Empowered Auto Body Technician – Top Pay & Benefits

JHCC Holdings LLC; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 50,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Boyd Group in Columbia, SC is seeking an Auto Body Technician to assess and repair vehicles to pre-accident condition. You will disassemble, repair, and reassemble each vehicle while contributing to speed, quality, and customer excellence.

You will plan repairs, prepare estimates, and use a range of tools to fix dents, realign frames, replace parts, and repaint. A high school diploma or equivalent and a technical program or apprenticeship are required, with emphasis on safety and teamwork.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Successful completion of technical school program OR a 3-year apprenticeship as an auto body repairer.
• Ability to read job orders and work with very little supervision.
• Thorough understanding of methods and procedures to repair vehicle bodies.

Responsibilities

• Ensure consistent execution of WOW plan.
• Plan repairs and prepare cost estimates for customers.
• Repair vehicles using cutting guns, plasma cutters, hydraulic jacks, hammers and pliers.
• Hammer out dents and apply filler resins as needed.
• Realign chassis and frames to repair structural damage.
• Replace damaged sections with new or aftermarket parts.
• Replace or repair glass, interior parts, and repaint as required.
• Ensure work orders are completed within labor time guidelines.
• Inspect vehicles after repair for quality assurance.

Skills

Reading job orders

Team collaboration

Auto body tools

Safety and procedures

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

3-year apprenticeship or technical program

Tools

Cutting guns

Plasma cutters

Hydraulic jacks

Hammers

Pliers

Job description

The Boyd Group in Columbia, SC is seeking an Auto Body Technician to assess and repair vehicles to pre-accident condition. You will disassemble, repair, and reassemble each vehicle while contributing to speed, quality, and customer excellence.

You will plan repairs, prepare estimates, and use a range of tools to fix dents, realign frames, replace parts, and repaint. A high school diploma or equivalent and a technical program or apprenticeship are required, with emphasis on safety and teamwork.