Auto Body Worker

City of New York • Woodside, NY

5h • Onsite

About The Position

The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The New York City Police Department strives to foster a safe and fair City through the strategic deployment of resources, focusing on both crime prevention and addressing quality-of-life concerns while building lasting community relationships. The Fleet Services Division is responsible for the upkeep and/or repair of all NYPD vehicles and vehicles from other contracted city agencies. The duties are to make repairs to the body of damaged NYPD Vehicles.

Requirements

• Applicants must be permanent in the Auto Body Worker Civil Service title.
• Five years of full-time satisfactory experience as an auto body worker (i.e. a fully trained, knowledgeable, and competent auto body worker) performing body repair work or vehicle modification involving the refurbishing, replacement, disassembling or welding of sectional metal parts of vehicles such as trucks, autos, buses and other motor vehicles.
• At least three years of full-time satisfactory experience as an auto body worker as described above, plus sufficient satisfactory full-time experience as an auto body worker apprentice, or training of a relevant nature acquired in an approved trade or technical school, vocational high school, or an accredited college or university to make up the equivalent of the remaining two years of required experience. Six months of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of full-time apprentice experience or approved trade school, technical school, vocational high school, or accredited college or university training.
• Possession of a Certificate of Fitness Type G-60 Torch Use of Flammable Gases for Hot Work Operations issued by the New York City Fire Department.
• At the time of appointment, appointees will be required to possess a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York.
• Employees must maintain the Certification of Fitness and the Motor Vehicle Driver License during their employment.

Nice To Haves

• If you have already filed for Auto Body Worker exam #6024, please ensure your filing receipt is included with your resume/application.

Responsibilities

• Make repairs to the body of damaged NYPD Vehicles.

Benefits

• health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26
• union benefits such as dental and vision coverage
• paid annual leave and sick leave
• paid holidays
• a pension
• optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees