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CarMax, the way your career should be!Â
ÂPosition Overview
As a Customer Operator at CarMax, you will play a vital role in delivering exceptional customer service and ensuring a seamless experience for every guest. You’ll support our Service Department by assisting customers both in person and over the phone—before, during, and after the service or repair process. This position is ideal for individuals who thrive in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment and want to be part of a team that values integrity, innovation, and putting people first.
Why CarMax?
At CarMax, we are the nation’s largest retailer of used cars with stores from coast to coast, and we are still growing. We’re rethinking the way people buy cars – and our associates help us do just that. We believe work should feel meaningful and rewarding, with opportunities to make an impact every day. Whether you’re advancing your career or growing your skillset, we are here to drive you forward.
Role Responsibilities
- Answer incoming service calls promptly and professionally, using a friendly tone and empathy throughout the interaction.
- Assist Service Consultants and Customer Advisors to ensure smooth customer experiences and accurate information sharing.
- Schedule service appointments and route calls while providing clear and helpful responses to customer inquiries.
- Perform reminder calls for upcoming appointments and follow up when special-order parts arrive.
- Contact customers with repair requests to efficiently schedule appointments and maintain accurate records and documentation, including filing repair orders daily.
- Audit sublet invoices and monitor loaner logs to ensure compliance with CarMax guidelines and audit requirements.
- Follow CarMax Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) requirements and maintain a clean and orderly work area.
Required Qualifications
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with proven ability to deliver outstanding customer service.
- Exceptional telephone etiquette and active listening skills to build trust and rapport with customers.
- Ability to execute standardized service processes and maintain high customer satisfaction scores.
- Intermediate computer skills, including spreadsheet knowledge and familiarity with service systems.
- Ability to collaborate across departments and perform multiple tasks in a high-energy, fast-paced environment.
- Flexible availability, including nights, weekends, holidays, and extended shifts.
About CarMax
At CarMax, we revolutionized the used car buying experience over 30 years ago by introducing transparency and integrity into the process. Our commitment to customer experience, innovation, and community has made us the nation’s largest used car retailer. With over 250 store locations and over 30,000 associates, we are proud to have been recognized as one of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® and are committed to helping our communities thrive.
As an associate, you are part of an innovative movement to empower the modern customer and drive progress. Your work fuels change—sparking ideas, overcoming challenges, and shaping what’s next. Join us in creating a better future– for our company, our customers, and the communities we call home.
CarMax is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The hourly rate for this position is:
Benefits:
Except as otherwise required by state law, those considered part-time are eligible for sick time only in states that mandate it and amounts are accrued on a per pay period basis and range from 24 hours to unlimited based on state rules. In Washington, part-time Associates receive sick leave consistent with state law. Part-time Associates are also eligible for between 8 hours and 40 hours per year of vacation based on their length of service and subject to a 1 year waiting period. Part-time Associates are also eligible for 4 hours of Floating Holiday Time each calendar year subject to manager approval.Â
For more details about benefits, please visit our CarMax Benefits website.
Upon an applicant's request, CarMax will consider reasonable accommodation to complete the CarMax Job Application.
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