Automotive Diesel Technician

Automotive Diesel Technician (Medium/Heavy-duty Truck Technician)

Service Chevrolet, Inc.

Summary

Repairs and maintains diesel and gasoline engine industrial trucks according to dealership and factory specifications.

Essential Duties

• Performs work as outlined on repair order with efficiency and accuracy, in accordance with dealership and factory standards.
  
• Diagnoses cause of any malfunction and performs repair.
  
• Communicates with parts department to obtain needed parts.
  
• Saves and tags parts of the job if under warranty or if requested by the customer.
  
• Examines assigned vehicle to determine if further safety or service work is required or recommended.
  
• Communicates with service advisor/dispatcher immediately if additional work is needed, if work outlined is not needed, or if repairs cannot be completed within the promised time.
  
• Documents all work performed and recommended on the repair order.
  
• Road tests vehicles when required.
  
• Participates in manufacturer-sponsored training programs, schools, and events.
  
• Keeps abreast of manufacturer technical bulletins.
  
• Supervises work of any apprentice technicians as assigned.
  
• Reports machinery defects or malfunctions to supervisor.
  
• Ensures that vehicle is kept clean. Notifies service advisor/dispatcher immediately of anything that has happened to change the appearance or condition of the vehicle.
  
• Keeps shop area neat and clean.
  
• Maintains and is accountable for all dealership-owned tools and manuals. Returns them to the proper place and in the same condition as when they were received.
  
• Understands, keeps abreast of and complies with federal, state and local regulations, such as hazardous waste disposal, OSHA Right-to-Know etc.
  
• Operates all tools and equipment in a safe manner.
  
• Reports any safety issues immediately to management.
  
• Other tasks as assigned.
  

Requirements

Qualifications

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.

Education and/or Experience

• Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  
• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  
• Two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  

Language Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization.
  
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
  

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with lO's and lOO's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
  
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
  
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
  

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved