Getting senior Techs to take GRAVY work Seriously | Earned Influence S1E2

Senior technicians are often built for the big stuff.

Transmissions. Heavy line. Diagnostics. Complex repairs. The jobs that take skill, patience, and experience. But what happens when the shop needs those same technicians to take on more general service?

Oil changes. Inspections. Same-day work. Smaller jobs. Gravy work.

In Episode 2 of Earned Influence, Jami Alexander brings a real shop leadership question to the panel:

How do you get senior specialized technicians to buy into gravy work when they’re used to heavier, more complex repair?

Mindy Williams, Racheal Bright, and Joshua Taylor talk through the real issue.

It’s not about forcing techs to do the work.

It’s about helping them understand why the work matters.

It’s about customer expectations.

It’s about shop flow.

It’s about using apprentices properly.

It’s about showing experienced technicians that smaller work can still create value for the customer, the technician, and the business.

And maybe most importantly, it’s about reminding senior technicians that the way they handle the simple work teaches the next generation how to care for customers when they’re gone.

Earned Influence is a panel series built around real conversations with women in automotive, fixed ops, service, leadership, and the trades.

Featuring:

Jami Alexander

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jami-a-4075a9271/

Mindy Williams

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindy-williams-700b791b7/

Racheal Bright

https://www.linkedin.com/in/racheal-bright-08281262/

⚠️ Disclaimer:

I’m a licensed mechanic. That doesn’t mean I know what I’m doing, whether it’s fixing things or filming things. Do your own due diligence.

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