Toyota Automotive Service Advisor

hendrick; Concord (NH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Hendrick Toyota Concord is seeking an experienced Service Advisor to identify and document service needs and to schedule repairs and maintenance. You will work with technicians to determine required maintenance and advise customers on necessary services.

The role requires strong customer service and organizational skills, the ability to compute costs and enter accurate estimates, and adherence to safety and dealership standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in automotive or customer service industries.
• Working knowledge of mechanical operations of vehicles.
• Excellent interpersonal, customer service, and organizational skills.
• Valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Work with customer and technician to identify required maintenance.
• Advise customers on necessary and recommended services.
• Offer additional services and repairs to customers.
• Compute cost of replacement parts and labor to restore vehicle to condition specified by customer.
• Enter itemized estimate on service order and explain estimate to customer.
• Schedule appointments with customer.
• Maintain CSI at or above Company standards.
• Maintains an organized, clean and safe work area.

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Microsoft Office

Dealership Management System

Education

High School Diploma

GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Dealership Management System

Job description

Hendrick Toyota Concord

Location: 7670 Bruton Smith Blvd, Concord, North Carolina 28027

Job Summary

Responsible for selling, identifying and documenting service, maintenance, and repair service for customers. Responsible for scheduling service to be performed.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Works with customer and technician to identify required maintenance.
• Advises customers on necessary and recommended services.
• Offers additional services and repairs to customers.
• Computes cost of replacement parts and labor to restore vehicle to condition specified by customer.
• Estimates cost of mechanical, electrical, or other repairs.
• Enters itemized estimate on service order and explains estimate to customer.
• Schedules appointments with customer.
• Meets dealership's standards for repair and order production.
• Maintains CSI at or above Company standards
• Maintains an organized, clean and safe work area
• Participates in required training
• Records all hours worked accurately in company timekeeping system
• Follows Safeguards rules and regulations.
• Demonstrates the Company's Core Values
• Complies with Company policies and procedures
• Observes all Federal, State, Local and Company safety rules and regulations in the performance of duties.
• Other duties as assigned

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 medical conditions to perform the essential functions.

Desired Education

• o GED
• √ High School Diploma
• o Associate Degree
• o Bachelor Degree
• o Master Degree
• o Doctorate Degree

Field of Study/Work Experience

• o Accounting
• √ Automotive
• o Business
• o Human Resources
• o Information Technology

Desired Work Experience

• o up to 3 years
• √ 3-5 years
• o 5+ years

Education/Experience

Previous experience in automotive or customer service industries. Working knowledge of the mechanical operations of vehicles. Excellent interpersonal, customer service, and organizational skills.

Certificates and Licenses

• √ Valid Driver's License
• o Automobile Salesperson License

Computer Skills

Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office products. Ability and knowledge of the Dealership Management System and other web based applications utilized for operations.

Communication Skills

Ability to understand and follow instructions. Ability to communicate effectively with customers and company personnel.

Attendance Expectations

The position requires regular and predictable attendance. Scheduled shifts may include evening hours, weekends, and holidays.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; and sit. May be exposed to load noise, vibration, exhaust fumes, and other service repair conditions.

Environment Demands

Duties are generally performed in the service area. Responsibilities may include conducting road tests on customer vehicles. Work includes inspection of customer vehicles and frequent movement around the Service Department to convey information between customers and service technicians. Frequently interacts with customers, service manager and service technicians, and employees from various departments in the dealerships.

Verbal and Writing Ability

Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers and other employees.

Math Ability

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations.

Core Values

• Servant Leadership

  Servant Leaders consciously put the needs of others before their own, because to serve people is to value them.

• Teamwork through Trust & Respect

  Diversity is strength, and when we trust and respect one another we can work as a team to achieve at a high level.

• Integrity

  Being honest and transparent with people, in an effort to do the right thing within the letter and spirit of the law, drives every action we take and every decision we make.

• Commitment to Customer Enthusiasm

  Every day we recommit ourselves