Automotive Senior Technician
Bridgestone Americas, Beaumont, TX, United States
Overview
Bridgestone Retail Operations (BSRO) is part of Bridgestone Americas and employs over 22,000 teammates in North America. BSRO operates more than 2,200 company-owned stores, including Firestone Complete Auto Care, Tires Plus and Wheel Works locations. With locations across North America and more than $4.5 billion in tire and auto service sales, Bridgestone Retail Operations is the right place to build a career. We offer formal training, performance incentives, paid vacation and holidays, competitive healthcare packages for full-time and part-time employees, and a 401k plan. We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and supporting teammates to bring their whole self to work.
Job Category: Retail
Position Summary
The Senior Technician position requires your talent and technical expertise to diagnose drivability and electrical systems, while using your leadership and mentoring skills to drive a team toward increased customer care and satisfaction. Pay Range: $19.57 - $31.15. Our technicians enjoy a performance-based compensation model known as flat-rate pay, which rewards for each eligible task. These rates reflect average productivity by region.
Bridgestone is committed to fair and lawful compensation practices. All employees receive pay that meets or exceeds the applicable minimum wage requirements.
Responsibilities
Diagnose and repair to specifications — brake and hydraulic, exhaust, primary and/or advanced fuel ignition and electrical, suspension and alignment, air conditioning and computer systems.
Adequately explain technical diagnoses and needed repairs to non-mechanical individuals.
Stay current with rapidly changing automotive technology through continuous paid formal training.
Assist and train technicians/mechanics in performing technical activities.
Obtain or maintain A.S.E. certifications in at least three of A1 – A8 within first two years of employment (tests and registration fees are paid for by the company; technicians receive a bonus for each test passed).
Minimum Qualifications
Must have a valid automobile driver's license at all times and be able to drive customer and company vehicles.
Demonstrated skill in brakes and hydraulics systems and/or steering & suspension and alignments.
Skilled in general automotive maintenance and tire repair.
Current federal, state and local certification/license where applicable.
Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical people.
Reading, writing and math skills.
Preferred Qualifications
3 years of automotive repair experience, demonstrated skills via third party assessments/certifications, or completion of Vocational-Technical School Program.
A.S.E. certification in at least one of A1-A8 (L1 certification acceptable).
Benefits
Medical, Dental and Vision – Starting day 1 for all teammates
Paid vacation and holidays
On-the-job training and company-funded ASE certifications
Flexible work schedule
401(k) match
On demand pay (daily pay) program available
Our Values
Professional Development: Resources to help you level up.
Community Involvement: Working with local communities and giving back.
Integrity & Teamwork: Do things right, together.
At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be. We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they bring their whole self to work. We are building a diverse and inclusive team, and we want to see the world and our business through many different lenses. Show us what you are made of.
What We Offer
We offer more than competitive compensation: a supportive onboarding experience, opportunities to develop and grow through training and mentorship, CSR activities, a dynamic work environment, work/life effectiveness, and a diverse and inclusive team.
Onboarding and onboarding support
Professional development and mentorship
Corporate Social Responsibility activities
A global, dynamic and challenging work environment
Well-being and work-life balance
Diversity and inclusion
Employment Eligibility: Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.
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Bridgestone Retail Operations (BSRO) is part of Bridgestone Americas and employs over 22,000 teammates in North America. BSRO operates more than 2,200 company-owned stores, including Firestone Complete Auto Care, Tires Plus and Wheel Works locations. With locations across North America and more than $4.5 billion in tire and auto service sales, Bridgestone Retail Operations is the right place to build a career. We offer formal training, performance incentives, paid vacation and holidays, competitive healthcare packages for full-time and part-time employees, and a 401k plan. We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and supporting teammates to bring their whole self to work.
Job Category: Retail
Position Summary
The Senior Technician position requires your talent and technical expertise to diagnose drivability and electrical systems, while using your leadership and mentoring skills to drive a team toward increased customer care and satisfaction. Pay Range: $19.57 - $31.15. Our technicians enjoy a performance-based compensation model known as flat-rate pay, which rewards for each eligible task. These rates reflect average productivity by region.
Bridgestone is committed to fair and lawful compensation practices. All employees receive pay that meets or exceeds the applicable minimum wage requirements.
Responsibilities
Diagnose and repair to specifications — brake and hydraulic, exhaust, primary and/or advanced fuel ignition and electrical, suspension and alignment, air conditioning and computer systems.
Adequately explain technical diagnoses and needed repairs to non-mechanical individuals.
Stay current with rapidly changing automotive technology through continuous paid formal training.
Assist and train technicians/mechanics in performing technical activities.
Obtain or maintain A.S.E. certifications in at least three of A1 – A8 within first two years of employment (tests and registration fees are paid for by the company; technicians receive a bonus for each test passed).
Minimum Qualifications
Must have a valid automobile driver's license at all times and be able to drive customer and company vehicles.
Demonstrated skill in brakes and hydraulics systems and/or steering & suspension and alignments.
Skilled in general automotive maintenance and tire repair.
Current federal, state and local certification/license where applicable.
Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical people.
Reading, writing and math skills.
Preferred Qualifications
3 years of automotive repair experience, demonstrated skills via third party assessments/certifications, or completion of Vocational-Technical School Program.
A.S.E. certification in at least one of A1-A8 (L1 certification acceptable).
Benefits
Medical, Dental and Vision – Starting day 1 for all teammates
Paid vacation and holidays
On-the-job training and company-funded ASE certifications
Flexible work schedule
401(k) match
On demand pay (daily pay) program available
Our Values
Professional Development: Resources to help you level up.
Community Involvement: Working with local communities and giving back.
Integrity & Teamwork: Do things right, together.
At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be. We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they bring their whole self to work. We are building a diverse and inclusive team, and we want to see the world and our business through many different lenses. Show us what you are made of.
What We Offer
We offer more than competitive compensation: a supportive onboarding experience, opportunities to develop and grow through training and mentorship, CSR activities, a dynamic work environment, work/life effectiveness, and a diverse and inclusive team.
Onboarding and onboarding support
Professional development and mentorship
Corporate Social Responsibility activities
A global, dynamic and challenging work environment
Well-being and work-life balance
Diversity and inclusion
Employment Eligibility: Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.
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