Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Are you an experienced dealership Automotive Licensed Technician ? If you are we want to talk to you!

We are UpAuto and we specialize in rural market dealerships.

Our 6 Brands / Our Communities :

Honda / Hanover and Stratford Ontario

Subaru / Stratford Ontario

GM / St. Marys and Ingersoll Ontario

Volkwagen / Walkerton Ontario

If you have 2 years plus experience with any of these brands, we have a spot for you! Many of our techs are generating in excess of 130% efficiency every pay period and our markets are such that this type of money goes a lot further than in big city or suburban markets.

We are prepared to offer large signing bonuses and generous relocation allowances. Bonuses and relocation allowance will be commensurate with your experience.

Role Description : Major Duties :

• Complete basic and advance mechanical repairs, (Tire installation, diagnosis etc.)
• Adhere to all Warranty Guidelines
• Create and edit descriptive repair stories.
• Utilize the 3 C’s Concern, Cause, and Correction
• Contact MFG where technical guidelines and advice are required.
• Completing Vehicle Maintenance based on MFG maintenance guidelines.
• Maintain Quality Control
• Interdepartmental Relations
• Work with Apprentices to help bring them along in their training.
• Willingness and ability to maintain current product and technical knowledge.
• Obtain appropriate technical certifications and training.
• Keep Service Managers and Advisors informed as
• Ability and desire to repair vehicles correctly the first time.
• Diagnose vehicle problems other than those on the work order or those described by the customer.
• Develop an understanding to estimate the time of service or repair job for purposes of efficient scheduling.
• Create Quotes in DMS for advisors to communicate with Customers.
• Ability to maintain communication with Service Consultants and the Parts Department
• Develop knowledge of approved and established procedures for conducting service and repairs
• Attain levels of competency by attending technical training schools and by reading and understanding service manuals, technical bulletins, etc.
• Knowledge of and ability to comply with the quality control & inspection requirements of the Service Dept.
• Ability to clock on and clock off when working on a repair.
• Contact with Service Consultants and customers from a variety of backgrounds.
• Contact people in all dealership departments.
• Considerable detail-oriented paperwork (documentation of repairs, charges, etc.)
• Liaise with technicians to get the most up-to-date information about all aspects of vehicles.
• Works closely with the Parts Department
• Learns to become a good communicator, immediately telling the Service Consultant and Parts Department if a part needs to be ordered and asking for clarification if a work order is not clear or seems incorrect.
• Knows the shop area and the availability of special tools that might be needed.
• Becomes detail-oriented & writes on the work order the repairs completed, the parts required, & the labour to be charged.
• Documents any other vehicle problems that were not noted during servicing.
• Responsible for helping keep Shop and Personal Workspace clean
• All other duties as requested by Service Manager