Lot Assistant - ADESA Colorado Springs

Pay Range: $17.00 Hourly Plus Benefits

Schedule: M - F (8am - 5 pm)

**Clean Background & Valid Drivers License w/ Clean Driving Record Required**

Job Description: 

Reporting to the designated manager, coordinate efficient traffic flows within assigned area on auction lot; ensure safety of auction staff and customers. 

• Watch traffic flow in assigned area on lot. Based on normal work practices and auction lane reports, advise drivers of safe and efficient routes to intended end-locations all on lot. 
• Coordinate directions of traffic—direct drivers to stop/go/take turns in order to safely facilitate auction flows using stop signs, verbal cues, and hand gestures. 
• Communicate with auction staff regarding traffic flows, issues, or inquiries using handheld radios. Request Service Truck assistance as needed. May assist pushing vehicles out of traffic flows, according to safety practices. 

About ADESA:

ADESA, a Carvana owned company, currently operates 56 locations throughout the US. Our Vehicle Service & Logistics Centers, some up to 200 acres, provide a wide array of vehicle services including repair & reconditioning, auction remarketing, and many locations serve as market hub distribution sites. Our inventory comprises hundreds of thousands of vehicles across North America from retail to commercial, OEM & more.
As an industry leader, ADESA is poised for a multi-year expansion including huge investments in facilities, massive sales growth, and an ever-increasing inventory of vehicles! We are looking for great people who want to take this journey with us!

At ADESA, we're serious about you and your future:
Competitive pay | Referral bonuses | Tool reimbursement program | Tuition reimbursement programs | Relocation assistance | Career path opportunities | More!
Our employees are important to us:
Paid vacations | Paid holidays | PTO | Sick leave | Medical PPO | Dental | Vision | Life insurance | AD&D insurance | Short term disability insurance | 401K w/ match | Health care savings accounts
Job Summary:
The lot attendant will assist in receiving vehicles, move and arrange vehicles to optimize space. You will ensure vehicles are parked in designated lot areas, as well as those waiting for maintenance and to be cleaned. To ensure success you need to be accountable and employ prudence in performing your duties. Top candidates are proficient multitaskers, organized and can perform to a high level of accuracy.
Lot Assistant Responsibilities:
- Perform duties in compliance with all contractual customer agreements.
- Working with an iPhone App, use AuctionTrac to scan inventory and record the movement of vehicles.
- Assist in assuring the inventory is in the proper designated areas of the lot at all times.
- Help with a physical inventory on a periodic basis.
- Working from assigned list, locate, number and place vehicles not needing shop work on spot.
- Flag vehicles, add final stickers, mark numbers on windshield and place on spot for the sale.
- Determine or confirm mileage of vehicle for inside administrators. Perform physical verification of year, miles and VIN number of each vehicle before the sale.
- If required, communicate with Shop and Operational Personnel to ensure an efficient flow of inventory from check in, to inspections, to inventory, to shops, to sale line until vehicle is checked out.
- If shop work required, place initial stickers on vehicles for designated shops. Move vehicles requiring services from Mechanical Services Shop, Body Shop or Detail Shop to the proper staging areas at the required time. 

- Assist in verifying units that need shop services are completed and are transported to their respective shops.
- May take pictures of inoperable vehicles for the sale as needed (per customer request).
- May track missing units and assist transporters in locating vehicles.
- May be responsible to locate redemption units upon request (becomes priority) and assist administrative staff to enable the vehicle to be released to the customer.
- May Work on a PC and use AMS (Auction Management System) to look up information regarding designated vehicles.
- May Work on a PC and V Trace to enter repair orders into the system.
- Dealer Consignment Department: Using basic diagnostic skills, determine if a “no start” vehicle should be moved to the Mechanic Shop
- Dealer Consignment Department: Using a hand-held device, may be responsible to create Live Block Listings
- Sale Day: May be Responsible for operating gas dollies, lock out tools, or jump pack.
- Sale Day: Assist with coordination of the sale line to ensure the line runs smoothly
- Any other duties assigned by the designated manager.
Lot Assistant Requirements:
- Valid driver’s license.
- Clean driving record.
- Proficient with driving manual and automatic transmission vehicles.
- Pre-employment criminal background check and motor vehicle report.
- Ability to follow basic written and verbal instructions.
- Outstanding organizational skills.
This position is subject to both inside and outside environmental working conditions, including temperature changes, outside weather conditions, slightly elevated ambient noise levels, minor potential physical hazards, such as electrical current , moving mechanical parts, exposure to hot equipment and cleaning and pesticide chemicals; and minor atmospheric conditions affecting skin or respiratory systems, such as fumes, odors and dusts associated with internal and external service station/convenience food and petroleum dispensing operations.