7322 – Motor vehicle body repairers
Motor vehicle body repairers repair and restore damaged motor vehicle body parts and interior finishing; repaint body surfaces; and repair and/or replace automotive glass. They are employed by automobile dealerships, automobile body repair shops and automobile appraisal centres. This unit group also includes metal repairers who repair defective automobile body parts and damage to the bodies of newly assembled cars. They are employed by motor vehicle manufacturers.
Profile
Index of titles
Example titles
Antique car body restorer
Antique vehicle body restorer
Apprentice painter – motor vehicle repair
Auto glass installer
Autobody mechanic
Autobody repairer
Autobody technician
Autobody technician – collision
Autobody technician – refinishing
Autobody worker
Automobile body repairman/woman
Automobile damage repair estimator
Automobile polisher-sander – motor vehicle repair
Automotive body mechanic
Automotive body painter
Automotive body repairer
Automotive body repairer-painter
Automotive body technician
Automotive glass technician
Automotive painter – motor vehicle repair
Automotive painter apprentice
Automotive painting and refinishing technician
Automotive repair shop estimator
Body and fender repairer – automobile
Body and fender repairman/woman – automobile
Collision repair technician
Dent remover and repairer – automobile
Dingman/woman – autobody
Journeyman/woman motor vehicle body repairer
Metal finish and touch-up repairer – motor vehicle manufacturing
Metal finisher – motor vehicle manufacturing
Metal repairer – motor vehicle manufacturing
Metal upgrader – motor vehicle manufacturing
Motor repair vehicle painter apprentice
Motor vehicle apprentice painter
Motor vehicle body finisher
Motor vehicle body repairer
Motor vehicle body repairer – collision
Motor vehicle body repairer – metal and paint
Motor vehicle body repairer – refinishing
Motor vehicle body repairer apprentice
Motor vehicle body repair-painter
Motor vehicle body technician
Motor vehicle body technician – truck
Motor vehicle painter – motor vehicle repair
Painter – motor vehicle repair
Used car renovator
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Review damage report and estimates of repair cost and plan work to be performed
Repair and replace front end components, body components, doors and frame and underbody components
Hammer out dents, buckles and other defects using blocks and hammers
Operate soldering equipment or use plastic filler to fill holes, dents and seams
Remove damaged fenders, panels and grills using wrenches and cutting torch and bolt or weld replacement parts into place
Straighten bent frames using frame and underbody pulling and anchoring equipment
File, grind and sand repaired body surfaces using hand and power tools
Mask and tape auto body surfaces in preparation for painting
Mix paint, blend and match colours
Apply primers and repaint surfaces using brush or spray guns
Repair and replace glass components such as windshields, windows and sunroofs
Repair or replace interior components, such as seat frame assembly, carpets and floorboard insulation
Inspect repaired vehicles and test drive vehicles for proper handling.
Employment requirements
Motor vehicle body repairers
Completion of secondary school is usually required.
Completion of a three- to four-year motor vehicle body repair apprenticeship program or a combination of over three years of work experience in the motor vehicle body repair trade and completion of a high school or college automotive body repair program is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
Trade certification for motor vehicle body repairer (metal and paint) is compulsory in Nova Scotia, Ontario and Alberta and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Auto body repairer certification is compulsory in Ontario and Alberta and available, but voluntary, in the Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified motor vehicle body repairers (metal and paint) upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.
Automotive painters
Completion of secondary school is usually required.
Completion of a two- to three-year automotive painter apprenticeship program or a combination of one year of work experience in the automotive painter trade and completion of a high school or college automotive painting program is usually required for automotive painter trade certification.
Automotive painter certification is compulsory in Alberta and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, the Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified automotive painters upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.
Automotive glass installers and repairers
Completion of secondary school is usually required.
Auto glass industry certification is usually required.
Apprenticeship training and trade certification for automotive glass technicians is available, but voluntary, in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia.
Metal repairers, motor vehicle manufacturing
Completion of secondary school is usually required.
One to two years of on-the-job training are provided.
Additional information
The Red Seal endorsement allows for interprovincial mobility.
With experience, motor vehicle body repair and automotive painter tradespersons may progress to supervisory positions.
Metal repairers employed in motor vehicle manufacturing may progress to motor vehicle repairer positions through an apprenticeship program, or, with experience, they may progress to supervisory positions in motor vehicle manufacturing.
Exclusions
Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers (7321)
Painters – motor vehicle manufacturing (in 9536 Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators)
Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling (9221)
Supervisors of motor vehicle body repairers and automotive painters (in 7301 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades)