Service Porter

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Russo Hardware

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Hainesville, Illinois

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Service Porter is responsible for transporting equipment within the service division to ensure efficient customer turnaround. Duties include greeting customers, unloading machines, and maintaining a clean and safe shop environment.

Qualifications

You are able to take direction and think on your feet, requiring little supervision to stay on task. You should have knowledge of landscape equipment and the ability to drive a forklift, which the company can certify.

Must Have Skills for ATS

forklift

landscape equipment

Job Description

Position Summary:
The Service Porter’s main responsibility is to ensure that equipment needing service is quickly and effectively transported within the service division or other divisions of Russo Power Equipment so that the customer’s equipment may be completed and returned in an efficient manner. Our ideal candidate is able to take direction and think on their feet, requires little supervision to stay on task, and is able to drive a forklift. (We certify!)

Responsibilities/Duties:

  • Greet customers and help unload incoming machines
  • Assembling the “to be completed” lineup of equipment 
  • Checking/cleaning completed machines
  • Organizing/maintaining the complete, to be completed, estimated areas of the shop and transportation of equipment to other departments when necessary (i.e logistics, sales, fulfillment etc.)
  • Check customer tickets at the time of pick up
  • Matching tag numbers to all work orders and checking work orders from notes
  • Assisting walk-in traffic and ensuring the customer’s needs are being met to the fullest of his/her ability
  • Maintain a clean and safe work environment within the department
  • Help customers load machines into trailers and trucks
  • Assist warehouse with shipments and deliveries
  • Follows proper safety procedures and standards
  • Other tasks as defined by management 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • The ability to take direction and think on your feet
  • Ability to drive forklift- we can provide
  • Knowledge of landscape equipment
  • Require little supervision to stay on task
  • Self-starter and motivated
  • Bilingual is a plus

Credentials and Experience:

  • No previous experience is necessary 

Physical Demands

  • Employee must possess the ability to lift, carry, push and pull materials and objects weighing between 40-50lbs
  • Required to bend, stoop, kneel, reach and climb to perform work
  • May be required to stand, walk and use hands-fingers for long periods of time
  • May be required to look at a computer screen for long periods of time

Benefits:

  • Flexible scheduling (Open Saturdays till noon, closed Sundays!)
  • Paid time off
  • Paid vacation
  • Overtime opportunity
  • Major medical- BlueCross BlueShield
  • Vision and dental coverage
  • 401(k) employer match contribution- WE MATCH 100%
  • FREE company apparel
  • Wellness programs
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Employee discount



 Russo Hardware, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Russo Hardware, Inc. complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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Russo Hardware

Since opening on Chicago’s Northwest side in 1970, Russo Power Equipment has evolved from a neighborhood hardware store to one of the nation’s premier power equipment and landscape supply dealerships, yet it still has that neighborhood feel. Family owned and operated, Russo is dedicated to providing you with the exceptional prices and service that their customers have come to expect over the past 50 years. We have a vast selection of parts and we service everything we sell.
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