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Kettle Marine

BOAT SERVICE ADVISOR

Kettle Marine, Coral City, Wisconsin, United States

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SERVICE ADVISOR: Boat Marine Dealer At

Kettle Marine

our Service Advisor is often the first point of contact for our customers. You will prepare written estimates for service work and parts and be the liaison between customers, manufacturer and employees. This requires the ability to be friendly, outgoing, have good computer skills and great communication skills over phone, text and email. This is a full-time position Tuesday-Saturday.

Experience in recreational boating is huge plus.

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

Service Writing-involves contacting vendors, customers and employees.

Customer contact for customers. Previous boat knowledge is preferred.

MAJOR DUTIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES Service Writing

Must have outgoing, friendly personality and superior communication and customer service skills

Initiate work orders and maintain control until closed and invoiced

Must be customer service, yet goal-oriented, maintaining a sales-focused approach in an effort to increase service revenue

Prioritizing the service work schedule appropriately with available hours in shop.

Keeping track of job status/progress.

Communicating proactively with customers and employees on work progress

Returning phone calls and promptly.

Dispatching tickets to appropriate techs.

Creating and updating work orders with proper documentation.

Performing walk-arounds on boats with customers.

Explaining work to the customers and get approval for this work.

Ensuring the parts are available for the jobs prior to dispatch.

Tracking open work orders on scheduling system

Communication with Sales.

'Pre-deliver' closed work orders over the phone and answer all questions.

Performing work order audits to quality check all lines addressed, pricing accurate, parts and sublets billed, etc.

Pre-sell suggested high-priority maintenance to the customer proactively. Schedule this work in the off-season.

Follow up with customers on future work.

Create loyalty out of conflicts.

Maintain neat and clean service facilities & equipment.

Ability to read work order requests and ensure that boats are efficiently and effectively moved for rigging and pre-owned technician, haul-launch schedules.

Knowledge of OEM and recommended maintenance schedules for all boat engines and products.

Maintains the service library with up-to-date information. Handles service department filing and records.

Ensure that all service bulletins for engines and boats are written up and repair orders generated.

Performs other related duties as required or assigned

Personnel Administration

Team building and promote interdepartmental relationships.

Work directly with techs to coordinate all boat and trailer movement.

Attend instructional courses as needed

Sales & Customer Relations

Superior execution of high product quality, attentive, responsive and attractive service staff and warm, fun atmosphere.

Explore ways to better serve customers (Internal & External).

Develop ways to communicate with sales team to maintain a "personalized environment" and obtain feedback to monitor their satisfaction.

Attend special events, off-site as needed.

Schedule Requirements and Physical Demands

Able to work an average of 40-50 hours per week.

Able to work day shift including Saturdays.

Able to walk and stand on your feet 8-10 hours, go up and down stairs

Able to lift 50 Lbs.

REQUIREMENTS

A high school diploma or equivalent

Possess managerial confidence

Professional appearance and positive attitude to all customers

Communicate intelligently both verbally and in writing

Organizational and computer skills are required for the position

Be team-oriented, self-motivated and process driven

Customer service or sales-related background preferred

Valid Wisconsin driver's license and U.S. citizenship

Dockmaster software knowledge is a plus

Ability to operate all equipment sold by the dealership

BENEFITS

Family-owned dealer with committed, established, experienced staff

Health, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance, 401(k) with Company Match Available

Paid Training

Paid Holidays

2 weeks paid vacation upon hire

Currently offers a Christmas/New Year break

Great work environment: work hard + have fun

Newest, coolest products in the boat/marine industry are here

Outstanding employee discount

ABOUT US: Kettle Marine

in Jackson is Wisconsin's fastest growing marine dealership serving the surrounding Milwaukee, WI area. We are an authorized boat dealer for Alumacraft, Campion, MirroCraft, Tahoe Pontoons & Premier Pontoon and Angler Qwest pontoon boats. We're also an outboard motor dealer for Mercury Marine, Yamaha Marine, ShoreLand'r and other boat trailers. We carry a large selection of new and pre-owned boats, offer boat service and maintenance, summarizing and winterization along with indoor/outdoor storage for our customers.

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