Skills Auto Body Repairer near Québec (QC)

Find out what skills you typically need to work as an auto body repairer in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Motor vehicle body repairers (NOC 72411).

Tasks

  • Professionalism in customer service
  • Review damage report and estimates of repair cost and plan work to be performed
  • 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
  • Inspect repaired vehicles and test drive vehicles for proper handling
  • 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

Skills and Knowledge Checklist

The following skills and knowledge are usually required in this occupation.

Skills

Analysis Help - Analysis
  • Analyzing Information
  • Inspecting and Testing

Analysis

Examining and evaluating information.

Analyzing Information
Examining data or facts to determine appropriate actions or recommendations.
Inspecting and Testing
Examining and investigating problems, sites or objects to ensure compliance with safety standards, laws or regulations.

Service and Care

Taking care of the needs of people and animals.

Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles Help - Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles
  • Mechanical Installing, Maintaining and Repairing

Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles

Working with and/or repairing vehicles, machinery or stationary equipment.

Mechanical Installing, Maintaining and Repairing
Installing equipment or machines and/or using tools and devices to maintain and repair them.

Management

Taking charge of the direction and resources of an organization.

Communication

Using communication skills to share information, advise and influence.

Information Handling Help - Information Handling
  • Processing Information

Information Handling

Creating and using systems for the storage and retrieval of knowledge and data.

Processing Information
Inputting, recording, transcribing and updating data using electronic or manual information systems.

Handling Goods and Materials

Working with goods and materials manually or with machines.

Creative Expression

Using various materials and formats to create work that is intended to be artistically satisfying, entertaining, instructive or functional.

Building Help - Building
  • Restoring and Repairing

Building

Working with materials to construct, renovate and maintain structures.

Restoring and Repairing
Replacing worn or broken parts, adjusting and testing for function, appearance, operation or safety.

Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery

Working with technical equipment, instruments, machinery and other systems.

Knowledge

Social Sciences and Arts

Knowledge related to culture, origins and patterns of human activity, and the development and expression of thought.

Mathematics and Science

Knowledge related to specialized areas of research such as measurement, living organisms, physical substances, and properties and relationships of quantity, space, and matter.

Manufacturing and Production

Knowledge related to the delivery of a series of operations in large-scale production or processing of goods or crops, according to safety and quality standards.

Law and Public Safety

Knowledge related to the provision and enforcement of laws and regulations that safeguard the effective functioning of a democratic society.

Business, Finance and Management Help - Business, Finance and Management
  • Client Service

Business, Finance and Management

Knowledge related to organization and control of business activities.

Client Service
Knowledge of principles and practices of providing service to clients to maintain and build organizational success.
Engineering and Technology Help - Engineering and Technology
  • Mechanics and Machinery

Engineering and Technology

Knowledge related to the design, building, use or repair of machinery, equipment, systems, and structures.

Mechanics and Machinery
Knowledge of machines, equipment and tools including their design, uses, repair and maintenance.

Education and Training

Knowledge related to the theory and practice of teaching, and the methods used in the design, delivery and evaluation of the provision of knowledge or information.

Communications and Transportation

Knowledge related to the provision and transmission of systems of communication and entertainment and the delivery of consumer goods or services.

Health Services

Knowledge related to the provision of medical science and technology for the physical and mental well-being of others.

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