Manager in Training

Company: Drive & Shine, Inc.
Location: Kalamazoo
Posted on: November 20, 2023

Job Description:

Description:
Kalamazoo Locations:
4201 W Main St Kalamazoo, MI 49006
5321 Gull Rd Kalamazoo, MI 49048
5003 S. Westnedge Ave., Portage MI 49002
Drive & Shine is looking for a leader that has a proven track record in successful team building while delivering exceptional results. Our desired candidate is one who seeks control over their own activities, can inspire others, and enjoys being provided an opportunity to contribute their own ideas to produce results. We desire leaders that exhibit excellent interpersonal skills, desires challenges, adapts quickly and effectively with change, sets a high pace, and have both intensity and extreme ownership. .
The MIT position at Drive & Shine is a great opportunity for candidates that have previously been in a leadership role in a retail environment and wish to continue their professional growth in a company that constantly invests into their people. Some of our MIT candidates grow into Departmental Managers, whereas some have grown to Captain and even District Manager within this 1-year training pathway.
Manager in Training Responsibilities:
Recruit, interview, hire, and train your team to follow our policies and practices, adhere to our culture, and deliver exceptional results for both the customer and our company.
Build a motivated team who is happy and smiling all day long and ready to serve and excited to stay busy, grow with us, and treat the company as if they owned it.
Provide informal and formal evaluations and sit-down reviews with your staff frequently, following our company guideline.
Match your team members natural traits to positions they are in
Wow customers during their visit to our location, even during super busy periods. You will schedule your team to process vehicles safely, efficiently, and without waste.
Keep staff busy during slow times, making our facilities look as if new, by constantly cleaning.
Maintain equipment and facilities in top performance condition throughout the day, notifying our maintenance team of any required repairs.
Pro-actively order supplies and inventories to keep a smooth-running operation.
Develop action plans to address issues and complaints.
Communicate concisely with our DM and Director.
We offer:
- Paid vacations.
- Paid holidays.
- Paid medical insurance.
- College education scholarship/assistance.
- 401K.
- Commissions.
- Profit-sharing.
- Growth
Sample of what our teammates say about working at Drive & Shine:
Want to know what it is like to change careers and to be a part of the Drive & Shine family? Just listen to what some of our current management team members who have come from other industries and companies say about the Drive & Shine difference.
"I love the relationship that has grown with many co-workers and upper management since the short time I have been employed with this wonderful company. With Drive & Shine, each employee is well respected as well as feels valued rather than just being a number. The training is extremely in-depth which places the employee for success instead of a failure". -Team member's previous Employment: Restaurant Manager.
"This is a place where it is not only just a job but a family. Everyone here cares about each other, and we all have each other's best interests at heart. Something I have that is different from my last career would be having a bigger voice and our impact. Team member's previous Employment: - Recruiting & Retention Sergeant.
"I no longer feel like the weight of the company is on my shoulders. I love the support systems (recruiting, accounting, maintenance/IT on-site). In my past job these items were solely my responsibility along with running the business. I love that people can be recognized and rewarded for their hard work, ownership, loyalty, rather than just being recognized for profit. My favorite difference would be that a large majority of the staff look at this as a career or a long-term partnership, wherein my past industry we were lucky to have someone stick around for 90 days. -Team member's previous Employment: Restaurant General Manager.
"We matter. Drive & Shine pays well and rewards those whose efforts go above and beyond. They want all of us to have a work/life balance and have been very supportive when I asked to vary my hours to coach basketball for a couple of years and to take time to heal properly after several surgeries I had over the past couple of years. All of these things combined make me want to work even harder for them and to make this company the best. I feel very fortunate that I was hired here" -Team member's previous Employment: Sporting Goods Store Manager
"I Love that Drive and Shine is a family-owned business that treats its employees as family. I came from a background working in large-scale Industrial Maintenance. My job was very dangerous and trying at times. I can recall many times I did not want to go into work. I have never experienced that here at Drive and Shine. My work environment is much safer, and I am always excited to see what the next day brings me." -Team member's previous Employment: Industrial Maintenance Tech.
"The people here are exceptional, I love is feeling that I am rewarded for my efforts, there are growth opportunities, and that this job teaches life skills. Here is a list of what Drive & Shine has which the previous jobs did not: outstanding pay; feedback from superiors that is constructive and positive wanting you to succeed; facilities that have what you need and make you proud to say I work here; support staff that if needed is a phone call away or email - and they respond quickly; insurance right out of the gate; having working managers, doesn't feel as if they are on the sideline but on the field with you." -Team member's previous Employment: Automotive Industry District Manager
Requirements:
Manager in Training Requirements:
Minimum Bachelor of Science degree or 5 years as a store manager of retail, restaurant, service, or automotive organization.
Independent, assertive & results-driven
A proven team builder
High energy level;thrives in a fast-paced environment
Is proactive and plans ahead.
Is flexible with their schedule to be available for the business - works a balanced weekend with either Saturdays or Sundays off.
Minimum of 50+ hours per week- no less than 5 days a week
Other Descriptive MIT traits:
Result Oriented
Independent
Innovative
Visionary/future & forward thinking
Intense
Driven
Ability to see the Big Picture
Inspirational/Relational
Integrity

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