AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN / TIRE TECH + ALIGNMENT

ZippyApp - Recruitment Marketing; Ruston (LA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Job summary

ZippyApp - Recruitment Marketing is seeking an Alignment / Tire & Wheel Technician in Ruston, Louisiana. This full-time position involves overseeing installation shop activities, ensuring paperwork completion, and maintaining inventory.

The ideal candidate should have at least 3 years of experience in steering and suspension repair and be Alignment Certified. Benefits include paid vacation along with opportunities for advancement.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years experience in front-end steering and suspension repair.
• Alignment Certified and capable of mounting, balancing, and installing tires & wheels.
• Experience using tire machines and balance machines.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all activity in the installation shop.
• Place product and supply orders.
• Check in delivered merchandise.

Skills

Alignment Certification

Steering and suspension repair

Tire mounting and balancing

Job description

The Alignment / Tire & Wheel Technician (tire tech) is responsible for overseeing all activity in the installation shop. The Tire & Wheel Technician ensures that all paperwork related to installs or removals is completed properly, inventory is properly maintained and monitored, and that proper tools and equipment are always in the shop. The Alignment / Tire & Wheel Technician is generally offered as a full‑time position and offers benefits plus paid vacation. Prior experience as an automotive technician, auto tech, tire technician, tire tech, wheel specialist, or alignment tech is very helpful for success in this job.

Requirements / Responsibilities

• Must have at least 3 years experience in:
  • Front‑end steering and suspension repair
  • Alignment Certified
  • Ability to mount, balance, install tires & wheels
  • Use of tire machine and balance machine
• Overseeing all activity in the installation shop
• Place product and supply orders
• Check in delivered merchandise
• Label merchandise with item numbers
• Organize delivered merchandise according to the customer it was ordered for
• Handle "Return to Vendor" merchandise when necessary
• Identify and properly tag all turned‑in products
• Clean and maintain turned‑in products
• Maintain an organized system of storing used tires
• Control parts spending
• Valid State Driver License with a clean driving history
• Drug screen and background check will be conducted

Prior experience as an automotive technician, auto tech, tire technician, tire tech, wheel specialist, alignment tech is important to the success at this job.