Service Manager

Overview - The Service Manager is responsible and assumes complete ownership of the management and supervision of all functions within the service department for a specific branch.

Job Outline - The Service Manager will fulfill the following duties and responsibilities as well as other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Ensure communication with customers is accurate, timely, and realistic.
• Provide fair and equitable pricing and solutions for services and repairs.
• Ensure the department has all necessary tooling and resources needed to safely and efficiently complete service work.
• Develop and act on plans for acquiring new and additional existing customer service work to drive revenue.
• Maintain departmental objectives and goals. All objectives will be achievable and quantitatively measurable.
• Ensure all work is conducted in a safe manner
• Assist in recruiting, hiring, and training of all service department employees.
• Responsible for ensuring staff get registered and complete scheduled training
• Responsible for the professional and management development of the key department employees through internal or outside training on an ongoing basis.
• Ensure all Company policies and procedures are followed.
• Responsible for determining repair methodologies and job flows to maximize the effectiveness, efficiency, and customer satisfaction of all service functions.
• Ensure all service department vehicles, equipment, and tooling is safe, well maintained, inventoried, tracked, and accounted for.
• Ensures all Manufacture Warranty procedures are followed and understood such as warranty pictures, documentation, etc.
• Ensures accurate quotes for service work for any internal department is provided within 24 hours. Ensures all inbound phone calls are answered in 3 rings with CW’s official call formula.
• Ensure credit applications are secured, keep confidential, and sent to Credit Manager. Originals are to be destroyed once the credit application is uploaded into the business system.
• All other tasks as assigned

Supervisory Responsibility - This position supervises all service personnel, which may include, for example, Assistant Service Manager, Shop Foreman, Service Writer, Shop Technicians, Field Technicians, Technician Apprentice, Shop Helper, Wash Bay Attendant, and Yard Person.

Travel - Minimal travel is expected for this position.