Oil Technicians
Hiring: Oil Technicians
Here’s a great job opportunity for those who want to work in the automotive field. Most importantly, we have highly trained managers who know how to teach you job skills you can use now and in the future. Pay is good and retirement is available. The Bolton Company has been a family-run Lubbock business since 1949.
Job Requirements:
- 60 hour per week.
- Overtime over 40 hours.
- Guaranteed 15-20 hours overtime every week.
- Must be able to pass drug test.
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Automotive experience is a plus.
- Competitive Pay!
About Us:
Bolton's Oil Co. Ltd. - A Part of the Lubbock Community for Almost 70 Years.
We provide the Lubbock area with locations for oil changes and other vehicle work along with convenient fuel centers in six locations, all managed with a neighborly mindset and an emphasis on honest, quality work.Bolton Oil Co. Ltd. also offers a great self-storage solution.
The history of Bolton Oil Company is one of the entrepreneurial spirit in its truest form. It is a story of a man and wife with little but a desire to succeed.
After service in WW II, Durwood Bolton returned home to his wife Laverne in Lubbock, Texas. They lived in a small wooden-frame house on the comer of 38th and Avenue Q. At that time, Avenue Q dead-ended at 38th Street. Durwood was like tens of thousands of other soldiers, having very few possessions; however, he had a huge desire to explore all opportunities, as life in peacetime America was good.
Durwood's father drove a gasoline truck for Ohlenbusch Oil Company. Mr. Ohlenbusch wanted to open more service stations and expand his Col-Tex gasoline distributorship. He must have seen Durwood's potential and desire, because in 1949, he asked Durwood if he would like to be in business for himself. Of course he said yes, but explained that he had no money. Mr. Ohlenbusch agreed to install tanks and pumps and purchased gasoline for Durwood to pay back as it was sold.
The land that Durwood lived on seemed the ideal place for a service station as Lubbock was growing at a tremendous rate. Durwood remodeled the garage portion of their house, and it served as an office structure for the first service station - and now the cherished roots of Bolton Oil Company.
Durwood believed in promoting his business with friendliness and by giving something away with a fill-up. That included a loaf of bread, a bag of sugar, stamps to redeem for gas or cash, trash bags, a collectible drinking glass, or a turkey. Over the years, there has always been some kind of promotion, such as a registration to win a bicycle, a trip to Hawaii, or in later years, a new car or truck.
In 1963, the oldest son, Charles, began managing one of the service stations. In 1970, the second son, Scott, also began managing a service station. They had been working with their Dad and learning the business since they were about 13, so their Dad's work ethic was drilled into them. Durwood believed in the saying, "Early to bed, early to rise."
By 1979, the company had expanded to 11 service stations, two long-haul gas trucks, and a new office and warehouse. However, it was the hardest year for the Bolton family and the company. Durwood died unexpectedly while deer hunting in South Texas. The impact of his life was, and still is, far-reaching for his family, for Lubbock's business history, and for all those who knew him.
The gasoline crisis of the seventies set the industry on a new path. The new thing was high-traffic convenience stores with gasoline out front. The Boltons decided to focus their efforts in a new direction and branch out to the automotive oil change business. In 1981, 82nd & University became the first Bolton Oil Change location.
Today, there are five oil changes, five gas stations and a number of rental properties that keep the family very busy. The office complex and warehouse at 54th & Avenue Q is now the central office. Charles' son Monte and Scott's son Shannon work in the office with Charles and Scott. Laverne Bolton passed on in October of 2002, leaving Scott and Charles, four grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren.