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Auto Body Estimator

Employer

Cosmos Collision

Date Posted

June 10, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $28.00 to $36.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Position Temporary Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Jul 17, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

Cosmos Collision

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

  • Dusty
  • Noisy
  • Odours

Work setting

Automotive service station

Tasks

  • Estimate repair cost based on damage examination report
  • Inspect repaired vehicles
  • Plan repair work to be performed
  • Professionalism in customer service
  • Test drive vehicles for proper handling
  • Instruct apprentices
  • Write maintenance reports
  • Maintain accurate records
  • Order parts and maintain inventory
  • Follow-up on issues with work orders
  • Provide customer service

Area of specialization

Auto repair

Security and safety

  • Driving record check (abstract)
  • Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • 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
  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Support for newcomers and refugees

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees

Support for Indigenous people

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people

Supports for visible minorities

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Auto Body Estimator is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Motor Vehicle Body Repairers
OBJECTIVE

Interest in precision working to fill holes, dents and seams using soldering equipment and plastic filler, and to apply primers and repaint surfaces using brushes and spray guns

METHODICAL

Interest in compiling information from review of damage reports to determine estimates of repair costs; and in planning work to be performed

innovative

Interest in repairing damaged components and straightening bent frames using frame and underbody pulling and anchoring equipment

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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Motor Coordination

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Manual Dexterity

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