Porter Receiving
About The Position
Cox Automotive is seeking a Porter Receiving to coordinate the physical movement of vehicles through the sales lane to the block and parking following auction. This role involves making and overseeing assignments for drivers, jump start/battery operators, and push truck operators to ensure a smooth traffic flow during the auctioning process. The position requires conducting inspections of support equipment, leading pre-sale meetings with drivers, and performing presale walks to verify vehicle placement. The Porter Receiving will also identify and address issues such as missing vehicles, overflow areas, and inoperable vehicles, while maintaining a run list of vehicles with specific status updates. Additionally, the role involves responding to customer and dealer inquiries, coordinating vehicle movement for continuous traffic flow, overseeing the parking of sold and non-sold vehicles, and reporting any theft, lot damage, or safety concerns to management.
Requirements
- High School Diploma/GED
- Generally, less than 2 years’ experience in a related field
- Safe drivers needed; valid driver’s license required.
- Ability to drive standard and automatic transmission vehicles.
- Basic mechanical knowledge of identifying (i.e., flat tires, low gas, jump-starting vehicles.)
- Must be able to walk long distances.
- Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship. No OPT, CPT, STEM/OPT or visa sponsorship now or in future.
Nice To Haves
- 6 months of auction or driving experience preferred.
- Knowledge of lot operations/lot layout preferred.
- Knowledge of LDM preferred.
Responsibilities
- Coordinates the physical movement of vehicles through the sales lane to the block and parking following auction.
- Makes and oversees the assignments of drivers, jump start/battery operators and push truck operators in promoting a smooth flow of traffic through the auctioning process.
- Conduct inspection of support equipment for proper working order
- Conduct pre-sale meeting with drivers identifying driver return routes, over flow areas, plan changes, etc.
- Conduct presale walk to ensure vehicles are in assigned lane as scheduled
- Identify and address missing vehicles, overflow areas, inoperable vehicles and other issues
- Maintain the run list indicating vehicles with no keys, late vehicle entries, and/or late number changes
- Respond to customer and dealer inquiries and concerns
- Coordinate and direct vehicle movement to maintain continuous flow of traffic to the block
- Oversee parking sold vehicles and re-parking non-sold vehicles
- Report theft, lot damage, or any safety concerns to management
Benefits
- Minimum of sixteen hours of paid time off every month
- Seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year
- Additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave
- Time off to vote
- Jury duty leave
- Volunteer time off
- Military leave
- Parental leave
- Health care insurance (medical, dental, vision)
- Retirement planning (401(k))
- Paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
