Ford Is Struggling to Fill Six-Figure Mechanic Jobs

KENT, Ohio-Just after 7 a.m. on a recent morning, Ted Hummel leapt up onto the front bumper of a 2019 Ford F-150 and reached under the hood to disconnect a pair of oxygen-sensor connectors.

- BY CHRISTOPHER OTTS

Rich Klaben, below, president of Klaben Auto Group, said the flat-rate pay system is the best way to reward fast workers like senior master mechanic Ted Hummel, above.

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