Body Shop Production Manager at Atlantic, Hall, and Russel

Job Description

Hall Toyota in Virginia Beach is seeking an Experienced Body Shop Estimator / Production Manager for our busy team.

Experience Everything MileOne has to Offer:
- Competitive compensation
- Great opportunities for advancement
- Positive, success driven work environment

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MileOne believes that taking care of our employees is the most important step in creating a positive workplace and a successful company. MileOne offers a number of exclusive benefits and programs that are designed to help our employees and their families succeed both at home and in the workplace.

MileOne Employee Advantage includes health and financial benefits, and training and mentoring. We also offer an Employee Purchase Program, the MileOne Support Fund: by Employees, for Employees, the NextMile Scholarship Program, an Employee Assistance Program and more.

Summary:
As a Body Shop Estimator / Production Manager you will examine damaged vehicles to determine the extent of structural, body, mechanical, electrical, or interior damage. You will be responsible for estimating the cost of labor and parts to repair or replace each damaged item. You will also be responsible for developing business through insurance adjusters, customers, and other sources to assure an adequate sales volume; and for directing the activities of body shop employees in performing body repairs, including meeting time schedules and productivity levels, and maintaining quality standards.

Essential Duties for Body Shop Estimator / Production Manager:

- Reviewing repair cost estimates with a body shop manager or foreman
- Determining feasibility of repair versus replacement of parts
- Preparing insurance forms to indicate repair cost estimate and recommendations
- Estimating cost of repainting, converting to special purposed, or customizing undamaged vehicles
- Writing reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
- Presenting information and responding to questions from groups or managers, clients, customers, and the general public
- Forecast goals and objectives for the department and strive to meet them
- Assist in hiring, training, motivating and monitoring the performance of all body shop employees
- Monitor progress and completion of vehicles in the shop, ensuring that proper repair and safety procedures are followed
- Check quality of employee's completed work
- Handle customer complaints immediately and in accordance with the dealership's guidelines

Qualifications for Body Shop Estimator / Production Manager:
- 2 or more years of body shop experience including body/paint, estimating, and/or management

- Associate or Bachelor's degree preferred
- Thorough knowledge of the collision repair process including quality standards

- Valid driver's license with 2 or fewer moving violations last 3 years
- Strong problem solving abilities

- Confidence to handle high volume estimator needs under limited availability
- Knowledge in Estimating CCC Pathways / CCC One, preferred
- Strong computer proficiency ( Microsoft Excel, Outlook. etc.)

- Internet proficiency and general mathematic skills
- Ability to motivate staff to achieve common goals

MileOne Autogroup is an equal opportunity employer and we maintain a drug free work environment.

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Body Shop

Hall Toyota Virginia Beach

Post Internally and Externally

Zip Code

PI9c297c6feb92-25401-35659404