AUTOS OF CHICAGO Verified
Automotive Dealership
Automotive Service Manager-Experience Required
Arlington Heights, ILOnsiteFull Time$100,000–$120,000 /yrPosted 2 months ago
Required skills
- Automotive Service Manager
- Service Department
- Service Advisors
- Technicians
- Recon Operations
- Automotive Repair Processes
- Workflow
- Customer Satisfaction
- Warranty
- Parts Ordering
Nice to have
- Dealertrack DMS
- Luxury/Import Experience
Role summary
Autos of Chicago in Arlington Heights seeks an experienced Automotive Service Manager to lead its growing Service Department. The role involves overseeing daily operations, managing service advisors, technicians, and recon staff, and driving customer pay business and profitability. Key responsibilities include monitoring workflow, ensuring quality repairs, managing parts, improving customer satisfaction, and maintaining shop standards. Previous automotive service management experience, strong leadership, and understanding of repair processes are required. Experience with Dealertrack DMS and luxury/import vehicles is preferred.
Autos of Chicago-Arlington Heights is looking for an experienced and motivated Service Manager to lead and grow our expanding Service Department. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to grow with a fast-paced luxury and high-line dealership environment with strong long-term potential.
Our service department is currently focused heavily on internal repair orders and recon operations, with significant opportunity to continue growing customer pay business and increase overall production and profitability.
Responsibilities & Duties:
Benefits:
Our service department is currently focused heavily on internal repair orders and recon operations, with significant opportunity to continue growing customer pay business and increase overall production and profitability.
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Oversee all daily operations of the Service Department
- Manage service advisors, technicians, porters, recon staff, and workflow
- Ensure all pending deal GET READY vehicles are prioritized and completed properly
- Oversee full recon process from vehicle check-in to front-line ready status
- Monitor open ROs, labor times, technician productivity, and shop efficiency
- Coordinate between sales, service, body shop, and inventory departments
- Ensure vehicles are properly diagnosed, repaired, inspected, and quality checked
- Manage parts ordering and communication with vendors when needed
- Keep track of appointment flow and service scheduling
- Monitor and improve CSI/customer satisfaction
- Ensure all warranty and internal repair processes are properly documented
- Review estimates, repair approvals, supplements, and recon expenses
- Stay on top of aging inventory and delayed repairs
- Assist in building and growing customer pay business and outside service traffic
- Ensure shop organization, cleanliness, safety, and professionalism
- Conduct daily production meetings and staff accountability follow-up
- Work closely with management regarding department goals, staffing, and profitability
- Previous automotive Service Manager experience required
- Experience with Dealertrack DMS strongly preferred
- Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills
- Experience managing technicians and recon operations
- Ability to work in a fast-paced dealership environment
- Strong understanding of automotive repair processes and workflow
- High accountability and problem-solving ability
- Luxury/import experience is a plus
- Growing service department with major opportunity for growth
- Competitive compensation based on experience
- Long-term opportunity with expanding dealership operations
- Professional work environment
- Opportunity to help build and improve processes
Benefits:
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Referral program
