Job Type
Full-time
Location Type
On-site
Location
Whitehorse, YT
Salary
$45.60–$30.00 CAD/hour
Job Description
AI Summary
This Automotive Painting Technician role with Calex in Whitehorse, YT, involves estimating repair costs, preparing vehicle surfaces, and applying paint. Key duties include mixing and matching colours, and instructing apprentices. Candidates require a secondary school certificate and 7 months to less than 1 year of experience in paint spraying.
About the Role
Calex is seeking an Automotive Painting Technician for their Whitehorse, Yukon location. This position operates in a fast-paced, dusty, noisy environment with odours, requiring physical stamina. The role offers employment terms including morning, day, and on-call shifts, with overtime available. Free parking is provided.
Responsibilities
The technician will estimate repair costs based on damage reports and inspect repaired vehicles. Core tasks involve planning repair work, filing, grinding, and sanding body surfaces, as well as masking and taping in preparation for painting. Responsibilities also include hammering out dents, applying primers, repainting surfaces, and accurately mixing and blending paint colours. Professionalism in customer service, test driving vehicles, cleaning the workspace, and instructing apprentices are also part of the role.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a secondary (high) school graduation certificate and have 7 months to less than 1 year of experience in paint spraying. A valid driver's licence is required for this position. The role demands attention to detail, physical capability including bending, crouching, kneeling, and standing for extended periods. Personal suitability traits such as accuracy, client focus, dependability, excellent oral and written communication, flexibility, initiative, judgement, reliability, and teamwork are highly valued.
Language Requirement
English is required for this position.
Why this job suits newcomers
This position is LMIA-positive, making it highly relevant for newcomers to Canada seeking a pathway to permanent residency. Located in Whitehorse, YT, it offers an opportunity to settle in a vibrant community, with an experience requirement of less than one year and an explicit openness to candidates willing to relocate.