Reconditioning Service Supervisor (Manheim)

Cox Enterprises • Portland, OR

5d • $73,400 - $110,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Is your love of cars as fierce as your love of a job well done? Do you take solemn pride in an honest day’s work, especially when the result is a lot full of sparkling vehicles ready to live their second lives? At Manheim (a Cox Automotive company), we put an emphasis on high quality standards in reconditioning and remarketing, and we’re looking for a Supervisor, Reconditioning who does the same.

Requirements

• HS Diploma/GED and 5+ years of relevant experience in a related field (vehicle reconditioning, detailing, mechanical, body shop experience, or lot operations), or BA/BS and 3 years of related experience, or MS + 1 years' experience.
• Experience in the automobile or auction industry.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Safe drivers needed; valid driver’s license required.
• The ability to drive vehicles with standard and automatic transmissions.
• Effective leadership and organizational skills.
• Strong business acumen with focus on operations.
• Must be able to clear a pre-employment drug test.
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test for marijuana.
• 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

• ASE certification for automotive body repair or reconditioning.

Responsibilities

• Manage the activities of all recon employees, ensuring all reconditioning services and processes utilized meet Manheim’s (and the customer’s) guidelines and specifications.
• Determine and oversee the allocation and scheduling of staffing levels.
• Communicate, discuss and resolve reconditioning goals, results and problems with location and market leadership teams, in partnership with reconditioning leadership.
• Measure process efficiency and effectiveness and implement improvement strategies as needed.
• Manage the purchase and maintenance of equipment, materials and supplies for all recon shops.
• Assisting manager in monitoring and evaluating employee job performance and conducting performance appraisals.
• Using management tools to track production and post charges.
• Leading by example and ensuring that all employees are treated with respect.
• Monitoring and controlling the use of supplies, materials, and equipment for the recon shop
• Ensure shops maintain Manheim-defined standard operating procedures and guidelines.
• Enforcing all company policies and procedures related to employee and customer conduct

Benefits

• The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members.
• Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and 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)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED