Collision Center GM: Lead Profit & Growth

Quality Collision Group; Ellisville (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Holidays, Vacation & Sick Days

401(k) with employer match

Paid Training

Job summary

Schaefer Autobody, a Quality Collision Group brand, is seeking a Collision General Manager to lead the repair center’s overall performance, including production, finance, team development, and customer experience.

The role ensures safe, high‑quality, profitable repairs that meet SOPs, insurer expectations, OEM requirements, and industry standards, while driving KPI and P&L performance across the shop. Strong leadership and repair operations expertise are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the collision repair industry required.
• Minimum 2 years of collision repair leadership or management experience required.
• Strong knowledge of insurance carrier procedures, DRP requirements, collision estimating, and repair operations.
• Demonstrated understanding of P&L performance, labor utilization, gross profit, cycle time, and shop KPIs.
• Proficient with CCC ONE or comparable collision estimating/management software.

Responsibilities

• Meet or exceed location revenue goals and other key performance indicators.
• Manage front- and back-of-shop operations from vehicle intake through final delivery.
• Assign labor and prioritize vehicles for teardown, body repair, refinish, and completion.
• Monitor production quality, throughput, cycle time, and adherence to I-CAR and industry standards.
• Support teammates during peak periods, including customer intake, check-in, and estimating as needed.
• Oversee payroll, staffing, PTO, flag-hour procedures, and teammate scheduling.
• Manage daily production flow and remove barriers affecting delivery commitments.
• Write or review DRP-compliant estimates and supplements as needed after disassembly and damage discovery.
• Recruit, coach, develop, recognize, and retain high-performing teammates.

Skills

Leadership

Decision-making

Problem-solving

Team development

P&L understanding

Labor utilization

Tools

CCC ONE

Job description

Schaefer Autobody, a Quality Collision Group brand, is seeking a Collision General Manager to lead the repair center’s overall performance, including production, finance, team development, and customer experience.

The role ensures safe, high‑quality, profitable repairs that meet SOPs, insurer expectations, OEM requirements, and industry standards, while driving KPI and P&L performance across the shop. Strong leadership and repair operations expertise are required.