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Fix Auto Drayton Valley is a family owned and operated business that puts quality and customer service first! Apply now to be a part of our dynamic team!
Prepper/Painter
JOB SUMMARY
Autobody Prepper will provide assistance to body painters in the shop. The role is tasked to prepare surfaces of vehicles in production for repainting and polishing of painted vehicles.
We are looking for autobody prepper who takes pride on their job, meticulous and thorough in the quality of their work and fosters positive team spirit with strong work ethics.
Why Join Us?
Fix Auto Drayton Valley
- Provides opportunities for continuous career development
- Makes sure you have a bright, clean space to work
- Provides comprehensive benefit plans for health, dental and long term disability
- Provides a culture that instill accountability and respect
- Provides competitive salaries
The autobody prepper will be responsible to :
- Wash vehicles to remove dirt, oil, grease and debris from painted surfaces.
- Prepare the damaged area of vehicle in production for painting
- Feather paint adjacent to body work areas if required.
- Locate and remove imperfections on panels prior to painting.
- Treat scratched and chipped areas with plastic or liquid filler.
- Inspect panels to be painted as well as adjacent panels for body repair defects and other damage and notify manager if necessary.
- Securely apply paper and masking tape to protect unpainted surfaces, or apply liquid spray mask to areas such as bumpers, windows, chrome trim, and other parts while surrounding areas are spray-painted.
- Smooth unmasked surfaces with sandpaper removing gloss from previous coats of paint. Sand rough spots.
- Paint surfaces not readily accessible when vehicle is completely assembled.
- Responsible for reporting any discrepancies, missed damage, hazardous conditions, damaged tools and equipment or other unusual problems to Production Manager
- Adopt work habits that are in accordance with the Company Employee Policy Manual and perform all assigned repairs which are safe and correct to reflect the philosophy of the company
Qualifications :
- 3-4 years experience or equivalent training in automotive prepping
- Certificate on Refinishing/i-car training an asset
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: $22.00 - $27.00 Flat Rate
Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Ability to commute/relocate:
- reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Experience:
- prepping: 2 years (preferred)
- Licence/Certification:
- Journeyman ticket in refinishing (preferred)
Work remotely:
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $22.00-$27.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Vision care
Flexible language requirement:
Experience:
- Auto Body Repair: 2 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
Work Location: In person
