Truck Service Manager

Tri-County Truck Centers; Jackson (MI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision Insurance

401K Match

Life Insurance

Closed on Sundays

Excellent paid training program

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Tri-County International Trucks in Michigan is seeking a Service Department Manager to lead the service team, ensure profitable operations, and uphold warranty standards. You will drive technician training, customer satisfaction, and efficiency across service processes to meet objectives.

The ideal candidate will oversee staffing, cost control, vendor interactions, and safety compliance while maintaining productive relationships with customers and internal departments.

Qualifications

• Must have eight years of technical experience in medium/heavy-duty truck industry.
• Must be customer-sensitive and able to communicate professionally with customers.
• Promote continuous improvement within the department.
• Maintain a high degree of product and technical knowledge.
• Must be a team player with strong commitment to the customer.
• Must be self-motivated with good written and verbal communication.
• Must conduct oneself professionally.
• Must adapt to multiple demands and shifting priorities and be flexible.
• Must accept and lead others through change and demonstrate problem-solving skills.
• Must understand and evaluate all vendor and International warranty guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Service Department growth and profitability.
• Ensure compliance with International and vendor policies and warranty procedures.
• Review and approve outside purchases charged to the Service Department or repair orders.
• Monitor warranty statements and chargebacks.
• Review warranty debits weekly and repair orders over 30 days.
• Ensure COD repairs are on premises and staff are aligned.
• Attend International Parts and Service Managers meetings.
• Maintain high-quality service repairs to minimize comebacks.
• Assign work fairly to staff and technicians.
• Conduct periodic spot checks on job progress for timely completion.
• Keep up with warranty policies and product changes.
• Provide manufacturers’ vendor training to technicians and staff.
• Review completed repairs with comments and sign-off.
• Need to secure new service business.

Skills

Customer service

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Teamwork

Adaptability

Continuous improvement

Warranty knowledge

Tools

MS Office

ISIS

Job description

Every employee with Tri-County International Trucks is absolutely critical to its success. We have successfully served the Michigan business community for over 50 years, and we take great pride in our reputation. Our rapid growth and fast-paced environment make this an awesome place to work. Happy employees make happy customers, and we reward individuals ready to work hard and stay motivated.

What We Offer

• Competitive pay plan
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision Insurance
• 401K Match
• Life Insurance
• Closed on Sundays
• Excellent paid training program
• Paid Time Off

The Service Department is an integral and vital part of the dealership, and the manner in which it builds open, honest, trusting relationships with customers and other departments is essential to the dealership’s success. The Service Manager takes the lead role in managing an efficient and profitable Service Department through productive staffing, customer retention, technician training, and quality workmanship while improving productivity and reducing costs in order to meet objectives. This position is crucial to achieve the highest customer satisfaction by performing duties in accordance with current vendor practices and our company’s policies and procedures.

Essential Responsibilities

• Ensuring Service Department growth and profitability.
• Understanding and ensuring compliance with all International and vendor policies and warranty procedures.
• Reviewing and signing off on all Service Department outside purchases charged to the Service Department or a customer repair order.
• Reviewing warranty performance statements on ISIS monthly.
• Reviewing warranty chargebacks with Warranty Administrator weekly.
• Reviewing the over 60-day warranty debits weekly to ensure payment.
• Reviewing open repair orders over 30 days to ensure closure and payment.
• Reviewing C.O.D. repair orders to ensure the vehicle and keys are on premises.
• Attending International’s Parts and Service Managers annual meeting.
• Maintaining high-quality service repairs to minimize comebacks.
• Ensuring that all work is fairly and equally assigned.
• Investigating the progress of vehicle completion by conducting periodic spot checks of all jobs throughout the day to ensure timely repairs, quality workmanship, and cleanliness.
• Keeping abreast of all warranty policies and product changes to maintain effectiveness in this role.
• Providing current manufacturers’ vendor training courses for technicians and service staff.
• Reviewing random completed repair orders, noting technician comments, technician sign off, repair completion, and road test completion.
• Understanding and keeping abreast of all federal, state, and local regulations that affect service operations, such as hazardous waste disposal, OSHA, EPA, etc.
• Maintaining a safe and clean work environment in all service areas.
• Ensuring that current and required tools are purchased as necessary.
• Holding monthly staff and technician meetings.
• Explaining completed work and charges to the customer if required.
• Interviewing potential Service Department employees
• Ensuring the service staff members are performing their duties as outlined in the appropriate job descriptions.
• Seeking out and securing new service business

Qualifications that a candidate MUST possess in order to gain consideration for this position

• Minimum of eight years technical experience in the medium/heavy-duty truck industry.
• Must be customer-sensitive and able to listen, understand, and communicate professionally with all customers, both external and internal.
• Promote continuous improvement within the department.
• Maintain a high degree of product and technical knowledge.
• Must be a team player with a strong sense of commitment to the customer.
• Must be self‑motivated and have good written and verbal communication skills.
• Must conduct oneself in a professional manner.
• Must be able to adjust to multiple demands and shifting priorities, and be responsive and flexible to best serve the issue at hand.
• Must have the ability to accept and react to change and lead others in a similar positive direction.
• Must have superior problem‑solving skills to achieve a win‑win solution.
• Must be able to understand, communicate, and evaluate all vendor and International warranty guidelines.

The Ideal Candidate Will Possess The Following

• Experience with Microsoft programs and applications currently in use at this location.
• Good organizational skills
• A commercial driver’s license (CDL) to operate and road test customer vehicles when needed.
• Knowledge of dealer and fleet maintenance procedures and systems.
• Willingness to pursue self-development courses applicable to the job.
• Working knowledge of International and supplier/vendor warranty policies.
• Strive for respect and facilitate teamwork in the department and throughout the dealership.
• The ability to utilize the full capabilities of ISIS.

This is not necessarily a list of all of the duties, responsibilities, and requirements associated with this position. While the essential responsibilities noted herein are intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, the dealership reserves the right to revise the functions and duties as circumstances.