Auto Body Repairer

Education: Registered Apprenticeship certificate
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
- or equivalent experience
- **Tasks**:

- Estimate repair cost based on damage examination report
- Inspect repaired vehicles
- Plan repair work to be performed
- Test drive vehicles for proper handling
- Clean and maintain work space
- 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
- 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
- **Area of work experience**:

- Body components
- Front end components
- Interior components
- Metal cutting
- Paint spraying
- Underbody components
- Uni body machine
- Welding
- **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
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week