Shop Forman

Garavel Subaru (formerly Georgetown Subaru of Wilton), located in Norwalk, CT, has been your family Subaru dealership since 1997. Garavel Subaru is Connecticut’s fastest-growing Subaru dealer. Garavel Subaru’s new facility space has over tripled in size, with a 50,000-square-foot building, 12 car showroom, and a 4.5-acre lot all powered by 267 solar panels and recycled waste oil heat.

Grow your career at Garavel Auto Group!

• Garavel Subaru ranks 1st for customer service throughout New England.


• Grew from 12 to 31 service bays.


• Every piece of service equipment from Hunter is new and state-of-the-art.


• Our parts department has more than doubled in size and boasts a fill rate of 96%. Meaning we have 96% of all parts available immediately.


• A new climate-controlled shop and three-lane indoor service drive


• Employee Fitness Center onsite

Flexible Schedule Shifts: Monday to Friday, rotating Saturdays; when you work on a Saturday, you have a day off during the week. We offer three different schedule shift options.

• 7 am – 4 pm


• 8 am – 5 pm


• 9 am – 6 pm

The Role of the Shop Forman

The Foreman ensures that all mechanical repairs meet or exceed customer expectations and company standards while actively developing technicians into high-performing Partner-level contributors.

This role blends hands-on technical leadership with accountability for shop efficiency, repair quality, and team growth. The Foreman serves as the primary bridge between technicians, service advisors, and management.

Technical & Quality Leadership

• Oversee repair quality across mobile service operations


• Perform and enforce quality control checks during repairs and at job completion


• Identify workmanship-related comebacks and determine root cause


• Investigate repair failures and educate technicians on correct procedures


• Provide real-time technical support to on-site technicians

Team Development & Performance

• Lead, educate, and mentor technicians under management


• Build technician skill sets to increase efficiency and billed hours


• Set and monitor individualized billed-hour goals per technician


• Coach technicians on documentation, workflow, and repair strategy


• Uphold Partner Technician standards for professionalism and independence

Auto Technician Specific Benefits

• Brand spanking new facility and equipment


• Computer provided


• Uniforms & Tool Box provided


• Work environment OSHA certified to current Air Quality Standards


• Highly productive, fast-paced shop


• ASE and state inspection certification reimbursement and all training expenses paid to further your career


• Continued education, manufacturer hands-on and web-based training


• Apprentice / Mentor Training Program & visible career path


• Generous Pay Plan with regular performance reviews

What We Offer

• Employer-paid Medical Insurance


• Employer-paid Dental Insurance


• 401k program with company match


• Employee vehicle purchase program


• Employee discounts on parts and service


• Weekly pay periods


• Paid Holidays


• Employer-paid lunches every Saturday


• Voluntary Life Insurance

Qualifications

• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record


• Pass a pre-employment drug screening and criminal background screening.


• Regular attendance and punctual


• Wears a proper Garavel uniform

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of a Service Technician Apprentice, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

• Ability to frequently lift and move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 100 pounds.


• Ability to frequently move in and out of vehicles frequently


• Required to test drive all vehicles

Work Conditions:

• All-weather toughness – exposure to inclement weather


• Are often exposed to hazardous situations, conditions, and equipment that result in cuts, bruises, or minor burns.


• Work inside enclosed vehicles, such as trucks, cars, and SUV’s. Often work in cramped workspaces underneath vehicles that require getting into awkward positions.


• Regularly wear protective gear, such as goggles or earplugs.


• Are exposed to contaminants, such as antifreeze and chemical degreasers, on a daily basis.


• Are exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting and uncomfortable on a daily basis.


• May sometimes work in cold or hot temperatures

Garavel Subaru is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, citizenship, national origin/ancestry, physical/mental disabilities, military status or any other basis prohibited by law. EOE, M/F/D/V