Parts Helper

With AWC you get AMAZING benefits, to work with WONDERFUL people and we PROMOTE from within!

Auto Warehousing (AWC) has been family-owned and operated for more than 50 years and is North America's leader in finished vehicle logistics. Our mission is to service customer vehicles safely, efficiently, with quality and pride. Our Associates are the reason for our success, and developing their talent remains critical to our future.

• Our Vancouver, WA location is looking for a Full-Time Parts Helper!
• This is a Monday-Friday position with the shift of 7:00 am - 3:30 pm with opportunity of daily and weekend overtime!

AWC offers a generous benefits package supporting both physical and mental well-being. Benefits include health insurance for associates, spouses, and children; basic life and AD&D insurance; disability insurance; EAP; auto discounts; fitness reimbursements; a 401(k) plan with company contribution; and several voluntary benefits. Vancouver staff have paid holidays, floating holidays, vacation and sick accruals, bereavement leave, and jury duty leave.

Summary of Position:

The purpose of this job is to place parts in vehicles prior to install.

Essential Functions, Duties, and Tasks:

1. Able to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as
2. Communicate with lead when additional parts are needed
3. Deleting accessories on work orders due to lack of parts (as needed)
4. Drive fork lift to stock parts
5. Follow all safety guidelines and attend safety meetings
6. Keep Leads, Managers and others informed of significant issues
7. Log processed work into computer program or tracking system as required
8. Meet or exceed established production and quality standards
9. Notify lead if the customer removed accessories for the parts are
10. Open stock parts as needed
11. Order and replace defective parts for installers
12. Performs job in a safe manner
13. Place correct accessories into the trunk/hatch of each vehicle (Read work order to verify what accessories are needed)
14. Read and understand VIN numbers, repair orders, purchase orders, purge sheets, and other documents to complete work
15. Recognize standard accessories for each model and add if work order is incorrect based on Customer specifications
16. Utilize radio to communicate with Leads and management personnel in a professional manner
17. Verify that the correct work orders have been placed in vehicles (Check VIN on work order against VIN plate located on the vehicles dash)
18. Visually verifies that vehicle is damage free
19. Work as part of a team
20. Able to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned
21. Daily clean up
22. Ensure work area is kept in a clean and in an orderly fashion
23. Notify supervisor of any workplace hazards or unsafe conditions
24. Participate in facility safety efforts by attending monthly safety meetings, report accidents and injuries on appropriate forms, and communicates the procedure to all appropriate customers/vendors and AWC personnel
25. Understand policies, including but not limited to company safety policies
26. Upkeep and maintenance of work area
27. Work with limited supervision
28. Other duties assigned by supervisor

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• Ability to adhere to strict quality and production standards without variance Ability to communicate diplomatically
• Ability to function effectively under pressure
• Ability to interact with others effectively; work as a team; good interpersonal skills Ability to judge distances
• Ability to keep confidential any work documents seen or conversations heard during performance of job duties