Local Sandpoint business adding jobs
<p>From left, the ATI West staff poses inside their new quarters, The Old Power House in Sandpoint: Maggie, the office dog, along with her master, Linda Casey, and Sandy Bessler, Amy Schneider, Tiffany Smith, Diamondique Couch, Tia Hawks, Clint Crawford, Ken Brookings, Karen Brookings, Marylou Hiner, Danelle Pickett, Harry Pollard and Mitchell Fullerton. (Courtesy photo)</p>
SANDPOINT — The Automotive Training Institute’s locally-owned West Coast Center is expanding and adding more positions. After moving to roomier suites in The Old Power House, ATI West needs to fill five inside sales positions and a sales management position.
ATI, which has maintained its West Coast Center in Sandpoint for more than 10 years, has been in a period of constant growth.
“We outgrew our old facility and recently moved into a great new location,” said Danelle Pickett, one of ATI’s team leaders. “The new office has lots of room right on the marina in downtown Sandpoint. We love it here.”
ATI’s West Coast center currently employs 12 people locally and several more positioned around the West Coast. ATI is a 38-year-old company that helps small businesses all over the United States and Canada through education, coaching and mentoring. ATI has helped more than 19,000 automotive industry businesses achieve their goals through close, continuous coaching. The coaching effort is supported by a broad offering of business and leadership classes. ATI’s 100-plus employees are spread throughout the United States.
Tiffany Smith, another team leader, says she finds working at ATI rewarding. “We get to positively impact so many lives,” she said. “We help struggling small- and medium-sized businesses achieve their dreams.”
Located near Washington D.C., the institute is a 20,000-square-foot, modern education center supported by satellite training offered in several locations around the country. ATI carries an A+ BBB rating and has been endorsed or certified by many sources including the Automotive Service Association.
Information: online, www.autotraining.net; or phone, (208) 263-8140