Automotive Body Technician
Posted on Jan 13, 2021 by Birchwood Auto Body
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Location Fort McMurray, AB
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Earnings $35.00 to $45.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 79 to 80 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1 Vacancy
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Closing Date Feb 12, 2021
Employer
Birchwood Auto Body
Languages
English
Education
Registered Apprenticeship certificate
Experience
Experience an asset
Area of Work Experience
- Welding
- Underbody components
- Uni body machine
- Metal cutting
- Interior components
- Frame straightening
- Front end components
- Doors and frame
- Body components
Additional Skills
- Instruct apprentices
- Professionalism in customer service
- Clean and maintain work space
Specific Skills
- Hammer out dents, buckles and defects using blocks and hammers
- File, grind and sand body surfaces to be repaired
- Replace front end components, body components, doors and frame and underbody components
- Repair or replace interior components
- Apply primers and repaint surfaces
- Review damage report and estimates of repair cost and plan work to be performed
- Mask and tape auto body surfaces in preparation for painting
- Remove damaged fenders, panels and grills and bolt or weld replacement parts into place
- 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
Security and Safety
Bondable
Own Tools/Equipment
- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
Work Site Environment
- Noisy
- Dusty
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Overtime required
Work Location Information
In shop
Personal Suitability
- Initiative
- Flexibility
- Accurate
- Team player
- Dependability
- Reliability
How to Apply
Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your job application.
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- OBJECTIVE
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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
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Interest in compiling information from review of damage reports to determine estimates of repair costs; and in planning work to be performed
- innovative
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Interest in repairing damaged components and straightening bent frames using frame and underbody pulling and anchoring equipment
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