Auto Body Technician

Education: Other trades certificate or diploma or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• 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, frame and underbody components.
• File, grind, and sand body surfaces to be repaired.
• Hammer out dents, buckles and defects using blocks and hammers.
• Remove damaged fenders, panels, and grills and bolt or weld replacement parts into place.
• Repair or replace interior components.
• Operate soldering equipment or use plastic filler to fill holes, dents and seams.
• Straighten bent frames using frame and underbody pulling and anchoring equipment.

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