Shop Team Leader - Southwest Florida

Advanced Work Vans – Bonita Springs is a leader in Cargo Van upfit solutions, focused on speed, quality, and knowledge of our customers’ business.  

At Advanced Work Vans, our goal is to help our customer find the right upfit solution for their business. To do that, we've created a unique process that takes our clients from concept to completion with a one-stop approach. What's our process like? We get to know our customer, understand their needs, as well as their opportunities and challenges.  Once we understand their needs, through input and collaboration, we create a custom solution made just for their business.

As an employer, we pride ourselves on respect, contribution, stability, and compensation to foster a long-lasting relationship that puts us on the market as an employer of choice.  As a premier employer, our employees are offered a robust benefits package that is constantly benchmarked to ensure we attract and retain top talent. We value the dedication and innovation of all employees; we promote daily collaboration to ensure we are providing employees the opportunity to share ideas that will provide the best solutions and products for our customers.

Our goal is to partner with self-motivated and driven individuals and foster a relationship of continuous improvement, allowing growth and development at all levels.

We are currently seeking a full-time Shop Team Leader to partner with our Bonita Springs, Florida location in the metro Ft. Meyers area.  In this role you will be required to possess a mechanical aptitude, operate hand/power tools such as screw drivers, wrenches, and drills to install van and light truck equipment, and aftermarket electrical components in commercial vehicles.  A successful candidate will be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The Essential Duties of the Role Include:

• Lead a team of 2 to 4 team members day to day in the shop/production area
• Communicate daily with General Manager, Sales Team, and Vendors to drive shop efficiency
• Operate power/hand tools in a safe and efficient manner
• Assemble and install aftermarket equipment and accessories in cargo vans and light trucks.  Upfits include cargo van partitions, shelving, ladder racks, toolboxes, hitches and towing accessories, ratchet straps, safety lighting and backup alarms, inverters, and other electronic accessories
• Read and understand work instructions and simple product drawings
• Comply with safety and quality protocols
• Adhere to lean warehousing and manufacturing principles
• Properly train and coach a diverse production team, with a focus on reducing risk and constant process improvement
• Schedule and monitor workflow of customer installation and team members within hours of operation
• Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to meet the requirements to be a “driver” as defined in our corporate driving policy
  • This is required to move vehicles

 Education & Skill Requirements:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Mathematical skills, ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Mechanical aptitude required
• Electrical aptitude preferred

Physical Requirements:

• Frequent bending/twisting at the neck and trunk area
• Physical ability to lift and/or move up to 80 pounds (with assistance)
• Vision requirements include, close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Frequent standing, sitting, walking, carrying of items, reaching, handling, kneeling, crouching, bending
•  Frequent squatting, stooping, or kneeling, and reaching above the head and reach forward
• Continuous use of hand strength to grasp tools and climb on to ladders and into vehicles

Benefits Offered as a Full-Time Employee:

• 401K
• Medical / Health Savings Account
• Dental
• Employee Assistance
• Teladoc
• Group Life
• Short / Long Term Disability
• Health & Wellness Programs
• Vision
• Voluntary Benefits include Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, Cancer Indemnity, and Hospital Indemnity
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays

We are committed to fostering a safe work environment—one that celebrates diversity, offers equal opportunities and where all employees feel secure, involved, valued, and respected. We do not tolerate discrimination, unlawful harassment, hate-related behavior, or threats of workplace violence.

Each of us must make a personal commitment to these principles every day—whenever we interact with our fellow employees and our customers.