Body Shop Technician - Joe Machens Ford Collision Center

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.