Collision Repair Tool Coordinator

Company: Penske
Location: Reading
Posted on: January 24, 2025

Job Description:

Position Summary: Penske Truck Leasing, the leader in the transportation industry, has an exciting and unique opportunity to leverage your passion for people and heavy-duty collision repair tools and equipment. As a Collision Repair Tool Coordinator for the Tool Management team, working out of Penske's Technology & Education Center, you will be empowered to perform the research, design, and evaluation of Collision Repair Equipment & Tools. You will interact daily with other team members within Maintenance & Design, Collision Repair and Out Service Centers to identify areas of improvement that support Penske Collision Repair centers. Your success will make a positive impact on our collision repair centers operations, Technicians, Supervisors and Managers that contribute to the overall success of the business. You will interact daily with tool manufacturers to provide feedback from testing results and recommendations for continuous improvement. In addition, you will identify areas where tooling and equipment must be standardized or does not exist today for Penske. Along with that, you will assist in projects to develop repair procedures that promote safety, productivity, and proficiency for our technicians and operations staff. As new tools and equipment are approved and launches, you will assist with training by collaborating with the Maintenance & Engineering, Collision Repair, Reliability and Technical Training Teams to drive continuous improvement and ongoing maintenance of resources and systems. Penske tooling and equipment enables our world-class technicians and customer service representatives to perform quality collision repairs on 400,000+ vehicles. With your leadership we can continue to move forward with a relentless drive to help our customers win. If you possess strong research, and design skills, and are knowledgeable about tools and equipment with prior project experience with Penske, we are interested in talking with you. Major Responsibilities: Coordinates and performs research, design, and testing of Collision Repair Tooling. Monitors and assist with development of Collision repair policies and procedures. Works with suppliers to identify new Collision repair practices and procedures. Assists in projects to develop repair procedures that promote safety, productivity and proficiency involving tools and equipment. Assists with training of tool functionality, general maintenance, and repair with other teams. General Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Automotive / Heavy Duty Technology, Mechanical or Electronics Engineering, Analytics and/or Project Management. If no degree, equivalent work experience is required. 3 years in a Collision Repair position with a focus on Light, Medium, and Heavy-Duty applications, chassis and box repair background preferred. 1 year of Mechanical or Electronics Engineering preferred. Excellent organization, customer service and communication skills. Experiencing using tools of the trade (Including computers, tablets, cellular devices, hand tools, power tools and diagnostic equipment, etc. Proficiency with Microsoft Office and web-based applications (Including Outlook, Teams, Smartsheet and Salesforce, etc) Regular, Predictable, full-time attendance is an essential function of this job. Willingness to travel as necessary (25%), work the required schedule, work at the specific location, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background screening (to include criminal checks, past employment, and education) and pass a drug screening. Physical Qualifications: The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the associate will be required to move frequently, stand, walk, climb, bend and sit for extended length of time through their scheduled working period. The associate is required to use their hands on a routine and daily basis to grasp, reach, touch, handle, feel, and/or otherwise operate required tools or controls. The associate must be able to work safely at heights using applicable ladders and elevated working platforms. The associate must be able to safely work in all weather conditions. Given the frequent movement of large trucks through the workplace, the associate must be able to see and hear in order to safely navigate the work environment. The associate must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50lbs/23kg and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100lbs/45kg. About Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions is a premier global transportation provider that delivers essential and innovative transportation, logistics and technology services to help companies and people move forward. With headquarters in Reading, PA, Penske and its associates are driven by a dedication to excellence and a commitment to customer success. Visit Go Penske to learn more. Job Category: Other Corporate Job Function: Administrative Support Job Family: General Administration Address: 275 Riverfront Dr. Primary Location: US-PA-Reading Employer: Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. Req ID: 2415274 Date posted: 01/18/2025

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