motor vehicle body repairer helper
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- Confined spaces.
- Noisy.
- Odours.
Work setting:
- Rural area.
- Garage.
Tasks:
- Move tools, equipment and other materials.
- Help tradespersons, apprentices and other workers as directed.
- Clean machines and immediate work areas.
- Hammer out dents, buckles and defects using blocks and hammers.
- File, grind and sand body surfaces to be repaired.
- Clean and maintain work space.
- Replace front end components, body components, doors and frame and underbody components.
- Clean work area.
- Mask and tape auto body surfaces in preparation for painting.
- Remove damaged fenders, panels and grills and bolt or weld replacement parts into place.
- Repair or replace damaged windows, windshields and sunroofs.
- Straighten bent frames using frame and underbody pulling and anchoring equipment.
- Mix paint, blend and match colors.
Area of work experience:
Maintenance.
Area of specialization:
Motor vehicles.
Transportation/travel information:
Valid driver's licence.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Physically demanding.
- Manual dexterity.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Large workload.
- Work under pressure.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Personal suitability:
- Dependability.
- Flexibility.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
Screening questions:
Do you have experience working in this field?.
Employment terms options:
Early morning.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
Health benefits:
Health care plan.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees. Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .
Support for youths:
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth. Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
Support for Indigenous people:
Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .