Paint and Body Shop Technician - Capital City CDJR

Summary:
Assists in the repairs of damaged body parts and bodies of vehicles in accordance with factory and dealership specifications and time standards.

Essential Duties:
? Repairs vehicles per estimate and according to manufacturer standards.
? Checks parts against estimate and ensures proper parts are ordered and received.
? Prepares vehicles for body repair work as directed.
? Notifies management of any additional repairs needed.
? Notifies management of any difficulties or problems that may prevent a quality job from being performed or cause a change in the promised time.
? Maintains tools and equipment in a proper state or repair.
? Maintains and wears all required safety and health personal protective equipment, including respirator, in the manner recommended by the equipment manufacturer.
? Complies with all laws and regulations pertaining to paint,.thinners, and other hazardous materials.  Reports any deviations to managers.
? Cooperates and assists other personnel in the repair and prepping of vehicles.
? Understands, keeps abreast of, and complies with federal, state, and local regulations that affect body shop operations, such as hazardous waste disposal, OSHA Right-to-Know, etc.
? Operates all tools and equipment in a safe manner.

Marginal Duties:
? Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:
? High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills and Abilities:
? Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
? Ability to write simple correspondence.
? Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
? Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.
? Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
? Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
? Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variable in standardized situations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
? Valid Driver’s License.
Physical Demands:
? While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to walk.  The employee occasionally required to sit.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:
? While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock; and vibration.  The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.