Technical Writer jobs in Hammond, IN

Who We Are

Castongia Tractor is a team of professionals focused on helping our customers grow by providing accurate, timely and valuable solutions for our Agricultural, Commercial, and Residential partners’ ever-changing needs through providing high quality products, first-class product support and cutting edge new technology and continued education of our customers and employees.

What We Offer

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance 
• Life and Disability Insurance
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays

Purpose

Assist the service manager in maintaining accurate and on-time reports and records relative to the service department’s operation within the dealership.

Responsibilities

• Assist in Answering phone calls for service.
• Assign jobs and work areas to techs according to their skill, knowledge and level of expertise, under the direction of Service Manager.
• Inspect customer machines after repairs have been performed to assure that customer satisfaction is maintained when there machine is returned to them.
• Assist technicians in machine diagnostics as needed.
• Assist technicians in DTAC case creation.
• Write up work order requisitions and open work orders as needed.
• Keep techs productive and working.
• Assure that techs are keeping shop cleaned and organized.
• Make sure all company service vehicles are maintained.
• Assist in keeping schedule board updated daily.
• Maintain service counter schedule pad daily and complete before next day’s business.
• Issue purchase orders for outside supplies and repairs, submit bills to service mgr for processing.
• Maintain and monitor special tool inventory.
• Provide estimates to customers for repairs when requested.
• Keep customers informed of status of machine repairs and costs.
• Contact customers for authorization of additional repairs.
• Work with service manager in all aspects of the service department in fulfilling the responsibilities of the service manager.
• Promotes loyalty and customer goodwill and protects dealership and service department image.
• Advise service manager of all customer complaints.
• Meet with service manager daily to review department performance and personnel matters.
• Perform other duties and functions as directed by Service Manager in line with objectives of the dealership.
• Duties as assigned by management.

Skills & Qualifications

• 5 years work related experience.
• Previous supervisory or management experience preferred but not required.
• Ability to write and work on routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively one on one or before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Ability to negotiate customer complaints to a satisfactory resolution.
• Ability to define problems collects data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Computer skills
• Strong organizational skills