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Body Repairer Apprentice, Motor Vehicles

Employer

Akshar Autobody Repair Shop

Date Posted

November 18, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Leduc, AB
  • Earnings $20.00 to $28.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 35 to 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Dec 18, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Akshar Autobody Repair Shop

Languages

English

Education

  • Other trades certificate or diploma
  • or equivalent experience

Work site environment

  • Dusty
  • Noisy
  • Odours

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
  • Auto Body Repairer Trade Certification

Apprenticeship training

  • Level one apprenticeship training
  • Level two apprenticeship training
  • Level three apprenticeship training
  • Level four apprenticeship training

Area of work experience

  • Body components
  • Doors and frame
  • Frame straightening
  • Front end components
  • Interior components
  • Metal cutting
  • Paint spraying
  • Underbody components
  • Uni body machine
  • Welding

Security and safety

Driving record check (abstract)

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

Own tools/equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

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

Screening questions

  • Are you currently a student?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

Will train

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Parking available

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Body Repairer Apprentice, Motor Vehicles 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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Abilities

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