automotive body repairer-painter

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  
  

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Dusty
• Noisy
• Odours
  
  

Work setting

• Repair
  
  

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Plan repair work to be performed
• Professionalism in customer service
• 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
• 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
  
  

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
  
  

Experience and specialization

Area of work experience

• Paint spraying
• Welding
  
  

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Driver's validity licence check
  
  

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Own vehicle
• Valid driver's licence
  
  

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Standing for extended periods
• Handling heavy loads
• Manual dexterity
  
  

Weight handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
  
  

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
  
  

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player
• Organized