Auto Mechanic (Light Trucks and Vehicles)
Position Type: Full-time
Job Overview: SPS New England is seeking a skilled and reliable Auto Mechanic to join our team and provide high-quality maintenance and repair services for light trucks and vehicles. The ideal candidate will have experience working on a variety of automotive systems, including engines, transmissions, brakes, and electrical systems, and be able to diagnose and fix mechanical issues efficiently. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and dedicated individual to work in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform diagnostic tests on light trucks and vehicles to identify mechanical issues.
- Inspect and maintain engines, transmissions, brakes, exhaust systems, and other vital components.
- Perform routine maintenance tasks such as oil changes, tire rotations, fluid checks, and filter replacements.
- Repair or replace defective parts and components, including timing belts, spark plugs, alternators, and batteries.
- Troubleshoot electrical systems and components, such as alternators, wiring, and lighting.
- Test vehicles to ensure that repairs and maintenance meet safety and performance standards.
- Maintain an organized work environment and ensure that tools, equipment, and parts are kept in good condition.
- Follow manufacturer’s specifications and safety standards while performing repairs and maintenance.
- Keep up-to-date with the latest industry developments and repair techniques.
- Maintain accurate service records for each vehicle worked on.
ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan):
SPS is an employee-owned company. We are proud to offer eligible employees the opportunity to participate in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Employee-owners benefit from the success of the company and play a critical role in fostering an ownership culture within the organization, emphasizing the importance of employee engagement, and commitment to long-term success.
We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages, including participation in the ESOP for eligible employees, a collaborative work environment, and opportunities for professional growth within our expanding organization.
Qualifications:
- Proven experience as an auto mechanic, with a focus on light trucks and vehicles.
- Strong knowledge of automotive systems, diagnostic tools, and repair techniques.
- ASE certification (or similar certification) is preferred.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Strong communication and customer service skills.
- Ability to lift heavy parts and equipment
- Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
- Welding and fabrication skills are a plus
It is the policy of SPS New England, Inc. to assure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, national origin, age or disability. Such action shall include: employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and/or on-the-job training. It is also the policy of SPS New England, Inc. to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other applicable legally protected status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, recruitment advertising, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay, fringe benefits or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, on the job training, classification, and referral, at all levels of employment. Consistent with these obligations, SPS New England, Inc. also provides reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs, observances, and practices.
Employees and applicants of SPS New England, Inc. will not be subject to harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited.
SPS New England, Inc. is seeking minority and female employees, and all employees are encouraged to recruit minority and females as well.