laborer

automotive technician

Penske Vehicle Services

Work-life balance
Work-life balance at Penske Vehicle Services is poor.

Pay & benefits
My pay and benefits at Penske Vehicle Services are below average.

Job security and advancement
In terms of job security at Penske Vehicle Services, I think there is no job security unless you’re willing to play politics with the CEO’s favorites.

Management
In general, managers at Penske Vehicle Services are out for themselves and not willing to foster a culture of growth and development.

Culture
Collaboration with my colleagues at Penske Vehicle Services is awkward and you leave interactions wondering if you can trust anyone that works there.

Overall
My experience working at Penske Vehicle Services I wouldn’t recommend working with the people at this company (specifically the Maple Rd. Location) to my worst enemy.

A typical day at work has you dealing with end users who are employed by an OEM and have a company vehicle. You may also interact with a Manager from the OEM who is visiting or working on site at your location. 

Very cool exposure to different areas of business including auto show cars, engineering and company vehicle fleets

Managers are good and understanding for the most part but deal with sometimes demanding clients which can trickle down 

Co-workers are great and very insightful on how to be successful in your position 

Good work life balance, but sometimes long hours during busy weeks.

I gave management 3 stars because there is only 3 realistic managers there out of the 10. People with high skill sets got paid poorly while the people with low skill sets made more. Asking for PTO was difficult when busy because they breed robots out of employees and they needed everyone there everyday to halfway meet their obligations to the big 3. Micromanagement is common among 2 managers who think they’ll run the place one day. The building looks nice on the outside, but when you walk in, it’s a carousel that’s on fire spinning at 100 mph with the Penske souls of the dammed chained to the horses who can’t escape because they think it’s a good place to work.

I started as a contract worker, and was hired after 6 months but did not receive even a small token increase in compensation.  I bet at least 100 contract workers went thru in my year and a half.  That's okay, that works for some people and companies, just not me.
Mechanics department was managed well, but work would be feast or famine.  Enjoyable atmosphere and cool projects for the most part.
Paint department needed some help, but I believe it has changed since I left in 2020.

This is a far off shoot from the "main" Penske business and sadly represents Roger's businesses.
CEO/President has been know to lie to long term large clients and "team members" are treated poorly and not respected or even appreciated for their hard work.
Most are very unhappy working at Penske Vehicle Service in Troy.  Those that are in the favored group are worked to death and paid well.  They too are unhappy but seem to stick around for the fancy title and big pay check and bonuses.

Penske Vehicle Services Warren location is responsible for the General Motors Account. They Order, prep, plate, deliver, and repair all vehicles to GM executives. The also order ,deliver, prep , plate and repair the GM Ambassador fleet of vehicles. I work in two departments while I was there, and they wanted to move me to a third one They were  both very busy departments where turn around is key. Very fast paced business. There was a great variety of task to do every day in my positions there. It was very challenging. I enjoyed working there.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great company, friendly, positive, ambitious people. Fun tasks. Best job I’ve ever had. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Not knowing what to do next. Waiting for guidance. That’s it. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very comfortable work environment. Wonderful & inviting culture.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Daily tasks vary. Depends on your manager. Very fun! Driving cars, transportation, arranging/organizing/cleaning vehicles or uploading new software. Very cool skills.

Worked with them for 2 months at the Mercedes Benz of North Scottsdale location, and had a terrible time. I was the lowest paid apprentice, given the worst jobs imaginable, they made me clean technicians tool boxes, and clean the walls of the entire shop by myself. They pretty much hired me for the 2 months with replacement in mind. This place gives you the false idea of being a tech and my mentor would have a bad attitude when helping and teaching me. Not a good place to learn the auto industry. I had years of experience as a technician but never went to UTI and was treated like scum for it. 

Way underpaid for the level and amount of work expected. You really need to be a master technician with vast expertise in absolutely everything automotive related. Pretty much micromanaged daily, and treated horribly by the shop foreman, who has no qualms about lying or fabricating accusations about whomever is currently on his list. Zero integrity. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
You get to work for reputable companies with a decent salary/benefits. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The issues are minor and not worth mentioning. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Office/ driving. It’s nice if you can do both. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Working with engineers which I like as I learn a lot.

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