Panel Beater

An opportunity for qualified or experienced Senior Panel Beater to bring their experience & attention to detail to a Hamilton based panel and paint company.

 

Main Duties:

•  Works with team Lead and Manager.
• Complete all repair assignments according to the methods and objectives provided.
• Inspect every vehicle as it is handed over to your department to ensure that it has passed all previous inspections and standards. 
• Protect the customer’s car to prevent damage during the repairs. 
• Checking all the parts for correctness before starting the repair and notify the appropriate person of any incorrect parts or other discrepancies.
• Be responsible and accountable for all parts for any jobs that are assigned to you. 
• Be organised and develop a system for holding the parts and fasteners until they are installed or reinstalled on the vehicle.
• All straightening and repairs should be done according to factory specifications, including door, hood, and deck alignments, chassis and frame measurements, welded-on unibody parts, etc.
• Apply undercoating, gravel guard, seam sealer, and lubricants as the need presents itself or as listed on the Work Order.
• All repairs and painted parts should be completed to the point of “ready for paint” prior to delivering the vehicle to the paint department.
• After painting, re-assembly, headlight adjustment, and other final alignments and adjustments prior to the car being delivered should be performed.
• Inspect your work and that of others to ensure that the vehicle is delivered with a fit and finish equal or superior to the original factory fit and finish.
• Use expendable materials economically taking care to save/reuse clean abrasive materials that have further useable life where practical to minimise environmental footprint.
• Maintain a good work attitude and cooperate with managers and fellow employees in a positive spirit of teamwork.

 

Our ideal candidate: 

• Must have a full clean driving licence
• At least 3 years experience working as a panel beater
• Good communication skills and a keen eye for detail
• Can recognise the value of following direction and being coached to succeed

 

Join a great company who has been in the industry for over 40 years and will offer you recognition for effort, loyalty, room for growth, high performance rewards, diverse team that do things that make sense.