Service Technician Apprentice

Team One Chevrolet Buick GMC Truck is looking to grow our service team with a dependable and hardworking, full-time, Service Technician Apprentice.

In this entry-level role, you’ll perform essential maintenance services like diagnose repairs, communicate effectively with service advisors and mentors, and safety inspections. What you'll need: a strong work ethic, a valid driver’s license, and previous dealership or service technician experience required.

What You'll Do:

• Diagnose repairs efficiently and accurately
• Inspect vehicles and report any issues to the manager
• Keep customer vehicles clean
• Maintain a clean and safe workspace
• Provide excellent service with honesty and care

Requirements:

• Valid Driver’s License
• Strong attention to detail and pride in your work
• Team player with a positive attitude
• Experience

Why Join Us?

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, & Life insurance *Benefits START on the first day of the month following 30 days of employment - no long wait to get insured!*
• 401K plan with employer match
• Paid time off, including sick, vacation, & holiday
• Job stability & growth opportunities (we promote from within)
• Employee discounts on vehicles, parts and service
• Friendly, family-run environment
• On-the-job training
• Opportunity to grow within the company
• Uniforms provided

If you’re ready to kickstart your career in the automotive industry with a team that treats you like family, we’d love to hear from you!

This opportunity does not come along often, so apply today and start your journey with us!

SUMMARY

The Apprentice Technician works for the Production Unit Manager and the mentor technician is responsible for performing mechanical repairs and services for the warranty, retail and internal customer’s vehicles while under the training and supervision of the mentor.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Performs work as outlined on repair order with efficiency and accuracy, in accordance with dealership and factory standards.

Diagnoses cause of any malfunction and performs repair.

Communicates with parts department to obtain needed parts.

Saves and tags parts of the job if under warranty or if requested by the customer.

Examines assigned vehicle to determine if further safety or service work is required or recommended.

Communicates with mentor and service advisor immediately if additional work is needed, if work outlined is not needed, or if repairs cannot be completed within the promised time.

Documents all work performed and recommended on the repair order.

Road tests vehicles with mentor when required.

Participates in manufacturer-sponsored training programs, schools, and events.

Keeps abreast of manufacturer technical bulletins.

Reports machinery defects or malfunctions to mentor or supervisor.

Ensures that customers' cars are kept clean. Notifies mentor or service advisor immediately of anything that has happened to change the appearance or condition of the vehicle.

Keeps shop area neat and clean.

Maintains and is accountable for all dealership-owned tools, electronics, and manuals. Returns them to the proper place and in the same condition as they were received.

Understands, keeps abreast of, and complies with federal, state, and local regulations, such as hazardous waste disposal, OSHA Right-to-Know, etc.

Operates all tools and equipment in a safe manner.

Reports any safety issues immediately to management.

MARGINAL DUTIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

No prior education or experience required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

State of Michigan Trainee Permit

Valid Driver's License

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, and vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock and explosives. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.