would like a part/full time job

[stover]

hi my name is john stover and i am looking to get into the automotive field. i will be starting my second year of vo-tech and finishing my senior year in highschool starting in september but up untill then i would like to know if there are any openings at any local shops , near allentown nj, for a part or full time employe. i am 17 and am not certified yet but i have a general knowledge and understanding of cars along with a willingness to learn and be taught. also during the school year i will be able to work a few afternoons a week along with weekends as a work release program for my vo-tech and school. please PM me or reply here and i would be glad to send my resume.

thanks you for your time,
john stover

[Stillen GLE]

Originally Posted by sexystover

hi my name is john stover and i am looking to get into the automotive field. i will be starting my second year of vo-tech and finishing my senior year in highschool starting in september but up untill then i would like to know if there are any openings at any local shops , near allentown nj, for a part or full time employe. i am 17 and am not certified yet but i have a general knowledge and understanding of cars along with a willingness to learn and be taught. also during the school year i will be able to work a few afternoons a week along with weekends as a work release program for my vo-tech and school. please PM me or reply here and i would be glad to send my resume.

thanks you for your time,
john stover

where are you going to votec at?

[JKrome]

U.S. Army Vehicle mechanic.... make decent monies and travel the world!

[stover]

i am attending votech at middletown/monmouth vocational right next to middletown north

[05OCsrt-4]

change careers FAST, or join the military and work on tanks, lol

[stover]

everyone says to get ou tof this profesion but i honestly cant get enough of it, and when i do get enough i plan to apply to PSE&G
but for now i need to get a job in the automotive field or i cant get work release from my school/vo-tech

[ThePrimerSuspect]

Originally Posted by sexystover

everyone says to get ou tof this profesion but i honestly cant get enough of it, and when i do get enough i plan to apply to PSE&G
but for now i need to get a job in the automotive field or i cant get work release from my school/vo-tech

get out now. i wasted 5 years. low pay, ****ty benefits, back breaking work, backstabbing co-workers, bosses that dont stand behind you.

you get at least 3 of those things at every shop you work at.

[ICE95Z]

Originally Posted by ThePrimerSuspect

get out now. i wasted 5 years. low pay, ****ty benefits, back breaking work, backstabbing co-workers, bosses that dont stand behind you.

you get at least 3 of those things at every shop you work at.

So true. I believe the only way to be happy in the automotive field is to own your own buisness. The only way your gonna make money is to own, or put up with the bull for 20yrs or more

[stover]

i just want an aoutomotive job for the next year, after that im going to probably persue working for PSE&G or for verizon, but if i end up liking where i work i will stay


also i am willing to work at a dealership also, so let me know of any shops or dealerships with openings, it doesnt even have to be mechanics i could be a parts runner or something

[stover]

bump!? anyone need help??

[stover]

bump.... still no automotive work found

[juls213]

Listen, I am also young and like you as soon as I got out of High School, I went to study to be a certified Technician. Now 3 years later, I am working in a Infiniti Dealership in NJ, I am a B-tech there. I get paid ok. But listen I cant stand my job, every stinking second. The manager are only there to squeeze the life out of you. The more labor you produce the better the money they will receive. The physical pain + all the bs you have to put up with. I aggree with all these guys and say RUN! from the auto business. Working on cars is great but doing it as a job is the worst. I am looking into other careers.

[pinacup7]

Originally Posted by juls213

Listen, I am also young and like you as soon as I got out of High School, I went to study to be a certified Technician. Now 3 years later, I am working in a Infiniti Dealership in NJ, I am a B-tech there. I get paid ok. But listen I cant stand my job, every stinking second. The manager are only there to squeeze the life out of you. The more labor you produce the better the money they will receive. The physical pain + all the bs you have to put up with. I aggree with all these guys and say RUN! from the auto business. Working on cars is great but doing it as a job is the worst. I am looking into other careers.

what other profession can you make 60-70 hours a week by just working the same m-f, 8-5? You just gotta deal with the b/s and don't take any of it home with you. Once you start getting a good hourly rate the money starts rollin in

[yellow2000S/R]

I wouldn't say the automotive field sucks... it just depends on what shop you get into . Granted I just got into this job in May (graduated from WyoTech in December, took Trim/Upholstery, Collision, Refinishing, ASM, and Chassis Fab) the pay is OK but at the same time, the shop is clean, and air conditioned.

I am a "Painters Assistant" in most likely the cleanest collision shops you've seen.

The cars come over to me already primed and blocked in 600 grit. I wipe the panels that need painted down with ZEP Powerhouse followed by PPG D837 (Spirit wipe) and then scuff the edges. Then I go over any clear remaining on the panel with 800 on a DA till there is no orange peel / it is all dull and over primer quick.

Then I blow the car off and if needed, blow the engine bay and wheel-wells out. I wipe down jams if needed followed by wiping down the panels again with D837 and while the panel is still wet I look for any waves in body work and send it back over if there are any. Once determined that it is good, I then mask. After masking the car is ready for paint and gets pulled into the booth. I sometimes pull 3m plastic masking sheeting over the car to protect from over-spray, cut out the panels to be painted, and then the panels get wiped down 1 more time with D837 and lint free wipes.

Once in a while I will do touch up of chips or buff something. Usually I scuff and mask. When I started, I was told they would have me in a painting position in 6 months or so. Well, its been 2.5 months and they want me to bring in my paint gun (Iwata LPH400) on Monday so they can get me "freshened up" on painting starting with smaller pieces and cutting in fenders/doors/underside of hoods and then go from there.


Collision side...


2 Prep booths (Primer and light sanding done here)


2 Paint booths and mix room. This is the area I'm usually in.

[blkZ06]

DO NOT BE A MECHANIC

at least not for any extended period of time, you might not be able to "get enough of it" but work on cars all damn day and see how long that lasts. From a former full time mechanic take my word for it, turn your attention elsewhere.

[99SL2_Modder]

Don't listen to these guys sayin to get out.

www.septa.org

I love my job. It's dirty, but it's easy. Lots of Jersey people in my shop.

Money is ok for starting, but at the end of every year, you get a 3% raise, and at your hired year mark, you get about a $3/hr raise until you hit top rate. You can also move up and get paid more. If you end up not liking the mechanic side of things, you can transfer within the company itself for electrician or whatever. There's TONS of options. Not to mention, the benefits are outstanding. My dad used to think he had the best benefits in the city. Then he saw mine. I'm not kidding. I pay about 5 bucks a week for almost 100% coverage on everything.

Right now, there's 2 slots open in my shop for 90k/yr mechanics (that's with minimal overtime). I'm testing for one of those slots now.

Plus, you get a 1 month paid crash course on bus basics (school), then anytime you rank up, you get another month of more advanced paid schooling. Bus electrical is cake and FAR more advanced than 95%, if not more, than the automotive industry. Did you know that buses have used fully electronic transmissions that automatically go into neutral when the bus is shut off since 1996, and possibly even before that? There are 16 main ecu's on the old 1996 buses alone, not counting engine and trans.

Hell, we even have ABS and ATC! And you don't need to set the air gap! You push them all the way in to the ring until it bottoms out, and then drive it. The ring will bounce the sensor back for the correct air gap!

Also, while in school, spend 80 bucks and get yourself a class B permit (or A, if you're in my shop), and you get the training FOR FREE! That's easily 4-5k of class B license training free, or 10k if you get the A! (Jersey is a bit harder to deal with, but there's many people in the shop with A's from Jersey in my shop.)

And even still, I come home and continue to work on cars as side work. I've always loved automotive though.

I've also worked in quite a few other shops, but honestly, this **** is the best.

30 years, you can retire (read the fine print though). You CAN retire in 30 years from SEPTA no matter what, and collect your pension.

But with every great job, there's a big responsibility. BE CLEAN. They WILL test you after your interview and it's IN HOUSE. That also DO perform randoms and you WILL see people constantly get pulled out of your shop for them.

If you can't make the commitment to be clean, then get out of the industry now, because you won't go anywhere except a mom/pop shop or a low-rank dealership.

I mean, where else do you get to play with 8.6l 4 cylinder engines or 8.9l 6 cylinders?

[cmr076]

go to a tires plus, i used to work there and you can learn alot (i learned i didnt want to be a tech). the pay is decent, and if you want theres room for growth in the company!

[juls213]

OK, Everyone is saying pay is great. But just want to know what is great? Last year i made 52k a year and I just turned 22. I honestly think think this is low because all the hard work I put in. I want to aim at 80k plus. The only way I am going to do this is by becoming a manager in a dealership. Just wondering what pay you guys are getting?

[cmr076]

i was on an hourly plus commission... the hourly was like 10 or 11ish and the commission was 11% IIRC.

[stover]

Originally Posted by 99SL2_Modder

Don't listen to these guys sayin to get out.

www.septa.org

I love my job. It's dirty, but it's easy. Lots of Jersey people in my shop.

Money is ok for starting, but at the end of every year, you get a 3% raise, and at your hired year mark, you get about a $3/hr raise until you hit top rate. You can also move up and get paid more. If you end up not liking the mechanic side of things, you can transfer within the company itself for electrician or whatever. There's TONS of options. Not to mention, the benefits are outstanding. My dad used to think he had the best benefits in the city. Then he saw mine. I'm not kidding. I pay about 5 bucks a week for almost 100% coverage on everything.

Right now, there's 2 slots open in my shop for 90k/yr mechanics (that's with minimal overtime). I'm testing for one of those slots now.

Plus, you get a 1 month paid crash course on bus basics (school), then anytime you rank up, you get another month of more advanced paid schooling. Bus electrical is cake and FAR more advanced than 95%, if not more, than the automotive industry. Did you know that buses have used fully electronic transmissions that automatically go into neutral when the bus is shut off since 1996, and possibly even before that? There are 16 main ecu's on the old 1996 buses alone, not counting engine and trans.

Hell, we even have ABS and ATC! And you don't need to set the air gap! You push them all the way in to the ring until it bottoms out, and then drive it. The ring will bounce the sensor back for the correct air gap!

Also, while in school, spend 80 bucks and get yourself a class B permit (or A, if you're in my shop), and you get the training FOR FREE! That's easily 4-5k of class B license training free, or 10k if you get the A! (Jersey is a bit harder to deal with, but there's many people in the shop with A's from Jersey in my shop.)

And even still, I come home and continue to work on cars as side work. I've always loved automotive though.

I've also worked in quite a few other shops, but honestly, this **** is the best.

30 years, you can retire (read the fine print though). You CAN retire in 30 years from SEPTA no matter what, and collect your pension.

But with every great job, there's a big responsibility. BE CLEAN. They WILL test you after your interview and it's IN HOUSE. That also DO perform randoms and you WILL see people constantly get pulled out of your shop for them.

If you can't make the commitment to be clean, then get out of the industry now, because you won't go anywhere except a mom/pop shop or a low-rank dealership.

I mean, where else do you get to play with 8.6l 4 cylinder engines or 8.9l 6 cylinders?

all great info, but u have to be certified and graduated from school first, im looking for a job i can do while im still in school