Mechanic Auto - Southeast MI Locations (SE MI)

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI

5d

About The Position

The Auto Mechanic maintains and repairs auto/diesel equipment to keep vehicles safe and operational. The role includes inspecting and diagnosing vehicle condition, identifying worn or damaged parts, completing preventive maintenance, installing upgrades, controlling corrosion, and winterizing equipment. Mechanics repair, adjust, overhaul, assemble, disassemble, and replace major assemblies, components, parts, and systems, including power and drive trains, electrical, air conditioning, fuel, emissions, brakes, steering, and hydraulics. Work also includes machine shop operations and adjustments or alignments to vehicle systems.

Mechanics verify performance through test drives and system adjustments, test vehicles for applicable federal and state requirements, and document services and repairs. They maintain shop equipment by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and arranging repairs. The role requires following safety procedures, learning and carrying out instructions, collaborating respectfully with coworkers, maintaining good attendance, and being willing to work assigned schedules, periodic shift changes, extended days, or overtime.

The position is offered through a requisition supplying candidates to locations throughout Southeast Michigan and is not tied to a specific location. The starting hourly rate is $44.565, with increases to a top hourly base rate of $44.765 after three consecutive months of employment. Applicable shift, overtime, and holiday premiums may also apply. Candidates must complete an interview, background check, pre-employment drug screen, and physical. The drug screen panel does not include THC.

Requirements

• Completion of a bona fide apprenticeship, or eight years of previous experience, or a combination of previous work experience and training equivalent to a bona fide apprenticeship program in the trade.
• Ability and willingness to learn and follow safety rules and procedures.
• Ability to learn, remember, and maintain the pace of job steps after instruction, training, and familiarization.
• Ability and willingness to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability and willingness to work in a team environment, assist coworkers, promote safety, treat coworkers with dignity and respect, and follow leadership instructions.
• Willingness and ability to work assigned schedules, change shifts periodically, work more than eight hours per day and/or overtime, and maintain good attendance.
• Successful completion of a job interview, background check, pre-employment drug screen, and physical.

Responsibilities

• Inspect vehicles and conduct diagnostic tests to determine condition and identify worn or damaged parts.
• Complete preventive maintenance schedules, install component and part upgrades, control corrosion, and perform winterization procedures.
• Remove, repair, adjust, overhaul, assemble, disassemble, and replace major assemblies, components, parts, and vehicle systems.
• Perform machine shop operations and make adjustments and alignments, including to bearing loads, gear tooth contact, valve mechanisms, governors, oil systems, control linkages, clutches, and traction units.
• Verify vehicle performance through test drives and adjustments to controls and systems.
• Test vehicles for federal and state engine, safety, and combustion-control requirements.
• Maintain vehicle records by documenting services and repairs.
• Keep shop equipment operational by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and arranging repairs.
• Follow safety rules and procedures; learn, retain, and follow oral and written instructions.
• Work cooperatively and respectfully in a team environment, help coworkers, and follow leadership instructions and requests.
• Work assigned schedules, periodically change shifts, work more than eight hours per day and/or overtime, and maintain good attendance.

Benefits

• Company-provided healthcare coverage, including hospital, surgical, and medical coverage, plus drug, hearing, dental, and vision coverage.
• Basic life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Accident and sickness benefits and extended disability benefits.
• Automatic enrollment in TESPHE, the hourly employee 401(k) plan, at an initial pre-tax contribution rate of 3%.
• Eligibility for Company TESPHE contributions of 6.4% of base pay and $1 per compensated hour.
• Eligibility for holiday pay, profit sharing, lump sum bonuses, paid time off, and tuition assistance (the posting text is truncated after “tuition ass”).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed