Crew Leader (Manheim)

Lot Operations Specialist II

Manheim, part of the Cox Automotive family of businesses, is looking for a Crew Leader to coach our teams with winning strategies to move vehicles, employees, and customers safely around our multi-acre lots like champions.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Manheim's massive auction lot is your playing field. Your driving teams rookies and pros alike will look to you for the second-to-second strategic decisions that will catapult us into the lead by safely moving thousands of vehicles for our auctions. But that's only a part of how you'll drive our success.

You'll also:

• Train new drivers and help them find their place on your tight-knit team.
• Coach and monitor all drivers on safety procedures.
• Make sure each auction is adequately staffed and assist in communicating schedules and assignments.
• Keep an auction day playbook with each Manheim vehicle stock number and lot location, ensuring each vehicle is where it should be when it needs to be.
• Collaborate with your lot manager and quadrant coordinator to move vehicles and people to ensure each auction operates like a well-oiled high-performance engine, purring smoothly, safely, and without incident.
• Transport drivers, customers, and employees to locations as needed and on schedule.
• Perform daily van maintenance, including cleaning, and routine oil changes and upkeep, on vans.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

• We're asking you to be your best, so we want to offer you, our best.
• Career fulfillment, ample compensation, benefits, and the ability to successfully balance work with your family life is vital to living your best life.
• Also, key is working as part of a culture and team that respects you, values your leadership, experience and contributions. We believe recognition is important, and Cox works to celebrate those who help make us successful every day.
• For full-time roles, you'll enjoy a market-competitive salary package including 401(k) + generous company match, comprehensive healthcare, life, and disability insurance benefits, paid time off including time off to volunteer, and employee discounts, even on cars!
• Your road is wide open with opportunities. Change lanes to another Cox company. Get promoted. The sky's the limit. Cox believes in developing leaders from within our companies, and we'll support you on your journey of unlimited possibilities with free online classes, training, and mentoring programs to help you put your career into overdrive.

Who you are:

• You know the model and year of cars like the back of your hand. You've got a passion for cars and trucks, and being around them and people who love them gets your adrenaline pumping.
• You're a people person, and those people listen to and instinctively trust you. You're a natural leader with a knack for coaching others. Enthusiastic? You bet! Not to mention supportive, knowledgeable, and goal-oriented. To top it off, you're a clear communicator.
• You're looking for more than just a job; you want a career. A place where you can grow your skills and your income. A place with opportunities. That place is Manheim, a part of Cox Automotive.

Minimum:

• High School Diploma/GED and 3 years' experience in a related field.
• OR the right candidate could also have a different combination, such as any level degree/certification beyond a HS diploma/GED in a related discipline.
• OR 5 years' experience in a related field.
• Safe drivers needed; valid driver's license required.
• Ability to drive automatic and standard transmission vehicles.
• Basic mechanical experience (changing flat tires, checking fluids, jump-starting vehicles, etc.).
• Overtime may be required on occasion.

Preferred:

• General knowledge of automotive lot layouts and auction operations.
• Knowledge of local roads, hotels, airports, and restaurants as you could potentially shuttle customers around the immediate area of our auction lot.

Physical Requirements:

• Able to lift at least 15 lbs.
• This is a physically demanding, fast-paced job in a chaotic environment. You'll need to sit, stand, walk, kneel, squat, reach, hear, and talk for extended times.
• Ability to work in varying weather conditions, tolerate elevated noise levels and ongoing car exhaust fumes.
• Vision: ability to see close, distance, color variations, depth perception, and adjust focus.

Schedule:

• Monday - Thursday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
• Friday 7:30 AM - 2 PM

Drug Testing

To be employed in this role, you'll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.

Benefits

Employees are eligible to receive a minimum of sixteen hours of paid time off every month and seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year. 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.

About Us

Through groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells or simply uses cars. Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.EOE, including disability/vetsApplicants 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.