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Goodson Acura is hiring: Service Writer in Dallas

Goodson Acura, Dallas, TX, United States


Job Opportunity At Our Family Owned Dealership

We are a family owned and operated dealership in Dallas for over 30 years with an outstanding culture and growing team. If you feel you would be a great fit with our amazing team, please carefully review what we have to offer, and what we expect from our employees below:

Benefits & Perks

  • Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match; eligible employees may begin contributing after 90 days of full-time employment no open enrollment required
  • Free Direct Primary Care ("Concierge") doctor
  • Earn up to 4 weeks of paid vacation, with the option to cash out
  • Paid Bereavement Leave
  • 5 Paid Holidays plus one additional floating PTO day
  • Employer-paid Life Insurance
  • Employer-paid Long-Term Disability
  • Tuition reimbursement up to $1,000/semester for courses toward a two-year degree or equivalent (pre-approval required; recipient must remain with the company for 12 months following the final reimbursement payment)

Employee Recognition & Milestones

  • Annual service bonus: $50 per year of service, presented in cash by the owner
  • Annual Thanksgiving turkey, presented by ownership and leadership
  • Thanksgiving and Christmas lunches hosted at the dealership
  • 5-year anniversary: custom gold ring (white or yellow gold) with the company name
  • Every 5 years thereafter: two diamonds added to your ring
  • 25-year milestone: Rolex watch
  • 30-year milestone and beyond: silver bar awarded annually

Responsibilities

  • Approach, greet, and offer assistance or direction to any customer who enters the dealership showroom or sales lot
  • Maintain and/or exceed service sales goals as required by dealer
  • Greet customers in a prompt and friendly manner
  • Obtain and review customer and vehicle information and maintain client database
  • Ensure customer satisfaction by exceeding the customer's expectations and providing a great customer experience to all customers
  • Initiate and present multi-point inspection for every customer in service
  • Clearly report all vehicle symptoms to technical team as described by the customer
  • Follow up with customer in a timely manner and with customer's selected communication preference
  • Monitor the progress of each vehicle throughout the day, and update all customers a minimum of twice daily
  • Explain all completed work and charges to customers before or during checkout
  • Maintain and exceed ACE (Acura Customer Experience) standards
  • Other duties or tasks as requested or required

Requirements

  • Prior automotive experience preferred
  • Minimum high school diploma or GED equivalent required
  • Valid driver's license
  • Proficiency with standard Microsoft software and ability to learn other computer-based tools for client-facing and a majority of roles
  • Excellent communication and customer service skills
  • Professional appearance and work ethic
  • Self-motivated
  • Personal and professional integrity
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Solid work ethic around attendance and punctuality
  • Complete a pre-employment drug screen and background check