Automotive Wheel Assembly & Shipping Associate. Wi

Truespoke® Wire Wheels — Fallbrook, CA
Full-Time | Monday–Friday | 9 AM–5:00 PM

About Truespoke®

Truespoke® has been in business since 1974 — 52 years — serving the classic car, lowrider, Cadillac, hot rod, restoration, and collector-car communities. We are a small, established company with customers throughout the United States and around the world. We work as a team, and everyone helps where needed. We are looking for someone interested in becoming a dependable, long-term member of that team. Our last two employees in this position each remained with us for more than 10 years. The employee who you would be replacing has worked here 13 years and is now retiring.

Responsibilities

• Preparing wire wheels and automotive products for customer orders
• Inspecting wheels, parts, and accessories for quality and accuracy
• Performing light assembly and preparation of products
• Pulling the correct parts and accessories for each order
• Packing wheels and automotive products carefully for shipment
• Preparing and organizing outgoing shipments
• Assisting with receiving incoming products and supplies
• Keeping orders organized and making sure they are complete before shipping
• Helping maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area
• Assisting other team members as needed
• Answering incoming telephone calls
• Greeting and assisting customers who visit our Fallbrook location
• Looking up products and customer information on a computer
• Making local pickups or deliveries using the company van
• Helping with occasional car shows or company events

As you gain product knowledge and experience, you may also begin assisting customers with product questions and taking sales orders.

Requirements

We are looking for someone who is:

• Dependable and punctual
• Comfortable doing hands-on work throughout the day
• Careful and detail-oriented
• Able to follow instructions and established procedures
• Willing to learn about wire wheels, automotive parts, and wheel fitment
• Comfortable working as part of a small team
• Able to communicate politely with customers in person and on the telephone
• Willing to help wherever needed

Automotive experience is a plus. Experience with automotive parts is strongly preferred. A background with any of the following would be especially helpful:

• Auto parts stores
• Wheel and tire shops
• Automotive repair shops
• Restoration or classic-car shops
• Dealership parts departments
• Performance or custom automotive shops
• Shipping, warehouse, or automotive order fulfillment

Experience at companies such as NAPA, O'Reilly Auto Parts, AutoZone, or similar automotive businesses would be useful. Knowledge of wheels, tires, lug nuts, bolt patterns, classic cars, Cadillacs, lowriders, or automotive fitment is a plus, but we are willing to train the right person.

Qualifications

• Ability to speak, read, and write English (Spanish-speaking ability is highly desirable because many of our customers speak Spanish)
• Basic computer skills, such as emails, searching the web, and making notes
• Good attention to detail
• Ability to safely lift, move, pack, and handle automotive wheels and products (a wheel and tire can weigh up to 70 pounds)
• Valid California driver's license
• Good driving record and ability to drive a company van
• Reliable transportation to and from work
• Good work references
• A dependable and team-oriented attitude

Schedule

Monday through Friday, 9 AM–5:00 PM.
Full-time, in-person position in Fallbrook, California.
Occasional participation in car shows or special events may also be available.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Monday–Friday schedule
• Established 52-year-old company
• Small-team work environment
• Opportunity to learn a specialized area of the automotive industry
• Opportunity for increased responsibility as your product knowledge grows