auto appraiser

field inspector

inspector

facilities manager

staff accountant

Alliance Inspection Management

Overall, this is a good job. You learn a lot about cars, their options, and their structural components. Pay is good to start, but the yearly raises aren't very big and it isn't easy to get a bonus. After two years, you get 2 weeks of vacation, which is nice. The benefits are very good, they go through Aetna.
There are positions for advancement, but they almost all require either moving or the patience for a position to open here. The local management works hard and they do a good job considering how overworked (and probably underpaid) they always seem to be. I've been to other locations and this is by far the most organized and best managed location. If you are going to work for AIM at an auction, this is the one to be at. Corporate is out of touch and make questionable decisions all the time. They never come to our location so they don't seem to know anything about how we operate. They don't take into account that every Manheim location acts like a franchise and the situations in each are differently. Especially this one because it is the largest by far.
A lot of the work is outside, so winter and summer can be rough. The amount of hours we get varies based on the number of cars coming in. Winter and fall are the busiest and we have to work mandatory long hours sometimes. Summer is the slowest which means fewer hours and smaller paychecks. Most of the time we make 40, but management gives us volunteer overtime options if we want more hours.
The other employees can get dramatic and whiny, but are pleasant for the most part. As long as you do your job, the managers don't care if you socialize while doing it. If you want to be left alone, you can put in headphones and zone out to your work. There is a lot of turnover, but most of it is because of bad attendance. It seems like we get understaffed because of this, then hire a bunch of people just for half of them to work out. I don't recommend applying if you are lazy or don't show up on time.
It's an incredibly easy job once you get used to it and the training is good. Manheim makes us change things all the time, but they aren't ever really a big deal. It's just the nature of the business.
Oh, and we get weekends off which is awesome

I was working for AiM under salary.  It was a low salary, but decent for my age.  In all honesty, this position was a dream come true for me.  I was young, single and wanted to travel.  I was given a company vehicle, plus unlimited gas mileage, insurance and free maintenance (an expense taken out of my check of course).  I was going everywhere;  Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, the Dakotas, Kansas, Missouri, Montana. . .  I saw amazing places.  Hotel and food were all paid for via company american express ($50 a day).  At the time, they didnt install gps devices in the vehicles like they do now.  So you can believe that i abused the power of free gas.  I went everywhere, i even got a part time position delivering food, plus part time gig as uber driver.  I didnt pay for gas, so i made every cent from those two pt jobs.  There were a couple of reasons i left.  
One, is that there was no room for advancement in my area.  The only higher position i could apply and receive, would be the actual manager itself, which they already hired one shortly after i started.  
Reason 2, i was away from home for 5 days a week.  I was in another state for 5 days a week.  I didnt have a family at the time, but i was considering my future, and i couldnt afford to be away 5 days a week.  
Thirdly, the change the pay from salary, to hourly, plus decreased my pay by over 75cents i believe.  So that was the main killer.  I worked salary, so i got paid for 8hrs, no matter how little or late i stayed.  I never, NEVER worked a full 8hrs.  I usually finished my route within 3-5 hours, and spent the rest of the time at a nice restaurant or state park.  Now they wanted me to work a full day to get paid for it?  There wasnt enough work for a full day, so i knew if i stayed, id be a part timer.  
And lastly, they wanted to install gps devices in all vehicles, so that alone would have cut into my other 2 gigs as well.  So i had enough, decrease pay, lesser hours. . . Not the path i wanted to go down.  
I loved the job.  Its a great job for a younger person with no other family obligations.

As a field inspector you are the end of the chain in Aim hierarchy and you are treated as such.  You are given mediocre wages and expected to perform as a top notch professional.  Bonuses are infrequent and not nearly the amount your manager will tell you when hired.  You are expendable and ultimately bear the brunt of blame from clients and customers regardless if whether you where adequately trained or prepared for task concerned.  The guidelines are  considered gospel yet are written in obscure terminology without index or any means to quickly look up important information.  To further complicate things,  management constantly goes back and forth on how “thorough” the inspections should be.  One day they say write every scratch, two days later they say back off and only write major stuff.  Sadly, my own research has determined that this is industry wide and not something AiM specific.  When you are new you have a target on your back as the clients and management of auction accounts assume your incompetence based on AiM not training you properly, communicating,  or preparing you for changes and updates to guidelines and inspect procedures.  

Because the busy season is only 4 months and the rest of the year you will struggle to get 40 hours, the cost of benefits are sky high.  Medical for a family of 3 with $2500 deductible is literally $500 per month!  That’s with AiM paying half!  Benefits will take 25% or more of your gross income so you are actually making $10 to $11 to inspect cars in the rain, subzero cold, and 95+ heat on black asphalt!  The Crew carwash down the street pays $12 per hour and probably has less stress and drama.  Either case,  this is no job for a family man or woman.  Maybe this job is  OK as a throw away job for an entitled 19 year old.

3 weeks in, my primary client reduced volume by 75%. I was worried. Few weeks passed of outstanding understanding of guidelines and processes of primary client and a few new clients/guidelines/processes. Work hours and paychecks were lesser.
And then..... traveled the U.S. 120days last year alone and made a ton of money. Last qtr. I had zero issues with our entire client base. Drop me in a rental car or airplane, set my alarm for crack of dawn, and had a blast.
A word of caution here:
Your experience my differ hugely, but I promise that if you give them 2-3 years solid performance with little headaches, there's advancement here. In some locations pay is inconsistent with the cost of living so you can shine and make of it more than most.You can out-class your peers and advance. Bonus monies are awarded monthly.
IT and many of the support departments are staffed with a melting pot of all types including well educated, successful minorities with only helping you in mind. It's a real feel good employer that way.
So, give it a try. Might not be full time everyday, every week in the short term, but as is the case with any level playing field employer, make yourself indispensable and thrive.
*in some circumstances mileage and expenses are paid. In my case, salary does not entirely explain all employment benefits I received.  Myself being a master auto technician, mileage expenses were very lucrative. (I changed an axle in a park and ride parking lot. Bought more than a few tires).
Go to work and prove your worth! I routinely work 14hr days when necessary!

This was my first full-time job, I started in August of 2010 and resigned September of 2012 to further my education. I started off in Dallas inspecting used vehicles for damages and evaluating how much time each car needed in the body shop prior to being sold at auction.
After a few months I was transferred to another location in Arlington to inspect GM cars immediatley after being built for manufactor dents or scratches. Once inspected vehicles were loaded up by Union Pacific to be shipped to their locations.
One year later I was transferred to Mesquite to another one of AIM's many locations. These vehicles were shipped from where they were built to Mesquite and then loaded on Big Rigs to different dealerships.
The three locations above were my more permanent "day to day" locations throughout my duration at AIM. The company floated me around when different circumstances would arrive. Such as a hail storm hit in Haslet, Tx and they needed someone to survey the damage so the dent repair company could give an accurate quote for the repairs. I was also sent to Denver Colorado for a week to help with a surplus of vehicles that had come through.
Overall I enjoyed my experience at AIM, they taught me to grow up in some areas and I thrived in the challenges the company threw at me.

Then once at an adequate level, start looking elsewhere. In several places, including where I live, you're basically gonna have to work at a Manheim lot. They too are a very polarizing company to deal with. Room for advancement is basically non-existent and you're being given your duties by two different companies who are frequently not on the same page. Bonuses are often unattainable due to lack of work to be done. Nepotism and favoritism run amok so it's nearly impossible to climb the ladder. With me for instance, my supervisor is so well connected, it'd be such an utterly worthless effort even trying to address his incompetence and non-personable demeanor to management. Trying to request a transfer was pointless because the blatant politics that plague this company are so obvious. To top it off, if looking to use this opportunity as a stepping stone to eventually become a Manheim inspector, you'd better think again. You're required to wait 90 days if wishing to make the switch.

They give you a car,camera, cellphone, laptop, and printer. You are given a schedule the night before and are free to change it to fit your knowledge of the travel area. You must be disciplined and work all day as with any other job and handle being alone most of the time. Your customers become your friends to kill the isolation.
If you hustle, you can make a VERY good pay with excellent benefits.
Punch in leaving the house and out when you get home.Do a good job and you will see your boss once a year .Help is always a mail or phone call away. 
Company is growing at a frantic pace. No better job security. If you are good, they won't let you go. You will see improvement in corporate execution before your eyes.
Sorry that this is not a public company because I would definitely be a large stock holder.
I forgot to mention that you are given a monthly incentive bonus that can exceed $1k but how it is calculated is a trade secret. Just open the envelope and be thankful.

This is a good place to work if you like cars, being outside, normal working hours mon thru fri and like having occasional overtime. However you work as a third party. If inventory slows down your hours go away. Area Management is great and makes you feel apart of the team he would give an arm and leg if you needed it, only downfall they can only do so much for you because manheim runs the show in the long run.  Hardest part of the job is if you dont know body work, area manager and the lead does good at training and knows alot if different techniques to teach,  but knowledge of cars for autobody will help. if not this could be a hard job for you. My co workers were awesome. Only downfall is that this auction lost its Gm inturn lost customers and we slowed down, had to find hours somewhere else. other than that wish I could have stayed.

The training for this job is inadequate. You have to make the lease payment at an inflated cost for the company car you drive. Management really doesn’t want to hear anything from employees. You do not get all of the resources you need when you are new.  You work outside in all weather unless it is imminently life threatening.  Your schedule will constantly change, and you won’t know it ahead of time. Extremely difficult to make any plans outside of work.  You will be driving for hours and hours.  Auditors make several thousand dollars less per year than inspectors despite having more responsibility and skills. Auditors will be traveling constantly and won’t know their schedule until the Friday before.
The good- you will meet some nice people and travel to places in a 6 to 8 state area that you never even knew existed, and you get to keep the rewards points for yourself. 

Your senority does not matter. Your experience does not matter. Your work ethics do not matter. Always make sure to ask why the person you are replacing, quit. They say its "full-time".. Lack of in-person training, everything is over the computer. If you have questions and ask.. Good-luck getting ahold of a 'figure in charge' that can actually answer your question, the managers lack basic training of the job duties as most of them never actually experienced most of the job duties, they will send you out in the field, regardless if you are trained or not. Not to mention if you aint buddy-buddy with any managers you will not be advancing in the company. The 3rd party Auction mangers do not enjoy having AiM around, and you will be dealing with those managers more than your actual manager, as that person works from home, sometimes in a different state. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Auto appraiser 10 salaries reported	$18.50 per hour
Field inspector 5 salaries reported	$17.50 per hour
Inspector 12 salaries reported	$12.50 per hour
Facilities manager 1 salary reported	$34,000 per year
Staff accountant 1 salary reported	$65,000 per year

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