Automotive Quick Lube Technician / Entry Level Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Automotive Quick Lube Technician / Entry Level Technician

Dobbs Asheville Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram

Why wait to make a career out of doing what you love? Some of our best master technicians started as quick lube techs. So if working on cars gets your gears moving, contact us today. As a quick lube tech, you’ll start by being responsible for inspecting and lubricating vehicles quickly and thoroughly. And with a little hard work and dedication, who knows where you’ll be able to go? At our dealership, the door is always open. And so are your options.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform multipoint inspections
  
• Communicate additional service/repair needs to service advisors
  
• Service universal joints, grease fittings, and steering knuckles using hand- or compressed-air powered grease guns
  
• Inspect fluid levels in steering gears, power steering reservoirs, transmissions, differentials, rear axle housings and shackles
  
• Check tire pressure
  
• Lubricate moving parts with specified lubricants
  
• Drain oil from crankcase and refill with required amount of oil
  
• Add water to radiator and battery
  
• Replace oil and air filters
  
• Inspect all vehicles for additional repairs
  
• Adhere to all company policies, procedures, safety standards, and codes of conduct
  
• Follow dealership safety procedures to avoid exposure to fumes, dirt, and harsh chemicals
  

Qualifications

• Must meet dealership’s requirements for employment
  
• Ability to read/comprehend written instructions and information
  
• Familiarity with all aspects of automotive repair/maintenance
  
• Must have a valid driver license and be able to operate manual transmissions
  
• Prior experience as a technician’s helper or apprentice preferred
  
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
  

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

• Occasional exposure to inclement weather
  
• Ability to operate an automobile
  
• Prolonged periods of standing, stooping, and bending
  
• Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects
  
• Requires a significant amount of walking and/or standing. May also require working in the seated position for long periods while operating controls with arms and legs. This position may also require working at a production pace while pushing and/or pulling materials from place to place.
  

Compensation

• Compensation is based on experience.
  

Benefits

• Benefits include medical, vision and dental insurance, Vacation time, company sponsored continuing education and training. 
  

Our company maintains a strong policy of equal employment opportunity for all associates.  We hire, train, promote and compensate associates on the basis of personal and professional competence and potential for advancement without regard for race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability or citizenship, as well as other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.