Quick Lube Oil Change Technician

About the role

We are looking for a dependable and hardworking Quick Lube Oil Change Technician to join our service team. This entry-level role focuses on performing essential maintenance services for retail and internal customers' vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Perform oil changes and routine maintenance efficiently and accurately
• Inspect vehicles and report any issues to the manager
• Keep customer vehicles clean (vacuum and clean windshields)
• Maintain a clean and safe workspace
• Provide excellent service with honesty and care
• Conduct all business with sincerity, honesty, and genuine concern for customers
• Stay within the estimates provided to the customer
• Inspect every repair order and vehicle for proper job completion
• Advise the Manager of any repairs or services needed
• Notify the Service Manager of any situation jeopardizing safety, welfare, or dealership integrity
• Perform work as outlined on repair orders with efficiency and accuracy, adhering to dealership and factory standards
• Sell lubrication, safety inspections, and related services
• Drain oil from crankcase and refill with required amount of oil
• Replace oil and air filters
• Inspect vehicle fluid levels, replace or replenish as necessary
• Check tire pressure and add air if needed
• Lubricate moving parts with specified lubricants
• Report machinery defects or malfunctions to supervisor
• Ensure customers' cars are kept clean
• Notify service advisor immediately of any changes to the vehicle's appearance or condition
• Keep shop area neat and clean
• Maintain and account for all dealership-owned tools and manuals
• Understand, keep abreast of, and comply with federal, state, and local regulations (e.g., hazardous waste disposal, OSHA Right-to-Know)
• Operate all tools and equipment safely
• Communicate with parts department to obtain needed parts
• Participate in manufacturer-sponsored training programs as assigned by the service manager

Requirements

• Valid Driver’s License
• Strong attention to detail and pride in work
• Team player with a positive attitude
• Previous dealership or quick lube experience required
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively with customers or employees
• Basic mathematical skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using units of American money, weight, volume, and distance)
• Ability to apply common sense to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions
• Ability to deal with standardized situations with occasional or no variables

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger/handle/feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear, and taste or smell
• Occasionally required to climb or balance
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, high/precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme heat, and vibration
• Frequently exposed to outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock
• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions
• Noise level in the work environment is usually very loud

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life insurance (benefits start on the first day of the month following 30 days of employment)
• 401K plan with employer match
• Paid time off, including sick, vacation, and holiday
• Job stability and growth opportunities (promote from within)
• Employee discounts on vehicles, parts, and service
• Friendly, family-run environment
• On-the-job training
• Uniforms provided