Job Description

Overview

The Automotive Body Technician role at Porsche Cars North America in Atlanta, GA is a long-term contract position focused on restoration, preservation, personalization, and repair services to Porsche factory standards. The technician will support the paint and body workshops and contribute to the development of the Classic Factory Restoration and Sonderwunsch strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Recommend and perform vehicle body services to Porsche factory standards.
  • Assist in vehicle and component painting operations.
  • Support body shop operations including material management and scheduling.
  • Review repair orders and maintain production status database.
  • Interact with vehicle owning customers.
  • Explain technical diagnoses and needed repairs to non-mechanical individuals.
  • Find parts and materials, synchronize workflow, and report material availability.
  • Create and support cost estimates for repairs including labor time and materials.
  • Plan work procedures and check the quality parameters of the work.
  • Examine vehicles for defects and make repairs prior to paint application.
  • Follow checklists to ensure all important parts are examined.
  • Monitor and work closely with the Classic Team to achieve targets.
  • Perform care and cleaning work of parts, vehicles, or workspace.
  • Correct deficiencies and perform final inspection of vehicles.
  • Direct, teach, and guide the work of junior technicians.
  • Maintain necessary training to meet Porsche Classic Standards.
  • Manage and report on project execution and improve workshop efficiency.
  • Perform 5S in the bodyshop.

Requirements

  • Automotive technical degree preferred.
  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • 5 years experience in vehicle body repair and restoration services.
  • Body work experience on various substrate materials such as aluminum and steel.
  • 5 years’ experience in concours level vehicle maintenance, repair, and manufacturing.
  • 5 years’ experience in vehicle body work of classic Porsche vehicles.
  • 5 years’ experience in vehicle body work of modern Porsche vehicles.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to effectively manage multiple projects.
  • Fluency in English (oral/written).
  • Highly organized and target oriented.
  • Ability to set and meet challenging deadlines.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • High possession of Porsche passion.
  • German language a plus.
  • Excellent knowledge of Classic range of Porsche Vehicles.
  • Excellent knowledge of Porsche interior parts.
  • Proficient in computer skills.
  • Experience with Porsche PET2 system desired.
  • Experience with CDK software desired.
  • Valid Driver’s license.
  • Clean Driving Record.
  • Ability to drive a manual transmission vehicle.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Long term contract (12 months with possible renewal).
  • Location: Atlanta, GA.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision

How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Atlanta, GA currently run a median of $33/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $26–$50/hr across 44 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 119 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 87 different employers. 59 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 444 other active welding openings from 282 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Atlanta, or widen the search to Georgia.

Corestaff Services currently has 1 other opening live in Georgia, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Marathon (10), Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC (7), and Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Forest Park at $39/hr, Atlanta at $33/hr, and Conyers at $31/hr. Atlanta is among them.

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