Service Technician

Position: SERVICE TECHNICIAN

Job Details

Job Location: Tacoma Subaru - Tacoma, WA 98409
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $17.50 - $53.00 Hourly
Travel Percentage: None
Job Category: Automotive Service

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Perform work as outlined on the repair order with efficiency and accuracy, in accordance with dealership and factory standards.
• Diagnose vehicle problems based on customer complaints and inspection.
• Communicate with parts department to obtain needed parts.
• Save and tag parts of the job if under warranty or if requested by the customer.
• Examine assigned vehicle to determine if further safety or service work is required or recommended.
• Communicate with service advisor immediately if additional work is needed, if work outlined is not needed, or if repairs cannot be completed within the promised time.
• Document all work performed and recommended on the repair order.
• Road test vehicles.
• Participate in manufacturer-sponsored training programs, schools, and events.
• Keep abreast of manufacturer technical bulletins.
• Inspect and test drive newly delivered vehicles for obvious damage and missing major components and driveability functions.
• Install optional equipment specified by the customer or dealer.
• Supervise work of any apprentice technicians as assigned.
• Report machinery defects or malfunctions to supervisor.
• Ensure that customers' cars are kept clean. Notify service advisor immediately of anything that has happened to change the appearance or condition of the vehicle.
• Keep shop area neat and clean.
• Maintain and be accountable for all dealership-owned tools and manuals. Return them to the proper place and in the same condition they were received.

Safety & Compliance

• Understand, keep abreast of, and comply with federal, state, and local regulations, such as hazardous waste disposal, OSHA Right-to-Know, etc.
• Operate all tools and equipment in a safe manner.
• Report any safety issues immediately to management.

Why Bruce Titus Automotive Group?

We are an exciting, dynamic, and highly successful team. We continue to grow and expand our footprint through acquisitions of new dealerships and expanding our current ones. We are big community supporters and provide a fun, exciting, and collaborative workplace where growth and advancement opportunities abound.

Benefits

• On-site training
• Medical, Dental and Vision Plan
• Paid Holidays & PTO
• Short Term Disability
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance Plan
• Ongoing training and opportunity for growth

Bruce Titus Automotive Group is an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. A criminal history background check and pre-employment drug screen will be conducted on the final candidate prior to beginning employment.

Qualifications

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Education & Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must be able to operate both automatic and manual transmission vehicles.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Valid Driver's License

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, stretch, kneel, stoop, crawl, climb, balance, twist, turn, handle, reach, lift and carry up to 50 lbs. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear.

Work Environment

The work environment can range from slow to fast paced. The work environment is indoor and outdoor and may include inclement weather. The work environment is a multi-tasking, front line customer service environment. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to extreme.

Hazard Training

• Attend training in company's hazard communication program (worker's right to know).
• Utilize chemical inventory list
• Utilize material safety data sheets (M.S.D.S) file
• Utilize required personal protective equipment at all times

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