Counter Representative - American Welding & Gas (7568) - American Welding and Gas
Lexington, KY 40511
About the Job
American Welding & Gas, Inc. has an immediate opening for a Counter Representative in our Lexington, KY location.
Provide excellent customer service by assisting customers with ordering and purchasing products (industrial, medical, food grade, specialty gases along with welding/industrial supplies). Performing material handling functions within the branches.
Responsibilities:
- Support customer experience in-store and via phone when ordering and purchasing products through cash and charge account transactions
- Assist with administrative duties including daily transaction reconciliation, filing, end-of-day processing, and opening/closing the store
- Ensure inventory is organized and properly stored in the warehouse; stock showroom as needed
- Receive and process inbound freight, including logging, receiving purchase orders, and filling backorders
- Assist branch manager in achieving and/or surpassing targeted budgeted sales projections
- Assist branch manager with building and equipment maintenance
- Conduct cylinder exchanges, purchases, and returns
- Fill various types of cylinders
- Maintain fill records to ensure compliance and accountability
- Prepare outbound freight for delivery, including picking, packing, and staging for loading on trucks and/or shipping via other means
- Ability to operate a forklift
- Follow and comply with all company safety policies
- May assist in deliveries as needed
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma/GED
- Previous customer service experience required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required Knowledge of welding processes and gas supplies preferred
- Able to lift 75 pounds; maneuver 100+ pounds with mechanical assistance (rolling cart, pallet jack, etc.)
- Proficient Microsoft Office computer skills preferred
- Detail oriented; team player and adaptable
- Must have a Clean Driving Record
Physical Requirements:
- Lifting, bending, twisting, climbing, crouching, kneeling
- Repetitive movement
- Operating motorized equipment
- Sitting; standing; walking
- Working indoors/outdoors as business needs
- Working at increased noise levels
- Safety hazards
AWG is a manufacturer and distributor of industrial gases as well as a provider of all your welding supply needs. We are a family and teammate-owned company that is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. Our company provides industrial, medical, and specialty gases as well as food and beverage gases across the United States, from Montana to Pennsylvania and down through Texas and Florida. With a team of over 800 employees, over 100 retail locations, and 22 fill plants we pride ourselves in our customer service, expertise, assets, and resources that allow us to reach a large and diversified customer base of the highest quality.
American Welding & Gas is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
About American Welding and Gas:
American Welding & Gas, an employee owned company, is headquartered in Raleigh, NC. AWG traces its history to Valley Welding Supply in Billings, MT and Scott-Gross Company in Lexington, KY - both of which began in 1949. The Company has grown both organically and through acquisition to its present size. AWG manufactures and distributes industrial, medical, specialty and beverage gases and associated welding and safety supplies. We operate 76 retail locations and 16 gas fill plants located in seventeen states stretching from Montana through Georgia. AWG has 585 employees who serve our customers in over 30 states and Canada.
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