Body Shop Technician Apprentice

Body Shop Technician Apprentice

Shaheen Chevrolet is looking for a Body Shop Technician Apprentice to join our growing team! If you have an interest in vehicles and enjoy working hands-on, this opportunity will be great to jumpstart your automotive career! If you are reliable, friendly, motivated, and a detail-oriented person who is eager to learn and be a diligent worker, we want YOU to join our team! Apply today!

What We Offer:

• NO weekends! Monday - Friday schedule
• Competitive pay & paid training.
• Climate controlled collision building
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability insurance, 401K plan with employer match, and paid time off, including vacation, sick & holiday.
• Job stability & growth opportunities (we promote from within).
• Employee discounts on vehicles, parts, and service.
• Family owned and operated.
• Diverse, energetic, and face paced culture in which teamwork and ingenuity thrive.
• An environment that nurtures personal development, is individual and team-focused, and builds into your unique talents.
• Fun employee perks such as company sponsored family outings, baseball games, holiday activities, and luncheons!

Repairs damaged body parts and bodies of vehicles in accordance with factory and dealership specifications and time standards.

Essential duties include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• 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.
• 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 of 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 management.
• 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 include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

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: Two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Certificates, licenses, registrations: I-CAR Certificate of Advanced Training, Advanced Vehicle Systems, Aluminum Repair, Replacement and Welding, Collision Repair 2000, Electronics for Collision Repair, Understanding Collision Repair, Workplace Hazardous Materials, State of Michigan collision repair license, Valid Driver's License.

Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, outside weather conditions, and explosives. The employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.