Day shift Shop Foreman

McCandless Truck Center is a leading provider of commercial truck, trailer, and bus service and repair across Colorado, Southern Wyoming, and Nevada. As an International Dealer group, we also service all makes and models. Known for its comprehensive and high-quality service offerings, McCandless operates multiple service centers strategically located along major highways to ensure quick and efficient support. We factory train all of our employees to ensure the most accurate and time efficient repairs.

What We Offer:

Health Insurance - 80% of employee premiums are company paid!

Free Dental & Vision insurance for employees!

Life Insurance Policy

401(k) plan with company match

PTO and Vacation Days

Training

Fantastic Culture and Work Environment

Summary

The Day Shift Shop Foreman oversees our service department’s shop floor operations, ensuring efficient operations and high-quality repairs. Responsible for supervising technicians, dispatching repair orders to technicians, managing workflow, internal/external communications on repair status, and maintaining safety standards. This role is crucial for delivering exceptional service to our customers. Strong leadership, technical expertise, teamwork, and a dedication to excellence are key for success in this position.

Job Qualifications

• Prior Shop Foreman experience within trucking industry preferred
• 10+ years in a heavy-duty Diesel Technician position
• Master-level knowledge of heavy-duty truck diagnosis and repair
• Basic knowledge and understanding of heavy-duty truck industry & business
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Able to work in fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of word, excel, power point

Responsibilities

• Dispatch repair orders to technicians with the appropriate skill levels, control wage costs through technician productivity and proper scheduling, and review repair orders for accuracy and proper documentation.

• Oversee shop workflow

• Ensure the QC process is being completed correctly and timely manner

• Provide training and mentoring to all technicians

• Monitor workspace and employees for Safety compliance

• Pre-Plan parts requirements.

• Stay up to date with technical knowledge, repair procedures, and best practices for the equipment service and repair to ensure technicians are optimizing production and minimizing customer downtime.

• Train and enforce company policies and procedures, safety rules and regulations, and environmental rules and regulations. Keep shop clean and safe, and work areas clean and free from debris.

• Promote safe work habits and environment. Report safety and security violations to the Service Manager.

Critical Competencies

• Ensures Accountability : Holding self and other accountable to meet commitments.
• Functional/Technical Skills : Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.
• Directing Others : Is good at establishing clear directions; sets stretching objectives; distributes the workload appropriately; lays out work in a well-planned and organized manner; maintains two-way dialogue with others on work and results; brings out the best in people; is a clear communicator.
• Process Management : Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; knows how to organize people and activities; understand how to separate and combine tasks into efficient workflow; knows what to measure and how to measure it; can see opportunities for synergy and integration where other can’t; can simplify complex processes; get more out of fewer resources
• Professionalism : Place an emphasis on professional development for all team members. Proactively prioritize own professional development to increase knowledge of business and organizational development best practices.
• Warranty: Stay current with all warranty practices and identification. Guide, direct, and inform all employees

Additional Qualifications:

• Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certifications preferred
• Valid Driver's License/CDL preferred
• Cummins Certifications preferred
• International dealer experience
• International Certifications preferred
• Knowledge of Dealer Management systems (Excede) preferred