Auto Body Technician

About the role

You’ll receive a great salary and benefits, and experience the support and opportunity you deserve. You’re empowered to make decisions. You control your future.

Responsibilities

• Provide an exceptional and successful customer experience through meticulous assessment and quality repair of each customer’s vehicle to restore it back to pre-accident condition.
• Thoroughly disassemble, repair, and reassemble each vehicle while playing a pivotal role in the company’s promise of speed, quality and customer excellence.
• Work in alignment with all team members in achieving the repair facility’s KPIs and commit to being a dedicated Brand Ambassador of The Boyd Group at all times.
• Ensure consistent execution of the WOW (Wow Operating Way) plan.
• Plan the repair work that is necessary and prepare cost estimates for customers.
• Use various tools such as cutting guns, plasma cutters, hydraulic jacks, hammers, and pliers to repair sections of a vehicle.
• Hammer out dents, dimples, and other minor body damage if possible; mix and apply filler resins to repair dents when other methods are not feasible.
• Realigned car chassis and frames to repair structural damage.
• Remove damaged sections of vehicles and replace them with new or aftermarket parts.
• Replace or repair glass and windshields as needed.
• Replace or repair interior parts as needed.
• Weld and otherwise attach or fit parts into place and prepare and repaint vehicles with factory-specified paint or agreed-upon equivalent.
• Attempt to complete work orders within labor time guidelines.
• Ensure all work has been executed correctly by inspecting vehicles after repair.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Successful completion of technical school program OR a 3-year apprenticeship as an auto body repairer.

Skills

• 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 to repair vehicle bodies.
• Thorough understanding of how to use tools required for the trade.

Other Requirements

• Must be able to work safely in a noisy area with many odors present.
• Must be able to lift up to 30 pounds at times.
• Must be able to visually inspect vehicle damage in a variety of weather conditions.
• Must be able to bend, stretch, kneel, and squat to perform repairs and inspections.

Pay

• $21 - 30/hour flat rate.
• Flat Rate Compensation is a performance-based structure directly tied to turned hours, also referred to as booked hours.
• In the event that total compensation in a pay period is less than minimum wage, clocked hours will be calculated with a guarantee of applicable local or state minimum wage, whichever is greater.
• Compensation is commensurate with skill, education and experience.
• This position may also be eligible for bonus opportunities tied to individual or business initiatives.