What makes your undealership team so special?
Typical dealerships do not reflect the diverse communities they serve. At Planet, we develop elite professionals recruited from the broadest cross-section of society. On our Planet:
· Women, including several managers, excel in all departments;
· Veterans and active-duty military service members serve country and customers;
· Team members join us from varied ethnic and racial backgrounds;
· Professionals of all ages thrive on our Planet;
· And we've promoted Pride since the day we opened in 1998.
Would you like to join this inclusive team, and have fun in a business overflowing with opportunities? We want you to apply!
EXPERIENCED AUTO TECHNICIAN
Planet Subaru is seeking an experienced flat-rate automotive technician. We have lots of work!
Planet Subaru is a very special dealership. We have very low turnover and very high quality of life. We have won many "best workplace" awards. Selected from over 20,000 dealerships nationwide, Planet Subaru was named to the Automotive News Top 100 Best Dealerships to Work For twice. And the Boston Globe nine times selected Planet Subaru from thousands of companies in all industries for its list of Top 100 Places To Work.
Benefits include health insurance, paid vacation, and partial 401K matching. We have a beautiful facility with an air-conditioned shop. We will pay you to attend classes to become a Subaru Master technician. We have a family atmosphere with professional, competent, friendly managers.
The work week is four days per week, 10 hours per day, including many Saturdays. You get Sunday and two weekdays off. If necessary, we can make schedule adjustments to serve your needs, for example if you wanted to work less than full time, or, if you wanted to work five days per week instead of four.
Planet Subaru has many women on its sales and service teams, and many women have served on our technical staff, so we encourage women to apply.
Franchised auto experience is preferred but not required. Subaru experience is not required...we will help you learn the product.
Compensation is flat-rate and amount is determined by experience/ability. We can also hire you if you have experience as a marine mechanic, boat mechanic, diesel mechanic, fleet mechanic, or inboard/outboard mechanic.
Please email your resume with a brief note about your interest in the position to dlathrop at planetsubaru.com.APPRENTICE AUTO TECHNICIAN
Are you looking for a career and a home instead of just another job? Planet Subaru is seeking someone good with their hands who would like to get a start in a lucrative field with lots of growth opportunity. We will help you learn the skills necessary to complete light maintenance and repairs on vehicles, including oil changes and tire rotations.
No automotive repair experience is necessary, but you need an aptitude for doing mechanical things. Any vocational/technical school or shop experience is helpful but not required. We will train you if you're smart and eager to learn.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone who doesn't want to work at low-wage job year after year. We will help you develop into a master technician through the years. It's also great for someone at a tire shop, small garage, or oil change facility who wants to move up to a franchised dealership.
The work week is four, ten-hour shifts, so you get three days off per week. You can work a fifth day and get overtime if you like. Your schedule will include many Saturdays, and the shop is closed Sundays. Benefits include health insurance, paid vacation, and partial 401K matching. We have a beautiful facility with an air-conditioned shop.
Planet Subaru is a very special dealership. We have very low turnover and very high quality of life. To learn more about our unique philosophy, visit planetsubaru.com. Planet is a great place to work. Selected from over 20,000 nationwide, Planet Subaru was twice named to the Automotive News Top 100 Best Dealerships to to Work For. And the Boston Globe selected Planet Subaru five times from thousands of companies in all industries for its Best Place To Work Award.
Planet Subaru has many women on its sales and service teams, so we encourage women and others traditionally excluded from auto industry opportunities to apply.
Please email your resume with a brief note about your interest in the position to dlathrop@planetsubaru.com. We will respond to qualified applicants with a list of answers to frequently asked questions about the opportunity.
SERVICE ADVISOR
SUMMARY
As a service advisor at Planet Subaru, you are the key point of contact for customers bringing a car in for service. You will greet them, write up the repair order, and recommend services. You will stay in touch with them through the day to let them know about the progress and also to request permission to do any additional work that the technician discovers. The day is busy and moves quickly. The two most important qualities to have are friendliness and organizational skills. For example, if the car takes longer to complete than originally predicted, most customers are okay with that as long as you're nice about it and you call ahead of time so they don't show up and find out that they have to sit around and wait. You need to be able to deal with the occasional grumpy customer who isn't polite or reasonable. We have six service advisors, and the official title is "Assistant Service Manager" because we give you authority to resolve many circumstances on your own.
SCHEDULE
Week 1
7:30 to 7:00 - 3 weekdays - 34.5 hours
7:30 to 5:00 - Saturday - 9.5 hours
44 total Hours
Week 2
7:30 to 7:00 - 4 weekdays - 46 hours
46 total Hours
SALARY AND BONUS
Compensation is a combination of reliable weekly pay plus bonuses.
EXPERIENCE
Prior automotive or dealership experience is not required, but is helpful. The more you know about dealerships and vehicles, and the more passion you have for them, the less training you will require. But we will train the right person.
THE RIGHT PERSON
The ideal candidate likes cars, is friendly, eager to learn new things, likes to be busy, has an upbeat attitude about life, can handle the occasional grumpy customer, enjoys the pleasure of delighting customers, is smart, professional, and polished. We are looking for those who see a career in our business, not just a job until something else comes along. You need a good driving record because you will be driving company and customer vehicles around the lot, and occasionally on the roads. If you like providing good customer service, you'll enjoy this job a lot.
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
We promote almost exclusively from within, so you can grow along with us.
ABOUT THE DEALERSHIP
The car business doesn't have a great reputation, but before you think you know what kind of people we are, read on. We are unlike any other dealership in this business. We are the "undealership," the alternative to the tricks and games found at other stores. To learn more about our philosophy, visit: http://www.planetsubaru.com/top-reasons.htm. We have minimal turnover compared to the industry average, and the longevity of our team members says a lot about the quality of life here.
A GREAT PLACE TO WORK
Selected from over 20,000 nationwide, Planet was twice named to the Automotive News Top 100 Best Dealerships to Work For. And the Boston Globe selected Planet Subaru NINE times from thousands of local companies as a Top Place to Work.
LOCATION
Planet Subaru is located in Hanover, approximately 20 minutes southeast of Boston.
MISSION CULTURE WHERE YOU BELONG
We hire elite professionals recruited from the broadest cross-section of society. Serving on our Planet: many women, including managers; veterans and active-duty military service members; people of all ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, and ethnic and racial backgrounds. We want you to apply!
TO APPLY
Please email your resume and compelling cover letter to jgreene@planetsubaru.com We read every cover letter and resume, and we will respond to qualified applicants with a detailed list of FAQ's. Thank you for your interest in Planet Subaru!
FINANCE MANAGER
SUMMARYLooking for a home instead of another trip on the merry-go-round? Planet Subaru seeks an automotive finance/insurance manager (business manager) who will fit into our not-so-typical team. Are you smart, professional, and polished, want to make a good living and have fun doing it? We are unlike any other dealership in the industry. We are not slick. We are the "undealership," the alternative to the tricks and games found at other stores.
WHY PLANET?
Planet is great place to work, and you don't have to take our word for it. Selected from over 20,000 nationwide, Planet was named to the Automotive News "Top 100 Best Dealerships to Work For" twice. And the Boston Globe also nine times selected Planet from thousands of companies in all industries for its list of "Top Places To Work" ranking.
SCHEDULE
We have three business managers, so the schedule is impossibly rare in the car business: only five days per week, a few less than fifty hours per week. We are closed every Sunday and you get a weekday and some Saturdays off. We want you to stay for the long term, and a humane schedule is one of the many ways we do that.
RESPONSIBILITIES
After a customer completes preliminary paperwork for a vehicle sale, you will meet the customer, in person or over the phone, and assist them with financing or leasing options. Good attention to detail is required to make sure various legal documents are completed accurately. As a senior member of the team, you will need to play very well with others.
TO APPLY
Please send your resume WITH A PROFESSIONAL COVER LETTER about your interest in Planet with “Finance Manager” in the subject line to Sales Operations Manager James Greene: jgreene@planetsubaru.com. We will reply to qualified applicants who follow this request with answers to frequently asked questions about the opportunity. Thanks!
Selected from thousands of dealerships nationwide, Automotive News twice named Planet Subaru a "Best Dealership to Work For."
See the video about the unusual number of women in every department at Planet.
Selected from thousands of local companies, the Boston Globe eight times (!) awarded Planet with its top workplace award.
The Planet stores have very low turnover so we rarely have many openings. We do add positions as we grow, however, and typically work off a waiting list, so if you would like to be considered for a future opening at Planet Subaru in Hanover or Planet Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram in Franklin, please send your resume to Managing Partner Dale Lathrop with a brief note about the position you would be interested in. We will contact you when we have an opening. We diligently recruit team members who have traditionally been excluded from the opportunities in the auto industry. The diversity of our team is proof of our success and we encourage you to apply.
Planet offers high-paying automotive jobs near Boston. If you're looking for dealership employment you'll love on the South Shore, Boston, and most of eastern Massachusetts, then apply today!
