Parts Specialist

Alta Equipment Company; Byron Township (MI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training

Benefits package (union)

Company laptop

Company cell phone

Paid holidays

Job summary

Alta Equipment Group is hiring a full-time Parts Specialist for the Construction Equipment Group at the Byron Center, MI location. The role emphasizes processing parts purchases and sales, customer service, and meeting department profit goals while maintaining orderly operations.

The position requires at least one year of parts counter experience, a high school diploma or GED, and basic mechanical knowledge.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year of prior heavy equipment, auto or truck parts counter experience.
• High school diploma/GED.
• Basic mechanical understanding and ability to identify parts by name and by sight.
• Excellent communication skills and professionalism.
• Proper phone etiquette.
• Forklift operation and hydraulic hose making is preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Epicor/Silk systems.
• Ability to read, write, and present information clearly to customers and staff.
• Basic math and measurement skills with money, weight, volume, and distance.

Responsibilities

• Process parts purchases and sales
• Actively sell parts and ask for the sale
• Ensure profit levels meet department goals
• Ensure customer satisfaction, including internal customers
• Check in, unpack and put away delivered parts
• Pick, package and prepare parts for delivery
• Maintain department order and cleanliness
• Assist in physical inventory counts
• Incorporate Alta's Guiding Principles into daily activities
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Consistent, regular, and reliable attendance including being ready for work at the designated start time

Skills

Communication skills

Professionalism

Phone etiquette

Mechanical understanding

Forklift operation

Reading/comprehension

Math basics

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma/GED

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Epicor/Silk systems

Vendor web portals

Job description

Come work for one of the largest equipment dealerships in North America! Are you a hardworking individual that thrives in a fast-paced environment and looking to take your career to the next level? If so, then come join our award winning team!

We provide our employees with the following tools and resources to be successful:

• Training
• Outstanding benefits package administered through the local union
• Competitive wages
• Company laptop
• Company cell phone
• Paid holidays

Alta Equipment Company is seeking a full-time Parts Specialist for our Construction Equipment Group at our Byron Center, MI location. This is a union position and will be part of Local 324.

The primary responsibilities of the position consist of, but are not limited to:

• Process parts purchases and sales
• Actively sell parts and ask for the sale
• Ensure profit levels meet department goals
• Ensure customer satisfaction, including internal customers
• Check in, unpack and put away delivered parts
• Pick, package and prepare parts for delivery
• Maintain department order and cleanliness
• Assist in physical inventory counts
• Incorporate Alta's Guiding Principles into daily activities
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Consistent, regular, and reliable attendance including being ready for work at the designated start time

Qualifications

• A minimum of one year of previous heavy equipment, auto or truck parts counter experience desired
• High school diploma/GED
• Basic mechanical understanding and the ability to identify by sight and by name the parts of an industry related piece of equipment
• Excellent communication skills and professionalism is required
• Proper phone etiquette
• Equipment operation: Forklifts and hydraulic hose making is preferred
• Computer programs - Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Epicor/Silk systems, Vendor web portals
• Language Skills - Basic: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations, to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Mathematical Skills - Basic: Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Reasoning Ability - Basic: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

• Physical/Sensory Functions: Regularly will use hands, talk/hear; Frequently will sit; Occasional will stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Vision: To see both close and at a distance, depth perception, ability to adjust focus and see color
• Lift and/or Move Functions: Frequently will lift up to 25 pounds; Occasionally will lift 26 to 100+ pounds
• Work Environment: Occasionally will work near moving mechanical parts

About Alta

Culture is Job #1. Alta Equipment Group prides itself in living by our Guiding Principles: Invest in the Best, Passion for Excellence, Customers for Life, Mutual Respect and One Team. More than an equipment company, Alta is an innovator of solutions, delivering diverse products and unrivaled support centered on building lasting customer relationships.

If you have a passion for excellence and are ready to make a difference within our organization, we're ready for you. Whether it's selling the world's-best big iron, rolling up your sleeves and servicing our industry-leading construction and material handling product brands or being a difference maker behind the scenes, we can use your skillset.

At Alta Equipment Group, we believe in mutual respect and are committed to diversity while inspiring our employees to reach their maximum potential. Voted a "Top Work Place USA", our employees across North America are committed to excellence. It's the Alta way.

What We Look For

At Alta Equipment Group, we are looking for candidates who are a cultural fit with our organization and understand that every task and job goes toward fostering customers for life. Along with that, a great attitude that embraces mutual respect and delivering a consistent high energy level that exudes a passion for excellence. Also, we are searching for a skill set that has a high aptitude for the position with a continual focus on investing in one's profession through additional training and learning.

Alta Equipment Group is an equal opportunity employer.

This means we do not discriminate on account of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, height, weight, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information, military status, veteran status, misdemeanor arrest record, or membership in any other classification protected under applicable law.

If you believe the Company has violated its equal employment opportunity policy in any way, please contact [e-mail] immediately!