auto body worker
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
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.
- Instruct apprentices.
- 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.
- Prepare, clean and sand surfaces to be painted.
Area of work experience:
- Doors and frame.
- Frame straightening.
- Metal cutting.
- Paint spraying.
- Underbody components.
- Uni body machine.
- Welding.
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fast-paced environment.
- Physically demanding.
- Attention to detail.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Standing for extended periods.
Own tools/equipment:
- Tools.
Personal suitability:
- Accurate.
- Dependability.
- Flexibility.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Screening questions:
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
Experience:
5 years or more.
Employment terms options:
- Day.
- Overtime required.
Health benefits:
- Dental plan.
- Health care plan.
Financial benefits:
- Life insurance.
Long term benefits:
- Long-term care insurance.