Auto Body Technician
Job Description
Locations
- 8 Downsview Drive, Lower Sackville, NS, B4E 0J8
- Halifax, NS, B3S 0B7
Languages
English
Education
- Other trades certificate or diploma
- or equivalent experience
Experience
5 years or more
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
- Willing to relocate
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Estimate repair cost based on damage examination report
- Inspect repaired vehicles
- Plan repair work to be performed
- Professionalism in customer service
- 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
- 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
- Straighten bent frames using frame and underbody pulling and anchoring equipment
Experience and specialization
Area of work experience
- Body components
- Doors and frame
- Frame straightening
- Front end components
- Interior components
- Metal cutting
- Underbody components
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver’s licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Standing for extended periods
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player