Shop Foreman- Ayden, NC

Working Shop Foreman

At Velocity Vehicle Group (VVG), we represent a premium commercial brand in medium to heavy truck dealerships. We provide a full-service experience, from exceptional sales teams to highly skilled technicians and readily available parts. Our mission is to be the ultimate one-stop shop for truckers, owner operators, fleets, and companies. Combined with our Leasing and Rental business and financial services division, VVG stands as the premier truck dealership.

Velocity Vehicle Group is a dynamic and rapidly expanding organization, and we're on the lookout for individuals who relish daily challenges and are passionate about delivering top-notch customer service, both within the company and to our valued clients. When you join VVG, you'll experience an extraordinary work environment, complete with competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, including 401K with matching, as well as Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage. Become a part of our team and immerse yourself in a company that fosters a Great Place to Work culture!

The Working Shop Foreman is responsible for leading the day-to-day operations of the service shop while actively performing diagnostic and repair work. This position combines hands-on technician responsibilities with shop leadership, workflow coordination, technician support, quality control, and revenue generation.

The Working Shop Foreman is expected to remain productive in the shop while helping maximize technician efficiency, reduce downtime, improve workflow, and ensure repairs are completed accurately and profitably. This position plays a key role in achieving departmental labor, gross profit, productivity, and customer satisfaction goals.

Management Team Duties:

• Updates advisors on progress of trucks
• Ensures quality control inspections are conducted and passed
• Makes questionable warranty decisions
• Determines warranty coverage
• Maintains repair comebacks to a minimum
• Becomes involved in complex and difficult repairs
• Enlists help from district service managers on complex and difficult repairs

Personnel Supervisory Duties:

• Coordinates technicians work volume every day
• Assigns technicians work every day
• Dispatches work every day
• Coaches and motivates technicians to reach productivity and efficiency goals
• Helps team leaders develop leadership skills

Safety and Security Compliance Duties:

• Ensures safety compliance, conducts safety meetings and trainings
• Ensures shop complies with all local, state and federal safety regulations
• Performs shop walk around to ensure shop and facility are safe and secure

Shop Maintenance Duties:

• Ensures cleanliness of the shop
• Ensures organization of the shop

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Prior Shop Foreman experience within trucking industry preferred
• Prior management or supervisory experience required
• Strong leadership abilities
• Proven technical expertise
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Able to work in fast pace environment
• Work well with internal and external customers

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.
• Must be able to pass post offer drug test, and physical

Compensation:

• $70,000-$80,000 annual salary depending on skills and experience
• Plus Foreman pay plan
• Full-Time Position

Benefits Velocity Vehicle Group Offers:

• Fantastic Culture
• 401k + match
• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance + HSA & FSA
• Employer paid Life Insurance
• Paid Vacation Days
• Sick Leave
• Company perks such as employee discounts, company events and training programs
• Excellent Training and Career Advancement Opportunities

Velocity Vehicle Group is an equal opportunity employer. Velocity Vehicle Group prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.