Fleet Associate

Do you know your city inside and out and enjoy being on the move? Join our team and help keep our vehicles ready for members while supporting a more sustainable approach to transportation. 

The Fleet Operations Associate works throughout the city to keep vehicles clean, maintained, and ready for members. This hands-on role includes transporting vehicles, refueling, cleaning, changing tires, and coordinating repairs or towing when needed. Associates travel between locations by foot, bike, public transit, or company vehicle. 

What You’ll Do: 

• Keep vehicles ready for members and play a key role in their experience. 

• Represent Zipcar across the community and different city locations. 

• Clean vehicle interiors and exteriors to Zipcar cleanliness standards. 

• Refuel or recharge vehicles and jump-start dead batteries. 

• Perform routine maintenance checks and member-ready audits. 

• Change tires and complete minor in-field repairs. 

• Move vehicles safely between locations for cleaning, service, or repositioning. 

• Prepare vehicles to join or leave the fleet, including installing branding. 

• Audit locations, install and remove signage, and pick up parking passes. 

• Coordinate repairs and towing to get vehicles back in service. 

• Report damage and safety concerns, and keep accurate mobile records of work completed. 

• Follow all safety, security, and data-handling policies. 

• Support high-demand periods, weather events, and special projects as needed. 

Perks You’ll Get: 

• Pay rate: $21.00/ hour 

• Bi-weekly hourly wage (New York and Puerto Rico: weekly wage) 

• On-the-job training focused on our fleet of newer vehicles and multiple manufacturers 

• Paid time off 

• Medical, dental and other insurance 

• Flexible spending account opportunity to contribute up to $270 as a tax-free benefit for public transportation or parking expenses 

• Retirement benefits (401k) 

• Free Zipcar Membership and other employee discounts, including discounts on renting and buying Avis/Budget cars 

What We’re Looking For: 

• Valid Driver’s License 

• Must be 18 years of age and legally authorized to work in the United States 

• An acceptable driving record (per company standards) 

• Strong time management skills to juggle multiple priorities and tasks 

• A customer-first mindset and a high-energy, get-it-done attitude 

• Quick learner with a problem-solving approach to hands-on, mechanical tasks 

• Tech savviness – you’ll be using mobile tools throughout your day 

• Flexibility to work days, evenings, weekends and holidays 

• Willingness to work outdoors (weather and other conditions vary) 

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds; continuously stand, bend, reach, walk, sit, and kneel; and frequently enter, exit, and drive vehicles 

• This position requires regular, on-site presence and cannot be performed remotely 

Who We Are: 

Here at Avis Budget Group, you will be joining a team of 25,000 driven people, performing with purpose. Together, we’re moving the future of transportation forward with our innovative, customer-focused solutions. Our portfolio of brands includes Avis, Budget, and Zipcar, giving us a footprint that spans premium car rental, everyday value, and urban car-sharing. 

We believe great service starts with people who care. Our culture is performance driven, where we encourage and support each other to be at our best through leadership, training, tools, and rewards. We are proud to make a positive difference to the lives of our colleagues, customers, and communities where we operate. 

Zipcar, a proud part of the Avis Budget Group family, is the world’s leading car-sharing network, found in urban areas and university campuses in more than 500 cities and towns. Our team is smart, creative and fun, and we’re driven by a mission – to enable simple and responsible urban living. 

Avis Budget Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other category protected by applicable law. 

This advertisement does not constitute a promise or guarantee of employment. This advertisement describes the general nature and level of this position only. Essential functions and responsibilities may change as business needs require. The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law. This position may be with any affiliate of Avis Budget Group. 

New York

New York

United States of America