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A few people here know about this (STINEY does). I left the auto salvage business for good in June after working in it on & off since 1993. I can't say I don't miss working in salvage. I miss the regular customers, some of which I've known for 20 years or more. I miss solving people's problems, and saving them money on repairs. I miss all of the cool junk cars that came through the gates, and all of the free stuff people would leave inside of them. Anyway...
Back in November I got a call from a friend and former customer. He's owned his own shop for a while, but he ended up landing a good job at a local dealer shop. We got to talking, he told me the shop desperately needed an experienced part guy. He said the current part guy(s) are lets say 'limited' in their abilities, (more like grossly limited). He asked if I was interested in a parts guy position. Of course! I said, but the pay better be good. He put the good word in for me, the company wasn't hiring right away, but my credentials put me first in line when they do decide to hire someone.
Fast forward to two weeks ago. I got another call from my friend, this time he has good news. His boss briefed everyone at a shop meeting that a designated full time part specialist job had opened up, and if anyone knew a good parts guy to let him know. He knew about me from before when my friend put the word in, but he had to announce it to everyone first, to give anyone currently working in the shop a fair shot the job. My friend spoke up during the meeting and said you need to hire my buddy, he's the perfect guy for the job. Soooo, I went down for my first interview last Wednesday. I met the boss, he seems like a decent guy, has a lot on his plate, but is decent none the less. The shop is very nice with state of the art everything, it's definitely a multimillion dollar business. We hashed out an initial deal, and this week I got the call.. It looks like I'm in!
There's still some paperwork and misc stuff we need to hammer out, but all in all it appears to be a done deal. I will be handling all of incoming parts inventory, making sure stuff goes where it's supposed to, and all of the parts needed to fix the cars are present. It's a fast paced job, but it's a cake walk compared to what I've done in the salvage business over the years. I'm excited and nervous at the same time. My friend told me the first week will be rough as it usually is in any new job, but after you get the system down things goes much easier.
I'm glad I finally got a break, wish me luck guys!!!
Back in November I got a call from a friend and former customer. He's owned his own shop for a while, but he ended up landing a good job at a local dealer shop. We got to talking, he told me the shop desperately needed an experienced part guy. He said the current part guy(s) are lets say 'limited' in their abilities, (more like grossly limited). He asked if I was interested in a parts guy position. Of course! I said, but the pay better be good. He put the good word in for me, the company wasn't hiring right away, but my credentials put me first in line when they do decide to hire someone.
Fast forward to two weeks ago. I got another call from my friend, this time he has good news. His boss briefed everyone at a shop meeting that a designated full time part specialist job had opened up, and if anyone knew a good parts guy to let him know. He knew about me from before when my friend put the word in, but he had to announce it to everyone first, to give anyone currently working in the shop a fair shot the job. My friend spoke up during the meeting and said you need to hire my buddy, he's the perfect guy for the job. Soooo, I went down for my first interview last Wednesday. I met the boss, he seems like a decent guy, has a lot on his plate, but is decent none the less. The shop is very nice with state of the art everything, it's definitely a multimillion dollar business. We hashed out an initial deal, and this week I got the call.. It looks like I'm in!
There's still some paperwork and misc stuff we need to hammer out, but all in all it appears to be a done deal. I will be handling all of incoming parts inventory, making sure stuff goes where it's supposed to, and all of the parts needed to fix the cars are present. It's a fast paced job, but it's a cake walk compared to what I've done in the salvage business over the years. I'm excited and nervous at the same time. My friend told me the first week will be rough as it usually is in any new job, but after you get the system down things goes much easier.
I'm glad I finally got a break, wish me luck guys!!!
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