Please join us in welcoming the newest members of our team!!
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View full postGot this heavy duty work truck back to work after we custom made & replaced his hitch & trailer receiver.
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What's the number one thing a tech needs for a successful career in auto technology and repair?
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A great shop runs on 3 things:
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What tool brand do you trust the most?
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Another lift going in. This will be the second one we've added this year. Look at us grow!
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Fever Fridays! Supporting our Indianapolis Fever with Fever Fridays!
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Meet Justin Avery – Master Diesel Technician at Woody Anderson Ford
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🔧 NOW HIRING: DIESEL TECHNICIANS 🔧
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A diesel powered guide to creating a legacy The title is really a play on words or a double entendre. The definition of a guide is a person who advises or shows the way to others. As mentors it’s exactly what we do. We guide, advise and show the way. In this article, I want to go over getting started with a mentee when there is no formal path. Allot of shops do not have an apprenticeship or a mentorship on paper. In those cases it’s up to us to get the ball rolling, so our leadership can see the value in it. I believe most of us are willing to mentor junior techs but maybe aren’t quite sure where to start. Look around the shop. I know there is a younger guy or gal in the shop that you see allot of promise or potential in. Most importantly someone you are willing to put your time into. Let them know you have their back and are willing to show them the ropes. After that just let it sink in. It may be the same day or next week but they will come ask for your advise. The key is just letting them know their questions are always welcome. When they ask for your advise give it. Be clear that you don’t give your advise to waste your breath. If you are taking the time to tell them something, it’s because you have seen it or done that already. I find that usually helps keep you from wasting opportunities to teach them and them doing the opposite of what you said. I once had a kid that would come over to my bay and ask for advice. Then would go ask every other tech the same question. Then end up messing up the job doing it 3 to 4 other ways. Sure there was other ways to do the job but I knew he wasn’t capable of them at the time. My recommendation was based on his ability at the time. The next day he was back at it, asking for my advise again. I let him know why I advised him last time the way I did. Situations like this can be frustrating. You can’t let them keep you from continuing to perfect your ability to mentor. Practice makes perfect as they say. With each interaction keep a mental note of what worked and what didn’t. Each time adding tricks to your mentor tool box. Keep track or sit down and write out a list of things that you see apprentices struggle with. Things that through your years you have real answers or solutions too. Things like when to buy certain tools or where to get them. How to measure ROI on a tool purchase. The technician shortage Is going to continue to get worse. I always tell my apprentices,” make yourself important and you will be important.” The ability to train and mentor is going to become a very real and valuable skill set.
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