Road Vehicle Dismantlers
Job description
These individuals dismantle end-of-life road vehicles in compliance with environmental standards. They sell parts from damaged or end-of-life vehicles or reuse them on other vehicles. They work for companies specializing in recycling vehicles.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Uncontrolled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Drain fluids (e.g. oils) from vehicles.
- Recover parts, raw materials, and fluids from vehicles.
- Dismantle and identify road vehicle parts (mechanical parts, bodies, cockpits, etc.).
- Clean and prepare parts for shipping or storage.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
Training and requirements
Formation
No specific training
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Operations and control
- Information processing
- Active listening
- Result evaluation
- Monitoring operations
Abilities
- Manual dexterity
- Control accuracy
- Limb coordination
- Hand-arm stability
- Near vision
- Classification
- Digital dexterity
- Core strength
- Selective attention
- Oral comprehension
- Speed control
- Verbal skills
- Information organization
- Perception speed
- Processing flexibility
- Reaction time
- Depth perception
- Distance vision
- Limb movement speed
Knowledge and attributes
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Capacity to work in a team
- Attention to detail
- Respect standards and regulations
- Assiduity and punctuality
- Sense of observation
- Tolerance to frequent temperature variations
- Timeliness
- Knowledge of mechanics
Interests
- Work in transportation and maintenance
- Make, build, install
- Work manually
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Appellation d’emploi liée (à traduire)
Other repairers and servicers (CNP 73209)
Skill type
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Last update: January 29, 2026
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