Mechanic

Jacks Small Engines; Jarrettsville (MD); On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Referral bonus

Employee discounts

401K with employer match

Work-life balance

Employee assistance program

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Jacks Small Engines is seeking a technician to service and repair products, perform sales and related service activities in a professional, courteous, reliable and results-oriented manner.

The role requires staying informed on all products, providing accurate cost estimates, maintaining inventory, and ensuring customer satisfaction through timely updates and quality workmanship.

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent.
• At least three years of related work experience in mechanical repair and light industrial products.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others including customers.
• Good troubleshooting and diagnostic skills.
• Strong service orientation.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Familiar with the basic use of PC and diagnostic programs.
• Demonstrates Northern Tool + Equipment’s 12 Core Competencies.

Responsibilities

• Repairs all products sold by the Company that are brought to the store for repair and promotes customer satisfaction.
• Remains informed and certified on all products sold by the Company and explains products to customers for safe operation.
• Assists customers in a professional, courteous manner and identifies their needs.
• Sources parts for stock and repairs and maintains on-hand inventory.
• Estimates repair costs and prepares quotes, invoices and reports.
• Submits warranty claims and ensures reimbursement when applicable.
• Maintains a neat, safe work environment and follows safety rules.
• Keeps Hazmat file up to date with proper forms.

Skills

Mechanical repair

Customer communication

Troubleshooting

Service orientation

Organizational skills

PC and diagnostics

Core competencies

Education

High school education or equivalent

Job description

Who are we?

Jacks Small Engines is the e-commerce leader in small engine parts with more than 3 million parts, 400 vendors, and a best-in-class online parts shopping experience. Jacks has a robust online Parts Look-Up platform that allows customers to quickly and easily find what they need, and operates a company-owned warehouse space to fulfill orders through its websites including jackssmallengines.com and mowersatjacks.com.

Why choose Jacks Small Engines?

We provide an industry leading benefits package to cover healthcare, retirement, and wellness programs to help you be your best self financially and physically. On top of that, we have:

• Competitive Pay: $22-$25/hr, with your exact compensation personalized based on your skills, experience, and location. We believe in rewarding top talent with pay that reflects your value.
• Paid time off
• Holiday pay
• Referral bonus
• Employee Discounts
• 401K with employer match
• Excellent work/lifebalance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Opportunityfor internal growth and employee advancement
• Check out us out here: About Us - Jacks Small Engines

Job Summary:

To service and perform repairs on products in a prompt, safe, effective, and profitable manner. To perform sales and related service activities in a professional, courteous, reliable and results-oriented manner.

Responsibilities:

• Repairs all products sold by the Company that are purchased by customers and brought to the store for repair. Promotes customer relations and satisfaction by completing jobs on schedule or connecting with customers, in a timely manner, to give them updates on issues such as unattainable replacement parts and warranty issues.
• Remains informed and certified on all products sold by the Company by improving technical knowledge as needed to perform effectively, demonstrate and explain products to customers to ensure proper and safe operation.
• Assists all customers and potential customers in a professional, courteous, reliable, attentive, honest and responsive manner by identifying their needs. Provides knowledgeable assistance, loads and unloads equipment and maintains a high level of service standards by performing work in a manner which consistently achieves a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Sources all parts for stock and repairs, orders parts, follows up onbackorders and recommends stocking of new product or ‘number on hand’ to maintain an accurate ‘on hand’ inventory of replacement parts and to ensure parts and supplies are readily available to repair customer’s products and better serve the customer.
• Uses technical expertise to estimate the cost to repair all equipment that the Company is certified to repair and prepares all related paperwork such as written quotes, invoices and reports in a punctual and complete manner.
• Submits all warranty claims through the proper channels and ensures the Company gets reimbursed when applicable.
• Maintains a neat and orderly work environment, including all product displays and works safely and complies with all established safety rules and work practices.
• Keeps Hazmat file up to code, per federal guidelines, with proper forms and documentation on file.
• Responds to phone calls from customers or potential customers in a courteous and timely manner.
• Protects the store against theft or other suspicious activity by immediately reporting suspicious activity to manager on duty.
• Participates in allnon-commissionable events deemed necessary by the Company such as physical inventories, sales meetings, trade shows and special sales.
• Keeps supervisor informed of important information developments, potential problems, and related information necessary for effective management. Coordinates and communicates plans and activities with others, as appropriate, to ensure a coordinated work effort and team approach.
• Performs related work as apparent or assigned.

Qualifications and Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High school education or equivalent.
• At least three years of related work experience in mechanical repair and light industrial products.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others including customers.
• Good troubleshooting and diagnostic skills.
• Strong service orientation.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Familiar with the basic use of PC and diagnostic programs.
• Demonstrates Northern Tool + Equipment’s 12 Core Competencies.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequently required to use hands to handle objects; and talk or hear.
• Ability to lift up to 70 pounds.
• Frequent bending, twisting, stooping, reaching andlifting.
• Required to stand on cement floor for long periods of time.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.