Brake & Alignment Technician - Tacoma 6th Avenue #301

Les Schwab Tire Centers; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Tuition assistance

Retirement plan

Company training

Employee discount

Job summary

Les Schwab Tire Centers is seeking a Brake & Alignment Technician to service brake, alignment, and suspension systems. You will install and test components, dismount/mount tires, rebalance wheels, recalibrate TPMS, and perform road service as needed.

The role emphasizes customer service, teamwork, and safe operation in a high-paced shop environment. A valid drivers license is required; on-the-job training is provided.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to work in a rapid pace environment.
• Frequent lifting up to 35 pounds, with occasional lifting up to 75 pounds.
• Frequent bending, twisting, kneeling and continuous squatting, reaching, walking and standing.

Responsibilities

• Installing or servicing hydraulic/electric brake system, suspension, alignment, drive train, and power steering parts and components;
• Testing and installing batteries;
• Dismounting/mounting tire and wheel assemblies, rebalancing wheels, and replacing, rebuilding and/or recalibrating TPMS components;
• Using equipment and miscellaneous hand tools;
• Assisting other employees;
• Test driving vehicles;
• Operating service vehicles to perform offsite and emergency road services;
• Provides excellent customer service;
• Refers customers to other qualified employees as necessary.

Skills

Customer service

Valid drivers license

Physical stamina

Teamwork

Job description

Job Description: Brake & Alignment Technician

Brake & Alignment Technicians are responsible for the service and installation of brake, alignment, and suspension system parts and components, providing excellent customer service and completing work according to company policies, procedures, and the Code of Conduct.

Primary Responsibilities

• Installing or servicing hydraulic/electric brake system, suspension, alignment, drive train, and power steering parts and components;
• Testing and installing batteries;
• Dismounting/mounting tire and wheel assemblies, rebalancing wheels, and replacing, rebuilding and/or recalibrating TPMS components;
• Using equipment and miscellaneous hand tools;
• Assisting other employees;
• Test driving vehicles;
• Operating service vehicles to perform offsite and emergency road services;
• Provides excellent customer service;
• Refers customers to other qualified employees as necessary.

Experience: Les Schwab offers opportunities for a variety of skills, and provides on-the job training for Brake & Alignment Technicians.

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license;
• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to work in a rapid pace environment;
• Frequent lifting up to 35 pounds, with occasional lifting up to 75 pounds;
• Frequent bending, twisting, kneeling and continuous squatting, reaching, walking and standing.

Pay and Benefits

$16.50 - $28.00

• Quarterly Bonus
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Company-funded retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Short- and long-term disability
• Employee discount
• Tuition Assistance
• Competitive compensation
• Profit sharing bonus
• Retirement plan funded by Les Schwab
• Company paid training
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Vacation & holiday pay
• Life Insurance

Higher minimum wage applies in applicable locations.

About Us

Our founder, Les Schwab, built his business from one store to hundreds of locations across the western states, a massive supply chain hub, and a state-of-the-art headquarters, making Les Schwab one of the largest independent tire businesses in the United States. Les believed in treating customers like family. Although he passed away in 2007, his vision remains at the core of the company’s culture: give people more for their money, reward employees for their expertise and hard work, earn people’s trust, and everyone benefits. Today, the 8,000+ employees of Les Schwab Tire Centers are proud to carry on this legacy. Our unparalleled profit-sharing and benefits package is designed to reward you now and into your future.

Les Schwab is an equal-opportunity employer.