Automotive Technician

Job Responsibilities

• Perform work as outlined on repair order with efficiency and accuracy, in accordance with dealership and factory standards
• Communicate with parts department to obtain needed parts, inform team leader if vehicle is awaiting parts and pursue special order of parts if necessary
• Diagnose cause of any malfunction and perform repair, if authorized by customer
• Examine the vehicle to determine if additional safety or service work is required
• Notify service consultants immediately if additional work is needed, if work outlined is not needed, or if repairs cannot be completed within the time promised
• Document work performed on each vehicle on the repair order using the concern, cause and correction format
• Road-test vehicles to check work performed
• Ensure that customer vehicles are returned to them as clean as they were prior to being serviced
• Keep shop area neat clean and be able to account for all dealership owned tools at all times
• Understand and follow federal, state and locate regulations, such as those governing the disposal of hazardous waste

Qualifications

• Must meet company's requirements for employment
• Able to read and comprehend written instructions and information
• General mechanical skills
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Able to drive manual transmission vehicles
• Professional appearance
• Manual dexterity, good judgment and ability to operate power and hand tools and other types of machinery safely
• Three years of work experience as a service technician (A must)
• Demonstrated customer service skills
• ASE certification (preferred)

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• Exposure to inclement weather. Ability to operate an automobile
• Prolonged periods of standing, stooping and bending
• Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently and/or greater then 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects
• Requires walking or standing to a significant degree, or requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and or pulling of arm or leg controls, or requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and /or pulling of materials

Required Education

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must have technical aptitude displayed by ASE certification or successful completion of pre-employment test
• Technical or trade school degree preferred

Benefits

• Unlimited earning potential
• Paid time off
• 401(k) program
• Health, dental, life, and disability insurance
• Employee vehicle purchase program
• Fantastic advancement opportunities

Schedule

Monday to Friday

Weekends as needed

Job Type

Full-time

Experience Level

1 year

License/Certification

Driver's License (Required)