Automotive Service Technician

Ken Garff Automotive Group • Indianola, IA

23d • Onsite

About The Position

Stew Hansen Southtown, a Ken Garff Automotive Dealership, is looking for a talented and experienced Automotive Service Technician (Mechanic) who aligns with their core values of respect, integrity, growth, humility, and teamwork. They emphasize a strong culture and offer unmatched opportunities, seeking the best candidates. The dealership has a "Tech Week" to recognize technicians, offers a tool allowance, efficiency bonuses, and a positive work environment with competitive flat-rate pay. They also have a formal reward and recognition system called ProTech, which includes regular rewards for performance and tenure, predictable pay raises, efficiency bonuses, quarterly tool allowances and discounts, and a commitment to treating employees well.

Requirements

• 2 to 3 years of automotive technician (mechanic) experience preferred
• Accommodating and analytical, while producing highly precise and accurate work
• ASE or dealership manufacturer certifications describe your background
• Work is accurate while you are reserved, imaginative
• Excellent dexterity skills as well as patience, creativity, good judgment, and an eye for detail
• Unselfish and approachable with a preference for detailed, skill-based work
• Must be 18 years or older and be authorized to work in the U.S
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Ability to read and comprehend job-related instructions and information, electronic and paper-based
• A valid in-state driver's license and a good driving record, per company standards

Responsibilities

• Perform efficient and expert work on repair orders, in accordance with dealership, state and factory standards; maintain knowledge of all factory-technical bulletins
• Address customers’ primary concerns with diagnosis, repair, and quality control to attain ‘Fixed First Visit’ expectations
• Perform the KG Electronic Multi Point Inspection on every vehicle; immediately notify Service Advisor if the car has more problems than you thought, less than you thought, or if problems will take up more time than you thought
• Master our Dealer Management System (Reynolds) for time keeping, work distribution, electronic inspections, repair quotes and communication
• Be accountable to all dealership owned tools, and superior cleanliness throughout workspace and in all customer vehicles (“leave no trace” standard)

Benefits

• Paid training, certifications, and real career growth
• Paid Time Off starting your first week
• 401k with company match
• Red Wing boot program (annual replacement of work boots)
• 1:1 Tech to PC
• Maternity/Paternity Program
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Short and Long-term disability, AD&D and Life Insurance
• Year-end bonus program for all employees (Garff Giveback)
• Employee discounts on Vehicle Purchase, Parts, Service and More!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED