Shop Foreman - Fowler Jeep

Fowler Jeep of Boulder; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced Shop Foreman to lead their service department. This dynamic role involves directing the repair and maintenance of vehicles, ensuring customer satisfaction, and managing a team of technicians. You will be responsible for maintaining organized logs, scheduling work for maximum productivity, and ensuring compliance with warranty procedures. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy problem-solving while keeping customers and employees happy, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a company that values teamwork, integrity, and professional growth, and take your career to the next level!

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

401K Employer Matching

Paid Time Off

Volunteer Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job Specific Education

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in automotive service management.
• EV certification and completion of Phase 3 required.

Responsibilities

• Directs service and repair activities for client vehicles.
• Maintains high customer satisfaction ratings and organizes repair logs.
• Coordinates with parts department and supervises apprentice technicians.

Skills

Customer Service

Problem Solving

Automotive Repair

Team Coordination

Education

5 years Stellantis experience

Phase 3 completion

EV Certified

Tools

Automotive Diagnostic Tools

Repair Order Management Systems

Job description

Job Details

Level: Experienced

Job Location: Fowler Jeep - Boulder, CO

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range: Undisclosed

Job Category: Automotive

Shop Foreman

Shop Foreman - Fowler Jeep *

Are you a people pleaser? A problem solver? Ready to take your career to a new level? Then you may be a perfect fit for our growing dealership family. We need a shop foreman who knows how to keep employees — and customers — happy. As our new shop foreman, you will aid in directing activities related to the service and repair of client vehicles, coordinate the acquisition of automotive equipment, and keep our operations and maintenance facilities in top working order.

Job Responsibilities

• Implements and maintains an effective dispatch system.
• Schedules shop work to facilitate maximum productivity in accordance with dealership policy and the technician skill level required.
• Prioritizes and controls all comebacks to ensure proper and prompt attention.
• Reviews job status frequently, logging status and reporting any change in time or cost estimates to the appropriate service advisor and/or customer.
• Ensures that technicians follow warranty material disposition procedures.
• Maintains timely and professional contact with service customers.
• Maintains an organized and up-to-date repair log.
• Reviews hard copies of repair orders turned in by technicians to ensure that assigned work has been performed and the repair order has been completed properly.
• Schedules maintenance for service department vehicles and equipment.
• Prepares a list of needed service department equipment, supplies and required repairs, and reviews with the service manager as needed.
• Coordinates parts requirements with the parts department-contacting special order parts customers immediately upon receipt of parts orders to schedule appointment.
• Advises parts manager and service manager of repetitive shortage so that corrective action can be taken.
• Maintains high customer satisfaction ratings.
• Performs work as outlined on repair order with efficiency and accuracy, in accordance with dealership and factory standards.
• Diagnoses cause of any malfunction and performs repair.
• Communicates with parts department to obtain needed parts.
• Saves and tags parts of the job if under warranty or if requested by the customer.
• Examines assigned vehicle to determine if further safety or service work is required or recommended.
• Communicates with service advisor immediately if additional work is needed, if work outlined is not needed, or if repairs cannot be completed within the promised time.
• Documents all work performed and recommended on the repair order.
• Supervises work of any apprentice technicians as assigned.
• Reports machinery defects or malfunctions to supervisor.
• Ensures that customers' cars are kept clean. Notifies service advisor immediately of anything that has happened to change the appearance or condition of the vehicle.
• Operates all tools and equipment in a safe manner.
• Reports any safety issues immediately to management.

Education and/or Experience

Minimum of 5 years Stellantis experience

Minimum of Phase 3 completion and EV Certified

Requirements

Valid Driver's License and MVR acceptable to our Insurance Carrier

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Compensation

Compensation is based on experience and is highly competitive in the marketplace.

What We Offer

Perks & Benefits

Fowler offers medical, vision, dental, life, & disability insurances. Fowler has a 401K employer matching plan, Paid Time Off, Volunteer Paid Time Off, and Paid Holidays & Parental Leave. Fowler also offers its employees access to an employee assistance program. Fowler offers job specific education to include student sponsorships, internships, manufacturer and dealership training with Graduate & Tool Incentive programs.

The Fowler Standard – This is what drives us. being friendly, helpful, honest and fair

The mission of Fowler is to grow our business by earning the respect, trust and loyalty of our customers through our employees.

Fowler’s vision is to be the dealer of choice in the communities we serve. We will do this by providing exceptional products, services, and superior customer service.

Our dedication to the development and advancement of our people, technology and systems will help us get there together.

Our company maintains a strong policy of equal employment opportunity for all associates. We hire, train, promote and compensate employees on the basis of personal and professional competence and potential for advancement without regard for race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability or citizenship, as well as other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.