Ase Technician - Waterbury, United States - VIP Tires & Service

Description

TITLE:
ASE Technician


DEPARTMENT:
Service Operations


REPORTING TO:
Service Manager


EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION:
Non-Exempt
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GENERAL SUMMARY:

The ASE Technician is responsible for productive diagnosis, repair, and replacement of both specialized and general automotive parts and accessories.

An ASE Technician is expected to comply with company safety, loss prevention, and customer service programs as well as established policies and procedures and municipal, state, and federal regulations.

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Operational Duties
• Ensures a valid Service Work Order is initiated prior to initiating service on a vehicle
• Ensures a VIP Multipoint Vehicle Inspection is completed on every vehicle serviced and returned to the Service Desk prior to initiating service on the vehicle
• Participates and supports in an active role with the Inspect, Inform and Educate Program
• Ensures a valid Service Work Order is visibly displayed with the vehicle while it is being serviced
• Ensures the Service Work Order and any required printouts are completed and returned to the Service Desk with the vehicle keys upon completion of service (Midtronics printouts, fluid testing strips, alignment printouts, etc)
• Obtains needed parts through Service Manager, Service Writer, Retail Management or Retail Sales Associate personnel only
• Returns all unused parts to Service Management or Retail personnel after the completion of service
• Returns rebuilt parts cores, batteries and used tires to designated security areas for appropriate handling
• Maintains average productive "billed labor hours" equivalent to 80% of hours worked during any consecutive sixteen week period
• Minimizes "comeback" rate to one or less during any four week period
• Supports VIP's Tire Program by performing general services to include tire replacement, oil changes, and related services when necessary to meet the business needs, as directed by Service Management.
• Safety & Housekeeping Responsibilities
• Road tests vehicles after completion of service to ensure safe and satisfactory operating conditions
• Secures and locks customer vehicles when returning vehicles to parking lot areas upon completion of service
• Installs seat covers, floor mats and steering wheel covers prior to entering customer's vehicles and removes them upon completion
• Maintains a clean work area clear of debris, cores, unused parts and stray tools and equipment
• Maintains and cleans shop equipment immediately after use by removing debris, grease, chemicals, etc
• Participates in daily and weekly shop maintenance programs as designated by Service Management
• Complies with established safety and loss prevention programs to include protective eyewear
• Additional Responsibilities (Performs other functions as required.)
• Maintains technical capabilities to ensure proficient use of service equipment and maintain ASE certification status
• Complies with the provisions of VIP's culture and service standards
• Participates in periodic employee meetings to implement new and continuing training programs, train service employees on OSHA and company safety standards and inform employees of other program, policy, procedural, and/or product changes
• Works in conjunction with the Service Manager to ensure shop equipment preventative maintenance standards are met
• Supports on the job training of the apprentice mentorship program
• Coordinates and communicates with Service Manager as needed to ensure productive operational teamwork between Retails sales and Service departments
• Complies with company, municipal, state, and federal regulations regulating disposal of hazardous waste materials

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT:

• Maintain 80% minimum productivity
• Minimal comebacks/ high customer service standards
• Work as scheduled by Management

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ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

• Reports directly to the Service Manager
• Receives supervisory directions from Service Manager, Store Manager and Assistant Managers
• Receives assignments and work directions from the Service Desk personnel in order to meet work flow efficiency

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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Read, analyze, and interpret technical instructions, journal and procedures, or governmental regulations
• Effectively explain technical information to customers, present and respond to questions from coworkers, trainers and supervisors
• Calculate figures and amounts such as subtotals, totals, tax rates, ratios, and percentages
• Diagnose and recommend solutions to basic and complex automotive problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where limited diagnostic standardization exists
• Ability to successfully and accurately perform the following types of work