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Senior Automotive Technician resume example

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Mercedes-Benz GroupPosting location: New York, New York · United StatesIndependent fictional example, not company material.

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Max Grant

Senior Automotive Technician · New York, New York · United States

Senior Automotive Technician with experience in vehicle diagnostics, preventive maintenance, repair quality, and safety inspections. Practical work includes Vehicle diagnostics, Preventive maintenance, Electrical systems, Brake and tire service.

Experience

Mercedes-Benz Group

New York, New York · United States

Senior Automotive Technician

Jan 2021 - now

  • As workstream lead, diagnosed vehicle concerns using driver reports, visual inspection, scan data, service history, and test results; confirmed the fault before recommending parts or labor.
  • With responsibility for the review standard, performed oil, lubrication, tire, brake, battery, fluid, and scheduled maintenance to manufacturer procedures; returned vehicles with completed checks and recorded service evidence.
  • As workstream lead, repaired mechanical and electrical faults with tool control, specifications, torque values, and post-repair testing; verified that the original concern was resolved without introducing a new safety issue.
  • Compared diagnostic trouble codes with live sensor readings, confirmed the failed component through the service-manual test, and completed a post-repair road test before returning the vehicle.
  • Owned an electrical diagnosis using approved repair procedures and voltage measurements, resolved an intermittent connector fault and completed the post-repair road-test checklist.
  • Published maintenance handoff notes using verified fault codes, reduced repeat diagnostic requests by 20% and retained the exact tests supporting the repair decision.

AutoNation

Fort Lauderdale, Florida · United States

Automotive Technician

Mar 2016 - Dec 2020

  • Reviewed repeat repairs by symptom, diagnostic path, part, technician notes, and quality-check result; aligned review standards and decision owners across the participating teams. Working with partner teams, updated diagnostic guidance for the failure patterns most likely to recur.
  • Recorded the customer’s complaint and operating conditions before diagnosis, checked the service history, and explained the verified repair scope to the service advisor before ordering parts.
  • Verified a repair with a post-service inspection under the conditions described on the job card, checked for stored fault codes, and explained any remaining advisory item separately from the completed repair.

Selected project

Automotive Technician — independent case study

Cross-functional project lead

Mar 2023 - Jul 2023

  • Repaired mechanical and electrical faults with tool control, specifications, torque values, and post-repair testing; aligned review standards and decision owners across the participating teams
  • Built a training fault case from public service information, mapped symptoms to possible causes and selected diagnostic checks; recorded what each result would rule out before proposing a repair.
  • Prepared a repair-verification checklist covering the original complaint, required specifications and a final safety check; distinguished a completed bench exercise from a customer vehicle released to service.
  • Owned the training fault diagnosis using measured voltage and service specifications, resolved a simulated connector fault and completed a repair-verification checklist on the bench.

Education

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona · United States

A.A.S. Automotive Technology

Sep 2010 - Jun 2012

Relevant coursework: Engine performance, automotive electronics, brake systems, suspension

Skills

Role expertise

Vehicle diagnostics · Preventive maintenance · Electrical systems · Brake and tire service · Safety inspection

Publications

  • Published a personal diagnostic note using the training measurements, explaining ruled-out causes, repair verification and why a cleared fault code alone does not prove a repair.

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Mercedes-Benz Group

Automotive Technician

New York, New York · United StatesMid-level

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  • In the posting
      • maintenance
      ATS keywords with experience

    “Perform maintenance and routine cleaning of shop and equipment.”

    In this resume
    With responsibility for the review standard, performed oil, lubrication, tire, brake, battery, fluid, and scheduled maintenance to manufacturer procedures; returned vehicles with completed checks and recorded service evidence.
    Senior Automotive Technician · Mercedes-Benz Group
  • In the posting
      • repairs
      ATS keywords with experience

    “Diagnose problems and perform basic repairs on MB vehicles.”

    In this resume
    Reviewed repeat repairs by symptom, diagnostic path, part, technician notes, and quality-check result; aligned review standards and decision owners across the participating teams. Working with partner teams, updated diagnostic guidance for the failure patterns most likely to recur.
    Automotive Technician · AutoNation
  • In the posting
      • electrical
      ATS keywords with experience

    “Perform diagnosis and advanced electrical repairs MB vehicles.”

    In this resume
    As workstream lead, repaired mechanical and electrical faults with tool control, specifications, torque values, and post-repair testing; verified that the original concern was resolved without introducing a new safety issue.
    Senior Automotive Technician · Mercedes-Benz Group
  • In the posting
      • hand tools
      • in-house training
      • safe work area
      • promised time
      No relevant experience found

    “The mission of the Mercedes-Benz Manhattan Technician is to work with computerized, electronic equipment and hand tools to diagnose and repair vehicles in timely and efficient manner.”

    “Work with Team Leader to complete in-house training.”

    “Maintain a clean and safe work area.”

    “Communicate to the appropriate Service Advisor information regarding any job that will not meet the Service Advisor’s promised time.”

    In this resume

    No supporting experience found. Do not add this keyword unless your own work supports it.

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