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Trainee Service Team Manager (Guildford)

  • Location Mercedes-Benz of Guildford
  • Salary Competitive salary dependent on experience
  • Contract Full-Time

A new opportunity has arisen to join our Service team in Guildford as a Trainee Service Team Manager. The purpose of this role is to train and develop to have a depth and breadth of knowledge, skills and experience as a Service Team Manager.

Main Duties will include training and development to work towards:

  • To receive customers and their vehicles in a friendly and professional manner, discuss and confirm their requirements and take responsibility for the vehicle during its time at the Retailer.

  • To hand over and receive back any loan vehicle according to the published procedure.

  • To supervise the flow of work into the workshop and liaise workshop control to meet customer requirements.

  • To ensure that collection and delivery drivers operate to schedule and meet customer and workshop expectations.

  • To ensure that repair orders are raised and processed according to the established guidelines and that work is completed to schedule.

  • Responsible for managing own WIP

  • To ensure accurate data collection and corrections if needed, including GDPR preferences

  • To ensure that requested work is completed on time and to the expected standards.

  • To ensure all customers vehicles are washed and vacuumed.

  • To ensure that invoicing is accurate and completed on time.

  • To ensure that job extensions are properly authorised and processed.

  • To keep customers fully and regularly informed of changes to costs and expected completion times/dates.

  • To ensure that vehicles are properly handed over to customers, including invoice explanation and advising future requirements.

  • To maintain high standards of housekeeping within both the front of house and back of house service areas and maintain a safe working environment.

Requirements

  • Candidates must have a full driving licence

  • English and Maths (Grade C and above)

  • Experience in a customer facing role

  • Experience of working within processes.

Hours of work are:

Monday to Friday 08.00– 18.00 (with an unpaid 1 hour break)

Saturday 08.00 – 13.00 on a rota basis - paid as extra time

Apply for this position

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Sandown Motors Limited, Holes Bay Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 2BD.

Registered In: UK 8657001.

VAT Reg. No. 642 2305 74.

Sandown Dorset and Wiltshire Ltd and Sandown Surrey and Hampshire Ltd is an appointed representative of ITC Compliance Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (their registration number is 313486). Permitted activities include advising on and arranging general insurance contracts and acting as a credit broker not a lender. We can introduce you to a limited number of finance providers. We do not charge fees for our Consumer Credit services. We typically receive a payment(s) or other benefits from finance providers should you decide to enter into an agreement with them, typically either a fixed fee or a fixed percentage of the amount you borrow. The payment we receive may vary between finance providers and product types. The payment received does not impact the finance rate offered. All finance applications are subject to status, terms and conditions apply, UK residents only, 18’s or over, Guarantees may be required. 

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