collision repair technician

Education:

Registered Apprenticeship certificate. or equivalent experience.

Work site environment:

Dusty. Noisy. Odours.

Tasks:

• Clean and maintain work space.
• 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.
• Repair or replace damaged windows, windshields and sunroofs.
• Mix paint, blend and match colors.
• Operate soldering equipment or use plastic filler to fill holes, dents and seams.
• Straighten bent frames using frame and underbody pulling and anchoring equipment.

Apprenticeship training:

• Pre-apprenticeship training.
• Level one apprenticeship training.
• Level two apprenticeship training.
• Level three apprenticeship training.
• Level four apprenticeship training.
• Level five apprenticeship training.

Area of work experience:

• Body components.
• Doors and frame.
• Front end components.
• Interior components.
• Metal cutting.
• Paint spraying.
• Underbody components.
• Welding.

Transportation/travel information:

• Own transportation.
• Valid driver's licence.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Fast-paced environment.
• Physically demanding.
• Attention to detail.
• Bending, crouching, kneeling.
• Standing for extended periods.

Own tools/equipment:

• Tools.
• Steel-toed safety boots.

Personal suitability:

• Accurate.
• Dependability.
• Initiative.
• Judgement.
• Reliability.
• Team player.

Experience:

Experience an asset.

Employment terms options:

Overtime available.

Health benefits:

• Disability benefits.
• Health care plan.