Engine Technician

Hendrick Motorsports

Location: 4400 Papa Joe Hendrick Blvd, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262

Hendrick Motorsports, fifteen-time NASCAR CUP Champion, is currently seeking an Engine Tech.

Summary

• Under the general direction of the Engine Production Manager, the engine technician is responsible for assembling engines and measuring, inspecting, and assembling components to ensure maximum operating efficiency.
  
  

Essential Duties And Responsibilities Include The Following

• Clean Engine Post Race and Flush Fluids.
• Inspect or Change Valve Springs, Pushrods, and Rocker’s.
• Fill out all MSM, Dyno Sheets, and Confirm Cycles.
• Maintain and lubricate parts and components for assembly.
• Verify conformance of parts to specifications using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauges, and micrometers.
• Install Spark Plugs, Belts, Intake, and source Fuel Pump for Engine Dyno.
• Maintain and lubricate parts and components.
• Service and prep Oil Filters for Engine Delivery.
• Other duties as assigned by Manager.
  
  

Qualifications

• Accountability – ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Detail-Oriented – ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Organized – possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Responsible – ability to be helpful, accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
• Safety Awareness – ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
• Technical Aptitude – ability to comprehend complex technical topics and specialized information.
• Time Management – ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
• Coordination – adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
• Repairing – repairing items using needed tools and equipment.
  
  

Education/Experience

• Requires working knowledge of basic mechanical skills and competencies.
• Must have a proven track record of building race engines. Must possess a sound understanding of internal combustion engines.
• GED or HS Diploma
  
  

Communication Skills

• Must possess strong communication skills and an excellent sense of customer satisfaction, communicating with other departments, and perform work as timely and precisely as possible.
  
  

Attendance Expectations

• The position requires regular and predictable attendance.
• Scheduled shifts may include evening hours, weekends, and holidays.
  
  

Physical Demands

• Requires vision (near, distance, depth) and ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – safety glasses. Constantly manually manipulates.
• Frequently stands, walks, sits, reaches outward, lifts/carries up to 50 pounds, and pushes/pull up to 40 pounds.
• Occasionally reaches above shoulder, climbs, crawls, squats or kneels, bends, lifts/carries over 100 pounds, and pushes/pulls up to 100 pounds.
  
  

Environment Demands

• Primarily works indoors.
  
  

Certificates And Licenses

• Valid Driver’s License
  
  

Computer Skills

• Requires basic computer skills.
  
  

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by this employee.

The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties and responsibilities upon the request of a supervisor.

This job description is subject to revision at the discretion of the company.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job cannot be performed remotely.

Hendrick is an Equal Opportunity employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information regarding the EEOC, please visit https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf.