Associate Specialist, Vending Machine Services

About Carvana

If you like disrupting the norm and are looking for a company revolutionizing an industry then you will LOVE what Carvana has done for the car buying experience. Buying a car the old fashioned way sucks and we are working hard to make it NOT suck. At Carvana, our customers can hop online to...

• Search and browse our inventory of over 20,000 vehicles that we own and certify.
• Narrow down search results using highly intelligent filtering tools/components.
• View vehicle details, Carfax reports, and 360 rotating studio images for every vehicle.
• Secure financing in minutes using Carvana’s in-house service or their own bank.
• Interact with GUI components to easily customize loan length, down payment, and monthly payment.
• Generate, upload, and eSign all documents online (no ink necessary).
• Schedule front door delivery or pick up at one of our vending machines.
• Trade-in their existing vehicle or just sell it to Carvana (no purchase necessary).

For more information on Carvana and our mission, learn more about what it’s like to work here from the people that already do. 

THIS ROLE HAS UP TO 60% TRAVEL

About the team and position

We need to be super approachable and always willing to go above and beyond to help our Carvana family. It could be as simple as connecting their monitor to as complicated as tuning their flux capacitor to precisely 1.21 gigawatts! We expect smart people who are doers with bright ideas, willing to put their game-face on, take on new challenges, and juggle many assignments at once.

"Where hardware meets software," our new Car Vending Machine Support Specialist will bridge the gap between Tech Support, Industrial Solutions, and Software Engineering. We're looking for someone with an interest in mechanics and robotics who also happens to dig programming and scripting. You will be involved in the full customer experience of vending a car and have the longest job title of anyone you know.

Internal candidates with vending machine experience are strongly preferred.

What you’ll be doing

• Support our External Customer Advocates with automation technology issues that arise within our vending machines by handling live phone and Slack support for potential support tickets in an effort to provide rapid resolution
• While not handling live phone support calls, help complete outstanding support feature requests in the queue
• Document and provide feedback on problematic trends and patterns associated with support
• Provide assistance with weekend troubleshooting
• Gain OSHA 10 certification (If required)
• Up to 50-75% of time spent on travel to vending machine, and inspection center locations
• Assist with events at our Vending Machine locations
• Provide remote and in field support to our Photo Dome sites.
• Building familiarity with all the behind the scenes systems and components of the Car Vending process
• Assist with on site maintenance of automated system components.
• Other duties as assigned.

 

What you should have

• Must be able to travel by air within the United States.
• MacGyver-esque (yep, it's a word) mentality when approaching problems 
• Crazy good technical troubleshooting skills
• Fantastic communication skills. Read it again...we're serious.
• Knowledge of how to use a ticketing system and how to document procedures
• No fear of hand tools
• Understanding of mechanical systems (perhaps you've worked on a car before?)
• Know what Ohm’s law is
• Self motivating with excellent time management skills
• Comfort with one-on-one interactions and training
• CompTIA A+ certification is a plus!
• OSHA 10 is a plus!
• Strong desire to learn and build familiarity with new and existing systems

 

What we’ll offer in return

• Full-Time Salary Position with a competitive salary
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
• 401K with company match
• A multitude of perks including student loan payments, discounts on vehicles, benefits for your pets, and much more
• A great wellness program to keep you healthy and happy both physically and mentally
• Access to opportunities to expand your skill set and share your knowledge with others across the organization
• A company culture of promotions from within, with a start-up atmosphere allowing for varied and rapid career de