About this role
Tampa Florida Kenworth is currently accepting applications for a Body Shop Technician/Mechanic. Previous experience is preferred. Excellent benefits offered. This is a great opportunity to join a growing and successful dealer group!
General 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 accurate, clear, and detailed descriptions on repair orders
Primary Duties:
- Sandblasting 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
- Interacts with customers in a professional and positive manner
- Assists other technicians with repair procedures as needed
Qualifications
- High School Diploma required; formal technical degree, certificate or diploma or equivalent work experience is preferred
- Personal tool inventory to allow for the completion of job duties and assignments
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Ability to obtain a Valid Commercial Drivers License (CDL)
- Ability to weld is a plus, but not required
- Ability to read and interpret shop repair order forms, repair manuals, electrical schematics and various other technical bulletins
- Ability to use computer keyboard and Windows basics
- Ability to work in an environment with frequent exposure to outside weather elements
- Ability to work in an environment that contains dust from sanding and possible paint fumes
- Ability to work 8 - 10 hour days, including overtime hours as needed
- Ability to bend, stoop, crawl, walk and sit on a regular basis with frequent lifting of up to 50 pounds and occasional lifting of up to 100 pounds