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The Bud Clary TORQ Program · Service

Start on the lot.
Become a master mechanic.

You do not need experience to become an automotive technician here. You need to show up. Every rung below is a real job at a real Bud Clary store, and every person above you on this ladder started somewhere below it.

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Service TORQ, rung by rung

Technicians and service advisors climb two tracks that meet at management. Rungs with a count are hiring right now — those links go straight to the live posting. Management roles are usually filled from inside the shop, but when one is posted it shows up here too.

  1. 01 · Start here

    Lot Attendant, Porter & Detailer

    Lot Attendant · Lot Porter · Service Lot Attendant · Automotive Detailer

    8 open now

    Where most people start, and you do not need experience to get here. You move and stage vehicles, keep the drive running, and learn how a dealership actually works. From this rung you can go two ways.

    Next rung · Tell your manager which way you want to go. The service drive and the showroom both open from the inside.

  2. 02 · Core role

    Express Technician & Lube Technician

    Automotive Express Technician · Lube Technician

    7 open now

    Your first real technician job. Oil, tires, brakes, inspections, recalls — the high-volume work that teaches you speed, accuracy and the factory process.

    Next rung · Start your factory certifications. We pay for the training and the pay follows the certifications, not the calendar.

  3. 03 · Core role

    Automotive Technician

    Automotive Technician · Technician · Used Car Technician

    4 open now

    Full diagnostic and repair work on the shop floor. This is where flat rate starts to pay: the faster and cleaner you work, the more hours you turn.

    Next rung · Stack brand certifications. Every one you earn moves your flat-rate hour and opens more of the shop to you.

  4. 04 · Core role

    Brand-Certified Technician

    Chevrolet · Ford · Subaru · Volkswagen · Hyundai · CDJR · Toyota · Honda

    13 open now

    Certified by the manufacturer on the brand you work on, with the factory tooling and the factory training behind you. Our postings set pay by certification level and experience, which is why this rung matters.

    Next rung · Push toward Master Technician — A-level, plus a specialty: high voltage, transmissions, diesel, or fleet.

  5. 05 · Core role

    Master Technician

    A-level · EV / High Voltage · Transmission · Commercial Vehicle · Fleet

    5 open now

    The top of the bench, and the highest form of technician there is. A-level diagnostic work, high-voltage and EV systems, transmissions, diesel and commercial vehicles. These are the technicians the rest of the shop asks for help.

    Next rung · Stay on the bench for the rest of your career — plenty do, and it pays like it — or step into leading the shop.

  6. 06 · Core role

    Service Advisor

    Automotive Service Advisor · Commercial Fleet Service Advisor

    10 open now

    The other way up the service ladder. You own the customer relationship: write the repair order, translate what the technician found, and keep the promise the shop made. Different skill set, same ladder.

    Next rung · Master the drive, the numbers and the customers. Advisors and technicians both become managers here.

  7. 07 · Management

    Assistant Service Manager

    Usually promoted from within

    Where the technician and advisor tracks meet. You run the drive day to day, dispatch work, and coach the people who were doing your old job last year.

    Next rung · Own the department.

  8. 08 · Management

    Service Manager

    Usually promoted from within

    You run a store’s entire service department — the techs, the advisors, the bay count, the customer satisfaction, the P&L.

    Next rung · From here you can take the group, or take the store.

  9. 09 · Auto group

    Assistant Service Director

    Usually promoted from within

    Above the stores. You support the service managers across the auto group, carrying process, training and standards from one rooftop to the next.

    Next rung · Run service for the group.

  10. 10 · Auto group

    Service Director

    Usually promoted from within

    Service for the entire Bud Clary Auto Group. Every store’s service manager reports up to this seat.

  11. 11 · Top of the ladder

    General Manager

    Usually promoted from within

    The whole store: sales, service, parts, F&I and everyone in it. Reachable from either ladder — plenty of general managers came up through the shop, plenty came up through the showroom.

How pay actually moves

Qualifications, not seniority

Our technician postings set pay by certification level and experience. Earn a factory certification and your flat-rate hour moves. Nobody waits for a birthday.

Flat rate on the bench

Technician roles are flat rate: each job carries set hours, and a faster, cleaner tech turns more of them. Entry roles — lot attendant, express technician — are hourly.

Training on our clock

Factory training is paid. Tools, certifications and time come from us, because a certified technician is worth more to the shop than an uncertified one.

Every live posting on this site lists its own pay range — open any role above and it is in the description. We keep the numbers on the postings rather than on this page, because a range that is right for a Ford transmission tech in Longview is wrong for an express tech in Auburn.

Questions people actually ask

Do I need experience to become a mechanic at Bud Clary?
No. Most of our technicians start as a lot attendant, porter, or detailer with no automotive experience, move into an express technician role, and earn their certifications from there. We would rather train you than hire around you.
What is the Bud Clary TORQ program?
TORQ stands for Training, Opportunity, Readiness & Qualifications. It is how we move people up: training we pay for, openings posted inside first, and pay that moves the day you earn a qualification. There are two TORQ ladders — Service and Sales — and they share the same first rung on the lot.
Do you pay for technician training and certifications?
Yes. Factory training is paid and happens on our clock, not yours. Our job postings set technician pay by certification level and experience, so every certification you earn is worth money to you.
What is flat-rate pay for an automotive technician?
Flat rate means each repair is assigned a set number of hours, and you are paid for those hours whether the job takes you more or less time. A faster, cleaner technician turns more hours. Most of our technician roles are flat rate; entry roles like lot attendant and express technician are hourly.
Can a service advisor become a service manager?
Yes. Service advisors and technicians are on two different tracks that meet at assistant service manager. Both routes lead to running a service department, and from there to service director for the whole auto group, or to general manager of a store.
Where are Bud Clary service departments located?
We run service departments across 5 Washington communities: Longview, Auburn, Moses Lake, Union Gap, Washougal. Technicians can and do move between stores and brands as they certify.
What brands can I get certified on?
Chevrolet, Ford, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Subaru, Volkswagen and Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, plus high-voltage and EV, transmission, diesel and commercial vehicle specialties.

The lot is where it starts.
Not where it ends.

47 service and technician roles are open across the Pacific Northwest right now — from first-day lot attendant to master technician.

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