J&W Lumber is Hiring a Counter Sales Associate - Escondido Near Escondido, CA
Join a company that has been in business for over 60 years and be a part of our family-oriented culture, providing lumber and outdoor building materials to contractors and homeowners throughout Southern California. Are you passionate about providing top of the line customer service and expanding your knowledge in the lumber and outdoor building materials industry? We are looking for a helpful and dependable individual who wants to join a company that values its employees. We offer excellent training opportunities to expand your skills while providing you with amazing career opportunities. Keep Reading IFYOU ARE FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL with an eagerness to approach customers and help uncover their needs. You are a team player with a strong desire to maintain knowledge of products and provide customers with the best experience possible. YOU ARE DEPENDABLE AND RESPONSIBLE with a high degree of accountability and follow through. If you don’t know the answer to a question, you commit to finding the answer in an effective manner. You enjoy proactively solving problems and can do what is necessary with very little oversight. Essential Duties
Provide outstanding customer service!
Maintain working knowledge of current products, sales, and promotions
Write customer orders, mill orders, delivery orders, and collect payment
Assist customers with design and material list for projects
Advise customers on lumber and hardware use to include bidding of projects
Assist store manager in maintaining a clean, organized, and properly stocked store
Ensure hardware and lumber price tags are up to date
Complete end of day paperwork (i.e. invoices, charge tickets, pick-tickets, etc.)
Always represent J&W Lumber with a professional appearance and demeanor
Attend J&W Lumber trainings through J&W University when available
Perform related and miscellaneous duties as assigned
Who We AreSince 1957, family-owned J&W Lumber has provided outdoor building materials to contractors and homeowners including decking, fencing, patio covers, and siding. We are committed to fulfilling our role as a leader in the lumber and outdoor building products business. We offer a full line of materials for decking, patio covers, fencing and siding that includes all the related hardware to complete the job with knowledgeable team members at six lumber yard locations to provide support and guidance. We take pride in our long history of supplying our customers with innovative, quality, name-brand products from respected, environmentally conscious manufacturers. We are committed to our family of employees, priding ourselves in maintaining a safe and friendly work environment and training our team to provide the highest level of customer service in our industry. Compensation & Benefits
Competitive compensation: $17 per hour plus attractive and achievable commission structure following successful completion of training period
Exceptional company-sponsored hands-on training through J&W University designed to help employees maximize earning potential
PTO accrual that begins first day of employment
Medical insurance with up to 80% employer coverage
Dental, Vision, Life, and Long-Term-Disability insurance
401k Match
Employee Assistance Program
Proven career growth opportunities and promotions from within the company
Qualifications
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent combination of education and experience
1-2 years of demonstrated customer service experience
Exceptional attention to detail
General math skills; able to learn and understand board, square, and lineal footage measurements
Construction, lumber, or outdoor building materials experience is a plus