Warehouse Trainee 1

Wheeler Machinery Co.; Hurricane (UT); On-site; USD 19,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Wheeler Machinery Co. seeks a customer-oriented Parts Associate to greet walk-in customers, identify and order parts, and support multiple channels (phone, counter, email). The role emphasizes fast problem solving, recommending substitutions, and maintaining storefront areas.

Responsibilities include researching parts, managing orders, will-call processing, and performing warehouse duties as needed to ensure timely service for customers in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Customer service proficiency and aptitude
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Teamwork and collaboration mindset
• Willingness to learn and adapt to parts systems
• Problem-solving mindset and initiative

Responsibilities

• Greet and assist walk-in customers with an energetic, solutions-focused approach.
• Identify parts for customers and manage orders via multiple channels (phone, counter, email).
• Advise substitutions when replacements aren’t available.
• Research and procure will-call parts for walk-ins.
• Pull, pack and release parts orders as needed.
• Maintain storefront and Parts Express area daily.
• Support shipping, returns processing, and basic warehouse duties as required.

Job description

Provide customers with parts solutions while contributing to a positive and energetic environment. Role is responsible for greeting and assisting customers with identifying and ordering of parts through various channels such as phones, counters, and emails etc.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Greet and assist all walk-in customers with an energetic and solutions-oriented attitude.
• Research and identify parts for a customer with associated part systems, create and manage orders for a customer.
• Advise customer on substitution of parts when replacement is not available.
• Proactively pursue need by dates to manage emergency fees and freight charges.
• Research and procure all will call parts for walk in customers.
• Provide answers and solutions to customer questions for will call orders including back ordered parts, shipping and logistic questions, updated parts questions etc.
• Proactively manage customer expectations related to back orders.
• Perform warehouse journeyman and parts specialist duties as required.
• Pull, pack and release of parts orders as needed.
• Participate in phone soft skill monthly training.
• Participate and complete training as required or as is available.
• Work daily customer back-order queue. (EMBO report)
• Process 30-day returns.
• Process and stage customer orders.
• Clean and stock storefront and Parts Express area daily and as needed throughout the shift.
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• A continuous commitment to working safely.
• Willing to promote a teamwork attitude working closely with all departments throughout the company
• Customer Service Proficiency/Aptitude: Ability to add value to our products and service. Build relationships between our dealership and customers.
• Strategic Organization: Need to have the ability and self-discipline to use time, energy, resources, etc. in an effective way to achieve department and company objectives.
• Ability to envision and understand a described goal, objective, concept, or strategy and takes the initiative to get there.
• Communication: Ability to work and communicate well with co-workers and customers.
• React well under pressure.
• Understands the urgency of our industries and the need for getting their equipment repaired as quickly as possible
• Understands problem ownership. When given a problem, individuals will take ownership of it and determine a solution for the customer while maintaining the integrity of the Wheeler team
• Understanding of Wheeler Machinery & vendor logistic networks.
• Training or background in customer service phone skills
• Experience in customer facing roles

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).