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 technician disassembles, repairs, and reassembles vehicles and works with the team to meet facility KPIs and deliver speed, quality, and customer service. The role also represents The Boyd Group as a Brand Ambassador. The technician plans repairs, prepares cost estimates, performs structural and body repairs, replaces or repairs vehicle parts and glass, welds and fits components, and prepares and repaints vehicles. Work is completed according to labor-time guidelines and inspected for quality. The position requires working safely in a noisy environment with odors and meeting the physical demands of vehicle repair and inspection.
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 repair work and prepare customer cost estimates.
- Use trade tools to repair vehicle sections and body damage.
- Repair dents and other minor damage, using filler resins when other repair methods are not feasible.
- Realign vehicle 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 using factory-specified paint or an agreed-upon equivalent.
- Attempt to complete work orders within labor-time guidelines.
- Inspect repaired vehicles to ensure the work was completed correctly.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
- Work with other repairers and contribute to the repair facility’s KPIs and customer experience.
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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
