Body Shop Manager - Sioux City

North American Truck & Trailer, Inc; Sioux City (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits after 30 days

Pre-employment drug screen

Job summary

North American Truck & Trailer, Inc. seeks a hands-on Body Shop Manager for its Sioux City, IA location. The role requires leading the auto body shop, managing budgets, scheduling, and coaching staff to deliver quality repairs in a fast-paced environment.

You will work cross-functionally with departments, monitor compliance with safety policies, and build strong relationships with customers and insurance adjusters. Full benefits after 30 days and mandatory pre-employment drug screen are included.

Qualifications

• Experience managing an auto body shop or collision repair department.
• Budgeting and cost control experience.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Familiarity with OSHA/safety policies and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Forecast and manage department goals and budgets.
• Lead and mentor body shop staff and supervise technicians.
• Schedule daily activities and allocate resources across the shop.
• Provide fair estimates to customers and break down costs by labor and parts.
• Ensure quality control and completion of jobs to standards.
• Maintain relationships with customers, insurers, and suppliers.
• Oversee safety programs and conduct regular safety meetings.

Skills

Budgeting

Hiring

Training

Scheduling

Performance reviews

Quality control

Customer service

Safety compliance

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Job description

North American Truck & Trailer, a leading Midwest dealership of Kenworth and Volvo trucks is seeking A Body Shop Manager for our Sioux City location. North American Truck & Trailer is a dynamic and growing company. We are looking for a candidate that wants to build a career by learning and growing with us. One must have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to prioritize and multi-task.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Forecast goals and objectivies for the department and strive to meet them.
• Working with all departments in harmony
• Prepare and sdminister an annual operating budget for the body shop
• Attends managers' meetings as requested
• Understand, keep abreast of and comply with federal, state and local regulations that affect body shop operations, such as hazardous waste disposal, OSHA right-to-know, etc.
• Hire, train, motive, counsel and monitor the performance of all body shop staff.
• Direct and schedule the activities of all body shop employees
• Provide technical assistance as needed
• Conduct meetings with body shop employees to discuss sctivities and problems of mutual interest
• Monitor Body Shop Technicians' payroll records
• Conduct monthly safety meetings
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with insurance adjusters
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with customers to encourage repeat and referall business
• Supervise all activities of and communication with wreckers
• Greet all customers promply and give fair estimates on costs and time required for body work
• Break down estimates into labor and parts before the job is started so that Repair Technicians are aware of time allowances
• Quaility-check completed jobs
• Handle all customer complaints
• Keep abreast of new equipment and tools available and recommend purchases
• Ensure that the work areas and customer waiting areas are kept clean
• Account for all documents; ensure that noe are missing
• Follow up on all parts department orders to ensure parts availability
• Participate in all available training programs
• Must have a working knowledge and understanding of the company's Job Safety Analysis pertaining to this position and positions this individual supervises
• Must have a working knowledge and understanding of the company's safety policy.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Oversee Body Shop Department
• Must conduct all 90 Day reviews in a timely manner
• Must have each employee's yearly Performance Review completed by his/her actual anniversary date.

Full benefit package offered after 30 days of employment. Pre employment drug screen and physical are required. or contact Cheryl at [e-mail] or 605-575-2141.