Service Administrator

Alta Equipment Company; Byron Township (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training

Tuition assistance

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical, Dental and Vision insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

10 paid holidays

Day shift M-F

Job summary

Alta Equipment Group is seeking a full-time Service Administrator for our Byron Center, MI location within the Construction Equipment Group. You will manage the work order process, support the service manager, and handle customer and technician needs with accuracy and efficiency.

Responsibilities include inputting repair write ups, preparing and closing work orders, payroll/time entries, and coordinating with other departments.

Qualifications

• Billing and customer service experience preferred.
• Strong computer skills with Word, Excel, and Outlook; ERP a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good time management and ability to communicate with all levels of staff and customers.
• Ability to read and interpret documents; write routine reports.
• Basic arithmetic; handle money, weights, and measures.
• Basic reasoning to follow instructions and solve straightforward problems.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the service manager.
• Obtain PO numbers when required by customer protocol.
• Input technician job repair write ups in the business system daily.
• Prepare work orders for service manager review and close completed jobs.
• Manage payroll and time entries for shop and field technicians with manager approval.
• Contact customers for updates and gather additional information as needed.
• Coordinate with inter-company departments on open issues.
• Uphold Alta's Guiding Principles in daily activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned and maintain regular attendance.

Skills

Billing

Customer service

Time management

Communication

Read/interpret docs

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

ERP software

Job description

Come work for the largest equipment dealer 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
• Tuition assistance
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Outstanding benefits package (Medical, Dental and Vision insurance, plus much more!)
• 401(k) with match
• Competitive wages
• Paid time off
• 10 paid holidays
• Work schedule: M-F, day shift

Our Construction Equipment Group is seeking a full-time Service Administrator for our Byron Center, MI branch. This position will ensure the work order process is being managed and completed in an efficient and accurate manner. The goals are to assist the service manager throughout the workday and take care of our customer and technician needs.

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

• Provide support to the service manager.
• Obtain purchase order (PO) number from the customer if the customer's protocol is to give out PO's.
• Input technician job repair write ups located in our business system. This will be done daily on all jobs that are completed and in process.
• Prepare all work orders ready to close for the service manager to review once the job is completed.
• Have all work orders closed when job is completed.
• Responsible for all time entries and payroll for the shop and field technicians. All payroll must be approved by the service manager prior to submission.
• Periodically will call customer to provide updates or obtain additional information from them.
• Follow up with other inter-company departments on open issues.
• 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

• Previous billing and customer service experience is highly preferred.
• Must have strong computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. Previous ERP experience is a plus.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to communicate with all levels of coworkers, as well as customers.
• Language Skills - Intermediate: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or 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 sit, use hands, talk/hear; Frequently will reach with hands; Occasionally will stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, taste/smell.
• Lift and/or Move Functions: Regularly will lift up to 10 pounds; Frequently will lift up to 25 pounds; Occasionally will lift up to 50 pounds.
• Work Environment: Regularly will work near moving mechanical parts, exposed to fumes or airborne particles.

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!