Chevy GMC Express Technician Foreman

Job Responsibilities

• Work with Service Manager to Recruit new hires and motivates qualified service technicians.
• Assists technicians in developing their skills.
• Understands, keeps abreast of and comply with federal, state and local regulations that affect service operations, such as hazardous waste disposal, OSHA Right-to-Know etc.
• Understands and ensures compliance with manufacturer warranty and policy procedures.
• Ensures that all department employees receive appropriate manufacturing training.
• Conducts regular performance reviews for all technicians in accordance with dealership guidelines.
• Ensures that all repairs are assigned to technicians in an equal and fair manner.
• Provides technical support for technicians when necessary.
• Ensures repairs are charged out correctly.
• Checks the progress of each repair order throughout the day.
• Conducts periodic spot checks of completed jobs for thoroughness and quality.
• Road tests vehicles to quality-check work performed.
• Accounts for all documents to ensure that none are missing, and all are processed correctly.
• Manages department performance using tools such as the daily operating control (DOC), efficiency and productivity control, comeback reports, warranty reports, telephone surveys and monthly forecasts.
• Maintains technicians' daily productivity reports and corresponding payroll records.
• Maintains shop conditions including cleanliness, safety and the condition of shop equipment.
• Reports problems to the service manager or dealer.
• Ensures the proper care, storage and inventory of special tools.
• Keeps abreast of new equipment and tools available and recommends purchases.
• Effectively Dispatches workload.
• Attends managers’ meetings as requested.
• Strives for harmony and teamwork within the department and with all other departments.
• Maintains a safe work environment.
• Maintains professional appearance.
• Works with Service manager to ensure profitability and efficiency

Environmental & Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands and fingers to feel and handle, reach with arms and hands, talk and hear.
• May incidentally be required to stoop, kneel and crouch, lift weight or exert a force up to a maximum of 50 pounds.

Benefits

• Health, dental, life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid Time-Off

Qualifications

• Automotive shop foreman experience is a MUST
• ASE certification preferred
• Solid mechanicals skills and high CSITeam leader
• CDK experience a plus