human resources generalist

account coordinator

truck accessory installer

terminal manager

staff accountant

AMPORTS

Mornings start off great! by first break you begin to ask yourself, is it time to go home yet? day starts off with a morning safety meeting with the facility manager reading the selected safety topic. We are then told what are tasks for the day are for production. Union workers enter the shop and proceed to either a van to shuttle drivers or a stall to perform accesory installs. the benefits of working as an installer is that the cars are brand new and youre not going to go home dirty after the shift. the co-workers are awesome. most of them are very easy gong and have no issues assisting others with random difficulties. They soon become your friends and can relate to any problems you may encounter throughout the day. Then there is the management, its terrible. A lot of politics in this company, if you dont complain about how the facilty is managed, that is your job security. As soon as you speak up about wrong doings, you will then be oppressed, intimadated, and pushed to the point where you just cant handle the toxicity of your work environment. you can go to the union if you want, but that usually will just make things worse. basically just made yourself a target. Most people get a job here and in the beginning they will think its great but after maybe a little more then half a year or so, they will start to see the puppet show. they will then think they are no longer a valued employee. in the end of it all they are just a number. management can not relate to the issues the union worker is having to deal with, because they more than likely not encountered the issue themselves. The repetativeness of this job takes a serious toll on the employees body, both physically and mentally.

I formerly worked at Amports and unfortunately learned why they have such a high turnover rate. 
-They have a horrible computer system that logs into a "Virtual Desktop" that constantly crashed and was based in the East Coast. When they were off and we had tech issues, we were out of luck.
- There was no accountability in any other companies that were associated with us. When the stevedores constantly incorrectly (or not at all) reported cargo going on vessels, we were told that it was our jobs to figure out what went onboard.
- When it was clear that we did not have space for cargo in the port, we were told to figure out a way to fix it resulting in putting several vehicles in ditches. We were also told multiple times to cut down on space as we were using more space than we were allotted. (We were serving 5 ship lines on a terminal built for maybe 2)
-Less than a year after they agreed that I could not manage my job and the duties I had taken on from a manager, they went back and told me that I would have to handle all of it (after we had gained twice as much business). I constantly brought up that splitting an employee in so many directions is asking for a mistake to happen. This fell on deaf ears. 
-When a mistake inevitably happened (due in part to the zero accountability on others), I was fired for something that I had said would happen on several occasions.


Amports is a great place to work at!!! Good pay, great benefits,401k(which company matches up to 2 1/2%. I have been there over 35 years and have met a lot of good friends there. The company does small things for the employees which mean a lot in my book. Like they have pizza for everyone, cook outs, Christmas party every year and lots of good giveaways at the party, snowball truck comes there per the company and everyone gets snowballs in the summer. These are just a few examples. Management have open door policy and everyone is like family there!!! We all have the same goals to do quality work on our customers vehicles and getting more accounts and have fun doing it. Amports has paid for my house and kept my family healthy with the great benefits. We get good amount of paid days off for holidays and sick time. And we are union with the teamsters union. Now we do have are hard times cause we do work outside too in all weather(except lightning storms) so you have to dress accordingly. And also we have our share of crunch times where we have to work 10&12 hour days and weekends. I always say it’s feast-or-famine there so that is required out of employees. Amports is very much into safety and will do whatever to create a safe working environment for all. We have lots of employees that work there with 20+30+ and I think there are a few with 40+ so that also says a lot for a company when you have employees that work there that long!!!! So all I got to say is it a GREAT PLACE TO WORK!!!!❤️

DO NOT WORK HERE. All this company cares about is production. They don’t care about their employees at all. Anytime the shops hit their goals for production management talks about how happy the customers are (Volkswagen, Audi, Mazda, Mitsubishi, etc.) but they never talk about how they are thankful for the employees for showing up to work for months without a single day off. Getting weekends let alone Saturdays off was a rare thing until the ILA went on strike recently. To just show how little the company appreciates its employees, when hurricane Milton made landfall employees were told that we would not be working for two days. Usually during uncontrollable conditions such as weather employees are compensated with weather pay. When employees returned after being off for two days THEY WERE TOLD THERE WOULD BE NO WEATHER PAY. To make things worse employees were advised that they could use vacation time. I’m sorry but hunkering down for a hurricane is not a vacation anyone chose. Let me be clear this company could care less about your well being or future. If you want any kind of life outside of work..DO NOT WORK HERE. 

Very much enjoyed installing accessories and performing port upgrades to import and export vehicles, which involved the use of templates and cutting tools to locate mounting points for roof racks, ladders, side steps, and trailer hitches. There was a great deal of variety and a fast pace that made it a fun job.  the warehouse had different challenges in that we were loading and unloading trucks,distributing product and supplies to various shops and departments in the complex with forklifts and pallet jacks also used flatbed truck. Further,every month we took a physical inventory of everything in stock and resolved any discrepancies.  The job of shuttle driver was not very stimulating, in that the greatest challenge was to stay focused on the job at hand. The job was mind numbing with no stimulus at all

A typical day at work that I've learned about is that Keeping your hands and your working area clean is a safety precaution and can prevent you from getting hurt in any way. For example Keeping your hands clean can prevent you from getting sick and keep you from coming to work, and keeping your area clean can keep you from tripping over anything or running into to anything. The hardest part of the job is standing for hours, however if that's what a job requires I am always up for it. The most enjoyable part of the job is learning new things about different kind of machines and learning how to operate it.

This place isn’t the worst to work for but they definitely have their faults. They give you a lot of hours, a lot is overtime though. You work in any conditions, the company does not clean up properly after winter weather. They treat their employees about once a month or so to lunch or something small. They have company picnics, Christmas parties, and a few others thrown by Mazda. In the summer they treat everyone to the Kona Ice Truck. To sum up the job unless you are a driver or another position there is no work/life balance being a scanner. Always be prepared to work. One thing to also mention, they go by seniority on everything which can be good and bad. 

Amports’ corporate office and Jacksonville location experience extremely high turnover. In 2025 alone, the HR department lost seven employees. When a department sees that level of attrition, leadership should be closely examined.

The company lacks clear policies and procedures, and communication between corporate and site locations is consistently inadequate. Employees who do not conform or “fall in line” struggle to remain with the company. Additionally, management often shows a lack of respect, making even basic requests—such as obtaining pay stubs or COBRA information—unnecessarily difficult.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Not a whole lot. It was sink or swim and constant demand of items even when reports wasn’t available. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
No proper training or consideration that you are new. Did not matter that you never used their systems or dealt with automobile industry. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Stressful, and upper management puts everything and timelines on you. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful and pulling out hair trying to get a straight answer. Attitudes

A typical day for me is being busy all day, helping truck drivers finsding there cars, dealing with damage issues, at the same time telling my employees what they need to do next. also training them on new programs and on the new cars that have come out from the factory. My co-workers are very easy to work with cause they pay attention to what i'm teaching them. The hardest part of my job is having to fire some one. the most enjoyable part of my job is when we all pull together to get things done the right way in a timely manner. And then go home and do it all over again the next day.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Human resources generalist 1 salary reported	$67,500 per year
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Terminal manager 5 salaries reported	$95,517 per year
Staff accountant 3 salaries reported	$55,000 per year

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