Vehicle Upfit Operations Lead

Carolina Handling, LLC; Easley (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Carolina Handling is seeking a Vehicle Upfit Supervisor to oversee the day-to-day operations of its internal vehicle upfitting process. You will lead a team installing interior van components such as racking, fabricated pieces, tool storage, and related accessories; mechanical work and engine-related tasks may be outsourced as needed.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on, natural leader who builds structure on the floor, conducts quality inspections, tracks inventory and workflow, and collaborates

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in a hands-on operational, production, manufacturing, warehouse, maintenance, fabrication, technical, or similar environment.
• Experience supervising, leading, training, or directing the work of others.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, deadlines, inventory needs, and workflow requirements at one time.
• Strong communication and organizational skills with the ability to keep internal partners informed and aligned.
• Comfortable working in a hands-on environment and stepping in to assist with work as needed.
• Ability to identify problems, recommend solutions, and support process improvement.
• Flexibility and willingness to work within a new and evolving operation where priorities, processes, and expectations may continue to develop.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a working supervisor by assisting with upfit work when needed, especially during launch, training, staffing gaps, or high-volume periods.
• Conduct quality assurance reviews on completed vehicles before they are released or transported to their final destination.
• Manage inventory for upfit components, including racking, fabricated pieces, compressors, inverters, wiring, tools, PPE, and other interior van materials.
• Monitor inventory levels, minimum/maximum quantities, lead times, reorder needs, emergency stock, and component availability to ensure upfit work can continue without avoidable delays.
• Track the status of vehicles throughout the upfit process, including vans waiting to be started, vans in process, completed vans, and vehicles ready for post-QA movement.
• Partner with Procurement, Fleet, Facilities, and other internal teams to coordinate materials, vendor needs, vehicle movement, and completion timelines.
• Help develop and document standard work for the vehicle upfit process, including workflow, process steps, quality expectations, and inventory requirements.
• Identify process gaps and recommend improvements to increase throughput, reduce delays, improve quality, and support long-term scalability.
• Support continuous improvement and RLM standards by maintaining a clean, organized, safe, and efficient work environment.
• Communicate key updates, priorities, quality discoveries, safety reminders, KPI progress, and process improvement ideas through regular team meetings.
• Assist with coordination of third-party vendors requiring access to fleet vehicles for services such as wraps, windshield repairs/replacement, body damage, or other outsourced work.
• Build and maintain reporting tools, trackers, dashboards, or other visibility methods to communicate vehicle status, inventory levels, upcoming work, and operational capacity.

Skills

Leadership

Team Management

Quality Assurance

Inventory Management

Communication

Job description

Carolina Handling is seeking a Vehicle Upfit Supervisor to oversee the day-to-day operations of its internal vehicle upfitting process. You will lead a team installing interior van components such as racking, fabricated pieces, tool storage, and related accessories; mechanical work and engine-related tasks may be outsourced as needed.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on, natural leader who builds structure on the floor, conducts quality inspections, tracks inventory and workflow, and collaborates