R10007626 InSide Sales/Backup Driver -Winston Salem, NC - Class A or B CDL $4500.00 Sign On/Stay On Bonus- Must have Hazardous Materials Endorsement (Open) Location: Winston Salem, NC - Retail shop How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? see job description! JOB SUMMARY: The Inside Sales Associate/Back-up Driver will act as a Sales Associate for the retail store by selling products to businesses and industrial customers. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. • Sells industrial, medical and specialty gases, welding supplies and related equipment to customers. • Solicits sales with existing and potential customers and handles all associated paperwork to document those sales, quotes or other information which may need recording for future reference. • Arranges for delivery of cylinders and hardgoods and maintains showroom displays. • Assists customers with merchandise and loading and unloading cylinders. • Demonstrates use of equipment and advises customers on equipment and materials needed and procedures to follow to complete tasks they wish to perform. • Establish and maintain good customer relations and answers customer questions. • Communicate in person and on the telephone with customers, providing information on cost, ordering and delivery times. • Monitor customers needs and work with them to maintain proper hardgood and cylinder levels to minimize or eliminate emergency deliveries. • Check accounts receivable status of accounts; talk with the salesman or credit department about past-due accounts and contact customer regarding payment as well as collect money as required. • Ensure all required paperwork is accurately completed; including coding, costing and pricing. • Maintain neat, clean and professional personal appearance. • Coordinate with purchasing department any product shortage or outages. • Ensure all administrative and accounting related procedures are strictly observed. • Ensure all safety rules are strictly observed. • Deliver products to businesses, industrial, and medical gas customers intermittently ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: • Perform as Backup Driver as needed. • Operate forklift and other equipment as required. • Assist with inventory, housekeeping, showroom displays, and demonstrations as required. • Other duties and projects as assigned. SECONDARY ACCOUNTABILITIES: • Additional duties as required: This job description should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of this position. Incumbents are expected to follow any other reasonable instructions, and perform any other related duties, as may be required by their supervisor. Performance of this job in a safe manner and in keeping with established Airgas policies is a condition of employment. ________________________ Are you a MATCH? QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: • High school diploma or equivalent • 1 years of Customer Service or Sales experience • Must be at least 21 years old • Must possess a Class A or B CDL with HazMat, or ability to get appropriate license and endorsements within 30 days. • Industry experience or related product knowledge as well as experience handling compressed gases preferred • Computer experience or basic knowledge in computer order entry system. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand, sit and talk or hear. The associate is occasionally required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, feel or use a calculator or computer; and reach with hands and arms. The associate must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds and move more than 125 pounds with the aid of material handling equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and color vision. Physical Demands/Requirements for Driver: • The USES category for this position is rated as very heavy. • Ability to perform very heavy work—routinely lift 25 to 75 lb., and occasionally lift 76 to greater than 100 lb. Also required to push and pull liquid containers weighing up to 1000 pounds. • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and sit while making deliveries; use hands to finger, handle, or feel while making deliveries; reach with hands and arms; talk to or hear customers; and smell leaking gas from cylinders. • Frequent bending, stooping, crouching, reaching, grasping, feeling and repetitive motion required. • The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, kneel, push, pull, and finger activities including the tightening of ratchet binders. • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High school degree or the equivalent and one to two years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office products. LANGUAGE SKILLS: 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 Company. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. REASONING ABILIT: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical office machine parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Airgas is a drug-free workplace EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability Airgas USA, LLC, an Air Liquide company, is the leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical, and specialty gases, as well as hard goods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. Dedicated to improving the performance of its more than 1 million customers, Airgas safely and reliably provides products, services, and expertise through its more than 18,000 associates, over 1,400 locations, robust e-Business platform, and Airgas Total Access® telesales channel. As an Air Liquide company, a world leader in gases, technology, and services for Industry and Health, Airgas offers customers an unrivaled global footprint and industry-leading technology and innovations. Airgas’ customer base includes but is not limited to: manufacturing, health care, construction, energy, hospitality, food service, and many more. _________________________ Your differences enhance our performance At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability or any other protected characteristic. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world. Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products. Through the passion and diversity of its 18,000 associates, Airgas fosters a culture of safety, customer success, sustainability and innovation. Airgas associates are empowered to share ideas, take initiative and make decisions. Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health. Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64,500 associates globally. Join us for a stimulating experience: you’ll find a world of learning and development opportunities where inventiveness is at the heart of what we do, in an open, collaborative and respectful environment.