auto body and collision technician

Education

• Other trades certificate or diploma
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Dusty
• Noisy
• Odours

Work setting

• Willing to relocate
• Electronic

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
• 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
• Welding experience

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Air Brake (Z) Endorsement

Area of work experience

• Body components
• Doors and frame
• Frame straightening
• Front end components
• Interior components
• Metal cutting
• Paint spraying
• Underbody components
• Uni body machine
• Welding

Transportation / travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Standing for extended periods

Own tools / equipment

• Tools

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Dependability
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you have experience working in this field?

Experience

• 5 years or more

Employment terms options

• Day
• Overtime available

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Long term benefits

• Long-term care insurance

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning / training paid by employer
• On-site amenities
• On-site recreation and activities
• Travel insurance
• Wellness program