Automotive Body Technician

About This Role

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience. Tasks: Clean and maintain work space. 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. 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. Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : Auto Body Repairer Trade Certification. Area of work experience: Body components. Doors and frame. Frame straightening. Front end components. Interior components. Paint spraying. Security and safety: Driving record check (abstract). Criminal record check. Transportation/travel information: Own transportation. 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. Steel-toed safety boots. Personal suitability: Accurate. Dependability. Flexibility. Judgement. Reliability. Team player. Screening questions: Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?. Do you have experience working in this field?. Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?. Employment terms options: Shift. Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years. Employment terms options: To be determined. Day. Other benefits: Free parking available. Support for newcomers and refugees: Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition. Does not require Canadian work experience. Support for youths: Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth. Support for Veterans: Assists with immediate transition needs of Veterans (for example: relocation, housing, etc.) . Support for Indigenous people: Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers . Support for mature workers: Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers . Supports for visible minorities: Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.

What You'll Do

• Clean and maintain work space
• 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
• 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

What We're Looking For

• Mid level experience
• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience
• Credentials: Auto Body Repairer Trade Certification
• Security and safety: Driving record check (abstract), Criminal record check
• Work conditions: Physically demanding, Attention to detail, Bending, crouching, kneeling, Standing for extended periods
• Personal suitability: Accurate, Dependability, Flexibility, Judgement, Reliability, Team player

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