auto body repairer

Education

• Other trades certificate or diploma
• 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
• Instruct apprentices
• 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

• Motor Vehicle Body Repairer Trade Certification
• Motor Vehicle Body Repairer Red Seal Endorsement
• 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
• Welding

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
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Initiative
• Reliability
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?

Employment terms options

• Morning

Experience

• 5 years or more

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Commission

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning / training paid by employer
• Other benefits
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Parking available