Inside Sales

What does Maine Oxy do? We’re more than Propane! Maine Oxy is on a life-saving mission to provide high-quality specialty gases that already make a daily impact on your life! We’re the provider of Oxygen for our local veterinary and medical offices, we’re the provider of Carbon Dioxide for our local breweries, we’re the provider of Helium for everyone’s birthday parties, and we’re the provider of Acetylene for our local welders and metal fabricators.

All 300 of us at Maine Oxy are genuinely kind individuals who get to experience true collaboration. We can rely on integrity from each other, and we work in peace because of our inclusive safety program. The work is challenging for valid reasons, but it is rewarding, and the science of it is really cool!

Ready to be part of a place where your contributions directly impact lives? If you’re confident about your skills and abilities and want to make a real difference in your community, we’d love to welcome you to our team!

Maine Oxy is currently looking to hire an Inside Sales Representative in our South Windsor, CT retail store. This is a hands-on position with great opportunities to advance and learn other areas of the industrial gas & welding industry.

The Inside/Counter Sales Representative’s responsibilities include:

• Promote safety as Job #1
• Provides customers with an additional level of product knowledge and technical expertise
• Troubleshoots and responds to technical problems posed by customers and branch personnel
• Assists in all phases of store operations
• Completes paperwork accurately and in a timely manner according to company policies and procedures
• Assumes the responsibilities of Store Manager position when Store Manager is absent
• Serves as primary in house contact for major customer base served by the store
• For selected accounts, offers special prices or discounts based on specific guidelines and in certain circumstances, negotiates payment form
• Assists branch store sales staff in selling function and sales team in working up quotes
• Responds to customer complaints by taking action to resolve the issue according to company policy
• Serves as a support staff for outside sales
• Labels stock, stocks shelves, assembles machinery, conducts demonstrations, and arranges displays to enhance marketability
• Assists in maintaining clean and neat store appearance.
• Other duties as assigned

If you meet these requirements, we are waiting to hear from you!

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience in welding and/or gas application
• Sales experience
• Knowledge of our industry and specialty products
• Ability to use hand-held computer (Zebra System)

Education:

• High School diploma or equivalent

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, speak and hear.
• Frequent sitting and standing, walking, using hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; may stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus on objects.
• Ability to occasionally lift 25 to 75lbs.

The Perks:

• This is a full-time position (no seasonal layoffs)
• Working Monday-Friday Roughly 7:15am to 5pm
• Choice of Medical, Dental, Life Insurance, Long-Term Disability & 401-K
• Company Paid Short Term Disability
• 401(k) Match of 50% up to 6%
• Store Discounts
• New hires start with an annual Paid Time Off accrual of up to 120 hours per year (prorated first year)
• 6 Weeks of Parental Leave and Paid Maternity Leave after one year!
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time
• Paid Holidays!
• Pants and Boots Reimbursements

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Shift:

• Day shift

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person