Advanced Automotive Service Technician
AutoNation
- North Charleston, SC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Paid Training Opportunities: Elevate your expertise with paid training, unlocking new levels of success and earning potential on our technician wage grid.
- Generous PTO/Vacation Policy: Enjoy a comprehensive paid time off policy for a healthy work-life balance.
- Defined Career Paths: Experience a workplace with structured career paths, offering clear milestones and opportunities for advancement.
- Comprehensive Health Insurance Options: AutoNation prioritizes your well-being with robust health insurance options for you and your loved ones.
- Drive a Strong Customer Pay Business: Join a team focused on driving a strong customer pay business where your expertise contributes to exceptional customer experiences.
- Add to your abilities as you work with other skilled technicians and enjoy paid manufacturer training and certification reimbursement.
- Advance your career and earnings. Our advanced technicians can step up to various levels as they become experts in specific vehicle brands and significantly increase their earnings potential. With our transparent wage grid, you'll always know what you will be making at the next step.
- Design your future. In time, you could change gears and pursue opportunities outside of the technician path (i.e., lane manager, shop foreman, service advisor, manager, etc.).
- Enjoy an inclusive and welcoming environment where each individual feels valued, respected and heard. Our employees are our most valuable asset.
- Earn competitive compensation and outstanding benefits on DAY 1, including medical and other insurances, a 401(k) with company match, paid time off, and much more. And with over 300 locations from coast to coast, you could enjoy life in a variety of cities.
- Requires three (3) years or more as an automotive technician
- Successful completion of all manufacturers required Repair and Maintenance training and coursework, plus any additional Company required training.
- General mechanical skills, manual dexterity and ability to operate power and hand tools, and other types of machinery.
- Knowledge of the automotive repair life cycle
- Attention to detail with organization and follow-up skills.
- Your own set of tools
- Valid in-state driver’s license, and acceptable, safe driving record
- Ability to operate a manual transmission is a plus
- Performing vehicle repair and/or maintenance work as outlined on repair order with efficiency and accuracy, in accordance with dealership and factory standards to drive Customer loyalty
- Communicating with Parts Department and service advisors regularly to effectively manage production and Customer communication
- Diagnosing the cause of any malfunction and performing repair, if authorized by the Customer
- Conducting multi-point inspections to make appropriate recommendations to ensure the safety and reliability of Customer vehicles
- Documenting work performed on each vehicle on the repair order
- Maintaining an inventory of normal technician’s tools not normally inventoried by the Service department as “special tools”
- Keeping abreast of factory technical bulletins and participating in factory-sponsored training classes as appropriate
- Providing an exceptional customer experience to drive loyalty