Paint and Body Repair

Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (TheRide); Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 51,798,000 - 77,008,000; Full time

Job summary

Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (TheRide) is seeking a full-time Paint and Body Repair Technician in Ann Arbor, MI. The role involves painting and finishing vehicles, lettering and striping, and fabricating signage for fleet assets, with shifts set by union seniority and evening/weekend work likely.

Candidate will inspect, road test, and troubleshoot vehicles, and perform repairs to body panels, doors, interiors, and safety equipment while supporting special events and maintenance

Qualifications

• Performs painting and finishing on fleet vehicles and equipment.
• Familiar with inspections, road calls and troubleshooting on vehicles.
• Repair and maintenance of door controls, extinguishers, signage and interior components.

Responsibilities

• Paint inside/outside of vehicles and related equipment.
• Lettering, numbering and striping on transit vehicles.
• Repair and replace exterior body panels and interior components.
• Repair and maintain lighting, flooring, seats and upholstery.
• Welding using arc, mig, and plasma cutters and ensure safety protocols.

Skills

Painting

Welding

Fabrication

Vehicle maintenance

Inspections

Tools

Arc welding

Mig welding

Plasma cutter

Job description

The following FULL-TIME position posting will be open until Wednesday, October 21, 2026 PAINT AND BODY REPAIR Pay Rate: $36.22/hour Prior Experience with Motor Coaches is NOT required Shifts are determined based on union seniority; evening and weekend work is likely Employees in this job classification are members of the Transport Workers Union Local 171

HIRING PROCESS

October 7 October 21, 2026 - Employment Applications Accepted Late and incomplete applications will not be accepted. After October 7, 2026 - Interviews Begin Qualified candidates selected for an interview will be notified via e-mail. Applicants who are not selected for an interview will receive notification they are no longer being considered.

POSITION PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES:

Performs any special or regular work involved in preparing, riveting, welding, cutting aluminum, fiberglass, fabrication, painting and/or finishing vehicles, equipment, signs, etc. and other duties as directed. Performs painting and/or finishing jobs as required. Must be familiar with inspections, road calls, and trouble shooting on all vehicles in the fleet. Repair and maintenance of all vehicle door controls, installing and maintaining fire extinguishers, first aid kits, fare boxes, flooring, seats, upholstery, glass and lights in all vehicles. Responsible for special equipment installations.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Painting inside and outside of vehicles, including miscellaneous industrial equipment, etc.
• Lettering, numbering and striping of all types of transit and service vehicles.
• Performs any special printing and/or finishing jobs required, such as some painting of shop and office areas as may become necessary, as well as fabricating and finishing parking signs and bus stop signs as required.
• Removal, repair, fabrication of, replacement of, painting, and finishing of exterior body panels, moldings, compartment doors, and structural body parts of all fleet vehicles.
• Repair, replacement, rehabilitation of interior side panels, seats, dash boards, doors, wheel wells, flooring, ceilings, windows, and lighting systems on all vehicles.
• Design and cutting of vinyl vehicle coatings.
• Designing placement of vinyl coatings.
• Installation, repair, and maintenance of vinyl vehicle coatings.
• Repair and maintenance of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems relating to vehicle body functions (outside the power train) of all vehicles.
• Perform complete vehicle inspections for the purpose of generating accident repair estimates, including pricing, parts orders, and time and labor estimates necessary to perform the repair work and to prepare billings for insurance claims.
• Repair and maintenance of all vehicle door controls so that doors operate properly.
• Performing vehicle body inspections, road calls as needed, and trouble shooting for vehicles.
• Installing fire extinguishers, first aid kits, flooring, seats and upholstery, and glass in all vehicles.
• Participates and attends the special events of the AAATA.
• Welding utilizing arc and mig and acetylene heat sources.
• Mixing, using, and disposing of paints, thinners, hardeners, and other paint-related chemicals as may be required.
• Utilizing acetylene torches and plasma for cutting.
• Utilizing respirator equipment; training others on the use of respirator and other associated safety equipment and maintaining such equipment.
• This description should not be construed to contain every function/responsibility that may be required to be performed by an employee in this job.
• Employees are required to perform other related functions as assigned.