Automotive Service Technician

Automotive Service Technician – Lithia & Driveway, Helena, MT (Dealership L0146).

Pay Range: $25.00–$35.00 per flat‑rate hour (based on certifications and experience).

Schedule: Monday–Friday; rotating Saturdays.

Service Department

Hours:

Monday–Friday: 7:30 AM–5:30 PM;
Saturday: 8:00 AM–2:00 PM.

Experience

Required:

Prior automotive experience; basic tools.

Why Choose Us?

We reward hard work with advancement opportunities and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including wellness programs, employee stock purchase plans, and fully paid manufacturer training and ASE certifications.

Responsibilities

• Perform work as outlined on repair order with efficiency and accuracy, in accordance with Lithia and manufacturer standards.
• Diagnose cause of malfunction.
• Complete all work according to the applicable safety requirements.
• Road‑test vehicles to ensure quality of repair work.
• Accurately record time spent on repairs utilizing company time‑clocking procedures.
• Document work performed on repair order and document test procedures/results.
• Responsible for providing and maintaining an inventory of normal mechanics tools (e.g., screwdrivers, wrenches, socket wrenches, pliers, hammers, chisels, and punches) to the extent the technician is trained and not normally inventoried by the service department as “special tools”.
• Return special tools to proper place.
• Use shop supplies and materials in a practical and economical manner.
• Maintain an organized and clean workspace, completing a stall cleaning every day.
• Ensure that customer’s vehicles are returned to them as clean as they were prior to being serviced.
• Complete all required training.
• Acquire and maintain manufacturer and ASE certifications by completing the necessary and required training.
• Participate in and utilize technical training as assigned by management.
• Review the technical bulletins and other publications as assigned by management.
• Constructively communicate with other dealership personnel as required to satisfy customer needs.
• Report to management any situation or condition that jeopardizes the safety, welfare, or integrity of the dealership, its personnel, or customers.
• Maintain personal grooming, hygiene, and uniform standards according to departmental policies. Clean gray work shirts, creased gray work trousers, shirts to be tucked in at all times. Belts worn on trousers to be of no buckle design to avoid scratching paint on customer’s vehicles.
• Arrive at work, take breaks, and depart work at the times designated by management.

Skills Abridge And Qualifications

• Automotive Technical Knowledge – Three to five years’ experience.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Sense of urgency.
• Excellent communication.

Competency

• Lube and Maintenance Services.
• Engine Repair.
• Suspension/Steering Repair.
• Brake Repair.
• Heating and A/C Repair (optional).
• Manufacturer certified in all areas listed above.
• Minimum of 1 ASE certification (preferably ASE Master Technician).
• Customer Pay Proficiency Level: Greater than 100% Customer Pay Repairs.
• Veterans encouraged to apply.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Medical, Dental and Vision Plans.
• Paid holidays & PTO.
• Short and long‑term disability.
• Paid life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Lithia Learning Center.
• Vehicle purchase discounts.
• Wellness programs.

High School graduate or equivalent, 18 years or older required. We are a drug‑free workplace.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity (regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status). We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.