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Service Advisor

542111 · Sedentary Next-day ready

Description

Provides customer service in a motor vehicle servicing and sales context.

Typical work tasks

Meet and greet customers; prepare job sheets noting requirements such as WOF, service etc; tags customer’s keys and note details in spreadsheet; arranges transport for customers if required; issues loan cars; inspects loan cars for fuel, WOF, registration, servicing requirements and note any damage; attend promotional events; test drive cars; delivers cars to clients; estimates timeframes for work when booking in; liaise with mechanics regarding any issues and advise customers as required; prepare quotes for any work to be carried out; liaise with parts department re availability of parts; liaise with warranty companies; prepare warranty claims and documentation; undertakes data entry; attend educational events regarding new products; maintains CSR database; follows-up any issues with customers and resolve complaints promptly; process payments – till, eftpos and credit card facilities.

Typical work environment

  • Works indoors in office environment and may enter workshop. Goes outdoors when making deliveries.
  • Works predominantly at office desks and computer workstation.
  • Frequently works in adequately heated and ventilated spaces.

Typical physical and mental demands

  • Sedentary
  • Constantly sits at a workstation and carries out a variety of both manual and computerised data entry and word-processing tasks and general office duties.
  • Employees occasionally stand and walk.
  • Lifting, carrying, stretching, twisting or climbing is not a significant component of the job.
  • Bending, squatting or crouching movements are not a significant component of the job.
  • Repetitive arm hand and finger movements are frequently required for data-entry and word-processing tasks.
  • Use of hand-held objects such as pens, calculators and staplers, as well as telephones will also be occasional to frequent. Operates printers, copiers and a range of other office equipment and refills paper trays and ink supplies.
  • Mental skills include recording, organisation, planning and communication.
Entry signal Reviewed

Enter via experience or on-the-job training; no mandatory pre-entry qualification. Flagged next-day ready.

Entry barrier Experience or on-job training
Licence / registration No licence required
ANZSCO skill level 4
Next-day ready Yes

How this was determined (model-generated): Service Advisor: experience/training entry, on-the-job training sufficient; no licence required by text.

Entry Requirements

A New Zealand Register Level 2 or 3 qualification or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4). In some instances particular experience and/or on-the-job training may be required. For entry-level positions on-the-job training is sufficient.

Further Comments

There are opportunities for flexibility of movement.