Mecanico/Mechanic

About the role

Your responsibility is to be vigilant in assessing vehicles in need of repair. You will work closely with the Senior Auto Mechanic to become well-versed and independent in your role.

Job Responsibilities

• Test drive vehicles and test components and systems.
• Repair, reline, replace, and adjust brakes.
• Review work orders and discuss work with supervisors.
• Confer with customers to obtain descriptions of vehicle problems and to discuss work to be performed and future repair requirements.
• Examine vehicles to determine the extent of damage or malfunctions.
• Align vehicles' front ends.
• Tear down, repair, and rebuild faulty assemblies, such as power systems, steering systems, and linkages.
• Perform routine and scheduled maintenance services, such as oil changes, lubrications, and tune-ups.
• Follow checklists to ensure all important parts are examined, including belts, hoses, steering systems, spark plugs, brake and fuel systems, wheel bearings, and other potentially troublesome areas.
• Maintain cleanliness of the work area.
• Disassemble units and inspect parts for wear.
• Confer with customers or users to assess problems.
• Perform other relevant duties to the role as they arise.

Work Activities

• Operating vehicles, mechanized devices, or equipment.
• Maintaining mechanical equipment.
• Inspecing equipment, structures, or materials.
• Evaluating information to determine compliance with standards.
• Aligning equipment or machinery.
• Cleaning work areas.
• Confer with customers or users to assess problems.
• Performing maintenance or repair tasks.
• Inspecting vehicles to determine overall condition.
• Reading work orders or descriptions of problems to determine repairs or modifications needed.
• Repairing or replacing worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
• Servicing vehicles to maintain functionality.

Education And Experience

Unspecified education and years of experience are required.

Basic Skills

• Critical Thinking.
• Active Learning.
• Service Orientation.

System Skills

• Judgment and Decision Making.
• Systems Analysis.
• Systems Evaluation.

Physical Demands

Walk; Sit; Use hands to finger, handle, or feel; Reach with hands and arms; Climb or balance; Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Lift up to 50 pounds; lift up to 100 pounds.

About Chihuahua Tire Shop

We are family owned and operated for nearly 20 years. Initially we started as just used tires and auto repair, we’ve grown into four locations and offer a wide array of auto services. Not only do we specialize in auto repair and maintenance, but we also offer a variety of tires for every price point, customization capabilities, audio work, stereos, window tinting, and much more. And we’ve also become the go-to in the Chicago area for aftermarket parts. We are so happy to say that we really enjoy what we do!