PPG Seeking People: PPG hiring territory manager in B.C.
Delta, British Columbia — PPG is seeking an addition to its Canadian team. The coatings company is seeking a territory manager that lives within the Lower Mainland of British Columbia and is able to travel throughout the territory during the week. Key responsibilities for the role include the promotion and selling of PPG’s automotive refinish […]
Techs for the Taking: SkillsOntario CEO calls on employers to make use of hiring, apprenticeship resources
Toronto, Ontario — The table is set for Ontario’s collision repair managers in need of skilled technicians for their shop, according to Ian Howcroft of SkillsOntario; all they need to do now, he says, is dig in. Howcroft, SkillsOntario’s CEO of the past five years, recently discussed with Human Resources Director Canada Magazine the often […]
Dave Squared: BETAG’s Dave Flockhart to co-host Elite Body Shop webinar Thursday
Toronto, Ontario — The power of two Daves combined will be present on this Thursday’s Elite Body Shop Academy webinar, as host Dave Luehr welcomes BETAG Innovation COO Dave Flockhart onto the show to talk hiring practices. Dave Flockhart, a known quantity in the collision repair wold and recent speaker at AutoCanada’s 2023 conference back […]
The Prodigal Technician: Auto industry employment up 2.2 percent in Q1 2023, remains ‘robust’, DAC report says
Toronto, Ontario — A new report from DesRosiers Automotive Consulting (DAC) shows a partial parting of the clouds for auto industry employment, with trends showing an average uptick of 2.2 percent across all industry verticals in Q1 2023. Automotive parts and accessories stores led the way this quarter, recording 8.9 percent employment growth year-over-year, followed […]
Camo to Clear Coats: Nova Scotia highlights importance of helping former veterans transition to skilled trades
Halifax, Nova Scotia — A Nova Scotia legislature committee was taught the importance of supporting military members transitioning to skilled trades upon leaving the service, on Tuesday. Nicole Johnson-Morrison, associate deputy minister with the provincial labour department, told the veterans affairs committee that many members of the military have unique skills the provincial economy is […]
The Power of People: Aftermarket employment ‘continued to show strength’ over past year, DesRosiers report says
Toronto, Ontario — The automotive aftermarket appears to be leading the pack among the many other industries seeking out highly in-demand skilled trades workers, as the latest employment report from DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. (DAC) shows that employment in the sector is up 4.2 percent since June 2021. “The aftermarket especially continued to show strength, […]
HIRE AWAY
Deciphering the secrets to successful job postings Column by VENESSA DI VITO Have you been posting your automotive job openings across various HR job posting sites, only to find that there are few to NO applications showing up for the positions you are recruiting for? Does anyone know what has happened to all the applicants? […]
ON THE HUNT
What the kids are saying about collision repair Story by KATE NG Two dozen people file into the school hall, clipboards at the ready. They take their assigned seats; some nervously tap their pens while others nonchalantly count the planks in the ceiling. Except they’re not students—they’re employers in the autobody industry, looking for their […]
Networking Together: Rivian repairs, shop culture and straightening covered at Spanesi Interactive Week day four
Naperville, Illinois — Spanesi America served up another three courses of aftermarket insight on Thursday as Interactive Week wraps up its fourth day. The day opened with a discussion of Rivian’s recently launched collision repair certification network with the automaker’s network manager for North America, Frank Phillips. Phillips spoke to the various ways that the […]
Soliciting the Seal: Tesla sends employee recruitment email to certified network, their employees
Palo Alto, California — Collision repair facilities in the United States are reporting Tesla emails that outrightly recruit Tesla-certified technicians and estimators, Repairer Driven News reported on Wednesday. According to the email obtained by Repairer Driven News—bearing the subject line “Tesla Collision Tech Referrals—Who Do You Know?” —Tesla is “seeking experienced Collision Technicians who can […]
