Route Sales Representative

About the role

As a Route Sales Representative, you will play a critical role in developing and maintaining strong customer relationships through daily, direct face-to-face contact with Arc3’s customers in Chesapeake, VA. You will deliver hard goods and gas cylinders, retrieve empty cylinders, and ensure exceptional customer service. The job is physically demanding and time-sensitive but highly rewarding.

Responsibilities

• Safely and efficiently load, deliver, and unload hard goods and cylinders containing compressed gases to customers, and retrieve empty cylinders.
• Maintain load manifests and all other vehicle documents.
• Identify and monitor customers’ needs and maintain their desired hard good and cylinder levels to minimize or eliminate the need for emergency deliveries.
• Operate a forklift, pallet jack, and other warehouse equipment.
• Strictly comply with all safety rules and DOT and OSHA regulations.
• Maintain the appropriate drivers’ license and endorsements.
• Keep the inside and outside of your truck safe and clean.
• Perform counter sales and assist customers in the store when necessary.
• Handle warehouse duties such as receiving, shipping, and required paperwork.
• Fill cylinders in the pump room.
• Assist with inventory, housekeeping, showroom displays, and demonstrations as required.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED) preferred.
• Class B CDL with HazMat endorsement preferred.
• Industry and related product knowledge, as well as experience handling compressed gases preferred.
• Customer service or sales experience preferred.
• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Must meet all physical qualification standards imposed by regulation for truck drivers.
• Excellent oral communication skills, ability to work independently, self-motivated, and ability to pay attention to detail.
• Excellent customer service and time-management skills.
• Excellent driving record.
• Ability to routinely lift 25–75 lbs., and occasionally lift 76 to greater than 100 lbs.
• Must be able to work outdoors in varying temperatures.
• Ability to perform functions during occasional climbing, balancing, kneeling, crawling, pushing, pulling, and finger activities. Frequent bending also required.
• Must be able to operate in a drug-free workplace.

Benefits

• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts with Annual Company Contribution
• Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Company Paid Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Voluntary Life, Critical Illness, and Accident Insurance
• New Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Program with Health Insurance Premium Discounts
• Company Paid Uniforms
• Personal Protective Equipment Reimbursements

Schedule

Monday through Friday.