What Employees Love about Tenvoorde Ford
- Daily/Weekly engagement with ownership/management team – we take every opportunity to listen and make our teams feel valued. This is where our best ideas come from.
- Upward mobility – Tenvoorde Ford is growing, and other positions are needed as we continue to grow as a company.
- Positive, family-oriented culture where great careers are born – Employees are proud to work at Tenvoorde Ford, great work-life balance, benefits and knowing your contributions make the difference.
Tenvoorde Ford is seeking a skilled Transmission Technician!
Have you been told you’re “hard working, a team player, awesome at fixing things and really good at what you do”? Are you looking for a job or career that offers stability, growth opportunity and a better work-life mix? If so, we are looking for someone just like you! Due to the growth of our company and the need to better serve our customers we are looking for you!
Responsibilities
What does a Transmission Technician do?
- Diagnoses and performs repairs and maintenance on customer vehicles.
- Prioritizes and plans work flow with shop foreman to meet demands and customer needs.
- Coordinates with Part Department to ensure parts are available to complete repairs.
- Completes service and repair assignments correctly to pass quality inspections or test drives.
- Road test vehicles to ensure repairs are completed properly.
- Suggests additional work that is needed to the Service Advisor so the customer may be notified.
- Assists Service Advisors, if necessary, to explain completed repairs to a customer.
- Promotes dealership by presenting professional image, positive attitude, and clean work area.
- Meets or exceeds productivity and quality goals.
- Obtain and maintain Ford Technician certifications
- Along with transmission related issues you may also do other types of repairs and maintenance depending on work demand.
Qualifications
- At least 2+ years experience as a Automotive Service Technician.
- At least 1+ years of automotive transmission repair and maintenance.
- Must have a valid driver’s license
- Proficiency in the use of common mechanic shop tools, equipment and computer software.
- Must be a “team player”
- Must be reliable and on time
- Exceptional ability to learn and grow
- Amazing work ethic
- Detail oriented
- Ability to learn from veteran staff and foreman
- Outstanding ability to work with a team and take direction
- Ability and willingness to adopt modern technology and take on additional duties
- Use of your cell phone to share photos and videos of recommended repairs with various applications.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in use of basic computer and phone systems
- Ability to bend, move, lift and physically perform duties in the scope of this position.
Benefits
- Guaranteed 40 hour work week pay PLUS flat rate incentive pay, you will never make less than your clock time.
- Holidays are paid time off
- Paid Time Off
- Uniforms provided
- Boot allowance
- Union position
- Additional training provided and you get paid extra for it!
- Earn money for training via Ford’s Top Techs program
- Health Insurance, single and family coverage
- Health Savings Account option
- Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401k retirement plan
- Employee Vehicle Discounts
- Employee Parts/Service Pricing Discounts
- Referral Bonus Program
Good to Know Before You Start!
- Be prepared to work 40 hours per week
- Team players only! You will work with multiple departments and many different people.
- Know your work makes a difference! All systems rely on accurate information and repairs and that starts and finishes with you.
- You will have support! We have a senior master certified former technician as a shop foreman, his job is to help you succeed!
- Must be adaptive to and embrace change.
- Physical work is necessary. Safety is #1 so utilize the equipment that puts the least amount of stress on your body. If we don’t have it, let the foreman know so we can get it for you.
- We WANT you to make a difference, share your ideas with management!
Tenvoorde Ford is growing rapidly and needs the “best-of-the-best” talent and is willing to pay accordingly. We are excited to hire the ultimate team player that either is a) currently a “difference maker” or “go-to person” at their current job or b) has the ability to be those people but have been held back by their current employer. We encourage people to be amazing every day. If this is you: you are wanted at Tenvoorde Ford so please apply.
We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
