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Are you tired of working nights and weekends? Are you looking to work at a shop where you feel appreciated? Do you want great benefits with pay up to $35/hour? Look no further - we've got the job for you! Sanford Firestone is a fourth-generation, family-owned service center located at 705 Hickey Blvd in the Fairmont Shopping Center, one block west of Skyline Hwy. 35. We've been owners for 50 years and counting, providing complete car maintenance and automotive repair services for customers in the Greater Bay area, including the Pacifica, Daly City, and San Francisco communities. We're a STAR Certified smog check and repair station with high quality parts in stock and leading brands of tires for sale. Our inventory features ACDelco auto parts, Interstate Batteries, OEM parts, and tires from Bridgestone, Firestone, and Fuzion. We’re open Monday through Saturday 7:30 am to 5:00 pm. At Sanford Firestone, we offer the best car care anywhere! If you're motivated and looking to forward your career, consider joining our team!
Feel free to contact us on the form below if you have any questions. Even if you don't see an open position above, we're always looking to hear from good people.
Are you tired of working nights and weekends? Are you looking to work at a shop where you feel appreciated? Do you want great benefits with pay up to $35/hour? Look no further - we've got the job for you! Sanford Firestone is a fourth-generation, family-owned service center located at 705 Hickey Blvd in the Fairmont Shopping Center, one block west of Skyline Hwy. 35. We've been owners for 50 years and counting, providing complete car maintenance and automotive repair services for customers in the Greater Bay area, including the Pacifica, Daly City, and San Francisco communities. We're a STAR Certified smog check and repair station with high quality parts in stock and leading brands of tires for sale. Our inventory features ACDelco auto parts, Interstate Batteries, OEM parts, and tires from Bridgestone, Firestone, and Fuzion. We’re open Monday through Saturday 7:30 am to 5:00 pm. At Sanford Firestone, we offer the best car care anywhere! If you're motivated and looking to forward your career, consider joining our team!
The office is air conditioned and heated.
There are about 10-12 staff, including 5 techs and 4 service writers.
Shop hours are Monday-Saturday, 7:30am-5:00pm. Shifts are 8 hours with a lunch. Techs will work 5 days/week, including some Saturdays each month.
There are a variety of specialty tools available
There is a break room area in the office, which includes a microwave, toaster, refrigerator, 5 gallon bottled water, and coffee all day!
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About 400-500
Needed parts are ordered online by service writers. We work with several warehouses to get things as quickly as possible - usually within an hour.
No side work.
We encourage training and skill building whenever possible. We encourage classes through ATI, will pay for ASE licensing, and encourage training through Identifix & ALLDATA.
There are opportunities to grow within the shop. There are opportunities to take classes through Hunter, and we can work with techs for reimbursement to attend Hunter classes. Partner vendors also offer classes if techs are interested.
Coaching is available as needed.
Informal safety training is provided as needed. We review the San Mateo County Hazard Business Plan in case of emergency.
We believe in working together and having seasoned techs mentor newer techs.
Our owner has been on local Chamber of Commerce and looks to help the community as much as possible. We also make donations to venues in the city of Pacifica.
We enjoy working with the Skyline College auto department, getting students involved in our shop and job shadowing for their future careers.
Growing! We are always staying busy and trying to bring in more business.
There is a standard Firestone application, which is 2 pages and takes about 15 minutes to complete.
In-person interviews are preferred.
The in-person interview will entail discussing the candidate's past work experience & training, career goals, and a verbal skill assessment.
We conduct a reference check and also a personality test through ATI. We also take a copy of the candidate's driver's license.
A verbal skill assessment is done during the interview.
1-2 days as long as all checks clear.
Ideally within 1 week.
$28-35/hour with room for growth. A Level techs needed to do alignment; smog inspection; certified air conditioning. Pay is based off of 40 hour work week.
$28-30/hour; pay will depend on experience and knowledge.
$23-26/hour. Will assist with oil changes, vehicle safety inspections, tire repairs, etc.
| Health Insurance | Offered | Provider: Kaiser. Employer covers 50% of employee's premium. Effective after 6 months of employment. |
| Dental Insurance | Offered | Provider: Delta Dental. Employer covers 50% of employee's premium. Effective after 6 months of employment. |
| Vision Insurance | Not Offered | |
| Retirement Plan | Not Offered | |
| Sick Leave | Offered | 3 paid days of sick leave annually |
| Vacation | Offered | 10 vacation days accrued after first year of employment |
| Paid Holidays | Offered | There are 4 paid holidays: Christmas, New Year's Day, 4th of July, and Thanksgiving. (Labor & Memorial Day are potential flex holidays) |
| ST / LT Disability | Not Offered | |
| Life Insurance | Offered | AFLAC offered at employee's cost |
| Uniforms | Offered | 7 pairs of shirts and pant each; no laundering cost for employee |
| Other | Offered | We are a family owned shop that has been serving the community for 51 years, with 3 generations of family members. We strive to provide the best service and care about our employees. Plus, there's the occasional free breakfast and HUGE employee discounts for staff and family! |
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