Body Technician for collision repair

General Accountabilities

• Reviews damage reports, prepares or reviews repair cost estimates, and plans work to be performed.
• Sands body areas to be painted and covers bumpers, windows, and trim with masking tape or paper to protect them from the paint.
• Fits and welds replacement parts into place, using wrenches and welding equipment, and grinds down welds to smooth them, using power grinders and other tools.
• Primes and paints repaired surfaces, using paint spray guns and motorized sanders.
• Removes damaged sections of vehicles using metal-cutting guns, air grinders and wrenches, and installs replacement parts using wrenches or welding equipment.
• Chains or clamps frames and sections to alignment machines that use hydraulic pressure to align damaged components.
• Fills small dents that cannot be worked out with plastic or solder.
• Files, grinds, sands and smooths filled or repaired surfaces, ...