How to hire a repair department manager

How to hire a repair department manager, step by step

Here's a step-by-step repair department manager hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a repair department manager job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new repair department manager
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a repair department manager, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect repair department manager also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list presents repair department manager salaries for various positions.

   Type of Repair Department Manager	Description	Hourly rate
   Repair Department Manager		$26-55
   Facility Supervisor	A Facility Supervisor is responsible for maintaining an organization's facilities' safety and security to ensure smooth and efficient business operations. Facility Supervisors monitor the adequacy of inventories and handle the budget to purchase materials and equipment for operations... Show more	$12-30
   Electrical Supervisor	The electrical supervisor oversees electricians' performance, training them for the repair and maintenance of equipment. They are responsible for enhancing their skills to create and design electrical operating systems in order to prevent malfunctions causing electric short circuits or shock... Show more	$31-59

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Customer Satisfaction
   • Customer Service
   • FAA
   • PC
   • Technical Support
   • Safety Procedures
   • Sigma
   • Direct Reports
   • Customer Support
   • Repair Process
   • ISO
   • Inventory Control
   • OEM
   • Troubleshoot

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   Responsibilities:

   • Maintain department by establishing merchandising goals, managing inventory control, and maintaining department organization and cleanliness.
   • Administer the ISO and CSR databases and training / safety documents.
   • Issue RMA numbers and collect repair data.
   • Assure departmental conformance to ISO, ANSI, NIST and other standards.
   • Resolve and prevent problems with warranty claims, RMA's invoicing and other issues.
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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your repair department manager job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A repair department manager salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, repair department managers' average salary in hawaii is 51% less than in district of columbia.
   • Seniority. Entry-level repair department managers earn 52% less than senior-level repair department managers.
   • Certifications. A repair department manager with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a repair department manager's salary.

   Average repair department manager salary

   $80,364yearly

   $38.64 hourly rate

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   Entry-level repair department manager salary

   $55,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 14, 2025

4. Writing a repair department manager job description

   A good repair department manager job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a repair department manager job description:

   Repair department manager job description example

   
   

   Florence, NJ, USA Req #215

   
   

   Wednesday, September 28, 2022

   
   

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   Warehouse Department Manager- RTV Repair and Testing

   
   

   Job Overview:

   
   

   The Warehouse Department Manager- RTV Repair and Testing is responsible for ensuring their department is operating in a

   
   

   smooth and efficient manner. They will make sure all warehouse safety compliance procedures and practices are being followed. In addition, The Reverse Logistics Manager monitors various reports to verify that returns are processed on time and customer complaints are kept to a minimum.

   
   

   Essential Responsibilities:

   
   

   + Provide leadership, guidance, and direction to warehouse employees within their department

   
   

   + Ensures product testing SOPs are implemented and followed

   
   

   + Ensure compliance with established procedures and maintain effective internal control over the physical product flow

   
   

   + Ensure proper staffing and monitor employee time and attendance

   
   

   + Create reports specifically for upper management

   
   

   + Establish performance goals for direct reports and assess progress on a regular basis

   
   

   Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

   
   

   + Ability to design and ensure adherence to processes and procedures, and guide their continuous improvement

   
   

   + Strong computer skills

   
   

   + Ability to maintain a fair, consistent set of standards as they apply to work force

   
   

   + Ability to adjust priorities and manage time wisely in a fast-paced environment

   
   

   + Ability to manage, lead, coach, and motivate staff

   
   

   + Must have at least 3-5 years in Warehouse Operations Management

   
   

   We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons shall have the opportunity to be considered for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex or gender, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please let us know.

   
   

   Other details

   
   

   + Job Family (None)

   
   

   + Pay Type Salary

   
   

   + Travel Required No

   
   

   + Required Education High School

   
   

   + Job Start Date Friday, September 30, 2022

   
   

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   + Florence, NJ, USA

   
   

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find repair department managers for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your repair department manager job on Zippia to find and recruit repair department manager candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit repair department managers, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new repair department manager

   Once you've found the repair department manager candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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