About the Role
The retail Sales and Service Technician (SST) is a hybrid role intended as a key pipeline for future career growth within Firestone Complete Auto Care. This role serves customers by assessing needs, recommending products/services, performing entry-level vehicle services, and ensuring customer satisfaction. Successful individuals will learn all aspects of store operations and flex between customer interaction and vehicle service tasks.
Responsibilities
- Hybrid Role: 75% customer service, sales, and customer issue resolution; 25% basic vehicle service tasks (oil, tires, fluids).
- Perform store operations, including opening/closing, inventory management, and display setup as needed.
- Participate in growth and career development opportunities.
- Assist Manager or act as Manager-On-Duty to support development.
- Learn all aspects of store operations and flex between front and back shop tasks.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Valid automobile driver's license.
- Customer service and career growth mindset.
- Ability to learn and perform basic vehicle service tasks.
- Ability to learn and operate store systems.
- Previous consumer retail sales experience is preferred.
- Previous automotive experience is a plus.
- Previous management/supervisory experience is a plus.
- 2-year degree or non-traditional education through training program completion or certification is preferred.
Work Type
- Full-time
Education Level
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 2 year degree or non-traditional education through training program completion, certification, or other exhibiting the growth mindset that is needed in this candidate.
Salary/Compensations
- $15.20 - $22.71
Benefits
- Medical, Dental and Vision – Starting day 1
- Paid vacation and holidays
- On-the-job training
- Company-funded ASE certifications
- Flexible work schedule
- 401(k) match
- On demand pay (daily pay) program available
About the Company
- Bridgestone Retail Operations (BSRO) is part of Bridgestone Americas and employs over 22,000 teammates in North America.
- BSRO operates more than 2,200 company-owned stores, including Firestone Complete Auto Care, Tires Plus and Wheel Works locations.
- With locations across North America and more than $4.5 billion in tire and auto service sales, Bridgestone Retail Operations is the right place to build a career.
- Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, the world’s largest tire and rubber company.
- Bridgestone Americas and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand tires.
- The companies are also engaged in retreading operations throughout the Western Hemisphere and produce air springs, roofing materials, and industrial fibers and textiles.
- The Bridgestone Americas family of companies also operates the world’s largest chain of automotive tire and service centers.
- Guided by its global corporate social responsibility (CSR), commitment Our Way to Serve, Bridgestone embraces its responsibility as a global leader by striving to improve the way people move, live, work and play.
Equal Opportunity
- Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
- It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
