Automotive News Canada - October 2023 - 26

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Best Dealerships To Work For
South Trail Kia
Calgary, Alta.
lManaging partner: Kirk Temple
lDealership group: McManes Automotive
Group
lNumber of employees: 53
Service Manager Elysia Hamel on management's
approach to recruiting and
retaining female employees: I am a
woman, so I can speak to my journey
in the industry and teach from what I
know and have learned. I always support
growth and training and am able
to provide a safe, inclusive workspace.
Listening and collaboration are key.
Flexible schedules and aggressive pay plans help attract and retain employees,
said HGrégoire Nissan Chomedey General Manager Michael Gioia.
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HGrégoire Nissan
Chomedey
Laval, Que.
lPresident: John Hairabedian
lDealership group: HGrégoire
lNumber of employees: 55
General Manager Michael Gioia on
unique benefits for employees: We
make sure they have a flexible schedule,
aggressive pay plans to make sure
they make a good salary. We put them in
a position to grow and make money.
Gioia on improving employee retention:
Always be there for your staff and make
sure they are happy. They are the front
line, and communication is key to success
long term.
Gioia on offering new hires and existing
employees a long-term career path:
There's always the possibility to grow
if they work hard for it. We want to promote
from within.
Hamel on how training is used to
advance employees' skills and careers:
We have manufacturer training as well
as in-house training. Manufacturer
training teaches employees Kia specific
repairs and product knowledge.
In-house, South Trail Kia invests in
bringing in the best trainers to help
grow employee skill sets, including professional
sales and service coaches.
General Sales Manager Jason Clarke
on recruiting service technicians amid
the electric vehicle transition: We partner
with SAIT [Southern Alberta Institute of
Technology] to promote the development
of their students to become our apprentices
and train them to become our master
technicians. We actively promote
incentives such as moving allowances
via our relationship with McManes
A staff-appreciation bowling event for
South Trail Kia employees.
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South Trail Kia raised funds for
the Wings of Hope Breast Cancer
Foundation in Calgary. Kirk Temple,
managing partner and general manager
of South Trail Kia, left, Jenny Hansen
of Wings of Hope, and Helena Byrne,
human resources manager at McManes
Automotive Group.
Automotive to recruit technicians for
the group. There is a focus on identifying
candidates that have a strong technical
understanding as we move toward a larger
electrified offering at Kia.
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