Automated Tech Workload Digest
Every morning, WebRun opens Tekmetric, reads each technician's current job assignments and estimated hours, calculates who is over or under capacity, and posts a clear workload digest to Slack so your manager can shift jobs and balance the floor before any technician hits a bottleneck.
How do I automatically track and balance auto body technician workloads daily?
WebRun opens Tekmetric every morning, reads each technician's active job assignments and estimated labor hours, and calculates who is over or under capacity for the day. It posts a clear workload digest to Slack before the morning briefing so managers can rebalance jobs and keep every technician productive.
- Managers see every technician's load before the morning briefing, not mid-day when it is too late
- Overloaded technicians are flagged before they fall behind on cycle time
- Underutilized technicians can be assigned more work before a shift starts
Built for auto body shop managers · collision center production managers · dealership body shop supervisors · multi-tech repair shops
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
app.tekmetric.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Tekmetric - read tech assignments and hours
tekmetric.com
WebRun opens Tekmetric to read tech assignments and hours. - Open Tekmetric and navigate to the active repair orders
- For each technician, capture their assigned jobs, the estimated labor hours per job, and the job stage
- Calculate total assigned hours per technician and compare against available hours for the day
- Flag any technician with hours exceeding capacity or with no jobs assigned
Done when Each technician's assignment load and capacity status is captured from Tekmetric.
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Slack - post the workload digest
slack.com
WebRun opens Slack to post the workload digest. - Post the tech workload digest to the shop manager Slack channel
- List each technician with their total assigned hours and capacity status, flagging over- and under-loaded technicians
- Sort by most overloaded first so the manager sees where to rebalance immediately
Done when The manager has today's tech workload digest in Slack before the morning floor briefing.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Will it reassign jobs between technicians automatically?
No. WebRun posts the workload digest to Slack for the manager to review. Any job reassignment is made by the manager in Tekmetric. The digest gives them the information to act; they make the call.
How does it calculate whether a technician is over capacity?
It adds up the estimated labor hours on all active jobs assigned to each technician in Tekmetric and compares that total against their scheduled hours for the day. You can adjust the capacity target per technician during setup.
Can it track productivity over time, not just today's load?
Today's digest is a snapshot for immediate balancing decisions. For trend analysis, you can log each digest to Google Sheets over time and chart technician utilization week by week if you add that step during setup.
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