Collision Body Technician
About The Position
The Auto Body Technician is responsible for delivering an exceptional customer experience by assessing and repairing vehicles to restore them to pre-accident condition. The technician disassembles, repairs, and reassembles vehicles, contributes to repair-facility KPIs, and represents The Boyd Group’s standards for speed, quality, and customer service. This is a commission-based position, with earnings determined by production and varying according to individual productivity. The technician plans repair work and prepares customer cost estimates; performs structural, body, glass, and interior repairs; welds and fits replacement parts; and prepares and repaints vehicles using factory-specified paint or an agreed-upon equivalent. Technicians are expected to follow the WOW Operating Way, work within labor-time guidelines, and inspect repairs for quality. The work takes place in a noisy environment with many odors and involves physical activity including lifting, bending, stretching, kneeling, and squatting.
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.
- 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 necessary repair work and prepare cost estimates for customers.
- Use trade tools, including cutting guns, plasma cutters, hydraulic jacks, hammers, and pliers, to repair vehicle sections.
- Repair dents and other minor body damage with hammers where possible, or mix and apply filler resins when other methods are not feasible.
- Realign car chassis and frames to repair structural damage.
- Remove damaged vehicle sections and replace them with new or aftermarket parts.
- Replace or repair glass and windshields as needed.
- Replace or repair interior parts as needed.
- Weld, attach, or fit parts into place and prepare and repaint vehicles with factory-specified paint or an agreed-upon equivalent.
- Attempt to complete work orders within labor-time guidelines.
- Inspect vehicles after repair to ensure the work has been 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 one.
- 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
