STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: AUTOMOBILE-BODY REPAIR TECHNICIAN
Class Code: 0740-14
Date Established: 10-23-92
Occupational Code: 5-2-7
Date of Last Revision: 11-29-06
BASIC PURPOSE: To perform auto body repair or
reconstruction work at the journeyman level on damaged state-owned vehicles and
equipment.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Inspects damage and
deterioration to determine structural integrity of vehicle equipment bodies.
·
Inspects, appraises
and prepares written estimates of damage to vehicles involved in accidents to
provide insurance documentation.
·
Shapes and installs
vehicle equipment body or frame parts and prepares the unit for spray painting.
·
Performs paint
spraying operations on a variety of heavy mechanical and related equipment
including trucks, graders, rollers, snowplows and parts.
·
Completes vehicle
life history cards to document inspections of maintenance and repairs.
·
Performs semi-annual
motor vehicles inspections to certify vehicle conforms to state
requirements.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in recommending routine
changes in standardized operating procedures OR in retrieving, compiling and
reporting data according to established procedures OR in operating complex
machines.
Knowledge: Requires knowledge of business
practices and procedures or technical training in a craft or trade, including
working from detailed instructions, to apply knowledge in a variety of
practical situations.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to agency objectives by ensuring the accuracy of support
activities within one or more organizational units. Errors at this level affect the work of others or have
measurable monetary consequences, and require verification and correction in
order to complete succeeding work operations.
Supervision: Requires no supervision of employees or
functions.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical
elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure
to minor injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires medium work, including
continuous strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting
as well as performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or
coordination in operating machines or equipment.
Communication: Requires explaining facts, interpreting
situations, or advising individuals of alternative or appropriate courses of
action. This level also requires
interviewing or eliciting information from state employees or members of the
general public.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
to establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve
practical problems. This level
also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited
standardization exists.
Independent Action: Requires a range of choice in applying
a number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and in
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Associate's degree from a recognized
college or technical institute with major study in automotive repair,
restoration or a related field.
Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for
one year of required work experience.
Experience: Two years' experience performing auto
body repair work in a large commercial or highway garage. Each additional year of approved work
experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education.
License/Certification: Valid New Hampshire driver's license.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of standard practices of
methods, procedures, tools and equipment of the trade, and skilled in their use
and application. Skill in use of
hand tools, power tools and brazing and arc welding equipment, such as torches
and cutting tips to make necessary repairs. Ability to provide written estimates of repair work for
damage on accident claims. Ability
to order all parts and materials needed.
Ability to maintain harmonious working relationships with other
employees as well as associates.
Ability to schedule work orders.
Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties
and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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