Automotive Service Manager

HIGH-PERFORMANCE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE MANAGER

Location:

Sturgis, MI Job Type: Full-Time | Leadership / High-Performance Role

Auto Park Ford is seeking a high-performance, results-driven Automotive Service Manager to lead and elevate our Service Department.

This is a leadership-intensive role responsible for driving fixed operations profitability, maximizing shop efficiency, improving customer satisfaction, and building a high-accountability service team culture.

This position is ideal for a leader who thrives in a fast-paced dealership environment and understands how to balance:

• customer experience
• technician productivity
• effective labor sales
• and fixed ops profitability

• Lead all Service Department operations with a focus on profitability and efficiency
• Drive labor sales, gross profit, and shop throughput
• Manage service advisors, technicians, and dispatch/RO flow
• Maintain and improve CSI and customer retention metrics
• Oversee warranty administration and manufacturer compliance
• Optimize scheduling, repair order management, and shop capacity
• Develop, train, and hold team members accountable to performance standards
• Partner with Parts and Sales departments to improve overall dealership performance
• Build a culture of urgency, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Ensure consistent execution of dealership processes and manufacturer standards

• Prior Automotive Service Manager or strong Assistant Service Manager experience required
• Proven ability to lead and improve a high-volume service operation
• Strong understanding of fixed operations: labor gross, effective RO flow, CSI, and productivity
• Ability to coach, lead, and hold teams accountable to performance standards
• Strong communication and customer-facing leadership skills
• Experience with dealership DMS systems (Dealer Track / CDK / Reynolds & Reynolds preferred)

• Experience with Medium/Heavy Duty vehicles
• Ford dealership experience
• Fleet service / fleet maintenance management experience
• Commercial service operations or multi-line service environments
• High-volume dealership or multi-rooftop service operations

• Competitive base compensation based on experience
• Strong performance-based bonus structure tied to fixed operations results
• Opportunity to significantly impact dealership profitability
• Growth and advancement opportunities
• Fast-paced, high-accountability dealership environment
  
  Leadership role with real operational influence

This is not a maintenance-only Service Manager position.

This is a performance-driven leadership role designed for someone who wants to:

• build a top-tier service operation
• increase fixed ops profitability at scale
• lead technicians and advisors at a high level
• and position themselves for executive dealership leadership

• profitability
• efficiency
• CSI
• and team performance

All applicants must pass pre-employment testing to include: background checks, MVR, and drug testing in order to qualify for employment