Shop Foreman

Irvine BMW

Shop Foreman

Irvine, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    The Service Shop Foreman Position has a Pay Scale consisting of the following elements and ranges. Wages include Base Salary Compensation of between $5,547.00 and $6,500.00. The position may also pay commission compensation which is based on the value or amount of closed hours achieved from $0.00 (if no hours are made) without any upper limit other than sales performance. The position also may also pay a production bonus based on individual or team performance that may range from $0.00 (if baseline benchmarks are not met) without any fixed upper limit.

    **** Position Purpose

    The Shop Foreman is responsible to ensure the quality of service work and fully utilize the resources of the Service Department. Major objectives of the Service/Shop Foreman are maximizing Service Department efficiency and productivity, training, coaching and supervising service technicians, and maintaining technical service facilities, tools and equipment.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities

    • Monitor Warranty Indexes.

    • Develop new plans to improve efficiency in the shop (including part return policies and warranty department training).

    • Assist with warranty booking/ refused claims.

    • Assist technicians with technical issues.

    • Assist and monitor repeat visit / comeback vehicles.

    • Responsible to maintain personal tools and special tools.

    • Personally repair vehicles when requested by Service Managers.

    • Quality control every vehicle.

    • Perform road tests with customers and periodic over-night road tests and answers any questions accordingly.

    • Monitor “overtime” on a daily basis.

    • Order shop equipment; schedule equipment for repairs and maintain / order / organize new tools / broken tool warranties and maintain tool room in operating condition.

    • Sign off warranty repairs (brakes, add-ons, CPO repairs, and high maintenance index repairs).

    • Maintain manufacturer required level of technician training; maintain technician A/C certifications; schedule technician training enrollments maintaining technicians RUA system.

    • Maintain shop efficiency and productivity.

    • Communicate with IT Department to maintain current software in diagnostic units.

    • Conduct shop safety and roundtable training meetings; correct shop safety deficiencies / schedule quarterly safety inspection and maintain shop rules / issue safety reprimands.

    • Complies with all safety rules and use all appropriate safety and personal protection equipment as required.

    • Work with factory reps, engineers, and ZF transmission rep on vehicle issues.

    • Monitor technician submissions to manufacturer on a daily basis.

    • Assist and monitor non-returned warranty parts with technicians and parts department.

    • Produce technician’s efficiency report accurately and timely every pay period holding technicians accountable.

    • Exemplifies organizational culture and holds others in department accountable for doing the same.

    • Maintain shop cleanliness and compliance with all state and federal requirements.

    • Must maintain accurate attendance records “clocking in and out”.

    • Adhere to work schedule and arrive at work before your scheduled start time and be at your work station productively engaged by the scheduled time.

    • Adhere to established dress code policy at all times.

    • Other related duties as may be assigned.