Automotive Service Writer

Lithia & Driveway; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical, Dental and Vision Plans

Paid Holidays & PTO

Short and Long-Term Disability

Paid Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Lithia Learning Center

Vehicle Purchase Discounts

Wellness Programs

Job summary

Dallas Honda is seeking a Service Advisor to join one of the largest Honda dealerships in Texas. You will initiate automotive services, develop estimates, and maintain customer records while delivering an exceptional service experience.

You will work with a tenured team, communicate with customers and technicians, and manage warranty administration. A background in automotive service and a DMV-acceptable driving record are required.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of Service Advisor experience.
• 1+ year experience as an automotive technician a plus.
• Team player focused on exemplary customer service.
• 1 year of mechanical understanding of an automobile.
• Acceptable driving record and a valid driver’s license in your state of residence

Responsibilities

• Serve as the communicator and liaison between the customer and technician; ensuring the customer’s needs are understood by the technician and the needed and recommended service/repairs are understood by the customer.
• Develop estimates by costing materials, supplies, and labor; calculating customer’s payment, including deductibles.
• Prepare repair orders (RO), obtaining approval signatures and entering RO into service database system.
• Communicate additional repair and service needs to the customer based on vehicle inspection.
• Administer the manufacturer warranty for qualifying vehicle repairs.
• Keeping customer informed of service specials, completion times and service expenses.

Skills

Customer service

Mechanical understanding

Valid driver’s license

Team player

Job description

Dealership:

L0349 John Eagle Honda of Dallas

Dallas Honda | Service Advisor

Join one of the largest Honda dealerships in Texas. Dallas Honda is growing, and we’re looking for a customer-focused Service Advisor who thrives on building relationships, following proven processes, and delivering an exceptional service experience.

Work alongside a tenured, high-performing team with opportunities for career growth and advancement. If you’re passionate about helping people, staying organized, and creating lifelong customers, we’d love to meet you.

Join a team where great customer service drives success.

What You’ll Do

As a Service Advisor you will be responsible for initiating automotive services and repairs by ascertaining vehicle performance problems and service requests; verifying warranty and service contract coverage; developing estimates; writing repair orders; maintaining customer records.

• Serve as the communicator and liaison between the customer and technician; ensuring the customer’s needs are understood by the technician and the needed and recommended service/repairs are understood by the customer.
• Develop estimates by costing materials, supplies, and labor; calculating customer’s payment, including deductibles.
• Prepare repair orders (RO), obtaining approval signatures and entering RO into service database system.
• Communicate additional repair and service needs to the customer based on vehicle inspection.
• Administer the manufacturer warranty for qualifying vehicle repairs.
• Keeping customer informed ofservice specials, completion times and service expenses.

What You Bring

• 1 or more years of previous Service Advisor experience
• 1 or more years experience as an automotive technician a plus.
• A team player who is focused on providing exemplary customer service.
• 1 year of mechanical understanding of an automobile.
• Acceptable driving record and a valid driver’s license in your state of residence

Total Rewards

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your family, including:

• Competitive pay
• Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
• Paid Holidays & PTO
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Lithia Learning Center
• Vehicle Purchase Discounts
• Wellness Programs

Additional information about our Total Rewards benefits can be reviewed on our careers site at www.totalrewards.lithiadriveway.com.

About Us

At Lithia & Driveway (NYSE: LAD) our success is fueled by our high performing teams delivering Auto Done Easy for our customers. We create simple, transparent, and convenient customer experiences throughout the vehicle-ownership lifecycle by leveraging our hundreds of store locations and our key adjacencies - Driveway, DFC, and GreenCars. We’ve built a retail model that champions entrepreneurial leadership, Growth Powered by People, and a strategy that creates possibilities and pushes us to reach our potential.

High School graduate or equivalent, 18 years or older required. We are a drug-free workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity (regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status). We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions