Automotive Service Technician

The Field Service Technician III will be responsible for overdelivering on the internal and external customer experience at our service locations. The ideal candidate will possess the technical acumen and the ability to provide a strong level of customer service. If you're able to think quickly on your feet, have a go-getter attitude, possess great communication skills, and have a passion for adventure, then we want you on the team. You will be working with our internal partners every day to assist with service needs and coordinate with our Service, Vehicle, and Delivery Operations, and Field Service Engineer teams. This role will require a dynamic and resourceful leader with excellent oral and written communication skills, who will foster cross-functional interaction and champion a culture of continuous improvement to support Service teams and customers within a Service center. To be successful in this role, you must have a customer-first approach, thrive in ambiguous and unexpected environments, tackling all challenges with a creative and flexible mindset. Experience in automotive, process standardization, continuous improvement, and managing escalations is a plus.

Responsibilities :

• Follow Rivian repair procedures with efficiency without compromising quality and safety.
• Perform or assist with assigned diagnosis, repairs, installations, and inspections on vehicles.
• Assist or support vehicle repairs in a setting outside of a service center.
• Conduct road tests on vehicles to ensure quality of the repair.
• Perform necessary parts operations such as parts ordering, receiving, shipping, and inventory.
• Stay up to date with technical skills and required training.
• Support campaigns and containment initiatives.
• Maintain and process accurate expense reporting as needed.
• Maintain high-quality work and efficiency while working with little supervision.
• Work with a collaborative attitude and team spirit in an ever-changing, dynamic environment.
• Provide service support to the field to support the Service organization.
• Ability to perform duties and communicate with a high level of professionalism in a customer-facing environment.
• Ability to properly document repairs completed and in process.
• This role may transition from remote to on-site and require in-person work, on-site at the service center, should one be opened within 90 miles or 2 hours of the employee’s assigned remote work location.
• Travel to locations to support as required until the local Service Center opens, including but not limited to, production plant
• Operate remotely until the local service center opens, if applicable

This role may require regular interaction with customers and their families, 3rd party affiliates, and suppliers within Rivian facilities, on mobile service routes, or at community outreach events.

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