
Service Advisor-Spartanburg, SC
- Spartanburg, SC
- $20.00-29.00 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
As a Service Advisor you play a crucial role in providing excellent customer service by greeting customers upon their arrival in the maintenance area, listening attentively to their vehicle concerns, and conducting thorough inspections. The Service Advisor will proactively check for recalls, retrieve crucial vehicle information, and maintain customer rapport by explaining estimates and providing daily updates. Administrative duties, including submitting documentation for warranty repair orders and handling customer relations, will be performed on a per-need basis. Additionally, the Service Advisor will be responsible for verifying warranty and service contract coverage, preparing detailed repair orders, obtaining necessary approvals, and monitoring repair work to ensure timely completion. The Service Advisor plays a pivotal role in reviewing completed jobs, collecting payments, and efficiently closing out service orders. This position requires strong communication skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to delivering exceptional customer service.Job Duties:Customer Service Duties
- Greets customers upon arriving in maintenance area
- Ascertains vehicle problems and services by listening to customer’s description of symptoms
- Clarifies description of problems
- Conducts inspections
- Proactively checks for recalls
- Submits documentation for warranty repair orders
- Retrieves mileage and vin numbers from vehicle
- Checks vehicle maintenance records
- Examines service schedules
- Maintains customer rapport by providing explanation of estimates and daily updates
- Calls customer when job is complete and truck is ready for pick up
- Establishes good customer relations by providing estimates and timelines
- Administrative duties on per-need basis
- Verifies warranty and service contract coverage by examining records and papers
- Explains provisions and exclusions
- Prepares repair orders (RO) by describing symptoms, problems and causes discovered as well as repairs and service required
- Obtains approval signatures
- Enters RO into service database system and sends to Estimator and Dispatcher
- Monitors repair work to ensure vehicle will be ready when promised
- Prints warranty
- Prints repair orders
- Issues sublet purchase order numbers
- Reviews jobs when completed
- Collects payment from jobs
- Closes jobs
- Proven technical expertise
- Knowledge of trucks and parts
- Excellent customer service skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Able to work in fast pace environment
- Work well with internal and external customers
- $20-$29/hour based on experience + bonus plan
- Fantastic Culture
- 401k + match
- Health, Dental & Vision Insurance + HSA & FSA
- Employer paid Life Insurance
- Paid Vacation Days
- Sick Leave
- Company perks such as employee discounts, company events and training programs
- Excellent Training and Career Advancement Opportunities