Service Technician

Job Title: General Service Technician Department: Service Reports To: Service Manager FLSA Status: Exempt Schedule : Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Based on business levels some additional hours, including weekends, may be required).

SUMMARY

Performs vehicle repair and maintenance work as assigned in accordance with dealer and factory standards. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Receive repair orders from dispatcher and take to stall area. Perform work as outlined on repair order with efficiency and accuracy in accordance with dealership and factory standards. Diagnose cause of any malfunction and perform repair as authorized. Communicate with the Parts Department to obtain needed parts. Tag and save parts, turn in parts, if the job is under warranty or if requested by the customer. Advise service advisor immediately if any additional work is needed, if work outlined is not needed, or if repairs cannot be completed with the promised time. Document work performed. Road-test vehicles to ensure repair has addressed the customer complaint. Quality check work performed. Attend training classes. Keep abreast of factory technical bulletins. Ensure that customers’ vehicles are kept clean. Administer safety and housekeeping policies and procedures Understand and follow federal, state and local regulations, governing service repair work.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or, two years of experience in an auto body repair facility, one year of supervisory experience and/or training’ or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

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

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exits. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Current, valid driver’s license; satisfactory Motor Vehicle Report (MVR); ASE Certification preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; sit; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.. * This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associate with the job. While this list is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, the Company reserves the right to revise the functions and duties of the job or to require that additional or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (i.e., emergencies, changes in personnel, work load, rush jobs, or technological developments). #J-18808-Ljbffr Folsom Chevrolet/Geo, Inc