Autobody Technician

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- Dusty
- Noisy
- Odours
**Work setting**:

- In shop
**Tasks**:

- Review damage report and estimates of repair cost and plan work to be performed
- 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
- Inspect repaired vehicles and test drive vehicles for proper handling
- 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
- Auto Body Repairer Trade Certification
**Area of work experience**:

- Body components
- Doors and frame
- Frame straightening
- Interior components
- Metal cutting
- Underbody components
- Uni body machine
- Welding
**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
- Mask
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
**Long term benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance