Supervises and coordinates the activities of Vehicle Body Makers.

Tasks Include:

• determines work requirements and allocates duties to Vehicle Body Makers
• confers with managers to coordinate activities with other organisational units
• maintains attendance records and rosters
• explains and enforces safety regulations
• oversees the work of the unit and suggests improvements and changes
• confers with workers to resolve grievances
• may perform the tasks of a Vehicle Body Maker, such as:
• studies vehicle body drawings, body drafts and specifications
• constructs vehicle framework sections in metal and other materials, using stretching and shrinking machinery and welding equipment
• bolts, screws, rivets or welds sections together
• cuts, shapes and attaches panels of sheetmetal, aluminium or reinforced plastic to frameworks
• may alter assembly line vehicles to special requirements