auto body repairer
Education:
Registered Apprenticeship certificate. or equivalent experience.
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.
- 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.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
Motor Vehicle Body Repairer Trade Certification.
Area of work experience:
- Body components.
- Front end components.
- Interior components.
- Metal cutting.
- Paint spraying.
- Underbody components.
- Uni body machine.
Experience:
3 years to less than 5 years.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
Financial benefits:
Group insurance benefits.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
- Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.).
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.).
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees .
- Does not require Canadian work experience.
Support for youths:
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.