CSN Avalon

Slave Lake, AB

CSN Avalon

Slave Lake, AB

auto body technician

Slave Lake, AB (view on map)

Posted 5 days ago

Job Description

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 to 44 hours per week
• Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
• Experience: 5 years or more
Tasks
• 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
• 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
• Repair or replace damaged windows, windshields and sunroofs
• 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 Red Seal Endorsement
• Auto Body Repairer Trade Certification
Area of work experience
• Body components
• Doors and frame
• Frame straightening
• Front end components
• Interior components
• Metal cutting
• Underbody components
• Uni body machine
• Welding
Transportation/travel information
• 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
• Tools
• Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
• Accurate
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player
Screening questions
• Do you have experience working in this field?
Employment terms options
• Day
Health benefits
• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits
Other benefits
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Other benefits
• Team building opportunities
Support for newcomers and refugees
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
Support for youths
• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
Support for Veterans
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
Support for Indigenous people
• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
• Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations