Shuffling customer inquiries, managing technicians, and tracking parts. There’s always a clock to everything in an auto repair shop.
How many times have you lost a customer because their quick fix ended up taking too long? Your staff is scurrying through paperwork, leaving customers frustrated.
In today’s auto repair market, time is money, and every minute counts. With the industry growing, there’s a lot of pressure on delivering faster turnaround times, accurate estimates, and exceptional customer service.
Time wasted is money wasted. That’s where quick jobs by Torque360 help you reclaim that time. It is an innovative feature designed to simplify and accelerate the most time-consuming jobs.
Curious to know how this feature helps with easy job creation and repair order setup? Then, keep reading because we are going to explore how this feature turns efficiency into savings, productivity into growth, and complexity into simplicity.
What Is a Quick Job by Torque360?
Quick job is an excellent job creation tool built directly into the Torque360 ecosystem. It helps by automating relevant labor times for specific jobs from the Mitchell1 labor time guide. It is one of the most trusted databases in the auto repair industry.
This clearly means that there is no need to enter the details to look up standard labor time manually. Everything is already preloaded with accuracy. What once took hundreds of clicks and screens can now be done with just a few clicks on a single screen.
Example:
When you have a customer looking for a simple oil change service, a quick job can take care of the manual inputs. Everything you need is pulled together automatically into a single screen.
Simply search for the job that needs to be done, and with one click, your job is smartly created with labor times, parts suggestions, and detailed estimates directly from Mitchell1.
Key Takeaways
- Quick job automates job creation with one click, pulling accurate labor and parts data from Mitchell1.
- Shops are saving up to $5,000/month in operational costs and 100+ minutes/day in time.
- This feature increases daily job throughput by 15–25%, boosts productivity, and enhances customer satisfaction.
Where Does It Fit in Your Workflow?
The main purpose of a smart job is to optimize the job setup and repair order creation phase of your shop. This is the part where most of the time is consumed when putting details manually.
There is also a chance of inaccuracy when gathering labor time, hunting down parts, and double-checking manuals.
However, with the smart job:
- You start the repair order.
- Select the job category.
- Torque360 fetches all labor times and relevant tasks from Mitchell1.
The system suggests parts and builds a complete estimate automatically. You review and send it for approval or assign it directly to a technician. The process is smooth, consistent, and up to 50% faster than manual job creation.
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Save Money Like Never Before
For many auto repair businesses, the operational costs can be impacted by the following:
- Hidden inefficiencies
- Manual input errors
- Rework due to missing labor times
- Time wasted during job setup
Key Cost-Saving Stats
- Up to 30% savings on operational costs reported by early adopters.
- That’s as much as $5,000 per month in some shops.
- Reduction in errors also lowers rework and warranty costs, improving overall profit margins.
These aren’t just minor improvements. These numbers can change the financial trajectory of a shop.
Save Time on Every Job
The most valuable resource of any auto repair shop is time. And smart jobs help save that, so you can use your time wisely.
Here’s how it helps:
- Reduces job setup time by 5–10 minutes per job.
- For shops handling 20+ jobs a day, that’s 100–200 minutes saved daily.
The time you save through smart jobs can help you focus on better customer service and reducing technician stress because every minute saved offers an opportunity to serve another customer and generate more revenue.
More Jobs, More Revenue, Less Chaos
By organizing your workflow, you can increase your shop’s daily throughput. This means more jobs with more accuracy and timely results.
Efficiency Gains at a Glance:
- 15–25% increase in daily throughput.
- Fewer hold-ups in the job creation and dispatch process.
- Improved job flow from estimate to invoice.
When you offer faster results, customers notice. They trust in your services, and this leads to repeat business.
Enhanced Productivity Across the Board
One of the best benefits of a smart job is to empower your team. Instead of spending time managing paperwork and playing guessing games, they can focus on fixing cars while the software does the rest.
The Result:
- 25% increase in daily estimates and invoices.
- Higher output per employee.
- Increased job satisfaction and morale.
Auto repair businesses that use quick jobs reported improvements in both productivity and customer experience.
When the workflow is organized, it runs more efficiently, the stress level of each person working in the shop drops, and both the team and customers are happy.
Powered by Mitchell1 for Unmatched Accuracy
The biggest advantage of Torque360 quick job is its integration with Mitchell1 repair times. It doesn’t just help with faster processes but also with an accurate ones.
Labor times guide and job details come from a trusted industry-standard source, which makes sure that your estimates are reliable, professional, and consistent.
Reliable and professional estimates help build customer trust and reduce disputes or misunderstandings. When it comes to billing, there are no sudden surprises, and everything goes as expected.
Who Benefits from Quick Job?
This feature is designed for:
- Service advisors who need to create estimates quickly and accurately without the trouble of navigating multiple tools or second-guessing labor times.
- Shop owners who aim to reduce operational costs, increase job throughput, and maintain a higher profit margin without compromising quality.
- Technicians who want to benefit from clearer, more accurate work orders and fewer delays due to missing information or parts.
- Shop managers who want real-time visibility into job flow, more accurate KPIs, and a system that reduces back-and-forth between departments.
Ultimately, a quick job helps every role in the auto repair process and helps align your team with a faster, smarter workflow.
How Does Quick Job Work?
Here’s a breakdown of how exactly this feature operates in a typical shop scenario:
- A vehicle comes in for diagnostics or repair.
- The advisor opens a new repair order in the software.
- Quick Job is launched.
Based on the selected issue (e.g., brake replacement), smart job consults Mitchell1’s repair data to pull in:
- Labor items
- Estimated labor times
- Recommended parts (optional)
- A complete job card is generated.
The advisor reviews the details and sends them for customer approval or assigns them to a technician right away.
- The technician gets a fully prepared job card.
- No missing info. Just a clear list of tasks and expectations.
- The job is completed faster and billed more accurately.
- Time saved. Money earned. Everyone wins.
Integration with the Torque360 Ecosystem
Smart job isn’t just a stand-alone feature. It is fully integrated with auto repair shop management software, which includes:
- Digital Repair Orders
- Estimate and Invoice Builder
- Job Board & Technician Portal
- Customer Communication Tools
- Parts Ordering System
Everything stays connected and consistent. This feature plays a vital role in reducing the switching of tabs and screens. It also helps eliminate the chance of manual errors and ensures an airtight workflow from start to finish.
Pain Points in Auto Repair Shops
Here are some challenges that auto repair shop owners typically face:
1. Slow Turnaround Times
What should be a 15-minute task often turns into an hour-long struggle due to disorganized workflows.
2. Manual Processes
Endless paperwork, manual invoicing, and inventory management slow you down.
3. Poor Technician Management
Without clear job assignments, technicians waste time figuring out priorities.
4. Customer Frustration
Delays lead to unhappy customers and missed opportunities for repeat business.
5. Missed Revenue Opportunities
Failure to upsell during quick jobs can leave money on the table.
But here’s the good news! Every one of these problems has a solution. And the name of the solution is a quick job.
What Can It Do for Your Shop?
This feature increases productivity as it is designed for speedy and efficient tasks. It helps you take control of all the procedures.
1. Rapid Estimate Generation
Imagine a customer walking into your shop. They ask you for an estimate for an oil change service. Instead of manually calculating the costs, you use a smart job to generate an accurate estimate in seconds. It will surely impress the customer and free up your time.
2. Seamless Job Cards
This feature helps simplify the process of creating job cards. There is no more confusion in your shop, and your technicians are always in the clear about what they have to do. With everything automated, the whole workflow is organized.
3. Digital Inspections
No more sticky notes or spreadsheets! Perform digital vehicle inspection in real time. Add visuals like photos and videos for the customers to see the exact issue.
4. Fast Payment Processing
Nowadays, everyone is busy with their life. Customers want quick and convenient methods to clear their bills.
With auto repair software, payments are processed in less than 10 seconds. This feature helps in increasing customer satisfaction rates and building a good reputation in the auto repair market.
5. Smart Upsell Opportunities
Want to boost your revenue? Well, Torque360 is the answer! Suggest additional services through quick job recommendations.
6. Automated Reminders
Never lose a loyal customer because of the reason that you forgot to send a service reminder. With auto repair management software, you can now send automated service reminders. Simply schedule a reminder time, and the software will do the rest.
Why Shop Owners Are Raving About Quick Jobs?
Auto repair business owners who are using this software and this feature say their productivity and customer retention rate increased by 40%. And the customers? They are happier than before. It is all because the techs are less exhausted and more focused.
Conclusion
The auto repair industry is growing by the day. And with that, more changes in the process and tools are being introduced. Customer expectations are rising along with competition in the market. To overcome such concerns, it is important to work smarter rather than harder.
To tackle such issues, Torque360 has introduced a new feature called quick jobs. It helps the shops struggling with time-consuming job setups and inconsistent estimates.
In 2025, automation and efficiency are the two things that are no longer optional. If you are already using auto repair shop management software, the good news is that Quick Job by Torque360 is available in your software.
And if you are not a part of the family yet, it is a perfect time to join and change the way your business works. If you want to learn before you invest, book a free demo now!
Frequently Asked Questions
1. How does a quick job save time during daily operations?
Quick job automates repetitive tasks like invoicing, estimates, and job assignments, cutting delays significantly.
2. Is the software hard to learn?
Not at all! Our software is designed to be user-friendly with a simple-to-learn interface for your entire team.
3. Does it include inventory management?
Yes, a quick job ensures real-time inventory updates, so you never run out of essential parts during repairs.
4. Can a smart job help me attract more customers?
Absolutely. With faster service and automated reminders, you retain customers while making room for new ones.
5. How does the pricing work?
Our software offers flexible pricing plans to fit your shop’s size and budget. Visit our pricing page!
