Automotive Service Advisor - NO WEEKENDS

Serra Traverse City; Traverse City (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K

Short- and Long-Term Disability

Employer-Paid Life Insurance

Employee Referral & Discount Program

Growth Opportunities

And More...

Job summary

Serra Traverse City is seeking an Automotive Service Advisor to own the customer experience in the service lane, greeting vehicle owners and explaining repair processes while coordinating with technicians. You will greet customers, suggest services based on vehicle needs, and communicate estimates and timelines.

The role emphasizes delivering courteous service and maintaining a professional appearance in a busy dealership environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Strong listening, observational, organizational, and time management skills.
• The ability to multitask and manage your own caseload.

Responsibilities

• Oversee flow of the Drive Lane, ensuring customers receive prompt, courteous service.
• Assist customers determine what services they may need based on vehicle maintenance issues.
• Keep customers informed on completion times, estimates, and possible changes.
• Take ownership of the customer's experience by carrying out additional assignments to leave a positive impression.
• Provide concierge support for owner inquiries via phone, email, text or in person.

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Time management

Job description

Automotive Service Advisor

We are always looking for bright, motivated, and energetic professionals to add to our world‑class team. Here at Serra Traverse City, we work as a team, and our team strives to be the best for our customers. If you feel that your skills would be an asset to our team, then we want to get to know you!

Automotive Service Advisor

We are always looking for bright, motivated, and energetic professionals to add to our world‑class team. Here at Serra Traverse City, we work as a team, and our team strives to be the best for our customers. If you feel that your skills would be an asset to our team, then we want to get to know you!

A little history...

\"Take care of the customer and your employees, and the rest will take care of itself.\"- Albert M. Serra

Serra Traverse City is proud to be part of Serra Automotive, one of the top ten privately‑held retail automotive groups in the nation. In 1973, founder Albert M. Serra began with a single Chevy store and a people‑first philosophy. Within five years, the dealership achieved Top Five status in the United States and, in the process, fine‑tuned a solid formula for growth and an unquenchable passion for success. Following sound operational strategies, Serra Automotive has managed steady expansion in economies both struggling and strong.

Today, Serra Automotive operates in eight states and employs over 3,600 people. The network includes 61 dealerships and represents 86 automotive franchises, making it a formidable force in the $1 trillion automotive retailing industry.

Automotive Service Advisor Summary

As an Automotive Service Advisor, you will own our customer's experience in the service lane. You are the first point of contact with our customers and will be well‑versed in product offerings, inventory needs, technician scheduling and customer service. From greeting vehicle owners on the drive line to explaining the repair process, our Service Advisors are true professionals who enjoy helping others. We welcome individuals who are new to the automotive industry but with previous roles in customer service, retail sales, restaurant industry or hospitality.

In this role, you get to…

• Oversee flow of the Drive Lane, ensure that customers receive prompt, courteous, and effective service
• Assist customers determine what services they may need based on vehicle maintenance issues
• Keep customer informed on completion times, estimates, and possible changes
• Take ownership of the customer's experience by carrying out additional assignments that allow the dealership to leave a positive impression with the customer
• Provide concierge support for all owner inquiries, whether by phone, email, text or in person, to assure the customer does not get mishandled
• Ensures that the daily inventory of technicians' time is consistently sold to service customers
• Distribute work between technicians efficiently
• Effectively communicating information regarding parts, repair orders, costs, warranties, etc. with customers, peers and management
• Schedule appointments for customers
• Maintain a professional appearance and a neat work area.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

You have…

• Excellent customer service, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Strong listening, observational, organizational, and time management skills
• The ability to motivate and build rapport with people
• The ability to work autonomously and manage your own caseload
• An empathetic, non‑judgmental and ethical approach
• Valid driver's license
• Professional, well‑groomed personal appearance
• The ability to multitask

We have…

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Short- and Long-Term Disability
• $15k of Employer‑paid Life Insurance
• Employee Referral & Discount Program, Employer-Paid College Tuition
• Growth Opportunities
• And More...

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hand to finger, handle or feel. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate ability to pass pre‑employment testing to include background checks, MVR, drug test.