Automotive Technician

Master Automotive Technician (A-Level)

Stress-Free Auto Care - San Francisco, CA Full-time | $59.00-$68.00/hr + uncapped production bonus paid on top of your hourly Bridge tolls and mileage reimbursed

If you're an A-tech, you already know the real question

It isn't the hourly rate on the ad. It's whether the hours are actually there when you clock in.

Most shops sell you a big number and then hand you a dispatch board full of oil changes, a parts counter that guesses, and an advisor who can't explain a brake fluid flush without apologizing for it. You end up carrying the shop's revenue on your back and going home at 40 clocked and 28 produced.

We built this shop around the other model. Our advisors are trained - not "we told them to upsell," but trained on inspection presentation, declined-work follow-up, and how to walk a customer through a diagnostic finding without discounting it into the floor. When the front counter does its job, your utilization goes up without you working faster. That's the deal.

• 7-10+ years of professional experience in a full-service or dealership environment
• Verifiable experience. We check. Be ready to provide shop references, employment history we can confirm, and specifics on the vehicles, systems, and volume you've worked on. If you claim it, you can show it - in the interview, on the floor, or both.
• L1 Advanced Engine Performance strongly preferred; L3 hybrid/EV a plus
• Genuine diagnostic ability: drivability, electrical, intermittent no-codes, CAN/network faults, and the discipline to test rather than swap
• Comfortable with factory and aftermarket scan platforms, scope work, and OEM service information
• ADAS calibration experience welcome; we'll train and equip if you don't have it
• Own professional tool set (box, hand tools, common specialty); we supply the heavy equipment, scan tools, and information subscriptions
• Valid CA driver's license, clean-enough record to move customer vehicles, and able to drive a manual
• Able to write a clear, defensible story on a repair order - cause, correction, and what you actually tested

• Own the hard tickets: diagnostics, drivability, electrical, and the repairs that come back to you because nobody else could find it
• Get paid for diagnostic time. We sell diag as a service, not as a free giveaway to win the job
• Work with an advisor who brings you the customer's real complaint, verified, and sells your recommendation the way you wrote it
• Mentor the B and C techs on the floor - and get recognized for it, not just handed more work
• Set the standard on quality control, documentation, and shop process improvement

• You own your work. Your name goes on the repair order. You stand behind the diagnosis, the repair, and the documentation that supports both.
• You show up. Reliable attendance, on time, ready to produce. The board doesn't work if one bay is a question mark.
• You communicate like a professional. Clear, respectful, and direct with advisors, teammates, and customers - including when the news is bad.
• You work clean. Vehicle protection, a controlled bay, tools accounted for, and a workspace the next person can walk into.
• You follow process. Safety, PPE, quality control checks, and documented procedures, every time, on every ticket.
• You raise the room. No shortcuts, no blame-shifting, no drama on the floor. If something's broken in the process, you say so and help fix it.

Technicians who hold this standard are the ones we promote.

Base hourly $59.00-$68.00/hr, based on verified experience and demonstrated diagnostic ability

Production bonus

Uncapped, paid on top of your hourly - see below

Certification support

Not required to be hired. If you want to pursue or maintain certifications, we pay for the testing

Advancement Priority consideration for lead tech, foreman, and company technical training roles

Earn a true bonus

• Clock 10, bill 10 - that's 100% utilization. You earn $8.00 for every billable hour, on top of the 10 hours of wages you already had coming. That's an extra $80 on a ten-hour day.
• Hit 110% utilization and the rate moves to $10.00 for every billable hour.
• There is no cap. Not on the percentage, not on the hours, not on the dollars. Produce more, earn more. Every billable hour counts.

• Bridge tolls reimbursed for your daily commute to and from the shop, via Fas Trak statement or toll invoice
• Mileage reimbursement at the current IRS standard rate for qualifying miles, including any shop-to-shop travel, parts runs, road tests, and customer vehicle transport
• Submitted with your regular timesheet and paid on your normal pay cycle

• Medical, dental, and vision
• PTO and paid holidays
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid training and career development, including manufacturer and ADAS training
• Employee discounts on parts and service
• Referral bonuses - if you bring another A-tech, you get paid for it

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