Ford Shop Foreman

D-Patrick has proudly served the Evansville community for over 90 years, earning a strong reputation for excellence, integrity, and customer satisfaction. We are honored to have been named the 2025 TIME Dealer of the Year — a prestigious award recognizing the top dealership in the nation.

We’re growing and looking for a Shop Foreman to join our team! You’ll work in a modern, well-equipped service center with competitive pay, strong benefits, and a supportive workplace culture.

Up to $150000 annually!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Oversee operations in auto service to ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Oversee the inspection of automobiles to identify faulty components and facilitate process for repairs.
• Supervises the activities of automotive technicians to ensure efficient job performance and timely repairs.
• Oversee the hiring and training of an effective auto service team.
• Monitor shop supplies inventory to regulate and ensure availability of required vehicle parts.
• Ensure automotive service staff complies with environmental laws and regulations.
• Oversee the procurement of vehicle parts, automotive equipment and various other items required in an auto service department.
• Evaluate the performance of automotive service staff in order to acknowledge efficient employees and guide underperforming ones.
• Listen to client complaints and assist in addressing their issues and resolving challenges.
• Perform quality control inspections as needed
• Oversee the disposal of wastes such as used engine oil and hazardous materials so as to comply with all laws and regulations.
• Assign and schedule work duties to auto service staff according to their skills, ensuring the highest possible efficiency.
• Attend workshops and study relevant publications to stay up-to-date with developments in the automotive service industry.
• Requires being at work on time and having satisfactory attendance.
• Any other duties assigned by management.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Assist in the supervision of 2-20 employees in the Service Department.  Assists in the supervisory responsibility under the Shop Foreman in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws.

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Individual must have excellent interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills (verbal and written), ability to interpret customer needs, basic computer knowledge, ability to work well with others, professional appearance, good math and clerical skills, working knowledge of office machines. Individuals must possess a positive attitude, be a self-starter, motivated, have excellent organization skills and be goal oriented. Must be able to work weekends and overtime. Individual should be honest, ethical, dependable and a team player.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High School Diploma and two years of related education or 5 years of related experience.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Valid Driver’s License and good driving record.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet in the office and moderately loud in the shop.

NOTE:  This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of responsibilities, skill, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job.  While this list is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, the dealership reserves the right to revise the functions and duties of the job or to require that additional or different tasks be performed when circumstances change.