What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Technician position at Firestone Complete Auto Care?
Responsibilities:
Various jobs around the store and on vehicles. Basic technique and Safety a high priority. Ability to obtain a State Inspectors License a must!
Tire Service Duties (50%):
Various jobs around the store and on vehicles. Basic technique and Safety a high priority. Ability to obtain a State Inspectors License a must!
Tire Service Duties (50%):
- Repairs and balances tires.
- Operates tire changer, and handles air impact wrenches and torque wrenches.
- Changes tires in the service department for Boss’ cars as required based on the flow of sales mix in location. (Total weight of wheels and tires together weigh an average of (30 to 55 lbs.) and can go up to (114 lbs.)
- BSRO certifications are complete and current.
- Follows all BSRO applicable BSRO Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Policies.
Car Service Duties (20%):
- Performs lubrication and oil changes.
- Performs basic vehicle inspections and elemental mechanical tasks following BSRO inspection and recommendations procedures. Example: Installs batteries.
- BSRO certifications are complete and current.
- Follows all BSRO applicable BSRO Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Policies.
Miscellaneous (30%):
- Unloads and loads 20 to 100-pound items from trucks as required and moves them into warehouse storage.
- Maintains service center standards of cleanliness, orderliness, and appearance of space and equipment in the service department.
- Complies with company safety policy and federal/state OSHA safety requirements which include, but are not limited to, the wearing of approved eye protection, proper lifting techniques, proper wheel torquing, proper footwear, etc.
- Drives vehicles, e.g., to deliver merchandise, move Boss’ cars, etc.
- Interacts with Bosses in a non-sales capacity.
- Other duties as assigned by the Store Manager, Service Manager, and/or Manager of Vehicle Services
Qualifications:
Required:
- Reading and writing.
- Ability to learn basic mechanical tasks.
- Must have a valid automobile driver’s license at all times and be able to drive customer and company vehicles
Preferred:
- Experience in the automotive service industry preferred.
Physical Demands & Work Environment:
Physical Demands:
- Tire Service
- Perform 0 to 3 flat repairs per day.
- Mount and balance 4 to 28 times per day.
- Rotate wheels on 1 to 7 vehicles per day.
- Pull new tires for Bosses weighing between (11 lbs. & 72 lbs.).
- The average car tire weighs (27 lbs.), the Average truck/SUV tire weighs (35 lbs.), Average Off-Road Truck tire weighs (44.5 lbs.)
- Tire racks are between (4in. & 106in.) with ladders and step ladders available depending on the store
- Wheels weigh between (5 & 42 lbs.) with an average of (20.6 lbs.)
- Place wheels and tires on mounting machines between (28in. & 31in.)
- Place wheels on balancer between (27in. & 29in.)
- Tire mounting handles are between (19in. & 64in.)
- Use foot controls to remove and mount tires
- The tire repair stand is between (36in. & 39in.)
- Pulling back the tire bar to hook onto the mounting machine requires (20 to 35 lbs.) of force
- Pulling the valve stem with a tool requires (1 to 15 lbs.) of force
- Wing nut for balancer weighs (4 lbs.)
- Air impact wrench/torque gun weighs (6 to 8 lbs.)
- Pushing down on torque bars requires (40 to 80 lbs.) of force. Body weight can be used to offset the force needed.
- Air hoses hang between (72in. & 80in.) Oil Changes
- Oil changes can take between (35 min. & 1 hour)
- Opening and closing hoods require (3 to 6 lbs.) of force.
- Pulling oil hoses to vehicles requires (4 to 13 lbs.) of force.
- Oil hoses hang between (66in. & 80in.)
- Maneuvering oil carts requires (4 to 15 lbs.) of force.
- Pulling out floor jack arms from under the vehicle requires (3 to 20 lbs.) of force.
- Adjusting arm length requires (3 to 22 lbs.) of force.
- Maneuvering rack arms from the sides of the vehicles require (3 to 22 lbs.) of force and are typically moved with feet
- Oil filters are stored between (4in. & 61in.)
- Individual quarts of oil weigh (1.5 to 2 lbs.)
- Oil filters weigh less than (5 lbs.) Miscellaneous.
- Opening doors requires (20 to 45 lbs.) of lifting force.
- Closing doors requires (20 to 80 lbs.) of pulling force without the use of body weight
- Drive Boss vehicles
- Batteries are on racks between (3in. & 48in.) weighing between (27 & 49 lbs.)
- Supplies are between (5in. & 112in.) with ladders and step ladders available depending on the store.
- Supplies weigh between (1 & 42 lbs.) Store Upkeep.
- Use a dry mop or broom if needed to keep the floor clean.
- Stock paper products and soap in the restrooms.
- Paper products and soap weigh less than (3 lbs.).
- Use rags or paper towels and spray bottles to keep displays, counters, and other areas clean.
- All cleaning supplies and paper products weigh less than (5 lbs.)
Work Environment:
- The cold work environment in the winter with a cold cement floor.
- The hot work environment in the summer.
- Oil and other slippery substances on the floor at times.
- Exposure to a variety of chemicals used in cleaning, lubrication, etc.
