** This is a 1-month initial contract with the strong likelihood of extension **
The Vehicle Operations Specialist plays a critical role in managing vehicle workflows, charging stations, and lot organization. Ensuring quality standards are met is crucial. This role is on-site so local candidates are required.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as key player for physical locations including setting schedules, prioritizing vehicle workflows, requesting resources, and coordinating work efforts with onsite managers
- Manage charging station capacity and maintenance to ensure there is a plan of action based on scheduled customer demand and prioritization
- Manage the lot and ensure that there are safe and usable drivelines in the lot at all times
- Complete final quality checks, create effective service orders, and provide feedback to service and other teams as needed
- Ensure product quality standards through supporting vehicle wash and/or detailing/paint correction activities
- Conduct various audits to include but not limited to; security, inventory, asset location, etc...
- Communicate and surface roadblocks as well as proposed resolutions to management where needed
- Ensure adequate stock of supplies and inventory resources proactively reaching out when applicable
- Receive, inspect and process incoming inventory, including completing Bill of Lading (BOL) paperwork
- Prepare, inspect, and stage vehicles for remarketing to be transported to the auction via carrier
- Work cross-functionally with proper communication and collaboratively with other teams onsite and remote
- Complete assignments with a high level of accuracy and embrace ambiguous situations
- Be resourceful, explore your curiosity, and ask questions to seek customer centric solutions to problems
- Additional work and tasks as needed from the business
- Ability to transport vehicle while working in various weather elements
- Participates in continuous improvement activities with guidance from leads/managers.
Requirements:
- At least 2 years of experience with operations, logistics, or lot management
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- Previous EV or detailing experience a plus
- Ability to lift up to 50 Ibs safely
- Valid state driver's license with a safe driving record
- Ability to obtain and maintain local sales licenses if applicable in your state
- Proficiency with computers and software
- Ability to work in a fast-moving environment that changes day to day
- Flexibility to work based on the demands of the business, which may require working evenings/nights or weekends. Desire to work in workplace that is employee centric and has a foundational focus on the environment and clean energy solutions
- Ability and willingness to travel (up to 40% of the time) as required to support other market launches and operations. Fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus (proof required)