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Maintenance Technician / Ames, IA / 4 Day Week, Merit Based Pay

Automotive Lift Services
Ames, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/24/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/22/2027

Automotive Lift Services - Technician

How You Get Paid

You get an hourly base plus commission on everything you sell at book price. The more you sell, the higher your commission rate, from 10% up to 16%. If you hold the next level's yearly sales number for 4 straight months, you move up: a bigger base, a higher rate and a bigger title.

- Apprentice: ~$42k base. You're learning, paid hourly, no commission. Take-home ~$42k

- Technician: ~$46k base 10% commission on $300k/yr in sales. Take-home ~$76k

- Master Tech: ~$54k base 12% commission on $600k/yr in sales. Take-home ~$126k

- Senior Tech: ~$58k base 14-16% commission on $900k /yr in sales. Take-home ~$184k, and $250k for top producers

If this gets you fired up, we might just make a good team. If not please do not apply.

- Working with other motivated A players

- You get paid based on how much and the quality of the work you produce

- You have a real opportunity to see the direct results of your work

- Other people (our team & are clients) rely on your work, it really matters and it is very clear that it matters

- No need for any prior education, just need to be mechanically minded, have a "can do" attitude, be willing to work hard, have a positive attitude and be able to handle pressure

- You are expected to keep growing and learning

- Your benefits are cash in your pocket and working with other motivated A players

- You want to work at a place that is not normal, it has character (some may even call it fun...)

- You like a challenge

If these things fire you up, stay away from us. It won't be a good fit.

- Easy low stress job

- Your work doesn't get noticed

- Your work doesn't really matter

- Calling in to work is normal and not viewed as weak

- Nobody ever gets fired

- Nobody has to sell anything

- You have a perfect work environment with perfect tools

- Typical 9-5 job, your days are predictable and you know you never work early or late

- Not very many people (including you) want to advance to higher pay and higher stress jobs

- No additional learning, once you know enough for your job there is no more learning

- Its a big "safe" company with lots of typical benefits

- The company has no character

- You don't want to be challenged

About Us:

In a nut shell: Automotive Lift Services & Hydraulics is a full service hydraulic shop, providing both in house hydraulic repair and mobile repair. We also sell and install hydraulic systems.

The vision at Automotive Lift Services & Hydraulics is to provide repairs within 48 hours or it's free in every state in the USA (cue the bald eagle screech).

Fun Facts: Since opening our doors, we have provided services for Union Pacific RailRoad, Christian Brothers Automotive, McGrath Chevyland, Kirkwood Community College, Runde Ford, Ollenburg Motors, George White Chevrolet, Ames Ford, Lithia Motors, Charles Gabus Ford, Toyota of Des Moines, Deery Brothers and KIA of Des Moines. We have also opened a location in Orlando FL, and are ranking on page of Google nationally.

Automotive Lift Services’s leadership team includes its Founder / Chief Operating Officer, Josiah Ragsdale.

If you feel like you’re ready to apply, send your resume to (info @ autoliftserv.com).

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $42,000.00 - $184,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Employee discount
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off

Work Location: On the road

Salary : $42,000 - $184,000

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