Assistant Service Manager - No Auto Experience Needed, Will Train

🚘 Assistant Service Manager / Service Advisor

Location: Hamburg, NJ | Full-Time | $65K–$90K (Base + Commission)
🏆 AAA Best in Auto Repair (2023 & 2024) | 🏅 NJBIZ Best Places to Work 2024

👋 Who You Are

You're a natural sales closer, a people leader, and a problem-solver who thrives in high-energy environments. Maybe you've crushed it in retail, hospitality, tech sales, or customer experience—but now you're looking for something more meaningful. Something stable. Something with real growth potential.

You’ve got hustle, leadership instincts, and a passion for helping people. And while you may not know how to diagnose a misfiring engine yet, you’ve got the drive—and we’ve got the training.

🚨 Automotive experience NOT required.
We’ll teach you the car stuff—you bring the people skills, sales chops, and leadership mindset.

🔧 What You’ll Be Doing

As our Assistant Service Manager, you’ll be the linchpin between customers, technicians, and the front office. You’ll help lead the team, drive sales, and keep the daily operations running smoother than a fresh oil change.

🎯 Customer Service & Sales

  • Greet customers with confidence and warmth—be the face of trust.
  • Write and manage repair orders from check-in to check-out.
  • Present and explain repairs clearly (we don’t sell snake oil—we educate and empower).
  • Drive sales through value, urgency, and transparency.
  • Follow up with open estimates and help customers make informed decisions.

🤝 Team Leadership & Support

  • Support the Service Manager and help lead the team to success.
  • Keep technicians informed, organized, and accountable to timelines.
  • Coach front-of-house staff on scripts, service excellence, and upsell opportunities.
  • Step in where needed—whether it’s solving a workflow hiccup or diffusing a tough customer moment.

🧠 Process, Precision & Hustle

  • Use our Shop Management Software (Shopware) to keep everything running tight.
  • Stay on top of timelines, updates, and vehicle progress.
  • Help manage the daily game plan—this is chess, not checkers.

💪 Why DeBoer’s Auto?

  • Award-winning team with a culture built on excellence, not egos
  • Executive-level leadership training (this isn’t just a job—it’s a launchpad)
  • Growth-focused and supportive environment (we grow leaders from within)
  • Real work-life balance: no nights or weekends
  • Tools, tech, and systems that actually make your job easier

✅ You’re a Fit If You...

  • Have 3–5 years in sales, customer service, or team leadership (not necessarily in auto)
  • Communicate like a pro and connect with people effortlessly
  • Can juggle tasks, solve problems, and stay cool under pressure
  • Want to grow your career and eventually lead a team or location
  • Are hungry, humble, and coachable (we’re a no-drama zone)

👊 Ready to Join a Team That’s Going Places?

Let’s talk. This is your shot to step into a leadership role at one of NJ’s most respected auto repair companies—no grease-stained resume required.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in a sales, customer service, or team leadership role (automotive industry not required)
  • Proven ability to communicate clearly and confidently—both in person and over the phone
  • A track record of hitting performance goals and managing multiple priorities at once
  • Comfortable using technology and software to manage workflow and customer data (we use Shopware—don’t worry, we’ll train you)
  • Strong problem-solving mindset—you don’t just point out issues, you help fix them
  • Team-first attitude—you lead with positivity and help others succeed
  • Ability to coach and support staff, reinforcing process and accountability
  • Coachable and growth-minded—you’re always looking to get better and step into more responsibility
  • Must be able to work on-site full-time in Hamburg, NJ—no remote options
  • Valid driver’s license (you may occasionally move customer vehicles)

Benefits

  • Why Join Us?
    • Work-life balance – No late nights or weekends!
    • Competitive pay
    • Well-lit, climate-controlled shop environment
    • Comprehensive benefits package:
      • Health, dental, and vision insurance
      • Employer-paid life insurance & long-term disability
      • Additional short-term disability, accident, and critical illness coverage
    • Retirement program with a 4% employer match
    • Profit-sharing program
    • Generous PTO
    • Paid holidays (7 days per year)
    • Paid training and professional development
    • Company events and team-building activities
  • If you're looking for a stable, detail-focused administrative role in a team that values your contributions, we’d love to meet you! Apply today and become part of an award-winning company where your organizational skills will shine. 🚗✨

DEBOER'S AUTOWilliam DeBoer (Bill Sr.) is the founder of DeBoer’s Auto, Inc. and carries the title of President. He immigrated to America from Holland with his parents at the age of two. He grew up fascinated by cars which led him to the pastime of drag racing — and a career assembling cars for 13 years at the Ford Motor Company's plant in Mahwah. After the assembly plant, in the 80s, Bill Sr. turned down options to relocate. Instead, he started DeBoer’s Auto in Newton, NJ, in 1982. Originally a body shop and independent car dealer, DeBoer's had three successful years before Bill Sr. made the decision to buy his own business in Hamburg, NJ. There, he continued selling used cars and trucks, but discontinued the body shop side of the business. He ran the business through the ups and downs of the economy, utilizing the three bay garages that his new location provided to service the pre-owned vehicles for his customers. In 1997, Bill was joined by his son, William J. DeBoer (Bill Jr.), a recent graduate of Pennsylvania State University where he earned a B.S. in Business Management. The family decided to add car service and repair back into their business model. Passionate about computers from an early age, Bill Jr.'s interest in technology gravitated to cars while he was in college. By obtaining a Certificate in Automotive Technology, as well as the B.S. in Management, Bill was able to fuse his interests into a car technology specialization.Bill Jr. is now co-owner and Vice President at DeBoer’s Auto. As the company’s General Manager, Bill has been responsible for bringing innovations in daily operations to the full-service, high-tech auto repair facility for the past 25 years. Today, Bill runs business development, sales, the service department, process improvement, human resources, and technician education programs at the company his father founded over three decades ago. Bill is an expert in automotive technology operations with a number of nationally recognized credentials. He has received accreditation as an Automotive Manager from the Automotive Management Institute (AMI) and is a National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA) CERTIFIED MASTER DEALER®. His National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) credentials include Master Technician, L1 Advanced Engine Performance, P2 Parts Specialist, and X1 Undercar Specialist.Bill’s passion for vehicle technology, however, isn’t just limited to cars. He recently obtained his private pilot license from the FAA and spends his free time mastering airplane technology. When he’s not flying the skies, Bill can be found at his local ski mountain where he’s been a volunteer alpine patroller for over a decade.Bill Sr., not to be out done, is an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and has volunteered in that capacity on the Wantage Township first aid squad for over 18 years. He also was awarded the Paul Harris Award by Rotary international.

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