auto body and collision technician
Education:
Registered Apprenticeship certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work site environment:
Noisy.
Tasks:
- Inspect repaired vehicles.
- Plan repair work to be performed.
- Clean and maintain work space.
- Instruct apprentices.
- Replace front end components, body components, doors and frame and underbody components.
- File, grind and sand body surfaces to be repaired.
- Mask and tape auto body surfaces in preparation for painting.
- Hammer out dents, buckles and defects using blocks and hammers.
- Remove damaged fenders, panels and grills and bolt or weld replacement parts into place.
- Apply primers and repaint surfaces.
- Repair or replace interior components.
- Operate soldering equipment or use plastic filler to fill holes, dents and seams.
- Straighten bent frames using frame and underbody pulling and anchoring equipment.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
- Motor Vehicle Body Repairer Trade Certification.
- Motor Vehicle Body Repairer Red Seal Endorsement.
- Auto Body Repairer Trade Certification.
Area of work experience:
- Body components.
- Doors and frame.
- Frame straightening.
- Front end components.
- Interior components.
- Metal cutting.
- Underbody components.
- Welding.
Area of specialization:
Collision repair.
Transportation/travel information:
- Own transportation.
- Valid driver's licence.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Physically demanding.
- Attention to detail.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Standing for extended periods.
Own tools/equipment:
- Tools.
- Steel-toed safety boots.
Personal suitability:
- Dependability.
- Initiative.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Screening questions:
Do you have experience working in this field?.
Experience:
2 years to less than 3 years.
Employment terms options:
Day.
Health benefits:
- Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Vision care benefits.
Financial benefits:
- Bonus.
- Group insurance benefits.
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP).
Other benefits:
Free parking available.