Automotive Key Technician - Bay Area

Daybreak Metro Inc; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) matching

Company-paid California Locksmith lic.

Job summary

Daybreak Metro Inc. is seeking an experienced automotive key technician to join our in-house locksmith team. Work on a mobile van serving Bay Area yards, with staged locations in San Jose, Newark, Richmond or Benicia. Outdoor, active work in various weather conditions across the Bay Area.

The role involves key cutting, programming, and lock servicing on diverse vehicles, traveling between yards with a fully equipped van. Requires locksmith experience, license eligibility, and a reliable vehicle.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of automotive key programming or locksmithing experience.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
• Own cell phone and ability to pass drug screening.
• Current California Locksmith license or eligibility to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Perform key cutting, automotive key programming, and lock servicing.
• Work live jobs across Bay Area locations.
• Travel between yards as part of a mobile key van team.
• Apply advanced locksmith techniques independently.

Skills

Automotive locksmithing

Key programming

Attention to detail

Punctuality

Driver's license

Education

CA Locksmith license or eligibility

Tools

Key-cutting machines

Programming software

Job description

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance

Daybreak Metro, a well-established repossession company operating across California, is looking for an experienced automotive key technician to join our in-house locksmith team. You’ll handle live jobs across the Bay Area with a fully equipped mobile key van.

About the Role

The mobile key van can be staged out of San Jose, Newark, Richmond, or Benicia — whichever location works best for you — and you’ll travel to yards across all four locations as needed. The van is stocked with current-generation key-cutting machines and programming software.

This is active, outdoor work — you’ll be on your feet, handling a wide range of vehicles, in all kinds of weather.

What You’ll Do

• Perform key cutting, automotive key programming, and lock servicing across a variety of vehicles
• Work live jobs across Bay Area locations
• Apply advanced locksmith and programming techniques independently
• Travel between yards as part of a mobile key van team

What We’re Looking For

• Minimum one year of experience in automotive key programming, locksmithing, or a related field
• Dependable, punctual, and detail-oriented
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
• Own cell phone
• 23 years of age or older (insurance requirement)
• Able to pass a drug screening
• Current California Locksmith license, or eligibility to obtain one through the State of California

Schedule & Pay

• Monday–Friday, 7:30 AM–4:00 PM
• $28 - $32/hour, depending on experience

Benefits

• 80% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 100% company-paid life insurance
• 401(k) with 4% company match
• Company-paid California Locksmith license