SummaryThe Vehicle Mechanical & Technical Services Supervisor is a hands-on leadership role responsible for diagnosing and repairing complex vehicle issues while directing a small team of apprentice technicians. This position serves as the team's technical expert for electrical systems, drivetrains, engines, electric vehicles, high-voltage batteries, and manufacturer quality campaigns.The supervisor will assign daily work, provide technical guidance, monitor productivity and quality, and ensure repairs are completed safely, accurately, and within established timelines.
Responsibilities -Manage daily body shop, paint, and mechanical repair operations.
-Lead and direct body shop and mechanical technicians to ensure daily production, quality, and safety objectives are achieved.
-Oversee the complete repair process from initial damage assessment through repair, inspection, and final release.
-Ensure damaged vehicles are restored to new-vehicle condition in accordance with customer and OEM standards.
-Develop daily production plans based on repair volume, vehicle aging, technician capacity, parts availability, and operational priorities.
- Assign work according to technician qualifications, repair complexity, equipment availability, and required completion dates.
-Maintain efficient vehicle flow through estimating, parts ordering, body repair, paint, mechanical repair, reassembly, quality inspection, and release.
-Monitor work-in-process inventory and remove constraints that delay repair completion.
-Prioritize aging vehicles and implement recovery plans to reduce overall vehicle dwell.
-Track the status, aging, repair requirements, parts availability, and next action for every vehicle within the repair process.
-Establish quality-control checkpoints and ensure all completed repairs meet applicable workmanship and appearance standards.
-Monitor technician productivity, repair-cycle time, first-time quality, rework, and schedule attainment.
-Ensure a safe working environment for all employees, contractors, and visitors.
-Enforce all applicable company, customer, government, environmental, and workplace safety policies and procedures.
-Ensure proper handling, storage, labeling, documentation, and disposal of paint materials, solvents, batteries, fluids, damaged components, and regulated waste.
-Provide regular updates to management regarding repair volume, aging, productivity, constraints, and recovery actions.
Other duties as assigned
Compensation$80,000 - $85,000 salary per year. (Subject to Compensation Study )
Skills- Knowledge of automotive body repair, collision repair, paint and refinishing, mechanical repair, and vehicle-quality standards.
- Knowledge of OEM repair procedures, technical instructions, repair documentation, and new-vehicle condition requirements
- Knowledge of body shop and mechanical repair workflows, including estimating, parts ordering, repair, paint, reassembly, inspection, and release.
- Knowledge of workplace safety, environmental compliance, hazardous-material handling, and regulated-waste requirements.
- Knowledge of production planning, work-in-process management, labor utilization, and repair-cycle-time reduction.
- Understanding of warranty processes, labor-time standards, repair estimates, causal information, and supporting documentation.
- Familiarity with shop tools, vehicle lifts, diagnostic equipment, paint operations, and personal protective equipment.
Education & Experience- High School Diploma/G.E.D. Required
- Must hold a valid State Issued Driver's License Required
- 9 year of Body shop, vehicle processing, automotive technician
Physical Requirements- Constant use of hands for repetitive grasping, manipulation, holding scanner, typing on computer
- Will be operating heavy machinery such as manual pallet jack
- Will be operating desk machines such as computer, copier, scanner, printer
- Lift and carry up to 25 lbs. occasionally
- Stand, walk, bend, stoop, reach over shoulder, pull, push 5+ hours per day
- Drive, climb, kneel, squat 1-3 hours per day
- Crouch 3-5 hours per day
Working and Environmental ConditionsThis position works in a plant manufacturing/warehouse setting.
- Exposure to outdoor weather conditions
- Exposure to vehicle fumes and exhaust
- The position is based in a plant manufacturing/warehousing environment at Port Hueneme, CA
The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of skills and abilities required to do the job. Glovis America, Inc. reserves the right to alter and change this job description at any time without notice based on business needs.