THE OFFICE, Specialty Auto Repair Shop

If you already posses high-level office skills, but would prefer to work in a setting where jeans and casual shoes are acceptable, please read on! A big small-business adventure has come available as the solo office worker for a small stable specialty British-car repair workshop.

SUMMARY:

Position includes all office work, reception, and daily management of clients’ cases; it is almost everything about running the shop other than advising on repairs and actually fixing the cars. A long term opportunity for a full-time salaried job in a nurturing environment, this in neither an ‘assistant’ nor a ‘manager’ position: It is the whole job.

ABOUT US:

We are people helping people. We believe in quality workmanship and ethical standards. Our clientele and our work environment are unusually happy. We sell top quality specialty auto repair; we do not do body-work or paint. We’ve been in business at the same humble workshop for over 30 years. We’re usually a crew of just 5 or 6 people.

JOB WORK DETAIL:

· Open and run a retail front desk

· Point-of-sale transactions

· Accounts receivable / accounts payable

· Shipping and receiving

· Place and track vendor orders

· Track ongoing work and maintain client contact

· Customer service

· Vendor research and relationships

· Maintain / reconcile accounts

· Control inventory

· Lots of typing and filing

QUALIFICATIONS, MINIMUM:

· Education

· Experience

· Typing

· Computer (Windows, Excel)

· Literacy (includes excellent penmanship)

· Math (fast and accurate)

· Fascination with the art of very-small-business

Of course we want the usual litany of wonder-qualities that everyone responsible for hiring seems to dream of, and that every applicant has to claim they poses. From other folks’ ads, the ever-popular list …

JUST A FEW:

· excellent organization

· positive attitude

· pride in a team product

· high ethical standard

· timeliness

You know, we could just stop here, skip to the next paragraph, and be just fine …

· self‐starter

· flexible and adaptable

· ability to handle multiple duties

· creative thinker

· promptness

· intense loyalty

· superior customer service

· excellent organizational skills

· remain calm under stressful situations

· natural leader

· nobody seems to mention responsibility, is that assumed?

· visualizes priorities

· excellent verbal communication skills

· independently arrive at viable solutions

· flexible and adaptable

· others are proud to follow

· pride in a product of utmost quality

· quick learner

· good motivation

· superb written communication

· customer focused attitude

· attention to detail and accuracy

· consciousness, timeliness, and verticality

· willing to ask questions

· work through obstacles

· willing to go the extra mile

· excellent time management skills

· strong research skills

· innovative mindset

· welcoming personality

· enthusiasm for [add your favorite here]

· outgoing ...

HELPFUL, BUT REALLY NOT NECESSARY:

Any background in automotive parts, repair, or machine shop could prove very helpful. High proficiency with Quickbooks Pro is useful, as is the ability to manipulate and write formulas for spreadsheets. General knowledge about British cars is especially welcome. And if not already part of your toolkit, this all will need to be mastered to do the job: if you’re not into learning about cars, you can’t survive here.

ENVIRONMENT:

The shop is heated but cool in winter, and cooled but warm in summer. It is a repair facility with all the sounds and smells which that entails. The office and customer area is lighted by huge windows to the west, and shares the same building the workshop itself.

HIERARCHY:

There is the owner, who incidentally serves as general manager and service advisor, but is really just our machinist. There is you. Then there are several mechanics and our intern. That’s all. Small is beautiful.

HOURS AND TERMS OVERVIEW:

While we are open 9 to 5 weekdays, the office owner usually needs at least 45 work-hours a week to be effective. Vacation/sick benefits begin after a year and accrue each year from none to 25 paid days off, plus paid holidays (blue-collar days only, sorry); ½ health insurance contribution is available after the probation period.

Expect a starting salary offer of $40-50k depending on experience and other relevant esoteric qualifications you bring to the table. A paid training probation period will be needed. A five-year minimum commitment is expected.

TO APPLY:

Please email a cover letter about yourself, your pursuits and interests. If we are interested we will get back to you and ask for a resume, or more. If we are then still interested we’ll contact you to arrange for an initial interview. Since we are a very small shop, and highly dependent on the Office Owner, we will want to engage our final candidates in at least two meetings. Hoping for applicants that read and follow instructions, we don’t plan to review any unaccompanied resumes.

Sorry, we are not in a position to interview walk-in candidates at that time.

Thank you for considering us!!