Automotive Alignment Technician

automotive Alignment Technician - Kona
Summary: Aligns wheels, axles, frames, torsion bars and steering mechanisms of automotive vehicles.

Automotive Alignment Technician - Essential Duties
• Performs work as outlined on repair order with efficiency and accuracy, in accordance with dealership and factory standards.
• Drives vehicle onto wheel alignment rack and tests vehicle for faulty wheel alignment, bent axle, worn ball joints and bent steering rods.
• Straightens axle and steering rods, adjusts shims, tie rods and joining pins to align wheels or install new parts.
• Places wheel on balancing machine to determine where counterweights must be added to balance wheel.
• Hammers counterweights onto rim of wheel.
• Installs shock absorbers.
• Operates all tools and equipment in a safe manner.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Job Prerequisites:
1. High school degree or GED equivalent.
2. Valid driver's license

Other Essential Job Functions:
1. Regular attendance.
2. Positive Attitude
3. Ability to balance workload in rapid pace environment.
4. Ability to communicate and cooperatively work with customers and co-workers.
5. Ability to access, input and retrieve information from the computer.
6. Ability to mount, dismount and spin balance tires. Test, charge and install batteries, use and read air pressure gauge, and operate tire machines such as a tire spreader, buffer, changer, spin balancer, jacks, lifts and air guns. We will train the right candidate.
7. Ability to test drive customer vehicles and operate company vehicles.
8. Ability to work in an environment with odors, dust and fumes.
9. Ability to stand or walk for extended periods of time.
10. Ability to lift 50 lbs.

We do offer Medical, dental, 401K Matching, Paid Vacation, Paid Sick & Funeral leave and employee discounts. Discounts get applied after 90 days of employment. Please send resume to this posting or you may come in person and speak to the Store Manager. Please ask for JOE FOGLIA. We're looking forward to meeting you!