About the Role
As a Service Advisor, you will initiate automotive services and repairs by ascertaining vehicle performance problems and service requests, verifying warranty and service contract coverage, developing estimates, writing repair orders, and maintaining customer records. You will serve as the communicator and liaison between the customer and technician.
Responsibilities
- Initiate automotive services and repairs by ascertaining vehicle performance problems and service requests
- Verify warranty and service contract coverage
- Develop estimates by costing materials, supplies, and labor
- Calculate customer's payment, including deductibles
- Write repair orders (RO), obtain approval signatures, and enter RO into service database system
- Communicate additional repair and service needs to the customer based on vehicle inspection
- Administer the manufacturer warranty for qualifying vehicle repairs
- Keep customer informed of service specials, completion times, and service expenses
- Serve as the communicator and liaison between the customer and technician
- Ensure the customer’s needs are understood by the technician and the needed and recommended service/repairs are understood by the customer
Requirements
- Previous Service Advisor experience, preferred
- Prior experience as an automotive technician a plus
- A team player who is focused on providing exemplary customer service
- Basic mechanical understanding of an automobile
- Acceptable driving record and a valid driver's license in your state of residence
- High School graduate or equivalent, 18 years or older required
- Drug free workplace
Location
- North Austin
Work Type
- Full-time
Education Level
- High School graduate or equivalent
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
- Paid Holidays & PTO
- Short and Long-Term Disability
- Paid Life Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Lithia Learning Center
- Vehicle Purchase Discounts
- Wellness Programs
About the Company
- At Lithia & Driveway, we stand by our mission of Growth Powered by People, as we build a workplace that ignites ideas and opportunities to Earn Customers for Life.
- Our focus is on making the customer experience better; as we aim to meet our customers’ needs whether in person, online or a combination of both.
- Lithia & Driveway is the સૌથી automotive retailer in North America and listed on the Fortune 500 (NYSE: LAD).
- Drive your career forward with roles in Sales, Finance, Service, Technology and Corporate.
- With thousands of vehicles and hundreds of locations, the career possibilities are endless.
- Join us as we accelerate towards growth in automotive and beyond!
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to equal employment opportunity (regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status).
- We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
