Service Advisor - Automotive (Permanent)

Are you a driven, enthusiastic and motivated Automotive Service Advisor? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment? Can you deliver a 5 star customer experience? Would you like the opportunity to work for the South West’s largest automotive dealership group?

Due to internal growth, we are looking to recruit an additional Service Advisor for our Service Department at Kastner (Volvo) Exeter.

What can we offer you?

In return for your hard work as a Service Advisor, you will be offered a competitive salary package and a great range of benefits including:

• Workplace pension (salary exchange option)
• 22 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time)
• Accredited Volvo (UK) training plans
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Refer a friend rewards
• Life assurance
• Discounted sales, MOT, products, parts & servicing
• Bonus scheme

What will I be responsible for?

• Meeting and greeting customers in a friendly and courteous manner throughout the day
• Booking vehicles into the technical workshop
• Liaising with the technical workshop to keep track of the vehicles' progress and ensuring the vehicle is ready at the promised time
• Providing exceptional customer service, including establishing customers onward travel arrangements, updating customers whilst their vehicle is in our workshop, handing over vehicles after service work and maintaining ongoing relationships with your customers
• Maintaining thorough product expertise and updating your knowledge through manufacturer led training
• Adopting a professional approach regarding the sale of repairs required
• Communicating concise details of invoices for payment
• Adhering to warranty process guidelines
• Maintaining good housekeeping standards and orderly administration of your work.

Could this be the ideal role for me?

The successful Service Advisor will need to be smartly presented, conscientious and possess excellent communication skills. We are looking for an individual who is highly organised and efficient whilst having the ability to build a rapport with our valued customers and develop strong and open working relationships with the wider team.

The Company

Helston Garages Group are one of the 25 largest dealer groups in Britain and the largest in the South West, with 38 franchise dealerships providing customers throughout Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset with high-quality new and used cars and vans generating a turnover in excess of £600 million and representing a range of franchises including Westerly BMW & MINI, Kastner Volvo, Helston VW, Truscotts Peugeot, Carrs Skoda along with Jaguar Land Rover, Audi, Porsche, Maserati, Ferrari and Select Used Vehicles.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work for a family run business and if you feel you have the skills, aptitude and attitude to be one of our Service Advisors, we’d love to hear from you so please click APPLY now!

No terminology in this advert is intended to be deemed discriminatory. We are happy to accept applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or marital status.