auto body technician

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Employer details Carstar Collingwood

Job details

• Location: Collingwood, ON
• Salary: $26.22 hourly / 40 hours per week
• Terms of employment: Permanent employment, Full time
• Day
• Starts as soon as possible
• Benefits: Health benefits, Financial benefits, Other benefits

Overview

Experience: 5 years or more

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Responsibilities

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
• 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

Experience and specialization

Area of work experience

• Doors and frame
• Metal cutting
• Paint spraying
• Welding

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Team player

Who can apply to this job?

The employer accepts applications from:

• Canadian citizens and permanent or temporary residents of Canada.
• Other candidates with or without a valid Canadian work permit.