Body Shop Manager

Martin Management Group; Centerville (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life

Paid holidays

Weekly paychecks

401K

Salary + commission

Job summary

Martin Automotive Group is seeking a Body Shop Manager for the Dayton area to lead the body shop team at Dayton Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram. The ideal candidate has prior body shop supervisory experience and a strong customer service focus.

You will set department goals, manage budgets, oversee repairs, and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards while delivering fair estimates and maintaining relationships with customers and insurers.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Three+ years experience in the automotive industry (body shop and repairs).
• One year in a supervisory position.
• Great communication skills.
• Great writing skills.
• Ability to manage others.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Establish forecast goals and departmental objectives.
• Coordinate and administer annual body shop budget.
• Direct and schedule all body shop activities.
• Comply with regulations affecting operations (OSHA, emissions, waste).
• Develop training programs for body shop staff.
• Provide technical assistance to employees as needed.
• Conduct meetings with staff and insurers; maintain relationships with customers.
• Provide fair estimates and explain costs and time for body work; follow up on unsold estimates.
• Perform quality checks on repairs and maintain repair records; ensure final billing.
• Manage paint inventory and keep rates competitive.

Skills

Communication

Written communication

People management

Valid driver’s license

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Martin Automotive Group is looking for a Body Shop Manager to join our team at the Dayton Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram. If you enjoy delivering an excellent customer experience and have prior experience working as a Body Shop Manager, we want to talk to you!

Responsibilities:

• Establish forecast goals and objectives for the department and develop plans to meet them.
• Coordinate and administer an annual operating budget for the body shop.
• Direct and schedule all activities of the body shop employees.
• Understand and comply with federal, state and local regulations that affect body shop operations, such as hazardous waste disposal, OSHA, emissions, etc.
• Develop and implement training programs for body shop employees in accordance with industry standards.
• Provide technical assistance to body shop employees when needed.
• Conduct meetings with body shop employees.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with several insurance adjusters.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with customers to encourage repeat and referral business.
• Provide fair estimates and explain those estimates to customers regarding costs and time required for body work.
• Follow up with customers on unsold repair estimates.
• Perform quality checks on all completed body shop repairs.
• Establish and maintain a work repair record/file (repair orders & repair estimate) by customer name for all repairs performed.
• Account for all repair orders and ensure all are completed. Prepare final billing for completed repair orders.
• Establish and maintain procedures for proper management of paint inventory.
• Maintain repair rates competitive with the prevailing market area.
• Follow policies and procedures as set forth in Personnel Policy Manual and other corporate policies.
• Any other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Three+ years experience in the automotive industry (specifically in body shop and repairs)
• One year in a supervisory position.
• Great communication skills
• Great writing skills
• Ability to manage others
• Valid driver’s license

• Health, dental, vision, life
• Paid holidays
• Weekly Paychecks
• 401K
• Salary + Commission

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