Mossel Bay Auto Body Shop Leader | Lead Quality & Profit

Placements24; Mossel Bay; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Medical aid

Retirement savings

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Automotive Body Shop Manager for our Mossel Bay facility. Lead and optimize operations, supervise technicians and support staff, and drive quality repairs with strong customer focus.

You will oversee scheduling, budgeting, and inventory while ensuring safety standards and regulatory compliance in a high-production workshop. A track record in collision repair and leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in automotive body shop management or a similar senior leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of collision repair techniques, vehicle structures and materials.
• Experience with insurance claims processing and estimating software.
• Excellent leadership, team management and communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, costs and profitability.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the automotive body shop to ensure productivity.
• Supervise and develop a team of technicians, painters and support staff.
• Maintain quality control standards and customer satisfaction.
• Schedule work and manage repair timelines with customers and insurers.
• Control inventory, costs and departmental expenses to meet targets.
• Ensure health, safety and environmental compliance in the workshop.
• Conduct regular performance reviews and support staff development.
• Implement new technologies and process improvements for efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Budgeting & cost control

Customer service

Communication skills

Problem solving

Workshop management systems

Estimating software

Education

Automotive body repair qualifications

Tools

Estimating software

Workshop management software

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Automotive Body Shop Manager for our Mossel Bay facility. Lead and optimize operations, supervise technicians and support staff, and drive quality repairs with strong customer focus.

You will oversee scheduling, budgeting, and inventory while ensuring safety standards and regulatory compliance in a high-production workshop. A track record in collision repair and leadership is essential.