Body Shop Technician

Michigan Kenworth in Grand Rapids is currently accepting applications for Body Shop Technicians! Previous experience is preferred with effective communication skills. Excellent benefits offered. This is a great opportunity to join a growing and successful dealer group!

Responsibilities:

• Prepares vehicles for body repair work
• Performs corrective and preventative maintenance on medium and heavy duty vehicles
• Troubleshoots various systems, to include electrical, drive train, HVAC, brake, engine, and suspension, identifies needed repairs and performs corrective action
• Writes up on the repair order an accurate, clear, and detailed description of the cause of failure and the repair procedure(s) used

Primary Duties:

• Sand blasting vehicles to prepare them for painting
• Using a paint gun to prime vehicles for painting
• Uses diagnostic equipment to detect and isolate faults in medium and heavy duty vehicles and interprets test results
• Reads written fault description on Repair Order and determines the most efficient repair procedure
• Communicates with and provides Shop Foreman with accurate and detailed repair information for inclusion on the Repair Order.
• Obtains supervisor permission to complete diagnosed repairs and/or add additional repairs to a repair
• Communicates with parts department personnel to obtain or order the parts necessary to repair vehicles
• Performs road test on customer vehicles to assist in problem isolation or to verify repair procedure
• Tracks and charges clocked hours to the proper corresponding Repair Order operation
• Writes up clear, accurate, and detailed repair description of each operation on the corresponding Repair Order, to include a description of the cause of failure and the correction and/or repair procedure used
• Interacts with customers in a professional and positive manner
• Assists other technicians with repair procedures as needed