About The Position
The Auto Body Technician provides an exceptional customer experience by assessing and repairing vehicles to restore them to pre-accident condition. The role involves thoroughly disassembling, repairing, and reassembling vehicles while supporting the company’s goals for speed, quality, and customer excellence. The technician works with the repair team to achieve facility KPIs and represents The Boyd Group as a Brand Ambassador. The technician plans necessary repairs and prepares customer cost estimates; performs structural, body, glass, and interior repairs; and prepares and repaints vehicles using factory-specified paint or an agreed-upon equivalent. Work should be completed within labor time guidelines and inspected to confirm it was performed correctly. The position also includes other related duties as assigned. The role requires working safely in a noisy area with many odors, lifting up to 30 pounds at times, visually inspecting damage in varied weather conditions, and bending, stretching, kneeling, and squatting to perform repairs and inspections.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Successful completion of a technical school program or a 3-year apprenticeship as an auto body repairer.
- Ability to read job orders and work with very little supervision.
- Ability to work with other repairers within an auto body shop.
- Thorough understanding of methods and procedures for repairing vehicle bodies.
- Thorough understanding of how to use tools required for the trade.
- Ability to work safely in a noisy area with many odors.
- Ability to lift up to 30 pounds at times.
- Ability to visually inspect vehicle damage in a variety of weather conditions.
- Ability to bend, stretch, kneel, and squat to perform repairs and inspections.
Responsibilities
- Ensure consistent execution of the WOW (Wow Operating Way) plan.
- Plan necessary repair work and prepare cost estimates for customers.
- Use tools such as cutting guns, plasma cutters, hydraulic jacks, hammers, and pliers to repair vehicle sections.
- Repair dents, dimples, and other minor body damage by hammering or by mixing and applying filler resins when other methods are not feasible.
- Realign car chassis and frames to repair structural damage.
- Remove damaged vehicle sections and replace them with new or aftermarket parts.
- Replace or repair glass, windshields, and interior parts as needed.
- Weld, attach, or fit parts into place.
- Prepare and repaint vehicles with factory-specified paint or an agreed-upon equivalent.
- Attempt to complete work orders within labor time guidelines.
- Inspect vehicles after repair to ensure work was executed correctly.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Annual paid time off (PTO) plans.
- Two weeks of paid parental leave for full-time employees working a minimum of 30 hours per week.
- Six paid holidays annually.
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance effective Day 1.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
- Employer-paid short-term disability and life insurance.
- Additional voluntary life insurance.
- Continuing education opportunities.
- Free prescription or non-prescription safety glasses annually.
- Annual voluntary uniform stipend.
- Voluntary daily pay option.
- Potential eligibility for bonuses tied to individual or business initiatives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
