(USA) Tire & Battery Technician - Automotive

Sam's West • Apple Valley, MN

75d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Tire & Battery Center Technician, you will work to provide safe and efficient service in both the sales and service areas of the department. You will work collaboratively with other associates to ensure the club meets the member’s expectations. This role involves leveraging digital tools to plan for and drive sales, improve the service experience, and elevate associate engagement. You will also be responsible for communicating equipment, tools, and supplies needs, tracking and monitoring returns and special orders, operating cash registers, processing transactions, and maintaining accurate inventory. Additionally, you will identify member needs, assist with purchasing decisions, and resolve issues and concerns. The role also emphasizes being a brand advocate, developing, influencing, and inspiring others, and embracing differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences to create a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected. You will work as a team, build strong and trusting relationships, and communicate with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence. Strengthening the team by helping, developing, and mentoring others, and recognizing others' contributions and accomplishments are key aspects of this role. Maintaining and promoting the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance, and acting in a selfless manner, being humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent are expected. Delivering results while putting the customer first, making decisions based on reliable information, balancing short and long-term priorities, and considering the impact of one's work on the team's ability to deliver on its purpose are crucial. Displaying curiosity, a desire to learn, taking calculated risks, and demonstrating courage and resilience are also important. Driving continuous improvements, being open to and using new technologies and skills, and supporting others through change are part of striving for excellence.

Requirements

• Valid state-issued driver's license.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must successfully complete all job-required trainings and assessments within a prescribed time period.

Nice To Haves

• Auto service industry experience
• Retail Experience

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with team members to fulfill sales and service requests.
• Educates other associates on tools, tasks, resources, and mentors new technicians.
• Communicates and develops interpersonal skills for providing safe and efficient customer service.
• Demonstrates knowledge of safety and compliance protocols, tire and battery industry guidelines, service standards, equipment operations, TPMS, product specifications, and seasonality.
• Demonstrates knowledge of Point of Sale systems, phone, and in-person selling techniques.
• Leverages digital tools to plan for and drive sales, improve the service experience, and elevate associate engagement.
• Utilizes hand-held technology and systems to make immediate business decisions related to services, safety alerts, new product information, product application, and training.
• Adapts to new tools and encourages others to use them.
• Communicates equipment, tools, and supplies needs to the TBC Lead.
• Tracks and monitors returns and special orders.
• Operates cash registers and processes transactions.
• Works hands-on in the physical area, maintaining accurate inventory.
• Audits safety and compliance standards.
• Reports TBC complaints, safety hazards, and problems with products, services, and work areas.
• Completes paperwork, logs, and other required documentation.
• Ensures merchandise is packaged, labeled, and stored in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Identifies member needs and assists members with purchasing decisions.
• Resolves issues and concerns.
• Acts as a brand advocate by valuing the members' experience in the TBC area and modeling high-quality service and products.
• Develops, influences, and inspires others for working in a style that is respectful, supportive, and team-oriented.
• Understands roadblocks and assists in training team members.
• Complies with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans.
• Uses the Open Door Policy and applies these in executing business processes and practices.
• Completes work assignments and priorities by using policies, data, and resources.
• Collaborates with managers, coworkers, customers, and other business partners.
• Identifies priorities, deadlines, and expectations.
• Carries out tasks, communicates progress and information.
• Determines and recommends ways to address improvement opportunities.
• Adapts to and learns from change, difficulties, and feedback.
• Embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences.
• Creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging.
• Creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform.
• Helps to attract the best talent.
• Works as a team, builds strong and trusting relationships.
• Communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.
• Strengthens the team by helping, developing, and mentoring others.
• Recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments.
• Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance.
• Models the Walmart values to support and foster our culture.
• Holds oneself and others accountable.
• Supports Walmarts goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world around us.
• Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent.
• Delivers results while putting the customer first.
• Makes decisions based on reliable information.
• Balances short and long-term priorities.
• Considers how own work impacts the teams ability to deliver on our purpose for all stakeholders.
• Displays curiosity and a desire to learn.
• Takes calculated risks and demonstrates courage and resilience.
• Drives continuous improvements.
• Is open to and uses new technologies and skills.
• Supports others through change.

Benefits

• Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage
• Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
• Live Better U is a company paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

What This Job Offers

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