Service Manager-Automotive


Champion Chevrolet - Service - Athens, AL
Athens, Alabama

Posted On: August 20, 2025
Last Day to Apply: September 30, 2025

Service Manager – Franchise Automotive Dealership

If you are driven to help people, passionate about customer service, and ready to lead a successful service team, then this opportunity is for you. We’re searching for an experienced automotive service manager who is motivated to excel and serious about a true career in this highly competitive industry. As service manager, our customers, and your team, will look to you for guidance, leadership and expertise.

Job Responsibilities

  • Conduct daily one-on-one client status meetings with each ASM to identify potential service issues
  • Monitor automotive repair/maintenance to prevent operational delays
  • Work with service director to set departmental objectives
  • Recruit, interview and train service staff
  • Maintain daily sales and production records as prescribed by upper management
  • Review and evaluate service sales performance
  • Staff technical teams relative to production requirements
  • Remain current on new products and changes to existing products
  • Maintain department finances within parameters established by upper management
  • Assure proper repair-order flow/maximize productivity
  • Monitor/control all warranty activity to ensure compliance with policies and procedures
  • Adhere to dealership policy on client vehicle care and operation
  • Administer payroll for service staff in cooperation with payroll department, securing approval from service director and general manager
  • Enforce OSHA requirements, procedures and regulations
  • Conduct performance evaluations
  • Participate in operational planning
  • Maintain the facility and equipment
  • Conduct weekly department meetings/attend weekly manager meetings

Education and/or Experience

Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or 2 to 4 years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

GM and/or CDJR experience is a plus!

Benefits

In addition to career-long personal development, our associates enjoy a number of benefits, including:

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Holidays
  • Employee Discount Pricing on vehicles
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • 5 day work week (closed on Sunday)

About Us

Champion Auto Group is proud to serve North Alabama, South Tennessee and the East Mississippi area for more than 40 years.

We are a family owned business since 1983 so we put Family Values first in everything we do. 

We appreciate our customers and aim to make them customers for life!  We also value community and support local business, vendors, suppliers and charitable organizations. We are proud of our Top rating from the Better Business Bureau and realize our employees are key to our success and if you share the same values, we welcome you to apply!

 

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