automotive mechanic

diesel mechanic

technician

automotive technician

parts clerk

Vector Fleet Management

The day starts with a morning meeting. After that its a recap of what work was done the day before and what needs to be done/started/finished on the current day. After that, you go into a shop that needs to be bull-dozed down & built from the ground up to not only for safety reasons, but to advance employee efficiency. You can't be efficient when the shop you're working in has none of the tools to assist that goal. You do the job that you're tasked with while having the boss yelling, cussing, and breathing down your neck because once he gets stressed out, its over for everyone, including the secretary. It completely depletes shop morale and makes the work environment unbearable. Then lunch time hits and for that hour that you're gone, you reflect on this "opportunity to learn" and if it is really worth all the stress it has brought to your life. You then debate on calling it a day but realize you unfortunately have bills to pay and a family to provide for. You suck it up and deal it until you're blessed at the end of the day by punching out and going home. Then that bliss ends when you feel the dread after realizing its only Tuesday. 

 I know how to do a lot when it comes to heavy equipment. It was light/medium equipment that I wanted to learn. It's impossible to learn new things when the boss makes you a tire and lube tech and that is not what you were initially hired for. Even on slow days, when there wasn't anything for an assigned lube tech to do, there were plenty of jobs sitting in the lot that had parts ready to be installed but were unavailable to me because pushing a broom was more important in his mind than my opportunity to not only be a better tech for the company, but also for my personal growth and for me to learn. 

The hardest part of the job was dealing with the boss. He made the work environment insufferable. He would often yell, cuss, and belittle all employees. It didn't matter where either. He would do it in front of other employees, customers, and sourced out contractors. Problems or mistakes that could be easily resolved were often met with an angry over reaction followed by cussing and vulgar name calling. Then when it was his turn to mess up, he would take out his frustration on everyone with more name calling and rude remarks. There was never a time he took accountability for anything he did. He would put that blame on the employees and, if he had to, write them up to save himself and his position

I've enjoyed the ride so far with this company. Been with the company a long time now and have worked at 5 different locations. I know its not for everybody to relocate but whether you need to move for personal reasons or for advancement Vector will work with you. Upper management is always looking inside the company when we have new opportunities. From Tech to Lead Tech, or Lead Tech to Manager, or even Manager to Director. Several guys I know personally and have been mentors to me have gained promotion from within. Each shop is ran remotely underneath our Corp office so the Manager of each facility is responsible to keep the culture of the shop up to standard. We have a lot of different types of contracts so work load and hours may vary depending on which location so really you need to check out the location yourself to know what you really think about it, just advice for someone looking at the company. You also have an open line to Corp office as well. As a Manager you can always run things by your Director, communication is key. As a Technician or Admin you have a way to contact Corp office if you feel something bad is going on at your location and are too uncomfortable taking it through your manager.

Always the same, no promos, no areas of opportunity,  no room for individual growth. No additional money but all the extra work.
This company needs to do better with taking care of the people who have taken care of them and bend over backwards and take care of the people who actually want to work. If they only knew the amount of people stealing money from their customers , riding the clock to do nothing they would all be dancing to a different drum. This company is cheap, no cost of living increase, no compensatio for extra work being dumped on employees, terrible health benefits.  They bring in people with no experience and no skill and they somehow make top dollar vs employees who bust their tail for the new minimum wage.  If your OK with bare pay, extra work responsibilities without compensation, terrible benefits This is the place for you. 


What is the best part of working at the company?
Flexible scheduling. Some locations are actually nice to work at,  but very few. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
They don’t pay what you deserve. Certain locations have a much heavier work load than others. Instead of negotiating a more stream lined system for efficiency, they settle for making it as difficult as possible to get anything done and are not open to ideas to make any changes. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Again, it all depends on location. You have a melting pot of personalities everywhere. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Mundane and at certain times a little hectic.  More annoying the. Aggravating.

A typical day at work included an understanding of company software and use of data entry skills; filing, answering phone calls; notifying management of any fleet routing or parts issues.

Management here was by far one of the best I've worked with. They were very pro-active, helpful, and fair. They treated their employees well which in turn created employees who worked hard for management. Employee banter was fun and team built.

Honestly, the hardest part of the job that I had to overcome was the traffic going in to work during morning rush hours, which resolved itself over time.

The most enjoyable part of the job was learning about the automotive parts and the fleet trucking industry itself. It was something new and interesting that I had never experienced.

A normal day at work I ran the fuel island. Which is a diesel fuel island on the side of the shop. Trucks came through the island before they left and once they have returned from their trips. I would fill up the truck with fuel and check their oil, transmission fuild, inspection date, and tire pressure. If any on these items was not up to standard it was my job to correct the problem in a timely manner so the truckers was not late to their destination. I learned a lot about working correctly in a quick time and working for people who was in a rush.  also learned a lot about diesel engines.

They had a change in corporate management of my division that was run by people who had absolutely no idea what we did or how to do what we did. They did not understand the culture of where we worked and that I had several people unhappy because I developed structure and he’ll people accountable. So yes I had disgruntled employees at times. The ones he did not like structure be forced to work or unhappy. To rest of the crew was very productive and very happy. All of the best employees left shortly after I left. They kept the rotten core that they had and will condemn their own culture.

Carrollton Tx Contract
Under Budgeted, Vector Management expects 5 star services with 2 Star resources. Work environment was good but upper management left a-lot to be desired, constant changes to procedures and constant head scratcher decisions. Loved my job and what I did to better the Carrollton Fleet. High turn over on techs due to on site management. Would recommend once current management is replaced.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Pay was decent but conditions were not

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Management and it's failure to communicate to customer the needs of the shop to perform it's task.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
My experience was bad in regard to culture and work environment.The customer was very difficult to deal with.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
In a word.....drama both with management,employees and customer.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great co-workers, no lack of get it done attitude

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
No real control over contracts. The municipality truly runs day to day. Not really a fleet maintenance company, more of a staffing company.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Stressful, need to keep contract happy even at expense of good decisions

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
arrive early and nonstop , just get it done

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