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Job Description

Overview

Bridgestone Retail Operations (BSRO) is part of Bridgestone Americas, employing over 22,000 teammates in North America and operating more than 2,200 company-owned stores. The Automotive Technician plays a crucial role in the automotive service team, focusing on diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining vehicles while delivering high-quality workmanship.

Responsibilities

  • Change oil and perform other scheduled maintenance services.
  • Perform inspections of steering, suspension, and brake systems.
  • Install batteries and check electrical systems.
  • Perform tire maintenance.
  • Install parts.
  • Road test vehicles.
  • Obtain or maintain A.S.E. certifications in at least one of A1 – A8 within the first two years of employment.

Requirements

  • Ability to learn basic mechanical tasks.
  • Must have a valid automobile driver's license at all times.
  • Basic understanding of general automotive maintenance & tire repair services.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Flexible work schedule
  • On-the-job training and company-funded ASE certifications
  • Performance-based compensation model known as flat-rate pay

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in San Angelo, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 30% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $23–$35/hr across 466 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 11% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in San Angelo, TX

We're tracking 15 other active welding openings in San Angelo, TX right now, from 12 different employers. 11 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,339 other active welding openings from 720 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in San Angelo, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Houston, TX (27), Zachry Group (22), and Austin Industries (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $40/hr, Arlington at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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