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Service Advisor

Employer
Cirrus Aircraft
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee, US
Salary
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Job Summary:

The Service Advisor is the primary interface between the customers of the Factory Service Center and the personnel at the facility. The Service Advisor has ownership and influence over the aircraft maintenance schedule and the capacity of the facility to schedule and coordinate aircraft maintenance, modifications, and service bulletin/advisory compliance including airframe, avionics, and engines. The Service Advisor will build work packages, including labor and required parts, based on the type of service performed.

Supervisory Responsibility:
  • None


Job Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

    • Directly communicates with customers to schedule aircraft operators into the service center for maintenance, modifications, and service bulletin/letter compliance (Includes airframe, avionics, and engines)
    • Based upon services requested by the customer, coordinates with parts department to pre-order known required parts and service bulletin kits. Also, pre-arranges outside services with vendors to ensure all requested work can be accomplished within the schedule pre-arranged with the customer. Needs to cross reference aircraft information on arrival to ensure all known inspections and maintenance is planned or customer is made aware
    • Develops cost estimates to accomplish inspections, modifications, after market installations, and service bulletins
    • Develops reference system to provide retrievable information regarding labor hours, parts cost, etc., regarding frequently quoted services, bulletins, and modifications
    • Keeps current on revisions to inspection requirements, changes in parts prices (particularly service bulletins) warranty status of scheduled aircraft/bulletins, revisions to FAR's and other data that could affect price quotes or customer "down time"
    • Maintains a current customer file in Salesforce to include: customer name, account number, contacts, phone numbers, address, aircraft unit, serial, and registration number
    • Markets the center's service capabilities to new customers with the center's market area
    • Conducts a thorough repeatable analysis of the customers' aircraft maintenance history, additional customer requests, service bulletins, air worthiness directives and provides detailed schedule options with lead-times and downtime so the customer can make an informed decision. Includes all CUSTOMER and DEMO aircraft
    • Prepares necessary documents into package prior to the customer's arrival and presents them to service center management for customer debrief
    • Prepares a weekly maintenance schedule (with a two-week window) for distribution to all departments within the center while maintaining an accurate schedule
    • Attends daily /weekly crew chief/supervisory meeting, prepared to discuss pre-arranged services, parts/kit availability and other factors that influence the customer's due-out schedule
    • Coordinates for special projects such as modifications, engineering issues
    • Keeps current knowledge of the quality inspection requirements that could affect a work scope maintenance event or the ability of the service center to work on a scheduled aircraft
    • Responds to customer request and concerns in a timely and professional manner
    • Verify that work requested falls within the financial credit limit of the customer's account and or maintenance program and provides alternate options if it does not
    • Daily manages the capabilities of the shop as to not overload or under-utilize resources, must ensure daily effective communication with DOM, Mechanic Leads, Avionic Leads, and others that support aircraft arrival, maintenance and departure to ensure customer satisfaction
    • Involves him or herself in the daily decision process of maintenance within Bay assigned and coordination with other Bay schedules to ensure an accurate schedule
    • Support coordination and planning of scheduled aircraft maintenance visits
    • Perform a variety of routine clerical and administrative support duties printing and assembling work packages, data management, reports
    • Schedule and help coordinate pre-induction meetings
    • Assist with audits, updating schedules and capacity charts, communication with internal customers, identifying and ordering parts and materials
    • Learn about Cirrus Aircraft maintenance programs, Proposal and Sales processes, Scheduling and Capacity Planning, factors influencing aircraft visit span times and intricacies involving aircraft work packages
    • Provide updates to the customer during aircraft repair process


Education and/or Experience:
  • Bachelor's Degree in business or related field
  • Customer service skills
  • Strong communication skills written and verbal, editing ability a plus
  • Have organizational skills ability to prioritize and work independently, attention to detail, meet deadlines, multitask and balance assignments
  • Interpersonal skills work in team of dynamic individuals, ability to remain professional through stressful situations.
  • Excellent customer service skills.
  • Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Access).
  • Understanding of aircraft systems and repairs is preferred.


Demonstrated Proficiencies/Skills/Abilities:
  • Must be able to demonstrate the ability to read, write and speak the English language.


  • Good understanding in the operation of standard office equipment and Microsoft office applications including: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
  • Great verbal and written communication skills, editing ability a plus


Other Duties:
  • The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified

Company

Since day one in 1984, Cirrus Aircraft has been committed to the future of aviation through smart safety, ease of operation and most adamantly, continuous innovation. Along the way, every turn has meant challenges and opportunities to grow general aviation–improving the flying experience as a whole.

Our goal is to utilize technology to drive enhanced safety, performance, sophistication and comfort. We are proud that today, after 30 years of dedication, the Cirrus brand is associated with these accolades and hallmarks that mean so much to us. Our line of all-composite personal aircraft-–the SR20, SR22 and turbocharged SR22T–lives up to this by incorporating advanced electronic and standard safety technologies including Cirrus Perspective by Garmin avionics and the unique Cirrus Airframe Parachute System® (CAPS®).

Our latest aircraft, the Vision Jet, raises the bar even higher as it ushers in a new era in personal transportation and introduces the world to “the personal jet.”

We’ve traveled far, but in many ways, we’re only just taking off. Join our team and become a part of the future today.

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