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Valvoline

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Compensation
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Location
San Juan, TX
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The entry-level lube technician provides customer service while performing preventative maintenance on guests’ vehicles. Valvoline provides paid on-the-job training, and no previous automotive experience is required. The role includes working as part of a team to deliver vehicle services and offers opportunities for career advancement.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Customer Service, nice to havePreventative Maintenance, nice to haveOil Changes, nice to haveFluid Checks, nice to haveTire Rotation, nice to haveBattery Testing and Replacement, nice to haveLight and Wiper Replacement, nice to haveVehicle Safety Inspection, nice to haveTeamwork, nice to haveFlexibility, requiredLearning, requiredStanding, requiredClimbing Stairs, requiredLifting, requiredCrouching, requiredBending, requiredTwisting, requiredManual Dexterity, requiredWorking in Non-Climate-Controlled Environments, required

Qualifications

Fluent English, required

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

What You’ll Do:

As an entry-level lube technician (aka auto technician), you will help keep our guests safe on the road by providing top-tier customer service while performing preventative maintenance services for their vehicles. Through our award winning training program, you will learn to change oil, check and refill fluids, rotate tires, test and replace batteries, inspect and replace lights and wipers, perform an 18-point safety check, and more. You’ll work as a team to provide fast, easy, trusted services to our guests, and have fun doing it!

At VIOC, “It all starts with our people.” Creating a diverse and welcoming workplace with team members from varied backgrounds and experiences is our highest priority. People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The perks and benefits we’ll provide you:*

  • Competitive weekly pay

  • Paid on-the-job training – No previous automotive experience is required

  • No late evenings or holidays

  • Paid time off (PTO), and holiday pay

  • Tuition and certification assistance and access to a FREE online university

  • Medical and prescription drug coverage – with Health Savings Account contributions

  • Dental, vision, and 401(k) savings plans – 100% match up to 5%

  • We promote from within – a commitment we are passionate about

  • Back-up Child and Elder Care

  • Company provided uniforms and tools

  • 50% discount on Valvoline Instant Oil Change automotive services

*Terms and conditions apply, and benefits may differ depending on location

What you’ll need to succeed:

  • Flexibility to work weekends

  • An eagerness to learn, a friendly attitude, and a desire to be part of a customer-focused team

  • Ability to stand for up to 8 hours, climb stairs, and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds

  • Mobility to crouch, bend, twist, and work with your hands above your head

  • Comfortable working in a non-climate-controlled environment

  • English fluency in reading, writing, and speaking

How you’ll advance in your career:

At Valvoline Instant Oil Change (VIOC), your roadmap to career advancement is limitless! Click here (https://app.altrulabs.com/valvoline/vioc-careers) to learn more and to hear from some of our ‘Vamily’ members. With an award-winning training program, commitment to safety, and fair and honest values, we’re here to help you reach every milestone.

Valvoline is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes everyone to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

The Company endeavors to make its recruitment process accessible to any and all users. Reasonable accommodations will be provided, upon request, to applicants with disabilities in order to facilitate equal opportunity throughout the recruitment and selection process. Please contact Human Resources at 1.833.VVV.Report or email [email protected] to make a request for reasonable accommodation during any aspect of the recruitment and selection process. The contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,006 open Automotive Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$60–100K/yr65 salary ranges
  • Texas median$20–30/hr86 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 176 open Automotive Technician jobs in Texas and 2,006 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
Automotive Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (793 postings).
Education
20 of the 2,006 open Automotive Technician jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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