Customer Solutions Leader
3 days ago
Colorado Springs
Customer Solutions Leader – Heavy Equipment Solutions Faris Machinery Co | Branch Location (Colorado Springs) Drive Results. Build Relationships. Keep Projects Moving. Faris Machinery is seeking a Customer Solutions Leader to own the customer experience and drive disciplined execution across our service operation in Colorado Springs. This is a senior, hands-on service role for someone who thrives at the intersection of customers, technicians, parts, and leadership—and who takes pride in keeping work moving efficiently while delivering best-in-class service. If you’re energized by accountability, communication, and operational follow-through, this role is built for you. What You’ll Do Customer Experience & Communication • Serve as the primary point of contact from first call through job completion, • Set clear expectations on scope, timing, and cost—and proactively communicate changes, • Translate customer concerns into actionable repair plans and technical findings into clear, customer-friendly language, • Build long-term customer relationships through trust, follow-up, and responsiveness, • Own daily service workflow, work-in-process (WIP), and job prioritization, • Coordinate closely with technicians, parts, and shop leadership to keep work moving, • Monitor estimate aging and approval cycle times; intervene to prevent stalled jobs, • Balance customer urgency, shop capacity, and business priorities, • Provide day-to-day functional leadership over service execution standards, • Reinforce best practices for communication, documentation, and estimating, • Support technicians and service staff with guidance and escalation support, • Ensure work orders, estimates, invoices, and warranty documentation are accurate and timely, • Maintain clean, current records in the service management system, • Support customer-pay, internal, and warranty work per company standards, • Pitch in across branch responsibilities as needed to meet customer and business needs What We’re Looking For Required / Strongly Preferred Qualifications • 10+ years of hands-on experience as a heavy equipment mechanic or service technician, • Engineering degree or equivalent technical expertise gained through extensive heavy equipment service, diagnostics, and field experience, • Deep understanding of heavy equipment systems, repair processes, and service operations, • Proven ability to translate technical issues into clear, customer-facing explanations, • Experience working closely with technicians, parts teams, and service leadership What Success Looks Like • High customer satisfaction and repeat business, • Healthy service workflow with minimal aging or bottlenecks, • Accurate estimates and billing with minimal disputes or rework, • Proactive, consistent communication throughout the service lifecycle, • Strong alignment between customers, technicians, parts, and leadership Bonus Points For • Experience with heavy equipment, construction, or related industries, • Familiarity with CRM and sales tracking tools, • Certifications in equipment management, safety, or related fields What We Offer • Competitive base salary + performance incentives, • Full benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, PTO, holidays, • Supportive, family-owned company culture with real growth opportunities Since 1953, Faris Machinery has been a trusted partner to Colorado’s construction industry. Join us as we build on our legacy with innovation and growth. Equal Opportunity Employer We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment. Veterans and service members are strongly encouraged to apply.