Galloping Gertie’s Garage
Lead Automotive Technician: Learn to Run a Top Shop
Gig Harbor, Washington•Full-time
$75,000 - $150,000 annually
$75,000 - $150,000 annually
About the Job
Anyone can offer you a job. How many will build your future?
Most great technicians dream of running their own shop someday: writing their own ticket, building something of their own. Most never get there, and money usually isn’t why. Running a shop is a skill, and almost nobody teaches it.
We do. Galloping Gertie’s Garage is an ATI National Top Shop and Gig Harbor’s European specialist (Land Rover/Volvo/BMW/Mercedes/Audi and more). We outperform most shops in the country on the numbers that matter, and we didn’t get there by squeezing technicians. We got there with systems: our own shop management platform, a 10-page Integrity Inspection on every car, and a 5-year warranty we can offer because we fix it right.
The role
A lead at Gertie’s is measured by the shop, not just by his/her own hours:
A lead at Gertie’s is measured by the shop, not just by his/her own hours:
- Keep the team productive: dispatch, unstick, and support the other techs
- Quality control: the work leaving our bays is your reputation too
- Mentor and develop junior techs
- Inspections and documentation in our shop management system
- Fix cars, and fix them right
The offer
Be a leader in my business and I’ll teach you how a top shop actually runs: the numbers, the people, the systems. Whether you want to own a shop someday or run one, you’ll be learning from inside a proven winner. It could take years and it will be hard work, but it’s a real path to YOUR dream.
Be a leader in my business and I’ll teach you how a top shop actually runs: the numbers, the people, the systems. Whether you want to own a shop someday or run one, you’ll be learning from inside a proven winner. It could take years and it will be hard work, but it’s a real path to YOUR dream.
The good life
- 8–5, Monday–Friday. Evenings and weekends are for family. We close for lunch and don’t work holidays.
- Quality over volume: nobody here pushes production over fixing it right.
- A clean, spacious facility with top equipment: in-ground Challenger lifts, Mahle A/C machines, Hunter Road Force, Beissbarth touchless aligner, factory diagnostics, and a full stock of specialty tools. We're never afraid to buy tools.
- No drama, no politics.
Pay and benefits
- Strong base and a great bonus plan can put you near $150k per year (without having to do 50hrs/week or some other sweat-shop plan)
- 100% (fully) paid healthcare for you and your family (for mental math this is likely a $30k/year benefit for a family)
- Paid holidays AND we pay for a whole week off between Christmas and New Year's.
Who we’re looking for
Seniority isn’t the point; character and drive are. You’re a strong tech who’s still getting better, you want more than a stall, and people naturally follow you. European experience and ASE certs are a plus. Our systems will teach you the rest.
Seniority isn’t the point; character and drive are. You’re a strong tech who’s still getting better, you want more than a stall, and people naturally follow you. European experience and ASE certs are a plus. Our systems will teach you the rest.
Interested? Send your resume and let’s talk.