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  • Precision Diagnostics - Madison, WI

    Precision Diagnostics - Madison, WI

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    What are some things you wish the general public or kids about to graduate high school knew about being a tech?

    Being a tech is a great career opportunity! It can be very rewarding, and challenging, and changes quite often. No 2 vehicles are ever really the same and the repetition is very minimal! You get to use your hands, tools, and some of the advanced technology and equipment around.

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    Nick Pusey

    There are college options available for techs.

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  • WrenchWay

    WrenchWay

    In a recent Shop Talk poll, 44% of technicians said their ideal pay structure would be hourly with an incentive bonus. Don’t miss this video where Jay Goninen, Co-Founder & President of WrenchWay, breaks down other technician pay structures and things shops should consider when paying their technicians.

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  • Auto Source of West Michigan

    Auto Source of West Michigan

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    Top Shop Challenge: Do you work with any local high schools? If so, please describe the types of things you work with them on.

    Auto Source is proudly part of a local career tech center through the muskegon county. We meet with the program twice a year. We are always looking to recruit their top candidates for extra help around the shop. Offering this to these students helps us as much as it helps them. Getting experience working for a shop and we get an extra set of hands that we can enjoy teaching and watching learn tricks of the trade.

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  • Tom Wood Volkswagen

    Tom Wood Volkswagen

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    Top Shop Challenge: Do you work with any local high schools? If so, please describe the types of things you work with them on.

    We have a corporate trainer that recruits at quite a few of the local high schools. There's also a career center at the high school about 2 miles from our shop, and we recruit from there as part of their curriculum is to send techs out to work in shops as part of their coursework. Our corporate training center is currently set up at our shop so we can check in on any recruits or new hires as they're going through the training process.

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  • Import Performance, Inc.

    Import Performance, Inc.

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    Tell us about yourself. What is your name, role, and number of years you’ve been in the industry?

    My name is Ryan Van Horn, I'm a technician that has been here for 7 years.

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  • WrenchWay

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    Tracking Your Own Hours

    Do you track your own hours (in addition to the tracking in your shop management system)? If so, please comment how you track them (Excel, note app on your phone, paper, etc.)

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  • Premier Cooperative

    Premier Cooperative

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    What are some things about your techs that you're thankful for?

    Here at Premier we offer a flexible holiday schedule to allow employees to spend some much needed time with their families & friends, or to get out to their deer stands on time. We would like to wish you and your families a very happy thanksgiving and a successful hunt.

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  • Toyota of Corvallis

    Toyota of Corvallis

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    What are some things about your techs that you're thankful for?

    We have a lot to be thankful for here at Toyota/Subaru of Corvallis. On the technician side, we have some world-class technicians including two twenty-year-plus technicians Bob and Alex, and several five-plus-year technicians Nate, Nathan, Dustin, and Josh. Something extraordinary about our shop technicians is that no one is ever too busy to help each other whether that be on a test drive for a noise concern, or removing an engine. We are also very fortunate to have some of the most driven young technicians in the industry Carson, Connor, and Mitch. We appreciate your hard work and the sacrifices you make to keep our customers back on the road and our business flourishing. On another note something we think goes unsaid many times in our business is just much manufacturer support matters to building a successful dealership. We would like to personally thank The Toyota Portland Region, and the Subaru Portland Region for all of their training, and support in growing our technicians and in growing our business.

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    jeff latka

    Paying the wrong tech that’s what I’m thankful for lol

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  • Tom Wood Volkswagen

    Tom Wood Volkswagen

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    What are some things about your techs that you're thankful for?

    First and foremost, I'm thankful for their time. I know the work they do is by no means easy, and they continue to come back every day for more. That never goes unnoticed or unappreciated. I'm also thankful that they believed in me so much that they suggested to upper management that I be promoted from Advisor to Service Manager (May '22). I'm thankful for the team environment we have. Everybody is free to voice their opinion and bring suggestions to the table. When there are hiccups, we figure out solutions.

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  • Walser Collision & Glass

    Walser Collision & Glass

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    What are some things about your techs that you're thankful for?

    Walser Collision & Glass of Bloomington has a stellar team of technicians. We are so grateful to have a team of techs with incredibly strong work ethics. Our technicians always put our customers first with their commitment to quality repairs and their willingness to continue educating themselves with new technologies. This team has been together a long time (our newest technician was hired 8 years ago!) and are constantly joking and laughing with each other; there’s never a dull moment at Walser C&G of Bloomington. A big thank you to our hard-working and dedicated techs, and a Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

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  • Walser Buick GMC Bloomington

    Walser Buick GMC Bloomington

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    What are some things about your techs that you're thankful for?

    Buick GMC of Bloomington’s Service Manager, Nilma Allison, would like to share her appreciation for her team this holiday season!

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  • Walser Polar Chevrolet

    Walser Polar Chevrolet

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    What are some things about your techs that you're thankful for?

    Walser Polar Chevrolet would like to give thanks to all the wonderful technicians we have in our service department. We are so grateful for their hard work, their dedication to their craft, their motivation to become better technicians, and ultimately taking such great care of our guests—because that’s what we’re all about. Everyone plays an integral role in the function of our service department, and we’re so thankful our techs chose to bring their skills to Walser.

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