Customer Service Supervisor

Mechanics Bank is currently searching for a full time Customer Service Supervisor to join our team. Here at Mechanics Bank, we value connection, partnership, long term relationships and working together in person. This role will be working on-site at our Kahala Branch, Hawaii.

In this role, you will serve in a leadership capacity to assist the branch manager in motivating and supporting Customer Service Representative (CSR) staff to participation in branch sales efforts, exemplary customer service, and sound branch operations. In conjunction with Branch Manager: Responsible for scheduling, supervising and coaching Customer Service Representative (CSR) staff, managing paying, receiving and new account operations, and ensuring branch regulatory compliance. You will model exemplary sales and service skills and coach teams to explore customer needs and sell appropriate bank products and services, including referrals to other business units. You may provide remote approvals for overrides to other branch locations, resolve customer issues, and actively interact with internal support areas.

What you will do:

Leadership Activities:

• Works with Branch Manager to coach CSR staff for improved job performance, assists manager with performance reviews and develops individual performance goals. Provides input on hiring and termination activities.
• Positively recognizes staff for exceptional customer service, sales, and operations.
• Actively engages staff to cultivate and encourage professional development.
• Develops strong internal partnerships with support teams, marketing and other sales production areas.
• Provides sales and service training targeted to branch needs and specific development goals of CSR staff.
• Works with Branch Manager to set team goals and motivates staff to success.
• Presents at staff meetings and may conduct offsite presentations such as Financial Literacy Training and Bank at Work presentations.

Sales Activities:

• Actively profiles new and existing clients, ensuring appropriate sales of bank deposit and lending products. Actively initiates partner referrals when appropriate to client needs.
• Works with branch manager to motivate and coach CSR staff to desired production levels.
• Assists Branch Manager with sales programs to generate targeted branch deposit growth.
• Works closely with Branch Manager on business customer prospecting/business development, including outside calling.

Branch Operations Activities:

• Schedules CSR staff to ensure appropriate lobby coverage.
• Works with CSR staff to ensure effective lobby management and a positive customer experience.
• Keeps CSR staff current with operational standards and procedures, performs and reviews internal audits, ensuring adherence to policies and procedures.
• Maintains branch security by coaching and training staff in security procedures. Ensures controls are maintained over items such as keys, combinations, security signals and cash limits.
• Determines rejects /returns in adherence with guidelines determined by Retail Leadership.
• As needed, assists customers with paying and receiving activities and account servicing, always remaining vigilant to support of customer needs.
• Ensures appropriate assignment of ATM servicing and cash vault duties, may assume these duties.
• May provide remote approvals to CSR staff at other branch locations.

Service Activities:

• Consistently models exemplary customer service.
• Coaches CSR staff to enhanced customer service levels.
• Actively listens to clients and maintains a friendly, positive, professional attitude. Resolves difficult situations with creativity, tact and diplomacy while maintaining fiscal responsibility.
• Partners with Branch Manager to perform customer retention activities.
• Participates in a minimum of 2 community involvement activities per year.
• Works with Branch Manager and Marketing team to determine sponsorship opportunities each year.

Who you are:

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 5 years of job experience as a Senior CSR/New Accounts Representative or equivalent.
• Ability to demonstrate leadership ability in an operations area related to Bank or retail operations.
• Professional staff development, performance management, training, and employee counseling skills are preferred.
• Proven ability to lead and develop a team is preferred.
• Proven history of negotiation and influencing skills. Proven sales techniques and sales management skills.
• Technical skills and experience to operate teller software, Word, Excel, and other bank-related computer programs.
• Strong customer relations skills and the ability to communicate and work well with employees and customers in a cooperative, positive manner.
• Must be a self-starter, dependable, able to work within deadlines under pressure.
• Must possess excellent judgment, and the ability to accept responsibility and handle confidential information.
• Ability to work quickly and accurately, to analyze information and make decisions.

Pay Range: $ $38.32 hourly

Eligible for commission/incentive plans

Our comprehensive employee benefits program is designed for you to live your best life at work, home, and everywhere in between. Employees working 25 hours or more per week are eligible for health benefits effective the first day of the month following or coinciding with their date of hire.

Benefits package includes[1]:

• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their eligible family members
• Employer paid Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, AD&D, and Disability benefits
• Health Savings Account with employer contribution
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter/Parking Benefit
• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company contribution
• 529 Education Savings plan, Tuition Reimbursement Program and Student Loan Assistance Program
• Supplemental Health plans, Voluntary Legal and Identity Theft Services
• 11 paid holidays, paid Sick days (accrual of one hour for every 30 hours worked), up to 25 paid vacation days, and 16 hours of paid volunteer time throughout the calendar year
• Free personal checking and savings account; Discounted rates on primary residence loan with $0 origination fees (restrictions apply)

Final compensation package will be determined by the work experience, education, and/or skill level of the applicant along with internal equity and alignment with geographic market data.

• Mechanics Bank is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, or on the basis of disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or other bases prohibited by applicable law.
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[1] The benefits listed in this job posting reflect the Bank's most reasonable and genuinely expected benefits offered for this position.