Auto Body Shop Foreman
About the role
Are you an experienced Auto Body Technician ready to take the lead while staying hands‑on with the work? We’re looking for an Auto Body Shop Foreman to help lead the day‑to‑day workflow of our Kansas City Body Shop, support technicians, troubleshoot challenging repairs, and ensure work is completed safely, correctly, and on time. This is a working foreman position for someone with strong collision and body repair experience who enjoys solving problems, maintaining high quality standards, and helping other technicians grow. You’ll coordinate daily work, assist with advanced repairs, oversee quality, and work closely with shop management to keep jobs moving. Master’s Transportation has been serving the commercial transportation industry for more than 30 years and continues to grow. We’re looking for a team member who wants to contribute, learn, and build a career with a company that values great people and great work. The Auto Body Technician IV – Shop Foreman is the senior technician and day‑to‑day shop leader, assigning work, supporting difficult repairs, checking quality, solving shop issues, and training Auto Body Technician I, II, and III employees to ensure repairs are completed safely, correctly, and on time. Position: Full Time, Non‑Exempt, reports to the Auto Body Shop Manager and/or Director of Maintenance. Location: Headquarters, Kansas City, MO.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate daily workflow, assign work, balance capacity, monitor progress, and adjust priorities based on safety, customer needs, parts, and schedules.
- Perform and support advanced damage analysis, structural and non‑structural repair, panel replacement, welding, fabrication, body alignment, refinishing, reassembly, and final inspection.
- Operate and oversee the modern paint booth and refinishing systems, including controls, ventilation, filtration, curing settings, spray equipment, and required routine checks.
- Review repair needs and work orders, identify additional work, and communicate parts, tooling, labor, scheduling, and documentation requirements.
- Inspect work for fit, finish, alignment, structural integrity, function, and applicable standards;