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Interstate Battery System of America Inc

Our mission is to be a trusted workplace for team members to be their whole selves at work. A company that people love and positively impacts the lives of all whom we touch.

be your best self

At Interstate Batteries, you have the chance to be excellent at work and excellent at life. We know that professional success depends on personal wellbeing. That's why we want to enrich your life with the tools and services you need to succeed in every area of your life. Join us!

Purpose of Job:

Assist walk-in customers, answer all incoming phone calls and efficiently dispatch hot-shot deliveries.

Job Components:

• Handle All incoming phone calls in a professional manner and dispatch hot-shot request in the most timely and orderly fashion.
• Schedule hot shot deliveries in a manner that will deliver the best and most efficient hot-shot service possible.
• Wait on and handle all walk-in customers by providing each and every customer with courteous service and information to satisfy their battery need(s).
• Handle and balance invoices generated.
• Follow-up with largest customers weekly to ensure customer satisfaction and battery supply is adequate.

Qualifications:

• High school graduate (or equivalent)
• Able to read, write and compute basic math
• Multi-line phone experience required.
• Previous customer service experience is required.
• Working knowledge of computers and applicable systems is required
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task, quickly transitioning from one function/task to the next.
• Demonstrates good organizational skills and can prioritize tasks
• Works with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Approaches tasks with a sense of urgency
• Must work effectively in a team environment
• Must be familiar with local geographic area
• Be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 lbs.

Scope Data:

• Works under general supervision and guidance
• Accountable for individual accuracy.
• Shared responsibility for process flow of 1.0 - 13.0 million pieces shipped per year out of the warehouse

Work Environment:

• Regularly required to use hands to grasp or handle, talk and hear, stand and walk.
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to lift and/or move 50+ lbs.
• May be exposed to battery warehouse conditions such as exposure to moving equipment mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals.

Note: We do not accept resumes from headhunters, placement agencies, or other suppliers that have not signed a formal agreement with us.

Interstate Batteries provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Interstate Batteries complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Interstate Batteries expressly prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, ancestry, disability (mental and physical), marital status, military status, veteran status, citizenship or any other characteristic protected under applicable local, state or federal law.

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