Alignment Technician
Big O Tires · Raymore, MO · 1 mo ago
EngineeringFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: Overview (maybe not a heading? The instruction: use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Overview maybe not listed; but we can treat Overview as a section heading? The list includes "About the role" etc. Overview could be considered "About the role". We'll use
.
Requirements list: parse each line.
"18 years of age or older"
"Minimum of one year of experience as a lube/tire/service technician"
"Ability to learn new concepts and use technical materials"
"Ability to consistently operate a computer and other office productivity machinery"
"Ability to safely operate automatic and manual transmission vehicles"
"Ability to exchange accurate information with customers"
"Ability and willingness to work with hazardous materials"
"Ability to consistently work in outdoor weather conditions"
"Ability and willingness to comply with Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) regulations"
"Vision, hearing, speech, and the ability to detect odors"
"Ability to remain in a stationary position (standing and/or driving) for up to nine hours per shift"
"Ability to move and position self to move and retrieve product and supplies from shelves, under counters, or stacks of inventory weighing 75 pounds"
"Valid driver’s license"
"Availability to work holidays, weekends, and after regular business hours as needed"
"Reliable transportation to work"
"Ability to speak, read, write, and understand the English language to communicate accurately and effectively with customers, coworkers, and supervisors."
"Ability to meet company requirements including successful pre-employment screenings"
"Legal authorization to work in the United States of America"
We'll list each.
Preferred Skills (Skills section): list:
"High school diploma or GED equivalent"
"Two or more years of experience in an automotive shop environment"
"Appropriate ASE certifications"
"Ability to work both independently and in a team environment"
"Ability to work at a fast pace"
"Strong verbal communication skills"
"Sales abilities"
"Ability to prioritize and plan work activities using time efficiently"
"Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and projects"
"Ability to perform detail work with accuracy"
Benefits: from Benefits paragraph:
"Our benefits are designed to invest in you! We offer a comprehensive benefits structure for regular full-time positions, including competitive wages, paid time off, paid company holidays, and the opportunity for eligible employees to share in company success through profit sharing and/or performance incentives. Health benefits include medical, dental, vision, an employee assistance program and company-paid life insurance, and short- and long-term disability. Our retirement benefits include a 401(k) plan with a company match offering pre-tax and Roth options."
We need to turn into list items maybe each benefit. Could list: competitive wages, paid time off, paid company holidays, profit sharing/performance incentives, medical, dental, vision, employee assistance program, company-paid life insurance, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) plan with company match (pre-tax and Roth options). Also maybe mention "invest in you!" but that's fluff.
We'll create
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Overview maybe not listed; but we can treat Overview as a section heading? The list includes "About the role" etc. Overview could be considered "About the role". We'll use About the role
for overview paragraph.
Responsibilities: list items.
Requirements: list items.
Preferred Skills: maybe Skills section.
Benefits: list.
We must not repeat job title. No Job ID.
We must omit boilerplate: "MFA Petroleum Company is an Equal Opportunity/Drug-Free Employer." Also "All MFA Oil employees are expected to know and adhere..." maybe part of responsibilities? It's a generic statement; we can keep if it's substantive? It says "While this job description contains the primary duties of the position, employees may be expected to perform other duties as assigned." That's generic; maybe we can keep but it's not specific. Might be considered boilerplate. Safer to omit generic statements.
We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's extract substantive content.
Overview paragraph: "A Big O Alignment Technician performs the required mechanical duties in an accurate and timely manner in accordance with all company programs, policies, and procedures."
That's the overview.
Responsibilities list: Let's parse each bullet from the responsibilities paragraph (it's a long sentence). We need to split into list items.
Responsibilities text:
"Perform brake, front end, and alignment maintenance as well as mechanical work in accordance with all company programs, policies, and procedures
Maintain the orderly flow of customer service assignment to ensure productivity
Ensure that Big O’s Extra Care Services are extended to all customers
Properly diagnose and repair customers’ vehicles, performing quality control of all shop functions
Safely operate customer vehicles with automatic and manual transmissions, moving vehicles as needed to, and away from, service areas
Attend weekly store meetings to review safety issues, store policies, procedures, and product information changes as required
Assist in organizing, documenting, and processing adjustments and core credits
Work with store management to ensure the successful accomplishment of budgeted service-related quotas
Ensure that all appropriate information for completed work is given to the counter personnel for inclusion in final invoicing
Utilize the company outside purchase program to ensure maximum profitability
Ensure the consistent execution of the vehicle inspection program
Promptly and efficiently perform alignments, inspections, and other duties to support store achievement of established service, sales, and productivity goals
Assist management in the orientation, training, and coaching of new personnel"
We'll make each as
- for each.
We must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must not include Pay or Schedule sections because not specified.
We must not include duplicated lines.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc.
We must not include navigation etc.
We must not include "About Mfa Petroleum Company" maybe we could include as "About the company" but not in list of headings; but we could include as a section maybe "About the company". However instruction says use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings but says use
for section headings (e.g. those). Probably we should stick to those headings only if content exists. "About the role" we have overview. "About the company" not in list; maybe we can omit that paragraph or incorporate into overview? The "About Mfa Petroleum Company" paragraph is descriptive of company; could be considered "About the role"? Not exactly. Might be considered boilerplate? It's substantive about company but not required. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Could include as a separate section maybe "About the company" but not in the given examples; risk of being considered not following instruction. Safer to omit that paragraph? But we must preserve ALL substantive information. The company description is substantive. However maybe we can treat it as part of Overview? Could add a paragraph after overview about company. The overview heading is "About the role". We could add a paragraph under that heading about the company. That would preserve info. Thus under
About the role
we can have twoparagraphs: first overview, second about company. Now we must not repeat job title as heading. Now produce HTML fragment. Let's craft:
About the role
A Big O Alignment Technician performs the required mechanical duties in an accurate and timely manner in accordance with all company programs, policies, and procedures.
MFA Petroleum is a subsidiary of MFA Oil Company, a farmer-owned cooperative founded in 1929. MFA Petroleum operates Break Time convenience stores in Missouri and a Big O Tires franchise in Missouri, Arkansas, and Kansas. MFA Oil supplies fuels, lubricants, and propane to customers in Missouri, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. MFA Oil also operates BluSphere Energy, a solar panel installation company, and APM, a wholesale fuel distributor.
Responsibilities
- Perform brake, front end, and alignment maintenance as well as mechanical work in accordance with all company programs, policies, and procedures
- Maintain the orderly flow of customer service assignment to ensure productivity
- Ensure that Big O’s Extra Care Services are extended to all customers
- Properly diagnose and repair customers’ vehicles, performing quality control of all shop functions
- Safely operate customer vehicles with automatic and manual transmissions, moving vehicles as needed to, and away from, service areas
- Attend weekly store meetings to review safety issues, store policies, procedures, and product information changes as required
- Assist in organizing, documenting, and processing adjustments and core credits
- Work with store management to ensure the successful accomplishment of budgeted service-related quotas
- Ensure that all appropriate information for completed work is given to the counter personnel for inclusion in final invoicing
- Utilize the company outside purchase program to ensure maximum profitability
- Ensure the consistent execution of the vehicle inspection program
- Promptly and efficiently perform alignments, inspections, and other duties to support store achievement of established service, sales, and productivity goals
- Assist management in the orientation, training, and coaching of new personnel
Requirements
- 18 years of age or older
- Minimum of one year of experience as a lube/tire/service technician
- Ability to learn new concepts and use technical materials
- Ability to consistently operate a computer and other office productivity machinery
- Ability to safely operate automatic and manual transmission vehicles
- Ability to exchange accurate information with customers
- Ability and willingness to work with hazardous materials
- Ability to consistently work in outdoor weather conditions
- Ability and willingness to comply with Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) regulations
- Vision, hearing, speech, and the ability to detect odors
- Ability to remain in a stationary position (standing and/or driving) for up to nine hours per shift
- Ability to move and position self to move and retrieve product and supplies from shelves, under counters, or stacks of inventory weighing 75 pounds
- Valid driver’s license
- Availability to work holidays, weekends, and after regular business hours as needed
- Reliable transportation to work
- Ability to speak, read, write, and understand the English language to communicate accurately and effectively with customers, coworkers, and supervisors.
- Ability to meet company requirements including successful pre-employment screenings
- Legal authorization to work in the United States of America
Skills
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- Two or more years of experience in an automotive shop environment
- Appropriate ASE certifications
- Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
- Ability to work at a fast pace
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Sales abilities
- Ability to prioritize and plan work activities using time efficiently
- Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and projects
- Ability to perform detail work with accuracy
Benefits
- Competitive wages
- Paid time off
- Paid company holidays
- Profit sharing and/or performance incentives
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Employee assistance program
- Company-paid life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- 401(k) plan with company match (pre-tax and Roth options)