Automotive Body Repairer-Painter

Work site environment

• Dusty
• Noisy
• Odours

Work setting

• In shop

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Review damage report and estimates of repair cost and plan work to be performed
• Clean and maintain work space
• 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
• Mix paint, blend and match colors
• Straighten bent frames using frame and underbody pulling and anchoring equipment

Experience and specialization

Area of work experience

• Body components
• Frame straightening
• Paint spraying

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

• Tools
• Mask