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  • Town Toyota

    Town Toyota

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    Top Shop Challenge: With the end of school year near, does your shop hire students for the summer? If so, highlight them and talk about how you’re helping to grow the next generation.

    Gunnar Balzer is one of the top students in his first year at WVCC Technician program. He works after school part time apprenticing under Joseph Oleman, one of our MDT technicians. This summer he will work full time doing the same while school is out. Gunnar is also working through the provided Toyota E-module trainings while apprenticing with the goal of becoming a Toyota Certified Technician upon graduating 6/24.

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    MariKate Knellwolf

    Very impressive Gunnar!

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  • Mercedes Benz of Des Moines

    Mercedes Benz of Des Moines

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    Top Shop Challenge: With the end of school year near, does your shop hire students for the summer? If so, highlight them and talk about how you’re helping to grow the next generation.

    We absolutely enjoy finding an entry point to the technician field with our neighboring students. From those who found success in their automotive classes in high school, to those going through the local automotive program at the community college. We have enjoyed many opportunities to share our shop and see these students thrive in their time here. From flexible schedules, simple opportunities to work on the vehicles, or to some their own tools and lift. If you are looking for a low key, low pressure opportunity to see what it's like to work in a shop, then I encourage you to reach out. Sometimes the hardest part of the journey is taking the first step. We have the tools and the team you'll want to build a summer or even a career around.

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  • Joe's Slinger Service LLC

    Joe's Slinger Service LLC

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    Top Shop Challenge: With the end of school year near, does your shop hire students for the summer? If so, highlight them and talk about how you’re helping to grow the next generation.

    Joe's is hiring summer help! If you are motivated and have a desire to simply fix cars, then stop in talk to Joe! Working on cars during your summer break will make your shop classes a breeze come September!

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    MariKate Knellwolf

    Great picture lol

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  • WrenchWay

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    Jay Goninen, Co-Founder & President of WrenchWay, discusses our recent article where technicians answered: What is the one thing that needs to change to improve the technician shortage?

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    Russell Wickham

    Individual had to do a turbo on a 2.7L truck, reports took him 4-5 hours, got done, looked up the OEM scale, and found it pays 2.2. Currently doing a front crank seal on a LM2. Gotta pull the radiator. Very, very tough job, pays 4.7, while the much easier base trucks pay 5.3. There is often no rhyme nor reason to the labor times. At least my OEM released 5 videos of them doing time studies so I see what they put in that 21% they add to every ticket. But I've beat that horse to death. So, we attempt to address these issues with our leadership, and get blown off as whiny techs, or told, "So and so can do the work in that time." So and so must be the technician the store needs. I am failing to do it in twice the time I'm paid. I must be the problem. "Hey Siri, what are some excellent career choices for former mechanics?" By no means did I mean this to be another whiny technician post. There's a lot to running a business, and a lot of people don't want to do the hard work of wading through the personnel difficulties required to build a top notch team. As Lucas Underwood said in the podcast I listened to this morning, "Flat Rate is a lazy man's management method." However, just throwing money at a person also isn't the right answer. It takes having a plan for professional development tailored to the individual to build them up and achieve both the goals of the shop and the goals of the individual. (edited)

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  • Walser Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram

    Walser Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram

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    We know most techs listen to music or a podcast while wrenching...but do you prefer to listen to your tunes out loud with the rest of the shop, or keep the good vibes to yourself?

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  • Sheppard Motors

    Sheppard Motors

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    Top Shop Challenge: Ongoing training is a huge part of our industry. Highlight some team members who have recently completed training programs and/or obtained certifications.

    At Sheppard Motors, one of our passions is empowering our people. We love seeing Jeff return from training excited about our industry and happy to share his knowledge with the team.

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  • Sheppard Motors

    Sheppard Motors

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    Our building is on schedule, and we couldn't be more excited about our new work-home!

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    MariKate Knellwolf

    Excited to see the final product!

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  • Broadway Chevrolet - Volkswagen

    Broadway Chevrolet - Volkswagen

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    Top Shop Challenge: Ongoing training is a huge part of our industry. Highlight some team members who have recently completed training programs and/or obtained certifications.

    Pictured are Jake and Garrett, our Master VW technicians. We are a Volkswagen EV battery repair facility and we had the opportunity to repair our first ID4 battery! Jake and Garrett are in their PPE removing the battery cover and removing and replacing the failed module while working as a two-man team.

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  • Master Fleet, LLC - Neenah

    Master Fleet, LLC - Neenah

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    Top Shop Challenge: With the end of school year near, does your shop hire students for the summer? If so, highlight them and talk about how you’re helping to grow the next generation.

    Tyler B. was hired this past spring. He is a senior and will graduate in May. He has been working with us part time through a program at school. Tyler will be training all summer here before he begins school at FVTC in the fall. Once school starts Tyler will be working here helping him gain experience both inside and outside the classroom.

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    MariKate Knellwolf

    School To Work is such a great program, for every industry!

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