Collision Production Manager

Steele Collision Center; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% Matched Retirement Savings Plan

Flexible Health & Dental Plans

Mental Health & Wellness Support

Employee Discounts

Work Boot Reimbursement

Access to Steele University

Job summary

Steele Auto Group's Steele Collision Portland Street location in Dartmouth is seeking an experienced Collision Production Manager to coordinate shop workflow from blueprinting to delivery. The role emphasizes supervising technicians, optimizing repair throughput, and ensuring high-quality outcomes for customers in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate will lead daily meetings, manage priorities, and improve productivity while upholding safety and workmanship standards across the

Qualifications

• Previous experience in collision repair production, shop operations, or a similar automotive environment.
• Strong understanding of collision repair processes, including bodywork, refinishing, reassembly, and quality control.
• Experience coordinating technicians, scheduling work, and managing repair workflows is strongly preferred.
• Ability to identify production bottlenecks, prioritize repairs, and solve problems in a fast-paced environment.
• Understanding of cycle time, touch time, work-in-progress, productivity, and repair quality.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, and time-management skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with technicians, estimators, parts personnel, management, and insurance partners.
• A commitment to workplace safety, repair quality, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily shop production and workflow, ensuring vehicles progress efficiently from blueprinting through bodywork, paint, reassembly, quality control, and delivery.
• Conduct daily production meetings and monitor repair progress to identify delays, resolve bottlenecks, and keep work moving.
• Coordinate and assign work based on technician skill levels, capacity, priorities, and production requirements.
• Monitor cycle time, touch time, work-in-progress (WIP), and other performance indicators to support shop productivity and profitability.
• Work closely with estimators, body technicians, refinish technicians, apprentices, parts personnel, and customer service representatives to coordinate repair activities.
• Identify missed sales opportunities and collaborate with estimators to ensure repair requirements are properly identified and addressed.
• Support quality control processes to ensure repairs meet established standards and manufacturer requirements.
• Communicate repair priorities, production updates, and workflow challenges with the Assistant Manager and Collision Centre Manager.
• Promote a safe, organized, and collaborative shop environment focused on accountability, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Help deliver an exceptional customer experience by supporting timely, high-quality repairs and reliable delivery commitments.

Skills

Collision production

Leadership

Production scheduling

Team coordination

Job description

Steele Collision Portland
636 Portland Street
Dartmouth, NS B2W2M3, CAN

Description

At Steele Auto Group, work is more than a job. It is a chance to inspire positive impact through every interaction, every vehicle, every journey. Our people are at the heart of it all, because everything we do is driven by you. Your passion. Your purpose. Your potential.

Steele Collision Portland Street is seeking an experienced Collision Production Manager to join our team in Halifax. This role is ideal for someone with hands-on collision repair experience who thrives on coordinating people, managing production workflows, and ensuring vehicles move efficiently through every stage of the repair process.

If you are a strong organizer, problem-solver, and team leader who understands the importance of quality repairs, productivity, and customer satisfaction, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced collision centre.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage daily shop production and workflow, ensuring vehicles progress efficiently from blueprinting through bodywork, paint, reassembly, quality control, and delivery.
• Conduct daily production meetings and monitor repair progress to identify delays, resolve bottlenecks, and keep work moving.
• Coordinate and assign work based on technician skill levels, capacity, priorities, and production requirements.
• Monitor cycle time, touch time, work-in-progress (WIP), and other performance indicators to support shop productivity and profitability.
• Work closely with estimators, body technicians, refinish technicians, apprentices, parts personnel, and customer service representatives to coordinate repair activities.
• Identify missed sales opportunities and collaborate with estimators to ensure repair requirements are properly identified and addressed.
• Support quality control processes to ensure repairs meet established standards and manufacturer requirements.
• Communicate repair priorities, production updates, and workflow challenges with the Assistant Manager and Collision Centre Manager.
• Promote a safe, organized, and collaborative shop environment focused on accountability, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Help deliver an exceptional customer experience by supporting timely, high-quality repairs and reliable delivery commitments.

Requirements

• Previous experience in collision repair production, shop operations, or a similar automotive environment.
• Strong understanding of collision repair processes, including bodywork, refinishing, reassembly, and quality control.
• Experience coordinating technicians, scheduling work, and managing repair workflows is strongly preferred.
• Ability to identify production bottlenecks, prioritize repairs, and solve problems in a fast-paced environment.
• Understanding of cycle time, touch time, work-in-progress, productivity, and repair quality.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, and time-management skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with technicians, estimators, parts personnel, management, and insurance partners.
• A commitment to workplace safety, repair quality, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement.

Why You Will Love Working with Steele Auto Group

At Steele Auto Group, you are not just joining a company; you are joining a community where you will be empowered to exceed expectations and develop your full potential.

We believe in rewarding hard work and supporting every part of your journey. That is why our Total Rewards package is built to help you thrive, physically, financially, and emotionally. Depending on your role and employment type (full-time, part-time, or term), eligible employees can look forward to some or all of the following:

• 100% Matched Retirement Savings Plan – Put your future at ease with our employer-matched RSP plan, with a maximum of 4% after just 3 months and a maximum of 5% after 5 years!
• Flexible Health & Dental Plans – Choose from six cost-shared plans tailored to your lifestyle. Affordable, dependable coverage for the people who matter most. Enjoy peace of mind knowing you and your family are covered.
• Mental Health & Wellness Support – 24/7 confidential support for you and your family through EFAP.
• Employee Discounts – On vehicle purchases, parts, and service at any of our locations.
• Work Boot Reimbursement – Reimbursement immediately, no waiting required!
• Access to Steele University – Get engaging, role-specific training, learn anytime, anywhere, track your progress, and earn rewards as you grow your skills!

While we make every effort to post our rates accurately, some websites may display salary estimates for this position without our involvement. These figures are generated independently for general comparison and are not provided or verified by Steele Auto Group. We look forward to discussing accurate, role-specific compensation details with candidates selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

Steele Auto Group is committed to creating a workplace where your talents are recognized, your growth is championed, and your potential is limitless. We invest in our people, promote from within, and foster a fair, inclusive, and opportunity-rich environment. As part of this commitment, we ensure that every candidate feels valued and supported throughout the recruitment process. If you are contacted for an interview and require accommodation, please let us know. We are here to support you every step of the way.