Daily Tasks

• Positions, secures and repairs external fittings including windows, doors, door handles, catches and roof attachments.
• Installs and repairs interior fittings including seats, seatbelts and fascia in cars, sinks and special features in caravans and mobile shops.
• Hammers out dents in bodywork, fills in small depressions or corroded areas in solder, plastic or other filler compound and replaces body panels using hand and power tools.
• Repairs damage to chassis and engine mountings using hydraulic rams, jacks and jigs.
• Selects, cuts, shapes and assembles materials to form parts of vehicle underframe, framework and body.
• Diagnoses job requirements or ascertains work specifications from drawings or instructions.