Mecanico/Mechanic

Chihuahua Tire Shop and Car Accessories; Elgin (IL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Chihuahua Tire Shop is seeking an auto mechanic to join our family-owned business in Elgin, Illinois. The successful candidate will be responsible for assessing vehicle repairs, working closely with senior mechanics, and ensuring high-quality service for our customers. This role is crucial for maintaining our reputation of safety and reliability in automotive care, offering a chance to grow within a community-focused organization.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years experience in automotive repair preferred.
• Must have strong problem-solving skills.
• Good customer service skills are important.

Responsibilities

• Test drive vehicles and determine repair needs.
• Conduct routine maintenance and repairs on various vehicle systems.
• Communicate vehicle issues to customers clearly.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Active Learning

Service Orientation

Judgment and Decision Making

Systems Analysis

Systems Evaluation

Job description

Organization Name: Chihuahua Tire Shop

Website: https://chihuahuatireshop.com

About Our Organization: A family-owned business with over 20 years of experience, Chihuahua Tire understands the importance of safety and vehicle reliability. Our mechanics intentionally treat every vehicle and budget as if it was our own. We pride ourselves on integrity, determination, and consistency. Being committed to offering a variety of quality services at affordable costs is how we stand by every job completed. What initially started off as tires and basic auto repair has aggressively grown into multiple locations throughout the Chicago area. Do you take pride in your work? Are you an avid car enthusiast? Ever had the desire to be part of a respectable team? If so, come join our family and help become a part of growing something that truly impacts the community!

Job Location: 533 North State St. Elgin, IL 60123

375 Fenton Lane, West Chicago, IL 60185

1201 Aurora Avenue, Aurora, IL 60505

120 East Indian Trail, Aurora, IL 60505

5th location coming soon!

FLSA Status: Hourly, Non-Exempt

Job Summary
Your responsibility is to be vigilant in assessing vehicles in need of repair. You will work closely with the Senior Auto Mechanic to become well-versed and independent in your role.

Job Responsibilities:

• Test drive vehicles and test components and systems.
• Repair, reline, replace, and adjust brakes.
• Review work orders and discuss work with supervisors.
• Confer with customers to obtain descriptions of vehicle problems and to discuss work to be performed and future repair requirements.
• Examine vehicles to determine the extent of damage or malfunctions.
• Align vehicles' front ends.
• Tear down, repair, and rebuild faulty assemblies, such as power systems, steering systems, and linkages.
• Perform routine and scheduled maintenance services, such as oil changes, lubrications, and tune-ups.
• Follow checklists to ensure all important parts are examined, including belts, hoses, steering systems, spark plugs, brake and fuel systems, wheel bearings, and other potentially troublesome areas.
• Maintain cleanliness of the work area.
• Disassemble units and inspect parts for wear.
• Perform other relevant duties to the role as they arise.

Work Activities:

• Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment.
• Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment.
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials.
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards.
• Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance.
• Align equipment or machinery.
• Clean work areas.
• Confer with customers or users to assess problems.
• Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair.
• Inspect vehicles to determine overall condition.
• Read work orders or descriptions of problems to determine repairs or modifications needed.
• Repair worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
• Replace worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
• Service vehicles to maintain functionality.

Education and Experience:

Years of Experience
Education: Unspecified

Basic Skills:

• Critical Thinking
  Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Active Learning
  Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Social Skills:

• Service Orientation.
  Actively looking for ways to help people.

System Skills:

• Judgment and Decision Making
  Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Systems Analysis
  Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Systems Evaluation
  Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

Physical Demands:

• Walk; Sit; Use hands to finger, handle, or feel; Reach with hands and arms; Climb or balance; Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Lifts Weight or Exerts Force Work Environment:

• Up to 50 pounds; Up to 100 pounds.