Auto Body Production Manager

Company Overview: Xclusive Auto Collision provides a wide array of services including collision repair, custom vehicle wraps, paint protection film installation, auto-body painting, full refinishing, vehicle restoration, and custom auto accessories. The company emphasizes skilled craftsmanship, attention to detail, and delivering quality results tailored to each customer's needs.

Position Summary: The Production Manager will oversee all shop operations — from scheduling and job assignment through final quality control and delivery — ensuring that every repair, paint job, wrap, or customization meets Xclusive's high standards, while maintaining efficient workflow and customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and schedule all incoming jobs: collision repairs, paint jobs, wrap installations, restorations, custom work — based on estimates and customer approvals
• Assign tasks to technicians/teams appropriately based on their specialties (body work, paint, wrap, restoration, custom accessories)
• Supervise the work in progress; coordinate between departments (estimator, customer service, technicians, finishers) to ensure work flows smoothly and deadlines are met
• Monitor quality control: inspect completed work for adherence to shop standards, safety protocols, paint/wrap finish quality, structural integrity, and customer expectations
• Manage resources: technician staffing, materials (paint, wrap film, parts, finishing supplies), shop equipment, workspace scheduling to optimize throughput without compromising quality
• Communicate with customers (or customer service/estimator) as needed regarding job status, timeline changes, special requests, or potential issues
• Enforce safety, shop standards, cleanliness, and ensure compliance with any relevant regulations for painting, wrapping, or collision repairs
• Mentor and train technicians/staff as needed to uphold quality, workmanship, and customer service standards
  
  

Requirements

• Prior experience in auto-body, collision repair, painting, wraps, and/or customization with a strong understanding of repair, paint and wrap processes
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills — ability to coordinate multiple jobs, manage teams, and ensure quality control
• Strong organizational, scheduling, and communication skills
• Attention to detail, commitment to craftsmanship and safety, and ability to maintain high quality under time constraints
• Good judgment in estimating time, resources, and sequencing of different types of work (body, paint, wrap, restoration)
  
  

Must be bilingual/Spanish speaking

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on experience and leadership
• Paid holidays, paid time off, and paid sick days
• Opportunity to lead and grow within a full-service shop offering collision repair, paint, wraps, restorations and custom work — broad industry experience and skill development
• Experience managing a diversified shop with heavy emphasis on quality, craftsmanship, and customer satisfaction