Automotive Service Advisor

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Technical Service Support Specialist
Location: Columbus, IN
Duration: 12 months on W2 contract

Description:

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as technical support resource providing diagnostic support on less complex warranty and non-warranty repair events.
• Formulate and direct less complex repair plans.
• Document the results of diagnostic and repair actions in the appropriate database clearly and concisely.
• Manage the escalation of complex requests to the appropriate level of support.
• Assists with diagnostic support and escalation process improvement activities.
• Maintain knowledge and technical understanding of current products and new products.
• Promote Client Service capability and service programs to increase sales.

Position Requirements:

• Manager prefers to see candidates with an Associates or higher – that being said, the minimal requirement is a High School Diploma.
• Manager is looking for candidates with at least 2-3 years related experience. The more experience the better!! This manager shared he tried working with a really "green” candidate in the past and it didn't work out very well.
• This manager would like to see candidates with experience in automotive customer service. Candidates who have worked as a service advisor in a dealership or candidates who have worked in an automotive parts store would be great fits for this position. The manager can train on the technical responsibilities (including applications they'll need to use) for the position, it's difficult to train someone on customer service piece needed for a role.
• Basic MS Office experience is needed.
• Manager wants noted that this is a high-volume role in a fast-paced environment. This team processes between 500 – 600 tickets per month, an average of 20-ish ticket per day. He wants to be sure candidates are aware of the volume of work and expectations for this opportunity.

Qualifications and Competencies:

• Diagnostics Application: Translates customer complaints to develop troubleshooting plan; troubleshoots issue following guided work flows, procedures, specialized equipment such as mechanical and electronic service tools, and diagnoses computer software to isolate failed components to enable a successful repair; validates repair by duplicating complaint to ensure it has been resolved; documents results of troubleshooting in business systems to communicate what has been done for payment and historical tracking.
• Technical Escalation: Obtains product technical issue information and utilizes available resources including data management tools; elevates issues to a higher level of expertise, balancing timeliness of customer response with investigation efforts; captures all troubleshooting steps in the appropriate database in order to ensure seamless transitions and accurate response to ticket resolution in a timely manner.
• Service Documentation: Creates and verifies customer, equipment and technical information; captures specific data using required service tools; follows procedures and documents required information in the service management system in order to have an accurate record of the work done.
• Electronic Service Tool Application: Identifies the suite of available hardware and software tools required for a service event; utilizes the appropriate electronic tool set to maintain the product or diagnose and troubleshoot an issue; interprets electronic tool results or recommendations to determine next steps for service resolution.
• Service Capability, Capacity and Coverage: Applies the Service Capability, Capacity and Coverage process to understand customer expectations, business priorities, and where products are operating to provide capable and consistent service through available parts, information, tools, and qualified technicians according to published standards; analyzes service capability metrics to identify, prioritize and resolve channel development opportunities within the service network.
• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Communicates effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Manages complexity: Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Nimble learning: Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
• Resourcefulness: Securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently.

\nCompany Description

Founded in 1990, Sunrise Systems is an award winning IT/Professional Staffing firm to Fortune 500 and State/Local Government Agencies.

Company Description

Founded in 1990, Sunrise Systems is an award winning IT/Professional Staffing firm to Fortune 500 and State/Local Government Agencies.