Service Porter

Service Department Porter

Hourly Pay Rate: $18.00/hour

Knudtsen Foothills Lincoln Mazda is seeking a Service Department Porter to join the Knudtsen team. Knudtsen is a family-owned and operated company that provides the Spokane and Post Falls communities with new and used cars, full-service body shops and service departments, as well as genuine Mazda and Lincoln Parts. At Knudtsen, we strive to be a team and truly value our relationships with each other, our customers, and the community.

Additionally, we have some great benefits:

• Employer sponsored health insurance - medical, dental, vision for employees and dependents
• Life insurance plans
• Paid holidays
• Sick pay
• Paid vacation
• Employee purchase discounts
• 401(K) Retirement Savings Plan (4% Employer Match!)
• Training and education assistance

Summary of Position

Our service department is seeking a Service Porter to join our team that can add a great work ethic, a positive attitude and dependability. The Service Porter is an assistant to the Service Department and Technicians. They will be tasked with duties (not limited to) such as moving and parking vehicles, setting up and maintaining work stations, refilling tires and gas tanks, keeping batteries at full charge, cleaning vehicles, etc.

Responsibilities

• Maintain service drive accessibility and level of service by moving vehicles and greeting customers
• Assist lube techs in various duties
• Wash vehicles
• Help maintain mechanical shop for clean function and appearance
• Shuttle vehicles and customers to other locations
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• A team player focused on providing exemplary customer service.
• Previous experience in a dealership environment is preferred.
• Able to stand or walk on hard surfaces for the majority of shift in all types of weather while exposed to elevated noise, vibration, and chemicals. Must be able to stoop, bend, and twist on a daily basis.
• Can carry up to 20 pounds and lift up to 70.
• Able to safely operate a wide variety of cars, trucks, SUVs, and vans, including both automatic and manual transmissions.
• Have a valid driver's license.
• Pass a motor vehicle report and possess a safe driving record.
• Pass a criminal background check.
• Required pre-employment drug test (note: we do not test for marijuana during pre-employment testing).
• Also subject to random drug testing, reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing, and post-accident testing at the company's request.

Physical Demands and Working Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to work standing up, walk, use hands and fingers to operate tools and equipment, and speak and listen, both over the phone and in person to customers and fellow employees, in order to perform the above listed duties. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to work in a seated position, climb or balance and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50-70 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Team Members regularly works 45-50 hours per week. While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles and chemicals. Frequently exposed to risk of electrical shock and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, outside weather conditions and combustibles. Fast paced working environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Knudtsen Dealerships and Auto Body Shops are an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.