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Our team at BMW Minnetonka is a North America BMW Center of Excellence. We are one of only 35 dealerships in the US recognized for our superior performance in various areas of the business including sales, service, parts, operations, and customer experience. 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. BMW Minnetonka 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 BMW Minnetonka is a North America BMW Center of Excellence. We are one of only 35 dealerships in the US recognized for our superior performance in various areas of the business including sales, service, parts, operations, and customer experience. 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. BMW Minnetonka 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.
Yes. It's both heated and air-conditioned.
36 Technicians and 12 advisors with 3 shop foremen.
Service is open from 7am – 8pm. Shift schedules are 8.5 hrs. For new employees, the shift is 9:00 – 5:30.
We have all BMW special tools available. Regular hand tools need to be provided by the tech. We have built-in toolboxes so no employee purchased box is needed.
A nice one 😊. We have a full kitchen and cafeteria-style break room.
37 bays and we are always busy.
2,500 per month on average.
Parts representatives order all parts. Electronic ordering with parts ran out to the techs bay.
You can work on your own or family vehicle only before or after your shift.
There are many but one of the best is the climate-controlled parking ramp. A tech will almost never need to go out in the snow or rain.
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.
This position is an union Journeyman Technician role which makes the rate determined by the CBA, which is a guaranteed rate and a flat rate per hour booked.
Our Technicians are paid on flat rate hours and will be paid retro to the 1st hour based on total hours booked.
Service Advisors are paid an hourly rate plus incentive
| Health Insurance | Offered | Coverage for our Union employees is through the Union (MN Auto Dealers) agreement. All non-union employees have two health plans to choose from. |
| Dental Insurance | Offered | Coverage for our Union employees is through the Union (MN Auto Dealers) agreement. All non-union employees have two plans to choose from. |
| Vision Insurance | Offered | Coverage for our Union employees is through the Union (MN Auto Dealers) agreement. All non-union employees can choose to participate in eye-med coverage. |
| Retirement Plan | Offered | For all employees, we offer 401(K) with company match for employees working at least 20 hours a week. For non-union employees who have medical coverage, we also offer a Healthcare Savings Account (HSA) with company contributions. |
| Sick Leave | Offered | Union employees have days confirmed within the Union (MN Auto Dealers) agreement. Non-union employees have PTO that they accrue throughout the year. |
| Vacation | Offered | Union employees have days confirmed within the Union (MN Auto Dealers) agreement. Non-union employees have PTO that they accrue throughout the year. |
| Paid Holidays | Offered | Yes. Holiday schedules vary by store. |
| ST / LT Disability | Offered | Union employees should refer to the Union (MN Auto Dealers) agreement. Yes for non-union employees. |
| Life Insurance | Offered | Union employees should refer to the Union (MN Auto Dealers) agreement. Yes for non-union employees. 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 | Employee pays 50% and employer pays 50%. Work shirts, and work pants 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 the below. Union employees should reference the Union (MN Auto Dealers) agreement for coverage: - 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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