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We are always looking for awesome talent to join our team! To be added to our pool of candidates for consideration of future available positions, please submit your resume to Ted Wright or Ashley Barfoot.

AUTOMOTIVE DETAILER

Hal Wright Chevrolet Cadillac GMC Buick is seeking a professional, enthusiastic, full time Automotive Detailer to join their team of professionals at their dealership located in Owen Sound. The Automotive Detailer contributes to the operational efficiency of the sales department and to positive CSI results by maintaining a high level of excellence during the cleaning and preparation of vehicles.

You will be responsible for:

  • Washing, cleaning, polishing and performing general upkeep on car interiors and exteriors to ensure they are clean and presentable for customers.
  • Operate cleaning equipment, or machines
  • Obtain stock numbers for sold vehicles and prepare them for deliveries
  • Use a variety of hand held tools to detail the interior and exterior of cars.
  • Notify supervisor or appropriate technician when you notice parts of car that require repair or replacement.
  • Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications:

  • Minimum 1 year work experience in automotive sector or related industry, which includes, washing and cleaning vehicles.
  • Positive attitude and ability to work in a team environment
  • Excellent organizational and prioritization skills, attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently and ensure quality and quantity of work meets expectations
  • Valid Driver’s license with a clean driving record
  • Product knowledge is an asset
  • Strong sense of personal responsibility and reliability
  • Desire to exceed customer expectations

 

 

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN

Hal Wright Chevrolet Cadillac GMC Buick is seeking a professional, enthusiastic, full time Automotive Technician to join their team of professionals at their dealership located in Owen Sound. The Automotive Technician contributes to the operational efficiency of the service department and to positive CSI results by maintaining a high level of excellence during the diagnosis and repair process for customer vehicles.

You will be responsible for:

  • Conducting routine service on vehicles and for diagnosing and completing repairs on customer vehicles
  • Staying up-to-date with regard to the technical aspects of vehicles
  • Working closely with the Parts Department and the Service Consultants
  • Being detail-oriented & writing on the work order the repairs completed, the parts required & the labour to be charged
  • Documenting any other vehicle problems that were noted during servicing

Qualifications:

  • Minimum 2 years work experience in a technician position
  • Valid Automotive Service Technician Certification of Qualification (or 2nd to 4th Year Apprentice)
  • Positive attitude and ability to work in a team environment
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills and attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently and ensure quality and quantity of work meets expectations
  • Valid Driver’s license with a clean driving record
  • Product knowledge is an asset
  • Strong sense of personal responsibility and reliability
  • Desire to exceed customer expectations

 

 

FINANCIAL SERVICES MANAGER

Functions:

  • Customer Relations
  • Communication with External Sources
  • Sales/Marketing
  • Interdepartmental Relations
  • Profit Management
  • Leadership
  • Operations/Paperwork
  • Training of Sales Consultants in Financial Services Matters

Competencies:

  • Analysis & Problem Solving
  • Customer Enthusiasm
  • Decisiveness
  • Delegating & Empowering
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Motivation & Coaching
  • Organizing & Planning
  • Strategic Leadership
  • Team Building
  • Versatility
  • Communication

Reports to:

  • Dealer
  • General Manager

Management/Business Skills Required:

  • Knowledge of applicable federal, provincial & local regulations/laws pertaining to the automotive industry
  • Ability to establish rapport, to collect information on customer needs, & to ensure customer enthusiasm
  • Ability to quickly but closely review sales contracts for accuracy
  • Ability to work with lenders and financial institutions to arrange customer financing
  • Management skills of organizing and planning, interpersonal sensitivity, and analysis
  • Thorough knowledge of bank and insurance terminology and processes
  • Knowledge of computer systems, including spreadsheets
  • Keyboarding skills (30-40 words per minute)
  • Calculator, adding machine, and other office machine skills
  • Full mathematical skills, including ability to calculate compound interest

Work Orientation Factors

  • Much customer contact
  • Work with high-dollar amounts
  • Much analytical work
  • Much paperwork
  • Work with various types of computer equipment
  • Much contact with people in all dealership departments
  • Long hours

Position Summary

The Financial Services Manager:

  • Works closely with the sales team and with accounting team members and is familiar with the procedures in both of these departments.
  • Is responsible for staying current with regard to financial services offerings and alternatives.
  • Works with the customer to arrange for financing and to finalize purchases, presenting to him or her extended service contracts and other owner protection programs during completion of the sales contract.
  • Reviews customers’ credit applications for complete information and accuracy, matches customers to suitable financial sources, and follows up with customers and lending institutions.
  • Is responsible for knowledge and enforcement of the legal ramifications that impact this department.
  • Works with other managers in planning, forecasting trends, and reviewing and revising plans for the dealership on an ongoing basis.
  • Establishes and maintains a strong work relationship with lenders and financial institutions and works to understand their lending procedures.
  • Maintains a log of all sales that includes what proportion of each sales was made up of financial services products, and keeps sales team members informed.
  • Develops incentive programs for sales team members in order to promote financial services products.
  • Leads his or her team members and ensures that they are trained and up-to-date on company policies.

What the Worker is Like?

The Financial Services Manager:

  • Is much like the dealership "banker" and maintains a similar bearing and presence within the dealership and among the lenders he or she works with on a daily basis.
  • Is well-versed in financial services and accounting as well as in sales.
  • Must be capable of working independently, effectively managing his or her time and work flow.
  • Must be genuinely customer focused and must have strong interpersonal skills, easily establishing rapport with customers.
  • Must be accessible to the rest of the team.

What the Work is Like?

The work of the Financial Services Manager:

  • Has as its central characteristic customer contact at an important moment in the process of a sale.
  • Entails finalizing contracts down to the point of signatures, while at the same time working to set up extended service contracts and insurance arrangements.
  • Requires spending considerable time on the phone with lenders.
  • Requires working closely with sales team members and in harmony with the respective styles of Sales Consultants.
  • Involves overseeing sales document presentation training by Financial Services Department members to dealership sales team members.
  • Requires effective interdepartmental communication and feedback with regard to sales.
  • Necessitates strong leadership skills.
  • Requires analytical skills, which are part of the planning process and part of the process of constantly monitoring the profits of the dealership, in pinpointing where improvement can be made in teams and procedures and in making action plans to provide correction based on the analyses.

 

 

*Hal Wright Chevrolet Cadillac GMC Buick welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process