Senior Auto Mechanic

About the role

Responsible for performing repairs/services needed, supervising and mentoring other mechanics.

Responsibilities

• Determine schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities.
• Inspect and monitor work areas, examine tools and equipment, and provide employee safety training.
• Develop, implement, or evaluate maintenance policies and procedures.
• Maintain direct communication with management.
• Perform other relevant duties as they arise.

Requirements

• Years of experience: 5+ years minimum.

Qualifications

• Monitoring: Ability to monitor and assess performance.
• Critical Thinking: Ability to use logic and reasoning to solve problems.
• Active Listening: Ability to give full attention to others.
• Reading Comprehension: Ability to understand work-related documents.
• Troubleshooting: Ability to determine causes of operating errors.
• Equipment Maintenance: Ability to perform routine maintenance on equipment.
• Systems Evaluation: Ability to identify measures and actions needed to improve performance.
• Systems Analysis: Ability to determine how systems should work.
• Resource Management Skills: Ability to manage personnel resources.
• Time Management: Ability to manage time effectively.
• Management of Material Resources: Ability to obtain and use necessary equipment and materials.
• Management of Financial Resources: Ability to determine spending needs.
• Service Orientation: Ability to assist customers.
• Physical Demands: Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, sit, reach, use hands, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Skills

• Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing the performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
• Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Resource Management Skills: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Management of Personnel Resources: Obtaining and using equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
• Management of Financial Resources: Determining how the money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Salary options available. Negotiable depending on experience.

Schedule

Up to 50 pounds; 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!