Service Manager

Kenworth Louisiana; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kenworth Louisiana is seeking a Service Manager to run an efficient service department, maximizing production while controlling costs and maintaining strong customer relationships. You will lead service staff, set objectives, and ensure accurate records and timely repairs.

You will recruit and train technicians, supervise performance, and collaborate with parts and factory representatives. The role requires a proven leadership ability, excellent communication, and a hands-on approach to ensure

Qualifications

• At least five (5) years of service management experience required.
• CDL preferred
• Must display excellent leadership and communication skills
• Requires previous supervisory experience
• Must have positive, can-do attitude
• Must have strong work ethic and commitment to extra hours when needed

Responsibilities

• Ensures departmental profitability while striving to meet goals and objectives
• Hires, trains, motivates, counsels, and monitors the performance of all service department staff
• Is familiar with and able to perform all departmental duties
• Conducts meetings with departmental employees as needed to discuss operations and/or problems that arise
• Establishes and maintains good working relationships with customers to encourage repeat and referral business
• Services as a liaison with factory representatives
• Greets all customers promptly and gives firm estimates on costs and time requited for repairs and maintenance
• Handles all customer complaints courteously and promptly
• Handles after hour service calls as needed for your team
• Maintains the highest possible standards of workmanship
• Maintains records of training and schedules training for techs required by manufactures/suppliers
• Develops systems to check for quality of workmanship and jobs performed. Leads quality control inspection
• Strives for teamwork and harmony with other departments
• Maintains a repair order system that follows the "three C's"; complaint, cause and correction
• Maintains accurate records and ensures warranty parts retention and downloads
• Works with parts department to ensure proper parts stocking of high use parts
• Ensures units are triaged within 2 hours and repair plans are communicated to customers
• Communicates effectively with all customers in a manner that reflects positively on oneself, the dealership and the brands
• All other duties as assigned

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Supervisory experience

CDL

Customer service

Positive attitude

Tools

CDL

Job description

Service Manager

Summary:
Responsible for running an efficient service department; will operate the department at maximum
production while controlling costs, building and maintaining a loyal customer base, maintaining
good employee relationships, recruiting new employees, setting and obtaining profit objectives and
maintaining customer service records as well as assisting with other departmental records

Essential Duties:

• Ensures departmental profitability while striving to meet goals and objectives
• Hires, trains, motivates, counsels, and monitors the performance of all service department staff
• Is familiar with and able to perform all departmental duties
• Conducts meetings with departmental employees as needed to discuss operations and/or problems that arise
• Establishes and maintains good working relationships with customers to encourage repeat and referral business
• Services as a liaison with factory representatives
• Greets all customers promptly and gives firm estimates on costs and time requited for repairs and maintenance
• Handles all customer complaints courteously and promptly
• Handles after hour service calls as needed for your team
• Maintains the highest possible standards of workmanship
• Maintains records of training and schedules training for techs required by manufactures/suppliers
• Develops systems to check for quality of workmanship and jobs performed. Leads quality control inspection
• Strives for teamwork and harmony with other departments
• Maintains a repair order system that follows the "three C's"; complaint, cause and correction
• Maintains accurate records and ensures warranty parts retention and downloads
• Works with parts department to ensure proper parts stocking of high use parts
• Ensures units are triaged within 2 hours and repair plans are communicated to customers
• Communicates effectively with all customers in a manner that reflects positively on oneself, the dealership and the brands
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• At least five (5) years of service management experience required
• CDL preferred
• Must display excellent leadership and communication skills
• Requires previous supervisory experience
• Must have positive, can-do attitude
• Must have strong work ethic and commitment to extra hours when needed

Work Environment:
The employee will be exposed to moving parts and electrical current. Exposed also to grease, chemicals, dust, dirt, and the heat and cold of the outdoors.

EEO Statement

It is the policy of Kenworth of Louisiana, LLC to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Kenworth of Louisiana, LLC will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.