Body Shop Technician 2nd Shift - Hueneme Port Team

Glovis•Port Hueneme, CA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

GLOVIS America, Inc. is seeking a Body Shop Technician to perform major vehicle bodywork and restore vehicles to factory standards. The role includes repairing and refinishing vehicle bodies, panels, interiors, and glass, with duties spanning metal preparation, welding, painting, color matching, and component adjustment or removal and installation. The position is based in a plant manufacturing/warehouse setting at Port Hueneme, California, and requires openness to overtime. Compensation is $29.76–$30.94 per hour, plus a $1.50 shift differential.

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 document and list details of body shop parts.
Knowledge of body refinishing, priming, and painting.
Openness to overtime.

Nice To Haves

PPG certification.
Paint surface certifications.
Ability to read and write in English.
Hazmat and body shop industry safety knowledge.
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 repairs.
Prepare, work, and treat metal using epoxy, primer, and surfacers.
Use body-refinishing 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.
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, including weighing materials and using 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 protection.
Follow hazardous-material training and safety practices for chemicals and equipment, as well as mechanic safety procedures such as properly disconnecting vehicles before bodywork.
Perform other duties as assigned.