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Auto Body Worker
Posted on March 20, 2025
by Whitehorse Wholesale Auto Center Limited
4 Fraser Road, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5S8
Job Sector:
Automotive & Mechanical
Term of Employment: Full-Time
Total Views: 201
Duration: 0 calendar days (1 business days)
Last Updated: 16 hours ago
Job URL: https://newworkers.ca/jobs/yukon/whitehorse/959845354/auto-body-worker/
Job Description
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
- Instruct apprentices
- 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
- Body components
- Doors and frame
- Frame straightening
- Front end components
- Interior components
- Paint spraying
- Underbody components
- Welding
Specialization or experience
- Green economy sector
- Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Motor Vehicle Body Repairer Trade Certification
- Motor Vehicle Body Repairer Red Seal Endorsement
- Auto Body Repairer Trade Certification
Benefits
Health benefits
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- On-site housing options
- Parking available