Assistant Reconditioning Manager

Doist

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 125,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO

401(k) plan

Competitive salary

Job summary

Ever Ever in San Francisco, CA is seeking an Assistant Reconditioning Manager to run day-to-day floor operations, coach technicians, and uphold quality standards in a fast-paced EV reconditioning environment.

The role emphasizes executing SOPs, leading standups, and using data to drive same-day decisions while ensuring safety and compliance on the shop floor. This onsite, full-time position offers growth as the company scales nationwide.

Qualifications

2+ years in a supervisory or lead role in automotive or lean manufacturing.
Experience coaching frontline technicians and running floor operations.
Knowledge of lean principles (5S, kaizen, WIP limits) and data-driven decision making.
Valid driver’s license and ability to work weekends during launch phase.

Responsibilities

Run day-to-day floor operations; hit throughput, quality, and cost targets.
Enforce quality at each stage and coach technicians.
Directly supervise technicians; be first point of contact for blockers.
Execute SOPs; flag gaps to Recon Manager.
Coordinate floor coverage, scheduling, and vendor coordination.
Lead daily standups and shift handoffs.
Support root-cause analysis for defects and delays.
Ensure health, safety, and compliance on the floor.
Maintain WIP limits and track active work queue.
Provide onboarding and competency-based feedback.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Coaching frontline technicians

Lean principles

Data-driven decisions

Flexible schedule

Valid driver’s license

EV/ automotive knowledge

Tools

Dealership management systems

Inventory software

Job description

About the Job Role: Assistant Reconditioning Manager Location: San Francisco, CA (Onsite) Employment Type: Full-Time Annual Salary: $90,000 - $125,000 per year

About Ever Ever is building the future of auto retail. As the first AI-native auto retail platform, we are building the next $100B+ automotive business, starting with electric vehicles. Our AI-native product and operations power our full-stack auto retail business, serving EV buyers and sellers across the nation, both online and offline. Based out of San Francisco and expanding nationwide, we are backed by leading investors and led by former tech & automotive professionals from Uber, Tesla, Rivian, Lithia, Penske, Carvana, Lyft, Meta, J.P. Morgan, BCG, and more. After our recently completed Series A financing, we have raised $100M in total equity and debt funding. We are growing rapidly and actively recruiting exceptional talent to join our mission of building the next-generation auto retail platform.

About the Role

You will run the floor day-to-day under the Reconditioning Manager: keep units moving through the pipeline, hold the quality bar, and coach the technicians doing the work. This is an execution role, not a design-the-system role. You take the workflow and standards the Recon Manager builds and make sure they hold up in real time, shift after shift, and you flag what's not working so the system gets better.

What You'll Own

Run day-to-day floor operations for your shift or zone; hit the throughput, quality, and cost targets the Recon Manager sets
Hold the quality standard on every unit before it moves to the next stage
Directly supervise and coach technicians on the floor; be the first point of contact for questions, blockers, and callouts
Execute SOPs as written; flag gaps or inconsistencies back to the Recon Manager instead of freelancing fixes
Step in for the Recon Manager on floor coverage, scheduling, and vendor coordination when they're out
Run daily standups and shift handoffs so the team knows the priorities for the day
Support root-cause problem-solving on defects and delays; don't just patch and move a unit along
Enforce health, safety, and compliance standards on the floor without exception
WIP Management
Track the active work queue for your shift or zone; know what every unit is waiting on
Hold WIP limits per stage and flag to the Recon Manager the moment a stage starts backing up
Complete accurate handoff documentation at every pipeline stage (ingress, inspect, repair, detail, photo)
Escalate stalled units and vendor SLA misses same-day, not at the next check-in
Team Development
Onboard new technicians using the certification path the Recon Manager builds
Give real-time, competency-based feedback on the floor, not just at review time
Identify skill gaps and close them with targeted coaching, or elevate to the Recon Manager for structured training
Support service advisors on documentation standards, communication, and handoff ownership
Recognize good work publicly and address gaps directly and promptly

Qualifications & Fit

What You Bring: 2+ years in a supervisory or lead role in automotive, recon, or lean manufacturing environments
Comfortable running a floor day-to-day, not just working a bay
Experience coaching frontline technicians; you know the difference between managing and coaching
Working knowledge of lean principles (5S, kaizen, WIP limits) and eagerness to run kaizen events
Comfortable using data and dashboards to make same-day calls, not just to report on them
Valid driver's license with a clean record
Ability to work a flexible schedule including weekends during launch phase
Technical Skills Knowledge of dealership management systems and inventory software. Understanding of EV systems and high-voltage safety preferred. Ability to analyze operational KPIs and production reports. Lean/Six Sigma experience is a plus.

Physical Requirements