Production Manager

Penske Automotive Group • Leander, TX

7h

About The Position

Honda Leander, a Penske Automotive Group dealership, is looking for an
experienced Production Manager to join our team and help deliver extraordinary
customer experiences.

JOIN OUR TEAM
At Penske Automotive Group (PAG), we strive to create a positive and challenging
workplace that promotes excellence and achievement, and we aim to deliver the
very best experience possible to our customers. We are looking for dedicated and
motivated professionals who share that same passion to join our team.

Imagine working in a professionally and financially satisfying job where you
have the opportunity to make a positive impact on our organization and customers
every day. Our Production Manager is responsible for ensuring the proper repair
of all vehicles taken in by the Collision Center and controlling the flow of
work.

Requirements

• Proven experience managing a Used Car Reconditioning (Recon) operation, automotive shop, fleet operation, or other high-volume production environment
• Strong leadership experience overseeing teams, vendors, and cross-functional departments
• Ability to manage the full recon lifecycle -- from vehicle check-in through mechanical and cosmetic reconditioning, detailing, photography, and frontline readiness
• Process-driven mindset with the ability to build, streamline, and improve operational workflows
• Experience managing multiple moving parts while maintaining quality, speed, and cost control
• Strong organizational and time-management skills in a deadline-driven environment
• Ability to track and improve performance metrics such as cycle time, production output, and recon efficiency
• Clear communicator who can collaborate effectively with sales, service, and management teams
• Commitment: Ensure our customers have a world-class car-buying experience at every step along their sales journey.
• Excellence: Provide an unparalleled level of product and technical knowledge and practical experience through the study of technical manuals and bulletins, classroom training, communication with factory service representatives and actual hands-on experience.
• Technical Expertise: Proficiency with Reynolds and Reynolds, CCC estimating and imaging, understand and use MS Office Suite.
• Leadership: Ensure service team is motivated and trained, set goals based on individual skill levels, and maintain a positive environment to promote employee morale.
• Ability to demonstrate proper techniques for associated duties in accordance with generally accepted standards and company policy
• Computer proficiency
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to process data and organize it for management analysis
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
• Ability to understand and follow work rules and procedures
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices
• Ability to interact well with others and be a positive influence on morale of department, dealership and organization
• High school diploma or the equivalent and five year related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of one year's experience working in the service drive.
• Valid Driver's License

Nice To Haves

• Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent; and five to seven year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of one year's experience working in the service drive.
• Bilingual a plus.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the proper repair of all vehicles taken in by the Collision Center
• Controlling the flow of work

Benefits

• Fortune 500 company, consistently recognized by Automotive News as among the "Best Dealerships to Work For."
• Proudly named to Glassdoor's Best Places to Work
• Comprehensive benefits program, including health care options (medical, dental and vision) and 401k savings and retirement plan with company match.
• Training, resources and opportunities for career growth and advancement, tailored to individual performance, experience and interests.
• Values-driven culture built on integrity, professionalism, excellence and teamwork.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED