QL LUBE TECHNICIAN
About The Position
The Lubetech 1 lubricates vehicle moving parts and performs oil changes. The role carries out work listed on repair orders according to dealership and factory standards, inspects and replenishes vehicle fluids, checks tire pressure, and performs basic diagnosis and repairs. The technician also examines vehicles for additional safety or service needs, communicates with service advisors and the parts department, documents completed work, and road-tests vehicles when required. The position requires safe operation and care of dealership tools and equipment, maintaining a clean shop and customer vehicles, and reporting machinery defects and safety issues. The technician must follow applicable regulations, including hazardous-waste disposal and OSHA Right-to-Know requirements, and participate in assigned manufacturer training while keeping up with technical bulletins. This role has no supervisory responsibilities.
Requirements
- 11th-grade high school education.
- One to three months of related experience and/or training.
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; and present information effectively in one-on-one situations.
- Ability to perform basic arithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, American money, and measurements, and compute rates, ratios, and percentages.
- Ability to follow detailed but uncomplicated written, oral, or diagram-based instructions and solve problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Driver's license.
- Ability to stand, walk, finger, handle or feel, reach, climb, and stoop or crouch as required by the job.
- Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Responsibilities
- Perform repair-order work efficiently and accurately in accordance with dealership and factory standards.
- Drain and replace engine oil, replace oil and air filters, inspect and replenish vehicle fluids, and check and adjust tire pressure.
- Lubricate moving parts and inject grease into vehicle components using a hand-operated or compressed-air-powered grease gun.
- Add water to radiators and batteries.
- Diagnose malfunctions and perform repairs.
- Save and tag parts when required for warranty work or requested by the customer.
- Inspect assigned vehicles for additional required or recommended safety and service work.
- Immediately advise the service advisor about additional or unnecessary work and any repairs that cannot be completed within the promised time.
- Road-test vehicles when required or refer them to the test technician.
- Communicate with the parts department to obtain needed parts.
- Report machinery defects or malfunctions to the supervisor and safety issues to management.
- Document all work performed on repair orders.
- Participate in manufacturer-sponsored training as assigned by the service manager and stay current with manufacturer technical bulletins.
- Keep customers' vehicles clean and promptly notify the service advisor of changes to a vehicle's appearance or condition.
- Keep the shop area neat and clean.
- Maintain and account for dealership-owned tools and manuals, returning 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
