Quick Lube Technician

Team Gillman; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Holiday & VAC pay

401k Retirement savings plan

Employee discounts

Drug Free Workplace

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Team Gillman in Houston, TX is looking for a Quick Lube Technician to inspect and lubricate vehicles quickly and thoroughly in our state-of-the-art air conditioned and heated shop. Your role starts with basic servicing and may lead to advancement within the dealership as you gain expertise.

We offer a path for growth in a Fortune 500–style dealership environment, with a focus on safety and customer service.

Qualifications

• Ability to read/comprehend written instructions and information
• Familiarity with all aspects of automotive repair/maintenance
• Must have a valid driver license and be able to operate manual transmissions
• Prior experience as a technician’s helper or apprentice preferred, but we are willing to train!
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Perform multipoint inspections
• Communicate additional service/repair needs to service advisors
• Service universal joints, grease fittings, and steering knuckles using hand- or compressed-air powered grease guns
• Inspect fluid levels in steering gears, power steering reservoirs, transmissions, differentials, rear axle housings and shackles
• Check tire pressure
• Lubricate moving parts with specified lubricants
• Drain oil from crankcase and refill with required amount of oil
• Add water to radiator and battery
• Replace oil and air filters
• Inspect all vehicles for additional repairs
• Adhere to all company policies, procedures, safety standards and codes of conduct
• Follow dealership safety procedures to avoid exposure to fumes, dirt and harsh chemicals

Skills

Attention to detail

Customer service

Reading & following instructions

Valid driver license

Job description

Why wait to make a career out of doing what you love? Some of our best master technicians started as quick lube techs. So if working on cars gets your gears moving, As a quick lube tech, you’ll start by being responsible for inspecting and lubricating vehicles quickly and thoroughly in ourstate of the art air conditioned and heated shop. And with a little hard work and dedication, who knows where you’ll be able to go? At our dealership, the door is always open. And so are your options.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform multipoint inspections
• Communicate additional service/repair needs to service advisors
• Service universal joints, grease fittings, and steering knuckles using hand- or compressed-air powered grease guns
• Inspect fluid levels in steering gears, power steering reservoirs, transmissions, differentials, rear axle housings and shackles
• Check tire pressure
• Lubricate moving parts with specified lubricants
• Drain oil from crankcase and refill with required amount of oil
• Add water to radiator and battery
• Replace oil and air filters
• Inspect all vehicles for additional repairs
• Adhere to all company policies, procedures, safety standards and codes of conduct
• Follow dealership safety procedures to avoid exposure to fumes, dirt and harsh chemicals

Compensation

Compensation is based on experience and commensurate with Fortune 500 companies.

Qualifications

• Must meet dealership’s requirements for employment
• Ability to read/comprehend written instructions and information
• Familiarity with all aspects of automotive repair/maintenance
• Must have a valid driver license and be able to operate manual transmissions
• Prior experience as a technician’s helper or apprentice preferred, but we are willing to train!
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

• Occasional exposure to inclement weather
• Ability to operate an automobile
• Prolonged periods of standing, stooping and bending
• Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects
• Requires a significant amount of walking and/or standing. May also require working in the seated position for long periods while operating controls with arms and legs. This position may also require working at a production pace while pushing and/or pulling materials from place to place.

Benefits

• Full health benefits (medical, dental &vision)
• Company paid life insurance
• Holiday & VAC pay
• 401k Retirement savings plan with company match
• Employee discounts
• Drug Free Work Environment
• Equal Opportunity Employer

About Our Dealership(Team Gillman)

Since 1938 and with over 70 years of success, Team Gillman has been a family-owned and operated group of automobile dealerships. The business was founded by Frank Gillman when the first dealership opened on Milam Street in downtown Houston. Frank’s son, Ramsay Gillman, continued and expanded the business his father started with a constant emphasis on customer service and satisfaction.

Now, owned and operated by Ramsay’s son Chris Gillman, Team Gillman has dealerships in Houston & Rosenberg representing Acura, Honda, Subaru, Mazda, Chevy and Volkswagen. Success has not altered the organization’s founding principle. Every employee in every Team Gillman dealership knows customer service is paramount. And, they understand continued prosperity, as well as future growth, depends upon maintaining this long-established tradition of excellence.