Motor Vehicle Technician I

Summit County, Utah, is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Motor Vehicle Technician to join our team! We are a family-friendly organization committed to fostering career growth and development, offering excellent benefits to support your well-being and professional aspirations.

As a Motor Vehicle Technician, you will perform essential customer service functions for the public, managing various computer-based tasks to ensure the accurate processing of vehicle titles and the issuance of license plates required by law. This role is pivotal in facilitating lawful transportation within the county.

Summit County values its employees, fostering a supportive work environment where you can thrive professionally while maintaining work-life balance. We take pride in serving our community and are excited to welcome a new team member who shares our dedication to excellence.

If you’re passionate about public service and eager to contribute to the community, we encourage you to apply and become a valued part of Summit County’s team! Job closes 3/11/2025 at 5:00 pm. (Best to use Google Chrome to apply)

Salary Range: $20.51 – $28.34/hr.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bi-lingual Spanish speaking.
• High school graduation or equivalent with course work in the fields of bookkeeping, business, or general office practices.
• One (1) year of experience performing general office related duties and function; OR
• An equivalent combination of education and experience.

BENEFITS

• Options for a premium free Health Plan
• Dental Plan
• Life Insurance
• State of Utah Retirement
• Sick Leave
• Parental Leave
• Vacation Pay
• 401K Match
• Orientation Pay Increase - up to 3% increase at the successful completion of six-month orientation period

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Processes the renewal of motor vehicle registrations and title applications; collects sales tax and appropriate fees; sells license plates, decals, and permits and issues receipt(s) for the same; conducts daily balancing of cash and receipts and prepares for deposit with County Treasurer and State Tax Commission.
• Interacts with the general public on a daily basis, communicating the requirements needed to complete registration and titling of vehicles
• Assesses and collects tax or fee based payment(s) from the public for cars, pickups, trucks, trailers, motorcycles, snowmobiles, boats, and other on-road or off-road vehicles, air craft and campers; issues receipts for the same; enters tax data on computer.
• Processes a variety of types of vehicle title transactions (i.e. impound release, new titles, transfer titles, repossession titles, out-of-state title, dealer titles, sheriff titles) by completing and witnessing appropriate forms; receives reject titles returned for error or processing problems; makes adjustments or changes to conform title to standards; resubmits title.
• Prepares daily cashier reports, license plate and decal reports as required and submits to State Agency; writes to out-of-state banks and loan companies requesting titles and notarized contracts as necessary to complete the processing of titles.
• Orders plates and decals and all forms and office supplies; May supervise license mail-out system; may compile and maintain an inventory of office supplies.
• Operates computer terminal as needed to update license and title records; files registrations alphabetically and numerically (according to license plate); conducts file searches on registrations for banks, loan companies, and law enforcement agencies when requested; maintains and updates files on regular basis.
• Assists with various clerical and data entry functions of the department as needed.
• Performs related duties as required.