Automotive Lead Technician

Bridgestone Americas•Saint Petersburg, FL

26d•$25 - $49

About The Position

The Lead Technician position requires your experience and technical expertise to diagnose drivability and electrical systems, while using your leadership and mentoring skills in driving a team toward increased customer care and satisfaction. Our technicians enjoy a performance-based compensation model known as flat-rate pay. This system rewards our skilled professionals with a predetermined amount for each eligible task, fostering a culture of efficiency and swift task accomplishment, ensuring you're fairly rewarded for your expertise and dedication. These rates reflect average productivity by region. ___ Bridgestone is committed to fair and lawful compensation practices. All employees receive pay that meets or exceeds the applicable minimum wage requirements. ___

Requirements

Reading, writing and math skills
Must have a valid automobile driver’s license at all times and be able to drive customer and company vehicles
Must have a minimum 5 years of automotive repair experience, completion of Vocational-Technical School program in a related field or demonstrated skills via third party certificates/assessment
A.S.E. certification in at least 5 (five) of A1-A8 (L1 can be one of the five) is required. (New hires with external similar qualifications/certifications will have up to 2 years of employment to comply)
Maintains Federal, State and Local certification/license where applicable
Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical people

Responsibilities

Diagnose and repair to specifications – brake and hydraulic, exhaust, primary and/or advanced fuel ignition and electrical, suspension and alignment, air conditioning and computer systems
Adequately explain technical diagnoses and needed repairs to non-mechanical individuals
Stay current with rapidly changing automotive technology through continuous paid formal training
Assist and train technicians/mechanics in performing technical activities