Body Shop Technician 2nd Shift - Hueneme Port Team

GLOVIS America, Inc. is a third-party logistics provider headquartered in Irvine, CA. Since our inception in 2002, we are committed to delivering products via truck, rail, or ocean vessel throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. We cater logistics strategies and processes to our customers' needs by utilizing the latest information systems and advanced technologies in the automotive, freight forwarding, parts distribution, used car, and fuel industries.

Responsibilities

• Perform major bodywork to bring vehicles back to factory standards
• Light welding (Stinger gun stud welding)
• Glass repairs (RR and RI)
• Metal prep/work/treatment (epoxy/primer/surfacers)
• Using all body refinish surfacers
• Repair and refinish vehicles
• Shrinking/sculpture metal panels
• Blocking, wet sanding, hammering, dolling procedures
• Adjusting doors, panels, and hoods
• Hazmat training and safety knowledge of chemicals and equipment practices
• Mechanic safety knowledge, such as how to disconnect vehicles properly prior to performing bodywork
• Raw plastic prepping and E-Coat prep
• Resurface and refinish all (RR/RI) of all vehicle panels and interiors, including color matching for door jambs
• Mixing bench (how to weigh and use formulas)
• Body work on panels, glass, jambs
• Inspect and notate vehicle damage
• Apply mask tape over vehicle parts/windows
• Buff, color sand, primer, body filling, spray inner jambs, sealers, and seam sealer for new parts
• Remove/install windshields
• Undercoating and applying rock guard protector
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• High School Diploma/G.E.D. required
• Minimum 3 years of direct Automotive Body Shop experience required
• PPG Certification preferred
• Any Paint Surface certifications preferred
• Must hold a valid state-issued driver's license without restrictions

Skills

• Automotive, Body Shop, and Mechanic knowledge required
• Able to notate and list details of body shop parts required
• Body refinishing knowledge required
• Priming knowledge required
• Painting knowledge required
• Ability to read and write in English preferred
• Hazmat/Safety in Body Shop industry knowledge preferred
• Welding knowledge preferred

Pay

Pay Range $29.76 – $30.94 per hour

Physical Requirements

• Frequent use of right and left hands for simple and firm grasping of welding machine, tire machine, scanner, desk machines
• Frequent lift and carry up to 25 lbs, max 50 lbs
• Stand, walk, bend, stoop, reach over shoulder, push, pull, kneel, squat 5+ hours per day
• Drive and crouch frequently
• Climb, crawl 1-3 hours per day

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Working and Environmental Conditions

• Works in a plant manufacturing/warehouse setting at Port Hueneme, CA
• Exposure to loud noises from vehicles and heavy machinery
• Exposure to indoor and outdoor weather conditions
• Exposure to chemicals/fumes
• Will be working with Open ROs, PPG Color Machine, welding machine, tire machine