Automotive Technician
Bridgestone Americas · Garner, NC · 1 mo ago
Management$17.5–$26.3/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we have Company Overview, Position Summary, Pay Range, Responsibilities, Minimum Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications, Benefits (Our Crew Knows Benefits), maybe Professional Development etc. But we must follow rules: use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones.
Thus we need to decide which sections to include based on content.
We have:
- Company Overview (some prose about BSRO). Could be considered "About the role"? Actually "Company Overview" is about the company, not role. The instruction says we can use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we could map Company Overview to maybe "About the role"? But that's not exactly. However we could include a section like "About Bridgestone Retail Operations" but that's not in allowed list. The instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says e.g., meaning examples, not exclusive? Probably we should stick to those headings. So we need to map content to those headings.
We have:
- Position Summary (description of role). Could be "About the role". Yes.
- Pay Range: $17.50 - $26.30 and description of flat-rate pay. So we can have a Pay section.
- Responsibilities: list of duties.
- Minimum Qualifications: list.
- Preferred Qualifications: list.
- Benefits: list (Medical, Dental and Vision – Starting day 1 for all our teammates, Paid vacation and holidays, On-the-job training and company-funded ASE certifications, Flexible work schedule, 401(k) match, On demand pay (daily pay) program available). Also there is "Our Crew Knows Benefits" heading.
- Also there is "Professional Development", "Community Involvement", "Integrity & Teamwork", "Free to Be", "What We Offer". Those could be considered Benefits or maybe separate sections like "Qualifications"? But they are more about culture/values. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine those into a "Benefits" or maybe "About the role"? But they are not exactly benefits. However we could include them under a "Benefits" section as they are offerings. But the instruction says only create Benefits section if posting actually states them. It does state benefits (medical, dental, vision, paid vacation, etc). Also there are other offerings like professional development, community involvement, etc. Those could be considered part of benefits or maybe "Qualifications"? Not exactly. Safer to include them in Benefits section as a list.
- There's also "Our Values GIVE BACK TO YOU" etc. That's more about culture; could be omitted as boilerplate? It's not EEO but it's values. Might be considered part of company overview but we already have company overview. Might be considered redundant. The instruction says remove duplicated lines. Might be okay to keep some but we need to avoid too many sections.
We also have "Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer." That's EEO boilerplate; remove.
Also "Employment Eligibility If hired, a Form I-9..." that's legal; remove.
Also "Our Crew Knows Benefits" heading is okay.
Thus we can produce sections:
About the role
with position summary paragraph.
Pay
with pay range and flat-rate description.
Responsibilities
with ul list.
Minimum Qualifications
with ul list.
Preferred Qualifications
with ul list.
Benefits
with ul list (including medical/dental/vision, paid vacation/holidays, on-the-job training, company-funded ASE certifications, flexible work schedule, 401(k) match, on-demand pay, professional development, community involvement, integrity & teamwork, free to be, etc). But we need to ensure we don't create filler. All those are substantive.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID.
We must not include schedule section because not specified.
We must not include Requirements heading (maybe we have Minimum Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications). The instruction says we can use Requirements as heading but we have separate Minimum and Preferred; we could combine into Requirements but better to keep as given.
We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's extract details.
Company Overview: "Bridgestone Retail Operations (BSRO) is part of Bridgestone Americas and employs over 22,000 teammates in North America. BSRO operates more than 2,200 company-owned stores, including Firestone Complete Auto Care, Tires Plus and Wheel Works locations. With locations across North America and more than $4.5 billion in tire and auto service sales, Bridgestone Retail Operations is the right place to build a career. Whatever role you fill, when you represent the Bridgestone name, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to Serve Society with Superior Quality. We start by offering each teammate more than just competitive pay. We provide formal training, performance incentives, paid vacation and holidays, competitive healthcare packages for full-time and part-time employees, and a 401k plan to help build towards your future. We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they are allowed to bring their whole self to work and know they are supported. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. We are building a team as diverse as the world we serve. So, show us what you are made of. Show us the smart stuff, the tough stuff, the bold, beautiful and brave stuff. Because who you are is what we need."
That's a lot of prose. Could be part of About the role or maybe a separate "About the company". But we only have About the role heading. Could we include company overview in About the role? It might be okay but the About the role should focus on role. However we have Position Summary separate. Might be better to have a section "About Bridgestone Retail Operations" but not allowed. Perhaps we can incorporate company overview into About the role as introductory paragraph before position summary. The instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use those for section headings. It might be okay to use other headings but they gave examples. Safer to stick to those.
Thus we could have About the role containing both company overview and position summary. That would be a bit long but okay.
Alternatively we could have About the role = position summary, and then we could have a separate section like "About the company" but not in list; risk of being considered filler? The instruction says include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text. It doesn't forbid using other headings, but they gave examples. I'd stick to the given headings to be safe.
Thus About the role will contain company overview + position summary.
Pay section: include pay range and flat-rate description.
Responsibilities: list.
Minimum Qualifications: list.
Preferred Qualifications: list.
Benefits: list all benefits and offerings.
We must not include Schedule.
Now let's extract each piece.
Company Overview text (as above). We'll keep as paragraph(s). Might be long but okay.
Position Summary: "The Automotive Technician plays a pivotal role within our automotive service team. As a vital member, you learn and develop foundational skills in diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining vehicles. Under the guidance of experienced technicians, this role involves hands-on learning to address various automotive systems and services. Automotive Technicians participate in routine inspections, contribute to vehicle assessments, and assist in repair procedures. Additionally, Automotive Technicians may interact with customers to explain repair procedures, answer inquiries, and provide exceptional service. Overall, this role demands a combination of mechanical aptitude, attention to detail, and a commitment to delivering high-quality workmanship in a fast-paced environment. This role offers a unique opportunity for individuals to build a solid foundation in automotive repair while contributing to the overall success of our team."
Pay Range: "$17.50 - $26.30 Our technicians enjoy a performance-based compensation model known as flat-rate pay. This system rewards our skilled professionals with a predetermined amount for each eligible task, fostering a culture of efficiency and swift task accomplishment, ensuring you're fairly rewarded for your expertise and dedication. These rates reflect average productivity by region. ___ Bridgestone is committed to fair and lawful compensation practices. All employees receive pay that meets or exceeds the applicable minimum wage requirements."
We need to keep the substantive info: pay range, flat-rate description, note about meeting minimum wage. The underscores and "___" are separators; we can ignore.
Responsibilities list:
- Change oil and perform other scheduled maintenance services.
- Perform inspections of steering, suspension, and brake systems.
- Install batteries and check electrical systems.
- Perform tire maintenance.
- Install parts.
- Road test vehicles.
- Obtain or maintain A.S.E. certifications in at least one of A1 – A8 within first two years of employment (Tests and registrations fees are paid for by company pass or fail. Technicians receive bonus for each test passed)
We need to keep the parenthetical note as part of that item.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Ability to learn basic mechanical tasks.
- Must have a valid automobile driver's license at all times and be able to drive customer and company vehicles.
- Basic understanding of general automotive maintenance & tire repair services including:
- Oil changes
- Basic inspections
- Repairing tires
- Reading, writing, and math skills.
We need to preserve the sublist? The original had a colon then a list. We can flatten: Ability to learn basic mechanical tasks; Must have a valid automobile driver's license...; Basic understanding of general automotive maintenance & tire repair services including oil changes, basic inspections, repairing tires, reading, writing, and math skills. But better to keep as separate items: maybe we can have a nested list? The instruction says use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. It doesn't forbid nested lists but we can keep simple.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2 years of automotive repair experience, completion of Vocational-Technical School program in a related field or demonstrated skills via third party certificates/assessment.
- A.S.E certification or equivalent external qualifications or training certifications.
Benefits list:
From "Our Crew Knows Benefits":
- Medical, Dental and Vision – Starting day 1 for all our teammates
- Paid vacation and holidays
- On-the-job training and company-funded ASE certifications
- Flexible work schedule
- 401(k) match
- On demand pay (daily pay) program available
Also from "What We Offer" and
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Thus we need to decide which sections to include based on content. We have: - Company Overview (some prose about BSRO). Could be considered "About the role"? Actually "Company Overview" is about the company, not role. The instruction says we can use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we could map Company Overview to maybe "About the role"? But that's not exactly. However we could include a section like "About Bridgestone Retail Operations" but that's not in allowed list. The instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says e.g., meaning examples, not exclusive? Probably we should stick to those headings. So we need to map content to those headings.
We have:
- Position Summary (description of role). Could be "About the role". Yes.
- Pay Range: $17.50 - $26.30 and description of flat-rate pay. So we can have a Pay section.
- Responsibilities: list of duties.
- Minimum Qualifications: list.
- Preferred Qualifications: list.
- Benefits: list (Medical, Dental and Vision – Starting day 1 for all our teammates, Paid vacation and holidays, On-the-job training and company-funded ASE certifications, Flexible work schedule, 401(k) match, On demand pay (daily pay) program available). Also there is "Our Crew Knows Benefits" heading.
- Also there is "Professional Development", "Community Involvement", "Integrity & Teamwork", "Free to Be", "What We Offer". Those could be considered Benefits or maybe separate sections like "Qualifications"? But they are more about culture/values. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine those into a "Benefits" or maybe "About the role"? But they are not exactly benefits. However we could include them under a "Benefits" section as they are offerings. But the instruction says only create Benefits section if posting actually states them. It does state benefits (medical, dental, vision, paid vacation, etc). Also there are other offerings like professional development, community involvement, etc. Those could be considered part of benefits or maybe "Qualifications"? Not exactly. Safer to include them in Benefits section as a list.
- There's also "Our Values GIVE BACK TO YOU" etc. That's more about culture; could be omitted as boilerplate? It's not EEO but it's values. Might be considered part of company overview but we already have company overview. Might be considered redundant. The instruction says remove duplicated lines. Might be okay to keep some but we need to avoid too many sections.
We also have "Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer." That's EEO boilerplate; remove.
Also "Employment Eligibility If hired, a Form I-9..." that's legal; remove.
Also "Our Crew Knows Benefits" heading is okay.
Thus we can produce sections:
About the role
with position summary paragraph.
Pay
with pay range and flat-rate description.
Responsibilities
with ul list.
Minimum Qualifications
with ul list.
Preferred Qualifications
with ul list.
Benefits
with ul list (including medical/dental/vision, paid vacation/holidays, on-the-job training, company-funded ASE certifications, flexible work schedule, 401(k) match, on-demand pay, professional development, community involvement, integrity & teamwork, free to be, etc). But we need to ensure we don't create filler. All those are substantive.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID.
We must not include schedule section because not specified.
We must not include Requirements heading (maybe we have Minimum Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications). The instruction says we can use Requirements as heading but we have separate Minimum and Preferred; we could combine into Requirements but better to keep as given.
We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's extract details.
Company Overview: "Bridgestone Retail Operations (BSRO) is part of Bridgestone Americas and employs over 22,000 teammates in North America. BSRO operates more than 2,200 company-owned stores, including Firestone Complete Auto Care, Tires Plus and Wheel Works locations. With locations across North America and more than $4.5 billion in tire and auto service sales, Bridgestone Retail Operations is the right place to build a career. Whatever role you fill, when you represent the Bridgestone name, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to Serve Society with Superior Quality. We start by offering each teammate more than just competitive pay. We provide formal training, performance incentives, paid vacation and holidays, competitive healthcare packages for full-time and part-time employees, and a 401k plan to help build towards your future. We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they are allowed to bring their whole self to work and know they are supported. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. We are building a team as diverse as the world we serve. So, show us what you are made of. Show us the smart stuff, the tough stuff, the bold, beautiful and brave stuff. Because who you are is what we need."
That's a lot of prose. Could be part of About the role or maybe a separate "About the company". But we only have About the role heading. Could we include company overview in About the role? It might be okay but the About the role should focus on role. However we have Position Summary separate. Might be better to have a section "About Bridgestone Retail Operations" but not allowed. Perhaps we can incorporate company overview into About the role as introductory paragraph before position summary. The instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use those for section headings. It might be okay to use other headings but they gave examples. Safer to stick to those.
Thus we could have About the role containing both company overview and position summary. That would be a bit long but okay.
Alternatively we could have About the role = position summary, and then we could have a separate section like "About the company" but not in list; risk of being considered filler? The instruction says include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text. It doesn't forbid using other headings, but they gave examples. I'd stick to the given headings to be safe.
Thus About the role will contain company overview + position summary.
Pay section: include pay range and flat-rate description.
Responsibilities: list.
Minimum Qualifications: list.
Preferred Qualifications: list.
Benefits: list all benefits and offerings.
We must not include Schedule.
Now let's extract each piece.
Company Overview text (as above). We'll keep as paragraph(s). Might be long but okay.
Position Summary: "The Automotive Technician plays a pivotal role within our automotive service team. As a vital member, you learn and develop foundational skills in diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining vehicles. Under the guidance of experienced technicians, this role involves hands-on learning to address various automotive systems and services. Automotive Technicians participate in routine inspections, contribute to vehicle assessments, and assist in repair procedures. Additionally, Automotive Technicians may interact with customers to explain repair procedures, answer inquiries, and provide exceptional service. Overall, this role demands a combination of mechanical aptitude, attention to detail, and a commitment to delivering high-quality workmanship in a fast-paced environment. This role offers a unique opportunity for individuals to build a solid foundation in automotive repair while contributing to the overall success of our team."
Pay Range: "$17.50 - $26.30 Our technicians enjoy a performance-based compensation model known as flat-rate pay. This system rewards our skilled professionals with a predetermined amount for each eligible task, fostering a culture of efficiency and swift task accomplishment, ensuring you're fairly rewarded for your expertise and dedication. These rates reflect average productivity by region. ___ Bridgestone is committed to fair and lawful compensation practices. All employees receive pay that meets or exceeds the applicable minimum wage requirements."
We need to keep the substantive info: pay range, flat-rate description, note about meeting minimum wage. The underscores and "___" are separators; we can ignore.
Responsibilities list:
- Change oil and perform other scheduled maintenance services.
- Perform inspections of steering, suspension, and brake systems.
- Install batteries and check electrical systems.
- Perform tire maintenance.
- Install parts.
- Road test vehicles.
- Obtain or maintain A.S.E. certifications in at least one of A1 – A8 within first two years of employment (Tests and registrations fees are paid for by company pass or fail. Technicians receive bonus for each test passed)
We need to keep the parenthetical note as part of that item.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Ability to learn basic mechanical tasks.
- Must have a valid automobile driver's license at all times and be able to drive customer and company vehicles.
- Basic understanding of general automotive maintenance & tire repair services including:
- Oil changes
- Basic inspections
- Repairing tires
- Reading, writing, and math skills.
We need to preserve the sublist? The original had a colon then a list. We can flatten: Ability to learn basic mechanical tasks; Must have a valid automobile driver's license...; Basic understanding of general automotive maintenance & tire repair services including oil changes, basic inspections, repairing tires, reading, writing, and math skills. But better to keep as separate items: maybe we can have a nested list? The instruction says use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. It doesn't forbid nested lists but we can keep simple.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2 years of automotive repair experience, completion of Vocational-Technical School program in a related field or demonstrated skills via third party certificates/assessment.
- A.S.E certification or equivalent external qualifications or training certifications.
Benefits list:
From "Our Crew Knows Benefits":
- Medical, Dental and Vision – Starting day 1 for all our teammates
- Paid vacation and holidays
- On-the-job training and company-funded ASE certifications
- Flexible work schedule
- 401(k) match
- On demand pay (daily pay) program available
Also from "What We Offer" and
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. It doesn't forbid nested lists but we can keep simple. Preferred Qualifications: - 2 years of automotive repair experience, completion of Vocational-Technical School program in a related field or demonstrated skills via third party certificates/assessment. - A.S.E certification or equivalent external qualifications or training certifications. Benefits list: From "Our Crew Knows Benefits": - Medical, Dental and Vision – Starting day 1 for all our teammates - Paid vacation and holidays - On-the-job training and company-funded ASE certifications - Flexible work schedule - 401(k) match - On demand pay (daily pay) program available Also from "What We Offer" and