Dealership Service Manager

Vanguard Trucks Centers; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard Trucks Centers in Tucson, AZ is seeking a qualified Service Manager to lead the dealership's service department. You will manage staffing, schedules, and customer communications to ensure efficient, profitable maintenance and repairs.

The role emphasizes safety, compliance, and high-quality workmanship, with a focus on meeting or exceeding customer expectations and uptime standards. A strong background in automotive service management, supervision, and a commitment to training staff

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor's Degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Forecasts department goals and strives to meet them.
• Hires, trains, and counsels service staff; monitors performance.
• Produces reports for GM, Service Director, and OE provider.
• Attends manager meetings and leads regular staff meetings.
• Monitors performance via reports, tracking systems, and surveys.
• Ensures compliance with safety regulations and facility standards.
• Directs scheduling of department employees.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Job description

Dealership Service Manager# Dealership Service ManagerTucson - Tucson, AZ 85713## Description**Job Title:** Service Manager**Mission**: To lead the industry in consistently meeting or exceeding our customers’ expectations in the pursuit of profitable growth.**Values**: To protect our integrity firstTo promote ingenuity and challenge everythingTo develop peopleTo pursue excellence**SUMMARY:**Runs an efficient and profitable service department through productive staffing, customer retention, cost controls, achievement of objectives, and maintenance of all service records. Ensures that the daily inventory of technician's time is consistently sold to service customers. Leads the department consistent with Vanguard Mission Statement and Core Values.**ESSENTIAL DUTIES:** *Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.*Forecasts goals and objectives for the department and strives to meet them.Hires, trains, motivates, counsels, and monitors the performance of all service department staff.Produces and maintains reports required by GM and Service Director as well as the OE provider.Attends managers meetings and hold regular meetings with department staff.Monitors and controls the performance of the department using appropriate reports, tracking systems, and customer surveys.Strives to maintain a strong culture of harmony and teamwork both interdepartmentally as well as with all other departments.Understands, keeps abreast of, and complies with federal, state, and local regulations such as hazardous waste disposal, OSHA, CSA, Right-to-Know, etc.Understands and ensures compliance with manufacturer warranty and policy procedures.Accounts for all documents; ensures that none are missing and all are processed correctly.Directs and schedules the activities of all department employees.Facilitates and/or conducts job specific training and sends employees to appropriate training schools as needed.Monitors technicians' daily productivity reports and corresponding payroll records.Monitors and follows up on critical parts orders with the parts manager to ensure availability.Establishes and maintains good working relationships with customers to encourage repeat and referral business.Maintains high-quality service repairs and minimizes comebacks. Maintains a process for periodic spot checks of completed jobs for thoroughness and quality.Ensures department tooling is in safe and working order and meets requirements of new products.Ensures that the work areas and customer lounge are kept clean and safe.Serves as liaison with factory representatives.Ensures that customers' service files are up-to-date and readily available for reference.Ensures that all customers are greeted promptly and given fair estimates on costs and time required for repairs and maintenance in accordance with Certified Uptime standards.Prepares pricing guides and maintenance menus for frequent labor operations.Handles customer concerns immediately and according to dealership's guidelines including full responsibility of Customer Experience Management survey platform to ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction.Acts as lead for facility safety meetings. Hold monthly safety meeting and address any pending or potential safety concerns.Maintains a professional appearance.**SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:**Perform formal personnel evaluations for all employees with in Service department.Regularly evaluate strengths and areas of opportunity for staff in Service department. Develop clearly defined training paths and actions plans for each employee.**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.**EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:**High School Diploma or equivalent required, Bachelors Degree preferred.