Nelson Hall Chevrolet - Technician Jobs in Meridian, MS

Nelson Hall Chevrolet has plenty of fans in the shop in the summer and it is heated in the winter. We just renovated the technician restroom. Working temperatures can get challenging at times, but our technician's work environment is important. During the summer we provide cold bottled water.

We currently have 7 line technicians and 3 quick lube specialists in addition to 3 service advisors, a warranty administrator plus two additional service support specialists. Nelson Hall Chevrolet currently employs around 45 people.

Nelson Hall Chevrolet shop hours are 07:30 a.m. until 05:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Technicians are required to work a minimum of 40 hours per week but may work more if desired. Most technicians work between 08:00 a.m. and 05:00 p.m. but some flexibility is allowed as long as a minimum of 40 hours is worked.

Plenty of shop lifts are available. We currently have more lifts than line technicians. All GM factory tools are available. Any special tools provided by GM are available.

We have a conference room that is always available to all employees for breaks or time away from the work environment. It is part of the main building and has an outside entrance.

We have over 20 service bays available. There is more available shop space than any shop in the area.

Our current average is between 700 and 800 repair orders per month at Nelson Hall Chevrolet

We have a parts rear counter easily accessible to technicians with a parts specialist assisting with the order. Warranty parts may be ordered upon proper diagnosis in consultation with the service advisor. Service advisor approval is required to order customer pay parts.

Any work done on weekends or evenings at a technician's home is allowed as long as it is not a Nelson Hall Chevrolet customer or a customer that has come as a result of a relationship with Nelson Hall Chevrolet, or is any conflict of interest with Nelson Hall Chevrolet. No side work is allowed on Nelson Hall Chevrolet property. Work on a personal or family vehicle is allowed as long as a repair order is written. Personal vehicles are charged 1/2 of the normal hourly labor rate.

We are very flexible with off time for technicians that show a good work ethic. We are closed Saturday and Sunday.

We pay you for training. Training is available every day. Online training hours are compensated. Offsite training is also available after certain requirements are met. We pay all fees associated with ASE or any other training deemed worthwhile.

Compensation and training course completion increase month to month and year to year, depending on the motivation of the individual. You also will be enrolled in General Motors programs where you have the opportunity to receive additional compensation.

The review process is not formal. That being said, you will always know where you stand at Nelson Hall Chevrolet. The owner, Steve Hall, and the service manager, Donnie Gardner are available.

Most courses have safety training as an element of the course.

All technicians assist each other regardless of age or experience.

For over 50 years, we have been involved with nearly everyone in our community of Meridian and the surrounding area.

We have reached out to Ross Collins in Meridian. This is a great profession for any person with an aptitude for the job and a strong work ethic. We are very selective in our hiring process.

Technicians get paid to do web based training and distance training

Sometimes we do the primary interview by phone and sometimes in person. We always talk to an applicant in person before our final hiring decision.

We ask about any legal question one can imagine to learn more about an applicant. That being said, the interview is less important than work history and recommendations by former employers as well as professional qualifications.

Yes we do all of those.

We use an aptitude test called Caliper Selector. This is a hiring tool, but we recognize some people do not test well, and have had successful employees that did not perform well on the test. We do not share test results with the applicant. We use it mainly to highlight an applicant we may not have considered based on past work experience or qualifications.

We will discuss that at the interview. How quickly an applicant responds to the reference check, the Caliper test, and the background check usually dictate the speed of a final decision.

Again, the speed depends on the speed of the response time by the applicant. We have hired an applicant in as little as 3 days.

Every step in the hiring process is required by every candidate. We have hired many successful employees that may have had a negative mark in their background. We need to know any major negatives in someone's past from the applicant before we discover this in a background check or from a former employer.

Our highest compensated technicians work on commission as they have the skills to competently produce the maximum number of productive hours, plus they are paid at a much higher hourly rate. We have not had a shortage of vehicles to repair or maintain in the history of this dealership. We also have a group of midlevel and oil change technicians paid a guaranteed hourly rate plus commission. Additionally, technicians are paid for appearing in a video for the customer when necessary. Our highest compensated technician made over 100,000 last year and is on track to exceed this figure significantly.