Manager Trainee - Oil Change/Automotive Care

Delta Sonic; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Manager Trainee in Oil Change and Automotive Care! This role offers a unique opportunity to develop your leadership skills through an extensive hands-on training program. You'll be responsible for managing a team, ensuring customer satisfaction, and performing minor automotive repairs. With a positive work culture, flexible schedules, and numerous career advancement opportunities, this is the perfect chance to grow your career in the automotive industry. If you're passionate about customer service and teamwork, this dynamic position is for you!

Benefits

Flexible schedules

Team member discounts

Scholarship opportunities

Recognition programs

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401k plan

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older with good mechanical skills.
• Six months to one year of leadership or management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and train employees while ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Perform minor automotive repairs and maintain cleanliness of premises.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Good mechanical skills

Detail-oriented mindset

Team player

Ability to troubleshoot non-routine repairs

Ability to work with a sense of urgency

Leadership experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Automotive repair tools

Job description

Manager Trainee - Oil Change/Automotive Care

Requisition Number: MANAG003585

Posted: March 7, 2025

Location: Buffalo Regional - Manager Trainee - Oil Change, Buffalo, NY 14202, USA

Join Our Award Winning Team!
With flexible schedules, team member discounts, scholarship opportunities, and fun recognition programs, Delta Sonic offers a variety of career paths for you to grow with us. Recognized nationally as a Top Place to Work, we take great pride in providing outstanding opportunities and a positive work culture.

Team Members Enjoy:

• A team-based and fast-paced work environment
• Company stability with opportunities for career advancement
• Professional training in communication, hospitality, and customer care
• Scholarship opportunities and team member recognition programs
• Competitive benefits package to include Health, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Insurances with 401k, HSA, and FSA
• Equal opportunity employer

Responsibilities:
Management candidates will begin their employment in our extensive hands-on Manager Training Program. Our paid training program allows candidates to further develop their leadership skills while also preparing them to fulfill a management-level position in the Oil Change department. Advancement is based on performance, and the majority of our upper management and corporate employees have been promoted from within.

Our Oil Change Manager Trainees will also be responsible for performing minor light duty automotive repairs such as brakes, tires, suspension components, sensors, etc. Must be able to perform oil change services, 20-point maintenance checks, as well as greet customers in a positive, enthusiastic, professional manner while ensuring that each customer is educated on the products and services that we offer. Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to, sweeping, mopping, picking up trash, cleaning restrooms, removing snow, and performing light maintenance. The pay range for this position is $20.50 - $30.50 per hour, depending upon experience.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Upholding customer satisfaction by ensuring Delta Sonic's standards for quality
• Mastering basic employee responsibilities within your assigned department
• Working hands-on alongside the employees
• Training, coaching, and evaluating employees' performance
• Ensuring that employees adhere to all safety regulations
• Preparing and reviewing reports, including the department's staffing schedule and financials
• Addressing all customers in a positive, enthusiastic, and professional manner
• Performing regular maintenance and minor repairs to mechanical systems and/or equipment
• Maintaining cleanliness of the premises which includes sweeping, mopping, picking up trash, cleaning restrooms, removing snow, and landscaping

Requirements:

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• A valid driver's license is preferred
• NYS Inspector License preferred
• Good mechanical skills and ability to troubleshoot non-routine repairs
• Excellent communication skills and a passion for providing great customer service
• A detail-oriented mindset
• Must be a team player
• Willingness to work in all weather conditions, both indoor and outdoor environments
• Ability to work with a sense of urgency
• Ability to stand, walk and bend for long periods of time
• Ability to lift moderate amounts of weight
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule
• Six months to one year of leadership, management, or key holder experience
• Must be able to demonstrate consistent work experience
• A courteous and professional demeanor
• Patience, motivation, and initiative to lead others
• Flexibility to work at any of the local locations, and schedule flexibility to include mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Effective June 1, 2024, seasonal employment opportunities due to attending school are no longer available. Year-round schedule availability is required to be considered for employment

Delta Sonic has been awarded as a Top Place to Work in 2022, 2023, and 2024!