Entry Level Technician

Lithia & Driveway•Bellevue, WA

11d•$19

About The Position

We are searching for Entry Level Automotive Technicians to join our busy service team! This is an opportunity to learn and contribute to this dealership’s overall success while gaining new industry skills! Apply with us and grow within an industry you already know you LOVE! If you have automobile aptitude and basic mechanic skills, this could be the next step in your career path to be a technician! We recognize that your knowledge, skill and presence as a team member is central – it is the backbone of everything we do! Join the Lithia family and take your career to the next level with the largest and most successful retail automotive teams in the nation! We have developed a strong team of professional techs and support staff throughout the dealership. To maintain our great environment and work culture for all employees, we require professionalism, good communication skills and the willingness to grow. Start your automotive career journey with one of the LARGEST and most SUCCESSFUL publicly traded retail automotive groups in the nation!

Requirements

Basic mechanical understanding of an automobile.
Operate a wide variety of cars, light trucks, and vans, with ability to drive both manual and automatic transmissions.
Strong organizational skills and detail oriented.
A team player who is focused on providing exemplary customer service.
Acceptable driving record and a valid driver's license in your state of residence.
High School graduate or equivalent, 18 years or older required.

Nice To Haves

Experience as an express/quick lube technician preferred, not required

Responsibilities

Perform work as outlined on repair order with efficiency and accuracy, in accordance with Lithia and manufacturer standards
Diagnose cause of malfunction
Complete all work according to the applicable safety requirements
Road-test vehicles to ensure quality of repair work
Accurately record time spent repairs utilizing company time clocking procedures
Document work performed on repair order and document test procedures/results
Responsible for providing and maintaining an inventory of normal mechanics tools to include screwdrivers, wrenches, socket wrenches, pliers, hammers, chisels and punches, and other tools needed to perform the work for which the technician is trained and not normally inventoried by the service department as “special tools.”
Return special tools to proper place
Use shop supplies and materials in a practical and economical manner
Maintain an organized and clean workspace, completing a stall cleaning every day.
Ensure that customer’s vehicles are returned to them as clean as they were prior to being serviced.
Complete all required training
Acquire and maintain manufacturer and ASE certifications by completing the necessary and required training
Participate in and utilize technical training as assigned by management
Review the technical bulletins and other publications as assigned by management
Constructively communicate with other dealership personnel as required to satisfy customer needs.
Report to management any situation or condition that jeopardizes the safety, welfare, or integrity of the dealership, its personnel, or customers.
Maintain personal grooming, hygiene, and uniform standards according to departmental policies.
Clean gray work shirts creased gray work trousers, shirts to be tucked in at all times.
Belts work on trousers to be of no buckle design to avoid scratching paint on customer’s vehicles.
Arrive at work, take breaks, and depart work at the times designated by management.