Honda Service Advisor

Rick Hendrick Honda (FL)

Location:

5904 SR 64 E, Bradenton, Florida 34208

Future Opportunity

Feel free to submit your updated information for the Automotive Service Advisor team at Rick Hendrick Honda, located on SR-64.

Overview

An ideal candidate should have knowledge in the automotive industry (preferably with import auto manufacturers) to advise customers on vehicle maintenance, recommend warranty protections and potential cost savings, schedule service appointments, and provide accurate repair estimates for labor/parts.

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

• 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.
• Enter 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 Desired Education

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

Field of Study/Work Experience

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

Desired Work Experience

• up to 3 years
• 3-5 years
• 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
• 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 loud 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…