auto body technician
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Tasks:
- Estimate repair cost based on damage examination report.
- Inspect repaired vehicles.
- Plan repair work to be performed.
- Professionalism in customer service.
- Test drive vehicles for proper handling.
- Clean and maintain work space.
- 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.
- Repair or replace interior components.
- Repair or replace damaged windows, windshields and sunroofs.
- Straighten bent frames using frame and underbody pulling and anchoring equipment.
Area of work experience:
- Body components.
- Frame straightening.
- Front end components.
- Interior components.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fast-paced environment.
- Physically demanding.
- Attention to detail.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Standing for extended periods.
Personal suitability:
- Accurate.
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Shift.
Experience:
2 years to less than 3 years.
Employment terms options:
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Night.
- To be determined.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
- Overtime available.
Support for youths:
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.