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Our team at Audi Minneapolis supports the greater Minneapolis, Wayzata, and St. Louis Park area. The industry is changing and we’re evolving right along with it – adopting new processes, technologies, products and services, and partners – with the goal of creating the ultimate car buying and service experience. Audi Minneapolis is proud to be part of the Carousel Motor Group, which is comprised of 8 automotive dealerships and is part of the Pohlad Companies. We were awarded Top Workplace by Star Tribune in 2021. Our people drive the future. They have a passion for the vehicle brands they represent and share that passion with their customers every day. We firmly believe that if we’re going to do something, we do it right. We pride ourselves on remaining steadfast in our belief that honesty and hard work are the only paths worth taking.
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Our team at Audi Minneapolis supports the greater Minneapolis, Wayzata, and St. Louis Park area. The industry is changing and we’re evolving right along with it – adopting new processes, technologies, products and services, and partners – with the goal of creating the ultimate car buying and service experience. Audi Minneapolis is proud to be part of the Carousel Motor Group, which is comprised of 8 automotive dealerships and is part of the Pohlad Companies. We were awarded Top Workplace by Star Tribune in 2021. Our people drive the future. They have a passion for the vehicle brands they represent and share that passion with their customers every day. We firmly believe that if we’re going to do something, we do it right. We pride ourselves on remaining steadfast in our belief that honesty and hard work are the only paths worth taking.
The shop is heated and we will be adding tempered air as part of our 2021 remodel project.
At full staff, we have roughly 32 techs and 10 service advisors.
The shop is open from 7am to ~11:30pm. Shifts are usually 7am-3:30pm, 7:30am- 4pm, 9am-5:30pm, 10am-6:30 pm, or 3pm to 11:30pm.
We have communal manufacturer special tools, brake flushers, oil extractors, alignment racks, tire machines, individual computers, 1 scan tool per 2/3 techs. We are working on getting a set or 2 of tools for people just getting into the industry as well.
We have a breakroom with microwaves, a refrigerator, TV, and snacks/food available for purchase.
We have 28 bays and 2 alignment racks.
We average roughly 2,500 ROs per month and produce roughly 270 hours a day at full staff.
Parts are ordered either at the employee parts counter or through CDK. Technician will write up the repair list and get it approved through one of the service advisors.
Technicians can work on their own or family members’ vehicles with an open RO and authorization from management.
We have many tenured techs and service personnel which fosters a knowledgeable and fun work environment.
Each brand has specific trainings that technicians are sent to, these training are provided and paid for by the dealership. We also provide advanced training for service advisors/managers as well. We are willing to help provide as much training as the technician would like to receive depending on their career goals.
Everyone that is hired has a career path laid out for them depending on what their hopes and aspirations are in our industry. We have quarterly touch points to make sure that they are on pace to achieve these goals, in if not, what we need to do to get them back on track. Advancement is endless for the right employee.
We run quarterly touch points where technicians will meet with their service manager/director. Working on goals for the next quarter, and discussing if goals were hit from the last quarter on the main talking points. We also do every week, to every other week, discussions on where they stand at hitting their goals.
Mandatory OSHA training, AWARE, Right to Know, Lock out Tag Out
When the situation fits we will do some mentoring work. This includes side-by-side work during repairs so advanced technicians can help with a junior techs skill set, and answer any additional questions.
Every location is responsible for charitable giving through partnerships with local organizations, and food banks. Carousel Motor Group is also a part of charitable giving, teaming up with children's cancer research and hospitals.
We have relationships with all of our local technical schools in the Twin Cities area. We lend a hand wherever we can in helping young technicians stay in our industry, and to be a place of employment for them when they complete their program.
In the past six years we have been building out our dealerships to be as modern as possible, including state of the art equipment because of the large growth in our marketplace. With the addition of electric vehicles, we make sure to keep up on all of the specialized training and equipment involved.
Online application that takes about 20 minutes to complete.
A recruiter will do the initial phone screen. Discussion includes work history, what the candidate is looking for, likes/dislikes, and what their goals are.
Location Manager/Director will conduct the in-person interview. They will jump more in-depth about the candidates resume, experience, what they are looking for, tool collection, education, and get to know the candidate to see if they will be a fit.
Background check, drug screen, and personality tests are done before hire.
No formal skills assessment
Couple days
We will try and get candidates through the hiring process is as quick as possible. Some this will depend on when they can get their background check, and drug screen completed.
Our Technicians are paid on flat rate hours and will be paid retro to the 1st hour based on total hours booked.
Our Technicians are paid on flat rate hours and will be paid retro to the 1st hour based on total hours booked.
Our Technicians are paid on flat rate hours and will be paid retro to the 1st hour based on total hours booked.
Service Advisor are paid a salary plus commission based on personal and department production
| Health Insurance | Offered | Two plans (HDHP) are offered through Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. First of the month after 60 days of employment benefit begins. |
| Dental Insurance | Offered | Two plans are offered that you can choose from to meet your needs. 1. Preventative: Lower premium plan. Primarily used for preventative dental care. 2. Comprehensive: More comprehensive benefits, more coverage for major dental services and child orthodontics benefits. |
| Vision Insurance | Offered | There are a variety of coverage options that cover in-network and out-of-network needs. |
| Retirement Plan | Offered | We offer 401(K) with company match of 2% on 4% for employees working at least 20 hours a week. We also offer a Healthcare Savings Account (HSA) with company contributions. |
| Sick Leave | Offered | Each employee has PTO that they accrue throughout the year. |
| Vacation | Offered | Each employee has PTO that they accrue throughout the year. |
| Paid Holidays | Offered | Holiday schedules vary by store. |
| ST / LT Disability | Offered | YES. |
| Life Insurance | Offered | Basic coverage paid for by the company and coverage is 1x annual earnings up to $50,000. There is also supplemental life insurance available for employees to purchase. |
| Uniforms | Offered | Work shirts, work pants, and winter jackets provided. |
| Other | Offered | As part of the Pohlad Companies, we have a robust benefits offering. Our philosophy is to offer a like set of programs to employees who are situated in like positions in like industries within this organization. Our benefit and pay programs together offer a “Competitive Plus” Total Compensation Framework. We also offer a variety of other benefits to fit your needs including: - Parental Leave - Caregiver Leave - Charitable Matching Gifts - Fitness Incentive - CMG Employee Pricing - Pohlad Perks - and more!! Eligibility for benefits is based on your position and tenure with the Company. You are eligible to participate in benefits if you are a regular (non-temporary, non-union) employee scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week. Benefits will go into effect on the 1st of the month following or coinciding with 60 days of employment. |
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