Trowbridge Installation Foreman

Description:

Alamo Auto Supply is currently hiring an Automotive Installation Shop Foreman who has a minimum of 5 years of automotive installation experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Compensation and Benefits

Alamo offers year-round full-time hours as our standard. We offer benefits including medical, vision, dental, disability, life and cancer insurance. Paid time-off is included for holidays, sick and vacation time. Profit-sharing and 401(k) matching is also offered.

Purpose of Position:

Installation foreman is responsible for the day-to-day operations within the Trowbridge installation facility and the installation team to provide installation services according to Company standards.

Primary Roles:

• LMA
• Create clarity of expectations and direction
• Provide necessary tools for success
• Focus on employee development by working actively with the installation team
• Reward and recognize both good and bad performance
• Scheduling and assigning installations
• Collaborate with Sales and installation admin when preparing for a project by providing schedule input, as well as helping with calculating times/hours of labor and on any installation scope of work
• Works with sales, customer service, and admin to drive work into the shop and maximize our utilization and productivity
• Quality control
• Following the scope of work and work order
• Installing products to manufacturer specs
• Providing technical support to the installation team
• Performs final walk around with sales and customers when needed
• Labor productivity
• Labor billed vs actual hours are met to company scorecard/metrics
• Identify opportunities for improvements with products and installations
• Labor utilization
• To utilize the installation team to meet company scorecard/metrics
• Ensure installers are punching in and out of work orders
• Safety and maintenance
• Promotes a culture of safety
• Identifying hazards and risks
• Training of safety policies and procedures
• Ensures all equipment and tools are operating to standards
• Responsible for shop supplies at Trowbridge
• Keep a good level of shop supplies, organize supplies and keep control of them at all times.
• Maintain and update shop supplies list
• Work closely with purchasing to ensure we are in stock on shop supplies
• Maintain non-purchasing shop supplies in stock

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position manages and drives budgets, materials, metrics, safety, processes. A supervisor is responsible to look after the work and performance of the whole unit or department. Leads the development of supervisors/employees. Supervisor has responsibility to counsel and authority to hire, fire, or promote.

Requirements:

Requirements:

The minimum requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability necessary for an individual to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable amounts of training are provided.

• High school diploma/GED with at least 5 years of automotive installation experience required or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 2+ years of shop management-related supervisory experience
• Valid driver's license required
• Proficient computer skills
• Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written
• Outstanding leadership, organizational, multitasking, and problem-solving skills
• Strong people skills
• Available to work extended hours

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