Anybody a Auto mech or tech and make comission?

[Ranger44]

This is different to me....the new job offers a base pay and comission on all parts and labor i put through. 14%. That even includes tires.

Just wanted to ask if anybody else is doing this at their job, how well it works, and if they like it.

Seems pretty straight forward to me though. More cars through = more parts and labor for the shop= more money in my pocket.

Thanks,
Ryan

 

[Mirage]

Doesn't sound like too bad a gig, if you actually make base pay AND commission on parts and labor. Back when I was wrenching professionally, the base pay was low, we didn't make commission on parts, only labor, and that was low too. (can't remember the percentage right now). Basically if you went over your base pay with commission, then you only got commission wages. Basically got screwed, and after about a year and a half, moved on. I must admit I had fun, got a lot of experience on different vehicles, but the pay sucked. But I was young, and didn't know any better.

Good luck.

 

[Ranger44]

Just nervous about it as I've never been payed that way before. Base pay is low, $8.50/hr, but the comission is 14%. That even includes tires.

One thing, though, I'll have to keep tabs on labor hours and parts so I don't get screwed on commision. I don't think they will, but if they know I'm checking it may keep them honest.

 

[pillen140]

this sounds like a monro shop? maybe meineke?

 

[Ranger44]

Tuffy is the shop. Looks like a franchise though. 5 stall shop.

 

[master hec0]

i know a guy that works at the local canadian tire shop

he makes a base pay of 15$ a hour then X amount of points gets him 4$ i dont remember how many points he needs. but he gets points for everything he does. 2 points for a tire install and 4 points for customer supplied tire install.

 

[Mirage]

Always good to keep track of what you do. Most companies are honest, but mistakes still happen, and rarely in your favor. Especially when you have to split a tag. More than once I'd do an oil change while a co-worker did a tune-up on the same vehicle. More than once I lost all commission on the oil change. It was small change, but it adds up. So keep an eye on it.

 

[LearjetMinako]

Sounds like it will be a good paying job. Thou the questions come down to, 1.) How fast and effeicent can you get work done? , and , 2.) Does the shop get a lot of business?. If you know what you're doing and can do it quickly without screwing up, that is a good start. But in order for you to make money, the business needs customers. And the more, the better.

When I worked as mechanic, my pay was a hourly rate of $11.32. Meaning, if there was no work to do, I still got paid. Firestone tried to hire me at $13 flat hour rate. Meaning, if I can get a 4hour job done in 1hour, I get paid for the 4hours. Thou no work done = no pay or opposite 1hour job = 4hours to get it done, gets me 1hour of pay. Rate now, do to my rift of job, I get paid $12.58/hr stocking shelves. Really its the $11.32/hr x 10% (night diff). But I also get to keep all my sick & vacation hours, plus health and dental insurance coverage (main reason why I chose to stay and not join Firestone, paid off when I got hurt and found a huge bill for it).

 

[mentalbreakdown00]

I'm an ASE master auto/ med hvy truck w/ l1/l2, yes i've been paid comission my entire working life. My last job before opening my own shop I was paid $20 a flag hour, never been paid exactly like that though.

 

[cammeddrz]

sounds like a service writer's pay scale,

and flag-time/piece rate is pretty standard for techs.....not comission (i'm service mgr of a mitsubishi dealership)

 

[Ranger44]

The shop gets regular business and is a busy part of a larger city. The manager that interviewed me said he was turning away customers because some of his guys weren't cycling through the work fast enough. They'd get a good week of pay, then screw off the other.

I'm confident I'll be able to perform, especially on the meat and potatoes of vehicles service. Ya know, tires, suspension, steering, brakes, etc. I'm fairly decent at diagnostics, and engine work. I've been doing all this as a side job for the past year, and have done fairly well.