auto body technician

Additional Information

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years

Work site environment

• Dusty
• Noisy

Work setting

• In shop

Tasks

• Review damage report and estimates of repair cost and plan work to be performed
• Clean and maintain work space
• Replace front end components, body components, doors and frame and underbody components
• 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
• 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 

• Auto Body Repairer Trade Certification

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Reliability
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 35 to 44 hours per week