Do you offer any skills or training education classes?

• We offer continuing education classes several times a year and encourage ASE test taking by covering the cost of the test. Classes are usually in Fort Smith, AR from 6-10pm.

Can you describe opportunities for career growth at your business?

• While although we are currently hiring for an “A” level technician, we also offer lube technician positions with the ability to learn and grow into a commission pay technician.

Can you describe your performance review process?

• Performance reviews are done periodically or when needed if employee is due for a compensation increase.

What type of safety training required?

• The shop foreman, service manager, or owner will give each new hire a walkthrough of the shop explaining all of our safety equipment and processes, its location and how and when to use it.

How does your shop get involved with the local community?

• Carmack’s Garage sponsors several local events and donates to local charities such as the boys and girls club of America.

Do you do anything with the local high school or tech schools to encourage more students to enter this profession?

• We work closely with the local Vo-tech school, Kiamichi Technology Center, and have hired several students for full and part time positions.

Do you screen applicants before doing in person interviews?

• We typically do not use the phone conversations to screen applicants or as a form of interview.

What do your in-person interviews entail?

• We do offer zoom call interviews to candidates that do not live close by.

Do you perform background checks, drug screening, or personality tests before hiring and applicant?

• All candidates are subject to background check, driving record review, and drug test at any time.

Do you perform skill assessment before hiring an applicant, If yes what does it entail?

• Our indeed applications may have a skills assessment attached, other than that we do not have a skills assessment that we perform before hiring.

After an in-person interview, approximately how long should to wait for a rejection or an offer?

• Depending on which job a candidate is applying for and how many candidates have applied, usually 1-2 days.

Approximately how long does the full hiring process take from submitting the application to the time of the hiring decision?

• A new hire will usually start work within a couple of days of being hired.

A Level Technician Pay Range: $25.00 – $30.00/a hour

• An “A” level mechanic/technician is truly an “A” technician/mechanic. Someone who has the ability to diagnose, repair and complete a project without any assistance. An “A” mechanic will have years of experience and keeps up with the advanced training needed to do his/her job correctly. Also must have all of their own tools excluding shop equipment/shop tools.

Service Advisor Pay Range: $36.00 – $91.00/year

• This is commission pay job based on a percentage of gross profit.

Lube Technician Pay Range: $11:00 – $14.00/Hour

• This job also has a commission bonus.

B Level Technician Pay Range: $15.00 – $25.00/a hour

• A “B” level technician can change basic parts (steering/suspension, brakes, alignment, minor engine components) and is working towards learning electrical and diagnostic skills.

Student Tech / Apprentice Pay Range: $7.50 – $12.00/Hour

• We occasionally will hire students as a apprentice to train under and assist other technicians.