Service Advisor

Crater Lake Ford Service Advisor

Join Crater Lake Ford as a Service Advisor and become an essential part of a customer-focused team dedicated to providing an exceptional service experience. You'll have the opportunity to build lasting relationships with customers, work alongside accomplished technicians, and help customers understand and navigate their vehicle's maintenance and repair needs. If you're looking for a fast-paced environment where communication, teamwork, and customer service make a difference every day, Crater Lake Ford is a great place to grow your automotive career.

What You'll Do

• Answer incoming telephone calls in a friendly and professional manner in accordance with Incoming Telephone Calls standards (ITC).
• Follow the Initial Customer Contact (ICC) process.
• Greet customers in a friendly and professional manner.
• Identify, confirm and offer resolution to customer concerns.
• Communicate with customer what needs to be done, how much it will cost and when service will be complete.
• Assess customer needs by conducting a vehicle walk around.
• Attain agreement from customer for service needs.
• Offer a multi-point inspection.
• Write accurate repair orders using ADP system.
• Follow the Interim Customer Contact (ICC2) process.
• Provide estimates that are accurate and support upfront pricing guarantee.
• Obtain approval to review findings of multi-point inspection and associated prices.
• Obtain approval to proceed with Additional Service Requests.
• Dispatch repair orders to technicians following department dispatch policy and utilizing cost control methods.
• Communicate with technicians to gain clear understanding of services required and/or performed.
• Follow-up with customer during repair/servicing of vehicle so they are aware of status.

What You'll Bring

• 1+ year of prior automotive Service or Parts Advisor experience
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Ability to explain vehicle maintenance and repair needs clearly and confidently
• Strong organization and attention to detail in a fast-paced environment
• A team-oriented attitude with a commitment to providing an exceptional customer experience
• Willingness to learn and stay current on automotive products, services, and technology
• Acceptable driving record and a valid driver's license in your state of residence.

Total Rewards

• 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

Additional information about our Total Rewards benefits can be reviewed on our careers site.

At Lithia & Driveway (NYSE: LAD) our success is fueled by our high performing teams delivering Auto Done Easy for our customers. We create simple, transparent, and convenient customer experiences throughout the vehicle-ownership lifecycle by leveraging our hundreds of store locations and our key adjacencies - Driveway, DFC, and GreenCars. We've built a retail model that champions entrepreneurial leadership, Growth Powered by People, and a strategy that creates possibilities and pushes us to reach our potential.

High School graduate or equivalent, 18 years or older required. We are a drug-free workplace. 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.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.