Auto Body Technician
About The Position
The Auto Body Technician is responsible for delivering an exceptional customer experience by assessing and repairing vehicles to restore them to pre-accident condition. The role involves disassembling, repairing, and reassembling vehicles while contributing to the facility’s speed, quality, customer service, and key performance goals. Technicians follow the WOW (Wow Operating Way) plan and represent The Boyd Group as brand ambassadors. The technician plans repair work and prepares cost estimates, performs structural and body repairs, replaces or repairs parts and glass, and prepares and repaints vehicles. Work is completed according to labor-time guidelines and inspected for quality. The role requires working safely in a noisy environment with odors and performing repairs and inspections that involve lifting and bending, stretching, kneeling, and squatting.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Successful completion of a technical school program or a three-year apprenticeship as an auto body repairer.
- Ability to read job orders and work with very little supervision.
- Ability to work with other repairers in an auto body shop.
- Thorough understanding of vehicle-body repair methods and procedures.
- Thorough understanding of how to use tools required for the trade.
- Ability to work safely in a noisy area with many odors present.
- 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
- Consistently execute the WOW (Wow Operating Way) plan.
- Plan necessary repair work and prepare customer cost estimates.
- Repair dents and body damage, including using filler resins when needed.
- Realign vehicle chassis and frames to repair structural damage.
- Remove damaged vehicle sections and replace them with new or aftermarket parts.
- Repair or replace 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 repaired vehicles to ensure work was executed correctly.
- Work with team members to achieve repair-facility KPIs and deliver customer excellence.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Annual paid time off (PTO) plans.
- Two weeks of paid parental leave for full-time employees who work 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.
- May be eligible 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
