auto body technician
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- Dusty.
- Noisy.
- Odours.
Work setting:
Willing to relocate.
Tasks:
- Estimate repair cost based on damage examination report.
- Inspect repaired vehicles.
- Plan repair work to be performed.
- Professionalism in customer service.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 :
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.
Transportation/travel information:
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.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Screening questions:
Do you have experience working in this field?.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
- Morning.
Experience:
5 years or more.
Employment terms options:
Day.
Health benefits:
- Dental plan.
- Health care plan.
- Paramedical services coverage.
- Vision care benefits.
Financial benefits:
Life insurance.
Other benefits:
Other benefits.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition. Does not require Canadian work experience.
Support for youths:
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.