Paint and Body Shop Manager

Position: 
Full-Time
Expires: 07/31/2025
Salary: $70,000 - $100,000/year
Job Description: 

SUMMARY

The Paint & Body Shop Manager role performs a variety of administrative and managerial duties related to daily operating activities of the Paint & Body Department while projecting a professional company. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

  • Oversee daily operations of the paint and body shop including ensuring team:
    • Selects and mixes paint according to company requirements and match paint colors, following specified color charts.
    • Disposes of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.
    • Properly removes grease, dirt, paint, or rust from vehicle surfaces in preparation for paint application, using abrasives, solvents, brushes, blowtorches, washing tanks, or sandblasters.
    • Sprays prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.
    • Monitors painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes.
    • Properly removes accessories, such as chrome or mirrors, from vehicles and mask other surfaces with tape or paper to protect them from paint.
  • Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, or duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
  • Direct and coordinate production, processing, and distribution activities of the department.
  • Develop or implement production tracking or quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, or other operational reports, to detect production problems then recommend actions to address gaps.
  • Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
  • Prepare and maintain production reports necessary for appropriate auditing of the departments operations.
  • Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality within prescribed deadlines and budgets.
  • Initiate or coordinate inventory or cost control programs to deliver production on-time and on-budget.
  • Coordinate or recommend procedures for facility or equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines, to ensure production goals are met.
  • Coordinate with the Operations Manager and Human Resources regarding employee relations, including hiring, training, evaluating, or disciplining staff and/or resolving personnel grievances to ensure a positive and productive workplace.
  • Assist the Human Resources team in the collection and maintenance of employee records in accordance with applicable procedures, regulations and laws.
  • Develop budgets or approve expenditures for supplies, materials, or human resources, ensuring that materials, labor, or equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.

Perform additional duties as assigned by management.

Other Skills/Certifications Wanted: 
JOB REQUIREMENTS: The following are representative of the knowledge and skills necessary for an applicant to be successful in the role of Paint & Body Shop Manager: Education & Experience • Associates degree or other relevant college degree. • Non-Degreed: 8 years proven experience in a similar role. • History of stable employment and/or involvement in community activities. Key Traits • Extremely detail oriented and accurate with ability to ensure completion of tasks within assigned deadlines. • Good organizational skills. • Can effectively communicate with diverse groups at all levels of the operation. • Must maintain professionalism. • Have ability to set priorities and communicate workflow to team in effective manner. • Outstanding written, verbal and presentation-based communication skills. • Ability to manage change effectively and work in a fast-paced environment. Skills • Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. • Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. • Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. • Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. • Engineering and Technology — Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. • Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. • Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. • Operation and Control — Controlling operations of equipment or systems. • Operation Monitoring — Watching indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. • Production and Processing — Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. • Quality Control Analysis — Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. • Proficiency in the English language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Job Requirements: 
MENTAL/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The following are representative of the mental and physical requirements necessary for an applicant perform the essential functions of the Human Resources Generalist role: • Attitude: This job requires "people" skills and a genuine desire to service the client. A positive attitude and willingness to maintain a professional demeanor with clients and team members is essential to this position. • Attendance – The ability to work as scheduled with punctual attendance 8:00 am-5:00 pm, Monday-Friday plus any additional hours/days necessary in order to meet business demands. • Ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. • Ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. • Ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). • Ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. • Ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. • Ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. • Ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. • Ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. • Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. • Ability to see details at a distance. • Ability to withstand heights on ladders up to 15 feet high and equipment booms up to 100 feet. • Ability to bend, stoop and lift up to 50 lbs multiple times daily.
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