Body Shop Technician 1st Shift

Job Title: 1st Shift Body Shop Technician

Austin Autobody, a division of H&K Group, Inc., located in Skippack, PA, is looking for 1st Shift Body Shop Technicians to join our team on all shifts. The tech will focus on collision repair of the damaged bodies and body parts of automotive vehicles such as automobiles, buses, and light and heavy trucks. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented problem solver with strong customer service and interpersonal skills.

Why Work for H&K Group, Inc.?

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• 100% Company-paid Health Benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
• Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs
• Additional training programs including on the job, online through H&K Academy, manufacturer offered training, and more

Responsibilities

• Performs all work according to OSHA and H&K Safety policies
• Examines damaged vehicles and estimates cost of repairs.
• Removes upholstery, accessories, electrical and hydraulic window and seat operating equipment, and trim to gain access to vehicle body and fenders.
• Positions dolly block against surface of dented area and beats opposite surface to remove dents.
• Fills depressions with body filler.
• Removes damaged fenders, panels, and grills, and bolts or welds replacement parts in position.
• Straightens bent automobile frames with pneumatic frame straightening machine.
• Files, grinds, and sands repaired surfaces.
• Refinishes repaired surface.
• Aims headlights, aligns wheels, and bleeds hydraulic brake system.
• Paints surfaces after performing body repairs.
• Repairs or replaces defective mechanical parts.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• One-year certificate from a college or technical school or three months of related experience and/or training. Equivalent combinations of experience and/or training may be considered
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
• Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)

Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience

• General computer skills including internet usage, knowledge of database software, manufacturing software, and order processing systems
• OSHA or other relevant safety certifications
• Six months of related experience and/or training
• Experience with collision repair, sanding, painting, and/or detailing
• Experience in heavy civil construction, road construction, or other heavy industry

Physical Demands

• Regularly reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Frequently required to stand, walk, climb, or balance
• Regularly required to talk and hear
• Occasionally required to sit
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
• Vision abilities required include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

• Frequently exposed to: Moving parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, wet and/or humid conditions, outside weather conditions, extreme cold and heat, high, precarious places, noise level is usually loud