What are the responsibilities and job description for the Customer Service Manager position at Department of Transportation?
Initial Posting Date:
01/28/2025
Application Deadline:
02/11/2025
Agency:
Department of Transportation
Salary Range:
$5,763 - $8,920
Position Type:
Employee
Position Title:
Customer Service Manager
Job Description:
Licensing and Permitting Supervisor 2 – Customer Service Manager
Oregon Department of Transportation
Driver and Motor Vehicle Services (DMV)
Field Services Group / Central Region
Oregon Department of Transportation
Driver and Motor Vehicle Services (DMV)
Field Services Group / Central Region
Springfield
The role:
Bring your leadership skills to the Springfield DMV as customer service manager. In this critical role, you will oversee operations and supervise employees in a cluster of field offices. Responsibilities include ensuring customer service standards are met during every interaction, meeting facilitation, budget preparation, participating in the recruitment process, conducting performance evaluations and resolving customer complaints. If you have a passion for helping others and providing exceptional customer service, apply today!
We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions. We hope you’ll join us on our path to increasing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging through
our values, commitments, strategies and actions.
Before applying, visit our
applicant information website
to learn more about our process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.
A day in the life:
- Oversee operations of assigned offices.
- Ensure transactions reflect correct interpretation and application of laws, rules and program policies and procedures.
- Provide direct customer service and maintain proficiency with processing driver and vehicle transactions.
- Research and resolve technical issues.
- Maintain accurate records related to the management and operation of field offices.
- Analyze business processes and systems for efficiency, accuracy and adherence to applicable policies, procedures, rules and laws.
- Investigate and resolve customer complaints and concerns.
- Manage process for filing vacancies.
- Evaluate and improve employee effectiveness by providing feedback during one-on-one meetings.
- Monitor operating budget and contract compliance. Approve and reconcile expenses.
- Perform VIN inspections and drive tests in inclement weather.
- Work is primarily conducted in an office setting and can include irregular hours based on business needs.
- Travel between assigned offices is required and may include traveling during inclement weather.
- To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please emailODOTRecruitment@odot.oregon.gov.
What’s in it for you:
- Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more.Learn moreabout working at the Oregon Department of Transportation and thebenefitswe offer.
- Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range. Through an equal pay assessment, we will determine the salary offer using the information you provide in your submitted application materials. Please ensure your application materials are detailed, accurate and reflect your skills, experience (paid and unpaid) and education as they relate to the position when applying.
- The salary range listed is the non-PERSmonthly salary range. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible,the salary range will increaseby 6.95%.
- Public Service Loan Forgivenessopportunity!
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Four years of lead work, supervision or progressively related experience.
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One year of related experience and a bachelor's degree in a related field.
Special qualifications: Driving is an essential function of this position. You must have a valid driver license and an acceptable driving record. We will conduct pre-employment driving records checks on our final candidate(s). Your license does not have to be issued in Oregon to be considered.
What we’d like to see:
If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience, education and alignment with
ODOT values
to help us decide who will move forward.- Experience interpreting and explaining state laws, rules, policies and procedures to others.
- Employee performance management, development and coaching.
- Strong interpersonal skills and experience collaborating with internal and external partners.
- Strong skills in coordinating resources and staff, adapting quickly to changing priorities.
- Ability to resolve conflict and de-escalate complex situations.
How to apply:
Complete the following required steps:
- Fill out the application or attach a resume. Please contact the recruiter under the ‘Need help?’ section if you have any questions about how to fill out the experience fields or to attach a document. Your submitted experience fields or attached resume must include dates (MM/YYYY) for each employer.
Attach a cover letter. Your cover letter should clearly demonstrate how your experience and training relates to the qualities that you have under the “what we’d like to see” section above.
- Your cover letter must be limited to no more than two (2) pages.
- Please address your cover letter to Christine Hyink, Region Manager.
- Generic cover letters that do not address the qualities that you have under the “what we’d like to see” section may receive lower scores than those that addressed the desired qualities.
- You must upload your cover letter in the ‘Resume/Cover Letter’ section of the application.
Complete questionnaire. Answer the checkbox-style questions before submitting your application.
After you submit your application, please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.
After you submit your application, please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.
If you are a veteran, you may receive preference.
The task to upload your documents
will be available after you submit your application. For privacy reasons, please do not attach your military service document(s) to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments.Need help?
- For questions, call 503-931-1206 or email
ODOTRecruitmentTP@odot.oregon.gov.
Additional information:
- We do not offer visa sponsorship. If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming you are able to work in the US. We are not an E-Verify participating employer, and we are unable to proceed if E-Verify participation is required [e.g., STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Extension]. We are also unable to proceed with Curricular Practical Training (CPT) program requests.
- We may use this recruitment to fill multiple or future vacancies.
- We will conduct name-based and fingerprint-based criminal background checks on final candidates under consideration for this position. All applicants may be subject to additional pre-employment check(s) such as driver license, LEDS (Law Enforcement Data System), and/or education verification as required for the position.
- You will become part of the state's management team.
ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or any other class protected by state or federal laws in admission or access to our programs, services, activities, hiring, and employment practices. Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. For questions, concerns, or complaints regarding EEO/AA/ADA, contact 1-877-336-6368 (1-877-EEO-ODOT). This information can be made available in an alternative format by contacting ODOT Recruitment at 503-986-3700. Oregon Relay Service can be reached by calling 7-1-1.
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