Auto Body Technician — Empowered Career & Quality Repairs

Glass America; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Boyd Group in Baton Rouge, LA is seeking an Auto Body Technician to restore vehicles to pre-accident condition through meticulous assessment and high-quality repair. You will disassemble, repair, and reassemble vehicles while aligning with the company’s speed, quality, and customer-excellence promise.

Key duties include planning repairs, repairing body components with appropriate tools, realigning frames, replacing parts, performing welding, and applying factory or equivalent paint.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Ensure consistent execution of WOW (Wow Operating Way) plan.
• Plans the repair work that is necessary and prepares cost estimates for customers.
• Uses various tools such as cutting guns, plasma cutters, hydraulic jacks, hammers, and pliers to repair sections of a vehicle.
• Hammers out dents, dimples, and other minor body damage if possible; mixes and applies filler resins to repair dents when other methods are not feasible.
• Realigns car chassis and frames to repair structural damage.
• Removes damaged sections of vehicles and replaces them with new or aftermarket parts.
• Replaces or repairs glass and windshields as needed.
• Replaces or repairs interior parts as needed.
• Welds and otherwise attaches or fits parts into place and Prepares and repaints vehicles with factory-specified paint or agreed-upon equivalent.
• Attempts to complete work orders within labor time guidelines.
• Ensures all work has been executed correctly by inspecting vehicles after repair.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Reading job orders

Teamwork in auto body shop

Repair understanding

Tool usage proficiency

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

The Boyd Group in Baton Rouge, LA is seeking an Auto Body Technician to restore vehicles to pre-accident condition through meticulous assessment and high-quality repair. You will disassemble, repair, and reassemble vehicles while aligning with the company’s speed, quality, and customer-excellence promise.

Key duties include planning repairs, repairing body components with appropriate tools, realigning frames, replacing parts, performing welding, and applying factory or equivalent paint.