Description
Veterans encouraged to apply
No prior automotive industry experience is required to apply!
The Lot Attendant plays a crucial role in maintaining a professional and inviting dealership atmosphere. You'll be responsible for ensuring the organization, cleanliness, and security of the dealership's vehicle inventory. This includes parking, moving, and showcasing vehicles, while providing support to sales and service departments.
Responsibilities:
Vehicle Management:
- Park and organize incoming vehicles in designated areas, maximizing lot space utilization.
- Assist with vehicle movement between the lot, service department, and test drives.
- Conduct visual inspections of incoming and outgoing vehicles, noting any existing damage.
- Keep track of vehicle location and ensure all vehicles are properly accounted for.
- Maintain a clean and presentable appearance of vehicles which includes removing debris or elemental causations.
- Prepare vehicles for customer viewing by ensuring proper window stickers, pricing information, and dealership branding are displayed.
- Strategically position high-demand vehicles for optimal customer visibility.
- Move sold vehicles and maintained fresh inventory on the showroom floor.
- May assist with vehicle pre-delivery preparations (washing, vacuuming).
- May perform minor maintenance tasks like topping off fluids or replacing batteries (depending on dealership policy).
Customer Service:
- Provide a friendly and professional attitude to potential customers browsing the lot.
- Answer basic customer questions about vehicle features and availability, directing them to salespeople when needed.
- Assist customers with test drive preparation (retrieving keys, paperwork).
Lot Maintenance:
- Maintain the cleanliness and order of the dealership lot, removing trash and debris.
- Report any safety hazards or maintenance needs for the lot to a supervisor.
Qualifications:
- Demonstrates a high “HQ” (Hospitality Quotient) consisting of kindness & optimism, intellectual curiosity, work ethic, empathy, self-awareness, and integrity.
- Valid driver's license with a clean driving record.
- Strong work ethic and a commitment to providing excellent customer service.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent attention to detail and a keen eye for keeping the lot organized and presentable.
- Good physical condition able to perform manual labor tasks (walking, bending, pushing/pulling vehicles).
Physical Requirements
- Standing and Walking: Attendants spend significant time on their feet, walking around the dealership lot and moving vehicles.
- Lifting and Pushing: They must be able to lift up to 50lbs of equipment and push cars, often in tight spaces.
- Reaching and Bending: Attendants frequently reach, bend, and stoop to access vehicle doors and features.
- Weather Tolerance: Attendants must be able to work in various weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, and snow.
Benefits of Working at Swickard:
- Career Path – Swickard isn’t just a J-O-B. You’ll learn and grow into different roles and be able to take on new leadership responsibilities.
- Ongoing training and support
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company.
Competitive benefits package:
- Insurance: medical, dental, vision, life and pet insurance
- Optional disability coverage
- 401k plan – invest in your future!
- PTO and paid Holidays
About Us
- We were founded in 2014 by Jeff Swickard in Wilsonville, OR.
- We’re a hospitality company that happens to sell cars, parts, and service.
- We are a team. Everyone plays a role in our success.
- Culture: We want to be our customers’ favorite place to purchase, lease, or service their vehicle and we want to be your favorite place to work!
- Highline Brands: Swickard has positioned itself as a leader in highline brands such as Mercedes Benz, BMW, Volvo, Porsche, Lexus, Audi, Land Rover, and more.
- We are consistently ranked as one of the fastest growing dealership groups in the US by Automotive News.
Most people have a stressful experience buying or servicing their car. It shouldn’t be that way. We’re looking for people as crazy as we are about revolutionizing the car-buying experience and it starts with hospitality. Hospitality isn’t just what we do, it’s who we are. We need exceptionally talented individuals to join our mission and embark on a challenging, rewarding career. Do you have what it takes?
