Perks of Pratt?

• Paid Holidays from DAY ONE
• Insurance benefits and wellness reimbursement program within ONE MONTH of hire
• 1 Month: MONTHLY Gainsharing Bonus
• 3 Months: 401(k) with match
• 6 Months: PAID vacation days
• 12 Months: FULL tuition reimbursement and PAID childbearing and parenting leave

Qualifications?

• Strong customer service skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Growth-oriented, friendly attitude

Customer Service Rep

Summary:

The Customer Service Reps (CSR) keep work flowing smoothly through the box plant, taking customer orders, processing them and making sure that the customer is satisfied at all times. CSRs need to be well organized, detail-oriented and able to jump from one task to another.

CSR responsibilities with customers:

Project pricing/ provide quotes to customers

Project scheduling; establishing delivery time and tracking

Responding to customer questions/ complaints and follow- up with plant personnel as needed

Fax confirmations to customers

Process purchase orders

Coordinate accounting credits

Process billings

CSR responsibilities within the box plant:

Internal scheduling (with sales/ production)

Timely ordering of materials/ supplies for production

Track warehouse items to ensure availability

Analyze monthly warehouse item usage and restock

Follow-up and confirmation of orders

Selection of outside suppliers

Maintain customer files

Process new orders

Record and distribute customer order changes

Additional duties as assigned by management

CSR project responsibilities:

Project status reports

Process billing

Working with suppliers

Confirming production specs

Ensuring delivery date is known internally and followed

Handling customer questions/ complaints

CSR skill sets:

Excellent verbal and written communication

Basic math skills including the ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide in all units of measure and compute rates, ratios, percentages and calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, costs, proportions and volumes

Good organizational skills

Ability to apply common sense in carrying out instructions in written, verbal and diagram (graphic) form

Multitasking ability to solve various problems and deal with a variety of situations in which little detail or standardization exists

Ability to read and interpret documents such as sales reports, operating instructions, training and procedure manuals

Ability to write routine reports, correspondence and emails

CSR education/ experience:

High school diploma or equivalent

Some college or technical coursework

Preferred candidates have:

Experience in a manufacturing environment

Corrugated industry experience

Experience with AmTech

Technical skills required:

Application knowledge of computer data entry

Application knowledge of products and production processes

Quality standards – both ISO and QS

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Strong communication skills. Ability to read and interpret documents such as business and performance reports, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write business reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers, the general public, managers, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, and volume. Ability to compute rates and ratios. Ability to generate and interpret graphical representations.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve a variety of problems and deal with a variety of situations where only limited information or standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Employee is regularly required to walk and talk and hear, stand, and sit. Vision requirements include: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job in the plant, the employee is exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the plant work environment is usually loud.

Skills needed for advancement include:

Excellent customer service

Basic knowledge of corrugated manufacturing processes

Understanding of office procedures

Job-related math skills

Communication skills

Ability to make sound judgments

Leadership skills required:

Superior time management

Ability to help others learn quickly and efficiently

Crisis management; great emotional control

IND - WICHITA

Pratt Industries is proud to continue the legacy of serving the Wichita community started by Love Box in 1954. As one of America's leading corrugated packaging and box manufacturers, Pratt Industries plays an important role in producing the packaging needed to transport and sell many of the products people use every day.

Our mission is to be the best vertically-integrated paper, packaging and resources recovery company in the western hemisphere.

• 5th largest corrugated packaging company in the United States
• World's largest, privately-held producer of 100% recycled containerboard
• Employ more than 7,500 employees in facilities across the country
• Operate as vertically integrated hub-and-spoke model to optimize the supply chain
• Recover more than 3 million tons of paper and recyclables annually