Lot Porter

Owns vehicle logistics for the dealership lot, ensuring accurate receipt, inspection, and organization of incoming and sold vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Verify receipt of vehicles delivered to the dealer and compare serial numbers against invoices.
• Inspect vehicles for damage and verify accessories listed on the invoice.
• Assign stock control numbers to vehicles and catalog/store keys.
• Re-shuttle vehicles following sales to maximize lot space and order.
• Service vehicles with gas, oil, and water.
• Perform maintenance on stored cars to protect tires, batteries, and exteriors from deterioration.
• Move sold vehicles to optimize lot space and organization.
• Deliver sold vehicles to the new-vehicle preparation department.
• Adhere to all company policies, procedures, and safety standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Unrestricted driver’s license and clean driving record.
• Ability to drive both automatic and standard-transmission vehicles.
• Trustworthy demeanor.

Physical Demands

• Sitting: Remaining in the seated position.
• Standing: Remaining on one’s feet in an upright position at a workstation without moving about.
• Walking: Moving about on foot.
• Lifting: Raising or lowering objects (50-75 lbs), including upward pulling.
• Carrying: Transporting objects by hand, arms, or shoulder.
• Pushing: Exerting force to move objects away (includes slapping, striking, kicking, or treadle actions).
• Pulling: Exerting force to move objects toward the force (includes jerking).
• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, etc.
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knees to rest on one or both knees.
• Crouching: Bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine.
• Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or working with hands (fingers involved as an extension of the hand).
• Fingering: Working primarily with fingers (e.g., picking, pinching).
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects (size, shape, temperature, texture) by touch.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken word.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds by ear.
• Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less.
• Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more.
• Depth Perception: Judging distances and spatial relationships.
• Visual Accommodation: Adjusting the lens of the eye to bring objects into sharp focus.
• Color Vision: Ability to identify and distinguish colors.
• Field of Vision: Observing an area up, down, or to the sides while eyes are fixed on a point.

Environmental Conditions

• Exposure to weather.
• Moving mechanical parts.
• Non-climate-controlled conditions.
• Wet and/or humid conditions.
• High, exposed places.
• Noise.
• Vibration.

Benefits

• Medical: 4 plans (BCBS).
• Dental and vision coverage.
• Term Life insurance (company-paid).
• Short-Term Disability (STD) / Long-Term Disability (LTD).
• Accident indemnity rider.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and sick days (annually).
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• FMLA / Maternity/Paternity Leave.
• Bereavement Leave.