Motorcycle Service Technician

Job Summary

Repair, customize, maintain, or overhaul both customer and dealer owned motor vehicles as close to the allotted time schedule as possible with excellent quality. 

General Expectations

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• Devote himself/herself to insuring satisfaction to customers.
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• Determine management, production and quality requirements by asking questions and listening.
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• Attend company meetings as required.
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• Maintain a follow-up system that encourages follow through with assigned projects.
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• Establish personal performance goals that are consistent with company standards of productivity and devise a strategy to meet those goals.
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• Review and analyze actions at the end of each day, week, month, and year to determine how to better utilize time and plans more effectively.
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• Understand the terminology of the business and keep abreast of technology changes in products and services.
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• Know and understand the federal, state and local requirements which govern the company’s business.
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• Follow lawful directions from supervisors.
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• Understand and follow work rules and procedures.
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• Interact well with others and be a positive influence on employee morale.
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• Uphold the company’s non-disclosure and confidentiality policies and agreements.
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• Work evening, weekend and holiday work hours as required.
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Job-Specific Expectations

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• Provide prompt, dependable, high quality, vehicle service to (internal & external) customers.
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• Complete repair work within the scheduled or allotted time period whenever possible. Continually improve this “efficiency” skill.
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• Maintain productivity (time spent working on billable jobs) as close to 100% as possible.
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• Accept work assignments from Service Consultant/Manager.
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• Request parts for the job as early as possible when needs become known.
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• Perform service, repair and customization work in accordance to factory specifications.
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• Assist Service Consultant, when requested, with writing up work orders, communication with customers, test riding, or any other issue which will help ensure customer satisfaction.
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• Notify Service Consultant/Manager of additional work needed or any delays in expected completion as soon as they become known so that customer may be contacted and notified of the delay.
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• After job is finished ensure proper completion and filing of paperwork.
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• Keep work areas as clean as possible and assist others with maintaining shop cleanliness.
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• Maintain technical (PHD and other) qualification by completing any necessary training programs assigned to you by the Service Manager.
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• Minimize come-backs and deal with them promptly and satisfactorily when they do occur.
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• Keep customers’ vehicle cleaner that when it was dropped off.
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Qualifications & Job Requirements

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• Completion of a factory authorized training program such as MMI Service School or equivalent work experience.
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• Must posses valid driver's license with motorcycle endorsement.
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• Focus on quality.
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• Be prompt and available for flexible scheduling.
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• Service Technicians need both basic and special tools to properly diagnose and service our products. All Service Technicians are required to own a set of tools.
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Physical Requirements

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• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
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• Must be capable of standing or walking for long periods of time.
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• Requires the use of both hands.
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• Frequently required to bend, stoop, crouch, reach, handle tools, and lift 40 lbs. of material.
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• Frequently requires the ability to balance and push a 950 lb. motorcycle.
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Working Conditions

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• Is potentially exposed to battery acid, gasoline, chemical cleaning materials or other toxic materials commonly found in a motor vehicle service department.
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• Occasionally, exposed to exhaust fumes or other airborne particles.
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• Must be able to work indoors in air-conditioned areas as well as outside in the weather and elements.
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