Hueneme Port Team - Body Shop Technician
About The Position
GLOVIS America, Inc. is a third-party logistics provider headquartered in Irvine, California, serving customers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico by truck, rail, and ocean vessel. The company supports automotive, freight forwarding, parts distribution, used car, and fuel industries with logistics services and technology. The Body Shop Technician performs major vehicle bodywork to restore vehicles to factory standards. The role is based in a plant manufacturing/warehouse setting in Port Hueneme, California, and requires openness to overtime. The position involves repairing and refinishing vehicle bodies and interiors, inspecting and documenting damage, preparing and treating metal and plastic surfaces, performing glass work, and using body shop equipment and materials. The stated pay range is $29.76–$30.94 per hour.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Minimum of 3 years of direct automotive body shop experience.
- Valid state-issued driver's license without restrictions.
- Automotive, body shop, and mechanic knowledge.
- Ability to notate and list details of body shop parts.
- Knowledge of body refinishing, priming, and painting.
Nice To Haves
- PPG certification.
- Paint surface certifications.
- Ability to read and write in English.
- Hazmat and safety knowledge in the body shop industry.
- Welding knowledge.
Responsibilities
- Perform major bodywork to bring vehicles back to factory standards.
- Perform light welding, including stinger-gun stud welding.
- Repair glass, including RR and RI glass.
- Prepare, work, and treat metal using epoxy, primer, and surfacers.
- Use body refinish surfacers to repair and refinish vehicles.
- Shrink and sculpt metal panels and perform blocking, wet sanding, hammering, and dolling procedures.
- Adjust doors, panels, and hoods.
- Follow hazardous-material training and safety practices for chemicals and equipment.
- Disconnect vehicles properly before performing bodywork.
- Prepare raw plastic and perform E-Coat preparation.
- Resurface and refinish vehicle panels and interiors, including RR and RI, and color-match door jambs.
- Use the mixing bench, weigh materials, and follow formulas.
- Perform bodywork on panels, glass, and jambs.
- Inspect vehicles and document damage.
- Apply masking tape over vehicle parts and windows.
- Buff, color sand, prime, fill bodywork, spray inner jambs, and apply sealers and seam sealer to new parts.
- Remove and install windshields.
- Apply undercoating and rock-guard protector.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
