Automotive Service Technician

Ken Garff Automotive Group; Ankeny (IA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

ProTech rewards program

Tool allowance

Efficiency bonuses

401k with company match

Job summary

Dewey Dodge, a Ken Garff Automotive Dealership, is seeking an Automotive Service Technician who values respect, integrity, growth, humility and teamwork. We offer a ProTech program with rewards, tool allowances, efficiency bonuses and a supportive culture designed to help you grow in your career.

Paid training, benefits, and growth opportunities await the right candidate who can deliver precise, high-quality work and maintain excellent customer service.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of automotive technician experience preferred.
• ASE or dealership manufacturer certifications preferred.
• Accurate, detail-oriented with good judgment and patience.
• High school diploma or equivalent; valid driver’s license.
• Able to read and understand written and electronic instructions.

Responsibilities

• Perform efficient repair work per dealership and factory standards.
• Maintain knowledge of factory technical bulletins.
• Address customer concerns with diagnosis, repair, and quality control.
• Run the KG Electronic Multi Point Inspection on every vehicle and report issues.
• Master Reynolds DMS for timekeeping, quotes, and communication.

Skills

Experience 2-3 yrs

ASE Certification

Reading skills

Driver's license

High School Diploma

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Dewey Dodge, a large and reputable Ken Garff Automotive Dealership, is currently looking for a talented Automotive Service Technician (Mechanic) that aligns with our core values and acts with respect, integrity, growth, humility and teamwork. Our culture and opportunities are unmatched and we are looking for someone who wants to grow! Tool allowance Efficiency bonuses Great people and management A whole week to recognize our technicians called \"tech week\" ***Competitive flat rate pay!!*** We have designed a formal reward and recognition system just for you called ProTech. Do regular rewards and recognition for performance and tenure, predictable pay raises, efficiency bonus, quarterly tool allowance and discounts, and just being treated RIGHT sound attractive to you? Our ProTech program is built to reward your hard work and recognise your contribution. Come join us and feel what it is like to be a ProTech! Check out the program: https://www.kengarff.com/pro-tech/

Here’s what you’ll need:

• 2 to 3 years of automotive technician (mechanic) experience preferred
• You are accommodating and analytical, while producing highly precise and accurate work ASE or dealership manufacturer certifications describe your background
• Your work is accurate while you are reserved, imaginative
• Excellent dexterity skills as well as patience, creativity, good judgment, and an eye for detail
• You are unselfish and approachable with a preference for detailed, skill-based work
• Must be 18 years or older and be authorized to work in the U.S
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Ability to read and comprehend job-related instructions and information, electronic and paper-based
• A valid in-state driver's license and a good driving record, per company standards

Here’s why you want to work here:

• Paid training, certifications, and real career growth
• 1:1 Tech to PC- You'll have information at your fingertips
• Red Wing boot program (annual replacement of work boots)
• Paid Time Off starting your first week and 401k with company match.
• Maternity/Paternity Program
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Short and Long-term disability, AD&D and Life Insurance
• Great people with a great culture
• Year-end bonus program for all employees (Garff Giveback)
• Employee discounts on Vehicle Purchase, Parts, Service and More!

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

• Perform efficient and expert work on repair orders, in accordance with dealership, state and factory standards;
• maintain knowledge of all factory-technical bulletins
• Address customers’ primary concerns with diagnosis, repair, and quality control to attain ‘Fixed First Visit’ expectations
• Perform the KG Electronic Multi Point Inspection on every vehicle; immediately notify Service Advisor if the car has more problems than you thought, less than you thought, or if problems will take up more time than you thought
• Master our Dealer Management System (Reynolds) for time keeping, work distribution, electronic inspections, repair quotes and communication
• Be accountable to all dealership owned tools, and superior cleanliness throughout workspace and in all customer vehicles (“leave no trace” standard)

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (( We Hear You ))

You’re in for a great ride (excuse the car metaphor) We're not your standard dealership or group of dealerships and we're pretty darn proud of that. We're out to do things differently. We want to consistently change, grow, and progress. For that reason, our employees are proud of where they work. Our history is rich in the tradition of doing things differently. It began with Ken Garff himself. It continued through all of those who followed Ken and is alive and thriving today.