Customer Service Representative

**Job description**

Industrial Plastics & Paints is hiring a full-time Customer Service Representative (CSR). This person will work directly with customers in-store to serve their needs in our Mission, BC branch. **Saturday availability is mandatory.**

Our most successful employees enjoy problem solving and are makers themselves with personal experience using the type of products we stock and sell.

We are eager to help you learn and train on the specifics of our products, if you are able to think quickly on your feet and are flexible to a wide-range of retail job demands.

To be successful in this role, you will need to:

- Enjoy working with the public
- Genuinely care about providing our customers with technical assistance in selecting the best product solution.
- Have a professional, direct and courteous style
- Take initiative and work well as part of a team
- Work safely with at all times with shop equipment.
- Be respectful, direct and make decisions in the best interest of the customer.
- **Available to work full-time. Availability on Saturday is required.**

**Capabilities**:

- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
- Handle Cash and use POS to enter sales transactions.
- Read and follow blueprints and drawings.
- Create detailed hand-sketches with dimensions from customer's verbal instructions.

**Essential Skills**:

- Outgoing Positive Attitude
- Oral Communication in English
- Basic Math
- Computer Literacy
- Able to problem solve
- Able to be task efficient and organized.
- Work with personal accountability and self-motivation

We are looking for team-members who are excellent communicators, care about the customer experience and are passionate about making things with professional-grade products used to achieve professional results.

**About Industrial Plastics & Paints**

Industrial Plastics & Paints is Your Project Store for Plastics, Paints, Resins & Composite Materials for Makers, Manufacturers, Artists, Educators and the Professional Trades.

We have a proud history, with over 70 years providing industrial plastics to our customers in Canada. The foundation of our company is our people; Our people care about the customers’ experience and are passionate about making things with professional-grade products used to achieve professional results. As a company, we pride ourselves on our strong partnerships with our vendors, leaders in their markets innovating solutions. Industrial Plastics & Paints is a growth-focused company, that has been acquired by new owners in Q3 2022, and is eager to use our skill and experience to grow.

We are looking for people who want to grow their careers and their professional responsibility with us. If you are the type of person who loves making things, is fascinated by technical products and loves to share your experience then you might be a good fit to join our amazing team.

**OUR LOCATIONS**: We operate from the following locations in Western Canada.

**Corporate Stores**:Kelowna, Victoria, Richmond, Port Coquitlam.

**Franchise Partners**: Nanaimo, Courtenay, Calgary

Pay: $22.00-$24.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Every Weekend
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Mission, BC V2V 2X2: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Application question(s):

- Would you be available to work on Saturdays?
- Are you legally authorized to work full-time in Canada?

**Experience**:

- Retail Customer service: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person