AUTO BODY WORKER - SPARKS

State of Nevada (NV); Sparks (NV); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

NDOT is seeking an Auto Body Worker in Sparks, NV to repair, straighten, and refinish vehicles and equipment. The role requires experience with dent removal, panel alignment, and component replacement across metal, fiberglass, and plastic surfaces.

Responsibilities include preparing surfaces for painting, applying resins and primers, painting, and replacing glass or hardware as needed. Applicants should be capable of following safety and hazardous waste guidelines in a busy workshop.

Qualifications

• Completion of a recognized apprenticeship program in auto body work or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience straightening panels and removing dents from vehicles/equipment using standard tools and practices.
• Ability to repair and rebuild damaged body components for metal, fiberglass and plastic.
• Preparations for painting including resins, fillers and primers, and knowledge of paint types and application methods.

Responsibilities

• Repair, rebuilding, and refinishing of vehicles and equipment under supervision.
• Straighten panels and align doors, hoods, fenders, bumpers; use stud gun, slide hammer, torches, welders.
• Remove and replace damaged components; prepare surfaces for painting with resins, fillers, primers.
• Paint vehicles and components using appropriate paints and methods; remove and replace glass and hardware as required.
• Maintain requisitions for parts and materials and keep related records.

Skills

Panel straightening

Dent removal

Auto body repair

Painting prep and application

Independent work under supervision

Education

Recognized auto body worker apprenticeship or equivalent

Tools

Stud gun

Slide hammer

Oxy/acetylene torches

MIG welder

Spot welder

Hydraulic porta power

Hammer and dolly

Job description

The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) is recruiting for an Auto Body Worker in Sparks, Nevada. The ideal candidate will have experience straightening and aligning panels and removing dents from vehicles and equipment; removing, replacing, repairing, and rebuilding damaged body components using standard techniques for metal, fiberglass, and plastic; and preparing damaged areas for painting by applying resins, fillers, and primers. The position also involves painting vehicles, equipment, and components using appropriate paints and application methods, as well as removing and replacing components such as glass, door handles, locks, hinges, lights, molding, and similar parts. Additional responsibilities include preparing requisitions for required parts and materials, maintaining related records, and labeling and disposing of paints, resins, solvents, and other materials in accordance with hazardous waste regulations.

Under general supervision, Auto Body Workers perform skilled work in the repair, rebuilding, and refinishing of vehicles and equipment. Completion of a recognized apprenticeship program as an auto body worker which included responsibilities for painting and straightening, repairing, and rebuilding panels, fenders, hoods and doors; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience. Straighten panels and remove dents from vehicles/equipment; use industry standard tools and practices such as a stud gun, slide hammer, oxygen/acetylene torches, mig welder and spot welder; straighten panels using a hydraulic porta power jack to push or bend heavy material into place; align panels; use standard hand tools such as a hammer and dolly.

Remove and replace or repair and rebuild damaged body components using standard methods for metal, fiberglass and plastic; smooth area with sandpaper; and make final preparations for painting by applying resin, fillers and primers.

Paint vehicles, equipment, and components by prepping for paint; apply paint and primer using the appropriate paints and methods.

Remove and replace equipment glass, door handles, locks, hinges, lights, molding, and similar components as required.

Prepare requisitions for parts and materials required to complete job assignments and maintain related records.

Maintain work area in a clean and safe manner; label and dispose of paints, resins, and solvents in accordance with hazardous waste guidelines.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Working knowledge of: methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in automotive body repair work and painting; health and safety regulations applicable to auto body work; characteristics and uses of various types of paint.

Ability to: match and apply paint to vehicles and equipment; write requisition supplies and prepare work orders; read and understand work orders, supply catalogs, and repair manuals; estimate time and materials required for a work order; work independently and follow through on assignments with minimal direction.

Skill in: safely operating and maintaining equipment and tools used in automotive body work and painting; performing a wide variety of automotive body work including straightening panels and aligning doors, fenders, hoods, and bumpers; rewiring lights; welding.