Vehicle Operations Specialist

Transforming the Future with Convergence of Simulation and Data

Vehicle Operations Specialist

Job Summary

Our client in St. Louis Park, MN is looking for a Vehicle Operations Specialist. This is a contract position.

What You Will Do

• Ensure quality standards through washing vehicles exterior and cleaning/preparing vehicles interior.
• Shuttling vehicles to/from secondary locations including customer and fleet vehicles.
• Facilitate vehicles through the pre-delivery inspection process - (cosmetic inspection of vehicle, dynamic test drive and assessment of vehicle, compressed air tool use, as well as torque wrench utilization).
• Proficiency with computers and software including Microsoft Office and internal business platforms.
• Conduct quality control processes for delivery ready vehicles and manage the communication of defects to the service department.
• Maintain the delivery readiness of vehicles.
• Maintain the inventory lot, ensuring that there are always safe and usable drive lanes.
• Prepare, inspect, and stage customer trade-ins to be transported to the auction via carrier.
• Complete additional work and tasks as requested by the leadership team.
  
  
  

Basics

What You Will Need:

• 1 years of experience with operations, logistics, or lot management; previous automotive, electric vehicle (EV), and/or detailing experience valued.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to support customers on nights, weekends and/or holidays.
• Must have a valid driver’s license in the state/province of residence that you will be driving/operating a vehicle (or state that you are commuting daily to/from).
• No drug or alcohol related driving incidents in the last 3 years; No more than 1 serious moving violation in the last 3 years; No driving related suspensions or revocation of Driver License within a 3-5 year period.
• Will be subject to continuous Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) monitoring.
• Willingness to work holidays, nights, evenings, and weekends as needed.
• Willingness to work in various working conditions including being in an active service center or unpredictable weather conditions.
• Physical exertion may be required to perform occupational tasks (sitting up to two or more hours at a time, standing for up to eight or more hours a day, walking, bending, kneeling, laying, twisting, carrying, reaching, stretching, pushing, pulling, and lifting up to 50 lbs.).
• Frequent use of hands for purposes of grasping and using tools correctly, entering data, writing communications, or calling customers or internal partners.
• Strong understanding of written and spoken English.
• Ability to see, read, and interpret documents such as governmental regulations, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions/schematics.
  
  
  

Preferred

• Experience in service industry writing work orders.
  
  
  

How You Will Be Successful

• Envision the Future
• Communicate Honestly and Broadly
• Seek Technology and Business “First”
• Embrace Diversity and Take Risks
  
  
  

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Discounts
• Free training on all Altair products
  
  
  

Why Work With Us

Altair is a global technology company that provides software and cloud solutions in the area of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.

Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com

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At our core we are explorers; adventures; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world’s most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and unchartered waters, we dive headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible, discovering new solutions to our customer’s toughest challenges.

Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair’s history demonstrations a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.