Service Foreman - Lead Diesel Technician/Mechanic (2Nd Shift)

Wisconsin Kenworth is seeking a talented individual to take on our Service Foreman

• Lead Diesel Technician/Mechanic (2nd Shift) role at our Green Bay location! The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years heavy duty truck experience and is mechanically inclined. Excellent benefits offered. This is a great opportunity to join a high performing team within a growing and successful dealer group!

• The hours for this position are approximately 4:00 PM - 12:00 AM Monday

• Friday with a Saturday 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM shift once every other month.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all service phone calls are handled professionally and expediently

• Coordinates service shop work flow by effective coordination with Service Leadman and assignment of jobs to technicians

• Supervises all assigned service technicians

• Coordinates department activities between service department, parts department and service customer

• Facilitates effective communication between internal and external customers, vendors and business contacts

Primary Duties:

• Assesses incoming service department jobs, makes initial repair diagnosis and creates customer repair orders following company procedures to include obtaining customer signature on form

• Updates and closes computerized customer repair orders while ensuring all service department activities were accounted for and properly documented on the order

• Manages available billing hours by planning and effectively delegating work load to qualified and available service technicians

• Provides leadership and demonstrate sound industry knowledge while serving as a technical resource for service technician staff

• Shows a heightened commitment to the success of the service department by demonstrating and assuring high standards for quality, safety and customer concerns

• Evaluates all work in progress to ensure repairs are proceeding in a timely fashion and completed with a high degree of accuracy

• Informs service writer and various other service personnel of delays in work performance, necessary repair order extensions and additional service requirements

• Establishes and ensures adherence to maintenance schedule for service facility and shop equipment

• Communicates with customers regarding the scheduling of appointment, status of their repairs, parts availability and work in progress

• Assists service technicians in the service shop as needed

• Ensures an adequate resource inventory is available for technicians to include oil, grease, shop supplies, cleaning equipment and materials

Qualifications

• Formal technical school graduate certificate/degree (or equivalent work experience)

• Minimum of 5 years heavy duty truck or related industry experience to include processing repair orders, diagnosis, repair and maintenance of service jobs and customer service

• Effective written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to obtain a Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

• Familiarity with both DOS and Windows based computer programs

• Demonstrated working knowledge of warranty guidelines, claim procedures and company policies

• Ability to supervise employees and delegate work in a manner that best utilizes shop resources and technician abilities

• The ability to work under pressure while prioritizing and processing several tasks simultaneously

• Ability to work a 8 - 10 hour shift, with extended hours as needed, while standing, reaching, crawling, stooping, bending and lifting up to 75 lbs on a regular basis