Store Associate

R10046078 Store Associate (Open) Location: Fond du Lac, WI - Retail shop How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? Position Title: Store Associate - Location: Fond du Lac, WI - Monday- Friday, First Shift! The Store Associate position sells medical, industrial and specialty gases, welding equipment and hard goods and tools to customers. This position responds to inquiries or concerns from either walk-in customers or those customers that call in. The Store Associate associate provides additional warehouse support as needed.  Solicits sales from walk-in and telephone call-in customers assisting customers with identification of product needs and locating merchandise.  Accurately completes and files all required paperwork on a timely basis. Documents sales, quotes or other information.  Enters sales & quote data into the computer and researches information for customers using the computer system.  Receives payment for merchandise or services sold and enters sale into the computer. Responsible for payments received and adhering to all administrative and accounting related procedures. Wraps and bags purchase and helps customers load merchandise into their vehicles.  Provides warehouse support for shipping & receiving, inventory stocking, cleaning, labeling, or other tasks. Restocks store merchandise as needed. Arranges stock on shelves or racks in sales area and keeps merchandise in order. Marks or tickets merchandise.  Follows all safety procedures. Uses established safety procedures for cylinder handling during exchanges and storage of cylinders.  Maintains showroom cleanliness by procedures set forth by management.  Maintains current price documentation and product literature as it becomes available. Keeps product knowledge current.  Other duties and projects as assigned. ________________________ Are you a MATCH?  HS Diploma or equivalent required.  Minimum of 2 years of previous product, warehouse and/or sales related experience and/or training (or equivalent combination of education and experience).  Strong background in gas, welding and safety supply industry with retail experience preferred.  SAP experience strongly preferred.  Prior welding experience preferred such as knowledge in MIG, TIG, and STICK WELDING preferred.  Prior experience operating a forklift preferred.  Excellent customer service skills.  Ability to work independently and under some pressure to meet deadlines.  Demonstrates a clear and effective speaking manner for the purpose of explaining information to customers and employees.  Detail-oriented.  Ability to problem-solve.  Ability to operate a fork-lift.  Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Employee may be required to remain stationary for extended periods of time.  Routinely required to transverse through branch office and/or production, warehouse locations.  Employee will frequently be required to actively listen and exchange information.  Employee will be required to observe and assess information received via computer.  Requires frequent use of computer and telephone and occasional use of a forklift, pallet jack or other material handling equipment.  Employee will frequently be required to position self to stock inventory and handle cylinders.  Ability to routinely move up to 60 pounds and move more than 60 pounds with the aid of material handling equipment.  Flexible to work overtime as needed. _________________________ 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. _________________________ Equal Employment Opportunity Information We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Please click here to view the EEO Know Your Rights poster and here to view the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination poster. Airgas, an Air Liquide Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company’s written Affirmative Action Plan or Policy Statement. This plan or policy statement is available for inspection upon request. Airgas, an Air Liquide Company and its group of companies does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us by email at us-accommodationrequest@airgas.com. _________________________ California Privacy Notice 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.