67 www.ReadMPM.com | www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.MountPleasantPodcast.com Ascue’s Auto Body & Paint Shop parts and production manager Evan Grant essentially grew up around cars. Although Grant has only been working full-time in his current position since June 2, this is his eighth year being involved with Ascue’s in some capacity. We spoke with Grant to learn what a typical day is like in their role in this family-owned collision repair business that has been serving Mount Pleasant since 1968. “I’ve been in the shop ever since I was 14,” he recounted. “When I first started, I was cleaning up around the shop, you know just sweeping. Then they started me in the detail area, helping out with that. Then when I was 16, I started doing a little bit with the production guys, moving cars along in the shop.” Now as parts and production manager, Grant arrives around 7:30 a.m. every morning and opens the shop. Most mornings he’s the first one there. He turns on all the compressors and tools and then gets the cars in line that they plan to work on that specific day, preparing them for the mechanics. “Basically my job, I try to streamline everything,” BY COLIN MCCANDLESS Nuts & Bolts A day in the life of an auto pro Evan Grant from Ascue’s Auto Body & Paint Shop. automotive
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