Automotive Mechanic - NO WEEKENDS

Serra Traverse City•Traverse City, MI

About The Position

Serra Traverse City is seeking an Automotive Mechanic to join its dealership team. The role includes performing vehicle repairs and diagnostics according to repair orders and dealership and manufacturer standards, documenting work, coordinating with service advisors and the parts department, and maintaining safe, clean work practices. The mechanic also prepares, records, submits, and reconciles warranty claims with the factory and/or distributor. The position requires a valid driver’s license, communication and organizational skills, the ability to interpret instructions and write routine reports, and experience using general office equipment such as computers, iPads, and copiers. Candidates should be able to multitask, work professionally with customers and colleagues, and meet the listed physical demands. The role accepts an associate degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school, related experience or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. The work takes place in a shop environment, with regular exposure to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee may also encounter humid or wet conditions, outside weather, high places, chemicals, extreme heat, electrical-shock risk, vibration, and loud noise. The posting advertises no weekends.

Requirements

Valid driver’s license.
Excellent communication, organizational, and time-management skills.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively with customers or employees.
Experience using general office equipment, such as computers, iPads, and copiers.
Ability to multitask and maintain a professional, well-groomed appearance.
Ability to understand and carry out varied written, oral, diagrammed, or form-based instructions using common-sense judgment, and to deal with standardized situations with few or no variables.
Associate degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to stand or sit for prolonged periods.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including regularly standing, handling objects, reaching, and talking or hearing, and occasionally walking, sitting, climbing or balancing, and stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
Ability to work in an environment with regular exposure to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles; frequent exposure to wet or dry humid conditions and outside weather; occasional exposure to high places, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme heat, electrical-shock risk, and vibration; and usually loud noise.

Responsibilities

Perform work listed on repair orders efficiently and accurately according to dealership and factory standards.
Diagnose malfunctions and perform repairs.
Coordinate with the parts department to obtain needed parts.
Save and tag parts when required for warranty work or requested by the customer.
Inspect assigned vehicles to identify additional safety or service work that is required or recommended.
Immediately inform the service advisor when additional work is needed, listed work is unnecessary, or repairs cannot be completed within the promised time.
Document work performed and recommended on repair orders.
Road-test vehicles when required.
Participate in manufacturer-sponsored training programs, schools, and events, and keep current with manufacturer technical bulletins.
Supervise assigned apprentice technicians.
Report machinery defects or malfunctions to the supervisor.
Keep customers’ vehicles clean and promptly notify service advisors of changes to a vehicle’s appearance or condition.
Keep the shop neat and clean.
Maintain dealership-owned tools and manuals, and return them to their proper place and condition.
Follow applicable federal, state, and local regulations, including hazardous-waste disposal and OSHA Right-to-Know requirements.
Operate tools and equipment safely and report safety issues to management immediately.
Prepare, record, submit, and reconcile warranty claims with the factory and/or distributor.
Perform other duties as needed.