Sales Lot Attendant

Knudtsen Foothills Lincoln; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the automotive industry is seeking a Sales Lot Attendant to create a positive buying experience by maintaining vehicle appearance and lot organization. The role requires teamwork, strong customer service skills, and the ability to meet physical demands in an outdoor environment.

Benefits

Employer sponsored health insurance

Life insurance plans

Paid holidays

Sick pay

Paid vacation

Employee purchase discounts

401(K) Retirement Savings Plan (4% Employer Match)

Training and education assistance

Qualifications

• Able to lift 50-60 pounds and operate a variety of vehicles including manual and automatic.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Pass pre-employment drug test and background check.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the cleanliness and orderliness of the dealership and vehicles.
• Ensure vehicles are prepared for delivery and auction according to policy.
• Inspect vehicles daily and report issues.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Job description

Pay Range: $17.00/hour - $19.00/hour

Knudtsen Foothills Lincoln Mazda is seeking a Sales Lot Attendant to join the Knudtsen family. Knudtsen is a family-owned and operated company that provides the Spokane and Post Falls communities with new and used cars, full-service body shops and service departments, as well as genuine Mazda and Lincoln Parts. At Knudtsen, we strive to be a team and truly value our relationships with each other, our customers, and the community.

Additionally, we have some great benefits:

• Employer sponsored health insurance - medical, dental, vision – for employees and dependents

• Life insurance plans

• Paid holidays

• Sick pay

• Paid vacation

• Employee purchase discounts

• 401(K) Retirement Savings Plan (4% Employer Match!)

• Training and education assistance

Summary of Position

A Lot Attendantis responsible forcreating a satisfactory buying experience for our customers bymaintainingaccessibility and appearance of the dealership, lot, and vehicles. You would be an integral part of a team, the sales process, and creating lifelong customer relationships.

Responsibilities

• Prepare all vehicles for sale, auction, or trade according to proper policy and procedure.

• Prepare all vehicles for delivery according to proper policy and procedure and execute a pre-delivery inspection.

• Prepare all vehicles received from auction, trade, orpurchaseaccording to proper policy and procedure.

• Keeps interior and exterior of vehicles clean.

• Maintains a clean and organized lot, including moving vehicles to maximize space and keep the lot in order.

• Checks vehicles daily and reports any problems or concerns. Also recognizes general dealership and lot repairs that may need to be escalated to a manager.

• Keep vehicles fueled.

• Ensures thatrequiredforms and stickers have been completed and are properly displayed or removed, as necessary.

• Catalog and store keys.

• Operate the carwash.

• Confirms that all vehicles, gates, and external building doors are locked and that all supplies and tools are put away for the night.

• Performs necessary seasonal tasks, such as: pulling weeds, blowing leaves, plowing snow, and brushing off cars, etc.

• Assistsinmaintainingcleanliness of building interior including emptying trash bins, cleaning restrooms, stocking paper products, and cleaning surfaces.

• Other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

• A team player focused on providing exemplary customer service.

• Able to lift 50-60 pounds, stand and walk on hard surfaces for most of shift in all weather.Must be able to stoop, bend, and twist on a daily basis.

• Able to safelyoperatea wide variety of cars, trucks, SUVs, and vans, including both automatic and manual transmissions.

• Have a valid driver’s license.

• Pass a motor vehicle report andpossessa safe driving record.

• Pass a criminal background check.

• Required pre-employment drug test (note: we do not test for marijuana during pre-employment testing).

• Also subject to random drug testing, reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing, and post-accident testingat the company’s request.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORKING ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The Lot Attendant physical requirements include:

• Standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day

• Employee is regularly required to talk and hear

• The employee must be able to lift or move items at least 50 pounds

• Vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

• Must be able to work in all weather conditions

Team Members regularly works 40 hours per week. While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member will typically be outside on the Sales Lot. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, outside weather conditions and combustibles. Fast paced working environment at times, but typically the environment is quiet and calm. The noise level in the work environment is quiet to moderately loud. If walking through the service areas can be exposed to loud noises and dangerous work environments.

Knudtsen Dealerships and Auto Body Shops are an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.