Small Engine Mechanic Job at Ace Hardware, Round Lake, IL

  • Ace Hardware
  • Round Lake, IL

Job Description

Power Equipment Repair Technician

At Laskowski Ace, Sales Associates are the backbone of the business. The Sales Associates primary focus is assisting customers with finding the right products for their needs. Sales Associates are not only there to help customers find items in the store, but they are there to help narrow down choices and help the customers make that final decision!

Responsibilities include:

  • Performs preventive maintenance inspections and service on machines.
  • Thoroughly cleans machines and machine parts, removing parts and reinstalling as necessary.
  • Oils and lubricates moving parts on machines to ensure effective performance.
  • Records and reports damaged, worn, or broken parts.
  • Orders and installs replacement parts for machines.
  • Identifies the causes of unexpected breakdowns of machines.
  • Repairs broken machines quickly and efficiently.
  • Prepares reports documenting work performed.
  • Cleans, organizes, inventories, stocks, and otherwise maintains shop areas, parts, tools, and supplies.
  • Engaging and inspiring customers in every way; greet customers as soon as they are encountered
  • Assisting customers in the store as well as on the phone
  • Fronting, stocking, and merchandising products

Requirements:

  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Mechanically inclined with great problem-solving skills.
  • Organized with attention to detail.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced and stressful environment
  • Experience using a computer
  • Ability to communicate professionally with customers and team members
  • Physical ability to move large, bulky and/or heavy merchandise
  • Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time
  • Clean and approachable appearance
  • Availability must be flexible to the needs of the business

We are your local hardware store and we are a part of your community. Ace Hardware has over 5,000 stores around the world with the majority of those stores independently owned and operated by local entrepreneurs. These hard working men and women are part of the fabric of your community. They are small business owners who are local and loyal...just like it ought to be. While others have become large and impersonal, at Ace, we've remained small and very personal. That's why we say a visit to Ace, is like a visit to your neighbor.

Notice to Applicant about this Employer: You are applying for a job with an independently owned and operated cooperative member of Ace Hardware Corporation, who owns and operates this Ace Hardware retail store location. Ace Hardware Corporation is not the employer for this position. The independent store owner alone is responsible for and independently makes all decisions concerning employment related matters, including hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, staffing and scheduling. Ace Hardware Corporation will not receive a copy of any applications submitted for this position, does not control interviews and/or hiring decisions, and has no control over or responsibility for the employment policies and practices of the independent store owner. If hired, the independent store owner will be your only employer. The Ace Hardware trademarks, logos and designs are owned by Ace Hardware Corporation and used by independent store owners under a license from Ace Hardware Corporation.

Job Tags

Local area, Flexible hours

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