Lot Attendant - with Growth Opportunities

We are searching for an experienced Lot Attendant to join our productive team at Freeman Motor in Salem, OR.
Growing your career as a Full Time Lot Attendant is an incredible opportunity to develop excellent skills.
If you are strong in leadership, people management and have the right experience for the job, then apply for the position of Lot Attendant at Freeman Motor today!

The Porter is highly-organized, highly-motivated worker who takes pride in maintaining a clean and attractive experience for customers.

Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities::

● Oversee the delivery or return of vehicles to the dealership

● Required to check cars in; clean off any auction related lettering and stickers from all windows;

● Required to follow guidelines for parking cars (see Porter manual)

● Responsible for presenting a clean, washed, vacuumed, new plate frames and FMC sticker on all customer vehicles

● Maintains quality and cleanliness to all vehicles, wash if necessary; be familiar with vehicle

washing procedures

● Regularly inspects every vehicle for possible damage or blemishes and report those problems to management

● Able to maneuver vehicles carefully in crowded spaces, moving and parking vehicles for maximum lot efficiency

● Make sure every vehicle is displayed in its best possible state; consider internal vehicles vs. customer vehicles

● Monitors each vehicle’s gas, water levels, tire pressure, battery life; check all vehicles for

suspensions that have fallen

● Able to occasionally engage with customers; must be friendly and informative, able to answer

customer questions in a professional, conversational manner

● Deliver and checkout completed internal cars to sales detail row

● Monitor customer parking, making sure spots are available

General lot maintenance::

● all garbage on pavement to be picked up daily

● required to maintain cleanliness on driveways and sidewalks, removing snow and debris as necessary, lot to be pressure washed as needed

● vehicles are to be condensed in parking spots as often as possible as to make room for new units

arriving

● junk tires are to be piled neatly by the East service bay doors

● willing to fix worn or broken lot facilities and equipment

General building maintenance::

● sweep and mop shop floors

● vacuum all carpeted areas upstairs and down

● clean bathrooms including all fixtures

● clean windows in man door daily

Physical Demands / Requirements::

● Duties performed in a variety of settings and surrounding environment. Physical activities are

required, such as but not limited to kneeling, reaching, stooping, climbing ladders, frequent

walking, standing, lifting, up to approximately 50 pounds, and occasional lifting of equipment

weighing up to approximately 75 pounds may be required. The worker is subject to inside and

outside environmental conditions, noise and hazards. The environment also exposes the employee to potentially hazardous substances.

Dress Code::

Solid black t-shirts and jackets, undershirts solid black, dark blue jeans or black pants, shoes to be black or gray. Freeman hats or solid black hats or beanie.

No competing logos present unless approved.

Education and Experience::

● high school diploma or equivalent required

Key Competencies::

● able to operate vehicles with manual transmissions

● able to safely operate company and client vehicles

● must have a valid Oregon drivers license with insurable driving record

● must be familiar with basic email and computer skills, phone, cordless drill/screwdriver, battery

charger

● must have an eye for detail

● must dress in a neat and tidy manner and adhere to company dress code

● must be able to meet the physical demands essential functions of the job

● must be willing to take direction

● should be mature and highly motivated

● must be able to maintain effective personal relationships with supervisory, staff members and

customers.

● must be flexible in hours

● ability to adapt to change as we are a growing company

● must be willing to submit to a pre-employment criminal background check and results must meet

company standards

● must be willing to adhere to random drug testing and results must be clean

The information contained in this job description is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed by this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

The Porter will be assigned a schedule by the AutoSpa Manager and expected to adhere

to that schedule as long as they are present during their normal schedule. Company meetings are held the beginning of every month for one hour, and all Lot Porters should be prompt and in attendance.

Freeman Motor Company is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.

Company Introduction

Freeman Motor Company prides itself as the #1 independent Dealership and Service Center in the Northwest. We continue to maintain a high percentage of repeat and referral business and only achieve this by hiring employees that believe in a high level of customer service and professionalism.

Benefits of working as a Lot Attendant in Salem, OR:

● Company offers great benefits
● Advancement opportunities
● Competitive salary