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Job Details

Automotive Body Technician

Employer

Dentin Auto Body Ltd.

Date Posted

October 23, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Grimshaw, AB
  • Earnings $28.20 to $35.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 30 to 50 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Nov 22, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Dentin Auto Body Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

  • Other trades certificate or diploma
  • or equivalent experience

Tasks

  • 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
  • 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
  • Straighten bent frames using frame and underbody pulling and anchoring equipment

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Motor Vehicle Body Repairer Trade Certification
  • Motor Vehicle Body Repairer Red Seal Endorsement
  • Auto Body Repairer Trade Certification

Area of work experience

  • Doors and frame
  • Frame straightening
  • Front end components
  • Metal cutting
  • Paint spraying
  • Welding

Security and safety

Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Standing for extended periods

Own tools/equipment

Tools

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
  • What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Financial benefits

Bonus

Other benefits

Free parking available


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Automotive Body Technician 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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