Mechanic – Body Shop

Overview

Aero Operating LLC is recruiting automotive Paint/Body technicians. Candidate must have a solid record of automotive Paint/Body repair with experience in heavy equipment preferred.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Paint/Body Shop Technician’s responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Completes all body and fender repairs according to estimate and supplement as necessary.
• Advises Body Shop Manager if additional work is needed.
• Uses basic mathematical skills to solve simple equations for mixing chemicals.
• Operates all equipment in Body Shop in a safe and productive manner.
• Prepares vehicles for body repair work.
• Notifies management of any additional repairs needed.
• 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.
• Understands and follow federal, state and local regulations, such as the disposal of hazardous waste.
• 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 regulations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

Education & Experience Requirements:

• One to three years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Certificates, licenses and registrations required: Must have a Valid Driver’s License

Other skills required:

• 2+ years Paint/Body shop experience.
• Effective communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a high performance, fast-paced team environment.
• Ability to adapt to and work effectively within a constantly changing environment.
• Excellent problem solving skills required.
• Working knowledge of shop equipment.

Physical Aspects/Work Environment:

• Frequently required to stand; walk; sit and talk; hear and see.
• Frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions (non-weather).
• Frequently works near moving mechanical parts.
• Frequently works in high, precarious places.
• Frequently exposed to outside weather conditions.
• Frequently exposed to extreme heat or cold (non-weather).
• While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception and ability to adjust focus.