Auto Body Technician
About The Position
The Auto Body Technician is responsible for delivering a successful customer experience by assessing vehicle damage and completing quality repairs that restore vehicles to pre-accident condition. The technician disassembles, repairs, and reassembles vehicles, works with the repair team to achieve facility KPIs, and represents The Boyd Group’s commitment to speed, quality, and customer excellence. Work includes planning repairs and preparing cost estimates; repairing structural, exterior, glass, and interior components; and preparing and repainting vehicles. Technicians are expected to follow the WOW Operating Way, meet labor time guidelines where possible, and inspect completed repairs for quality. The position 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job.
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 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 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
- Ensure consistent execution of the WOW (Wow Operating Way) plan.
- Plan necessary repair work and prepare customer cost estimates.
- Repair vehicle body damage using appropriate methods and tools, including hammering dents and applying 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.
- 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 vehicles after repair to ensure work was executed correctly.
- Work with other repairers and contribute to repair-facility KPIs.
- 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 available.
- May be eligible for bonus opportunities tied to individual or business initiatives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
