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Body Shop Technician
Milwaukee, WI
Job Description
STS Technical Services is actively seeking a Body Shop Technician to complete fiberglass fabrication and repair, frame alignments, welding and other truck body repairs according to specifications. This is a direct hire position for an established trucking company. Our client understands the value of each and every employee. They offer their Body Shop Technicians a very competitive compensation and benefit package along with a collaborative work environment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Educational Requirements:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Complete necessary fiberglass fabrications and repairs utilizing appropriate techniques. Soak fiber glass matting in resin mixtures, and apply layers of matting over repair areas to specified thickness.
- File, grind, sand and smooth filled or repaired surfaces, using power tools and hand tools.
- Fit and weld replacement parts into place using wrenches and welding equipment, and grind down welds to smooth them, using power grinders and other tools.
- Inspect repaired vehicles for dimensional accuracy and test drive them to ensure proper alignment and handling.
- Chain or clamp frames and sections to alignment machines that used hydraulic pressure to align damaged components.
- Remove damaged sections of vehicles using metal cutting guns, air grinders, and wrenches and install replacement parts using wrenches or welding equipment.
- Mix polyester resins and hardeners to be used in restoring damaged areas.
- Remove small pits and dimples in body metal using pick hammers and punches, fill small dents that cannot be worked out with plastic or solder.
- Apply heat to plastic panel, using hot air welding guns or immersion on hot water, and press softened panels back into shape by hand.
- Maintain work area cleanliness.
- Ability to read and comprehend instructions and information.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a truck body repair.
- Valid Driver’s license, good driving record.
- Must be skilled in fiber glass repair and experienced in aluminum welding.
- Must possess own tools.
Educational Requirements:
- High school graduate or equivalent
Job Summary
Start Date
ASAP
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
High School or Equivalent
Required Experience
1+ years
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