Job Description

Overview: Seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Body Shop Manager to join Canada’s leader in repairing and refurbishing transit buses and highway coaches. They offer a collaborative work environment where everyone contributes their ideas on working smarter and more efficiently on an ongoing basis. If you have a great work ethic, put your customers first and want to be challenged and grow with a dynamic team, then consider a career with our client.

What is in it for you?:

• Vacation eligibility in first year
• Group RRSP eligibility after only 90 days (with employer matching contribution)
• Health and dental benefits eligible on first day
• Annual boot allowance of $200
• 100% tuition reimbursement
• Summer flex hours – Friday shift ends at 12:30pm all summer
• Christmas break – Closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day

• Monday to Friday
• 6:30am to 3:30pm
• Salary: $75,000.00 to $85,000.00 /year

Job Duties:

• Develop a positive work environment, assigning and monitoring job tasks and providing overall support to technicians, welders, general labourers and other shop employees.
• Hire, train, motivate and counsel the shop employees.
• Inspect and quality control shop employees’ work.
• Manage and schedule employees for optimal efficiency and quality repairs done on time.
• Set goals and objectives. Manage the production activities work of the repair & refurbishment shop.
• Prioritize work to achieve best in class customer service.
• Maintain accurate repair order flow to satisfy shop and customer requirements.
• Manage and schedule current capacity of repair, maintenance and refurbishment bays, the associated service equipment and tools for optimal use.
• Manage, oversee and populate data into a computerized work flow tracking systems.
• Collaborate with other key business functions.
• Work with finance on customer invoicing and accounts receivable.
• Work with purchasing & materials department on vendor purchasing & payments.

Qualifications:

• Minimum five (5) of experience supervising body repairs and/or assembly of heavy-duty vehicles.
• Ten (10) plus years of direct experience in an automotive/truck environment is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of heavy-duty vehicle/equipment preventative maintenance, refurbishment and repair practices and procedures.
• Sound business judgement, highly developed organizational, administrative, supervisory, time management and interpersonal skills.
• Sound management skills and the ability to effectively plan, direct and oversee employees.
• Demonstrated ability to design, manage and monitor processes and procedures.