Job description Automotive Body Repairer-painter in the Southeast Region

Find out what work is like for an automotive body repairer-painter in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Motor vehicle body repairers (NOC 72411).

Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators

Description

Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians repair and restore damaged motor vehicle body parts and interior finishing; repaint body surfaces; repair and/or replace automotive glass and repair defective automobile body parts and damage to the bodies of newly assembled cars. Damage repair estimators assess the degree of damage to a vehicle and estimate the cost of parts and labour. They are employed by automobile dealerships, automobile body repair shops, automobile appraisal centres and by motor vehicle manufacturers. This unit group also includes metal repairers. Apprentices are also included in this unit group

Work week duration

Occupational health and safety specialists usually work more than 40 hours per week.
More than 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Occupational health and safety specialists have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Lead and participate in workplace audits and investigations of safety concerns, incidents and accidents
  • Lead and participate in workplace inspections to ensure that equipment, materials and production processes do not present a safety or health hazard to employees
  • Develop and implement health and safety programs, including standard operating procedures, policies and training to mitigate risk, optimize worker’s health and safety and foster a positive occupational health and safety culture
  • Initiate enforcement procedures on workplaces contravening organization and government health and safety standards and regulations
  • Provide training to employers, employees and the general public on issues of workplace safety
  • Communicate, engage and influence decision-makers and workers to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and regulations.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Standing
  • Bending or twisting the body
  • Handling material manually
  • Making repetitive motions
  • Walking and running

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Occupational health and safety specialists are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Automobile appraisal centres
  • Automobile dealerships
  • Automobile body repair companies
  • Motor vehicle manufacturers

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Dangerous chemical substances
  • Standard safety equipment
  • Hazardous conditions
  • Indoors, not environmentally controlled
  • Sound and noise
  • Specialized safety equipment
  • Indoors, environmentally controlled
  • In an enclosed vehicle or equipment
  • Hazardous equipment, machinery, tools

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Somewhat close (e.g. share office)

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 22232), and a list of similar occupations:

  • health and safety officer
  • occupational health and safety officer
  • occupational safety consultant
  • occupational safety coordinator
  • occupational safety officer

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Similar occupations

This section lists other occupations that are part of the same broad occupational category as Occupational health and safety specialists in the National Occupational Classification (NOC). These occupations involve similar core qualifications but involve different responsibilities. To see more similar occupations, use the Job Transition Tool.

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey
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