Management Trainee

Trainee Position

Working at Reece & Fortiline means being part of a growing global company that brings our purpose and values to life every day. We celebrate our team members living our values and provide opportunities to build a long and remarkable career. We're proud to support essential industries helping bring clean air and water to everyone.

The purpose of the Trainee position is to prepare individuals over a 12-month period for an Inside Sales or Estimator role, and longer-term, potentially Branch Manager, Outside Sales, or Corporate role, as their knowledge, experience, and performance allows. The Trainee will be cross-trained in core business functions to include, but not limited to, warehouse operations, product delivery, sales, and customer relationships/service.

Trainees will also be exposed to branch level accounting, inventory management, human resources, safety/compliance, and customer invoicing.

• Answer multi-line telephone system
• Assist customers
• Generate frequent progress reports on training status
• Pull orders with 100% accuracy and package safely to load on trucks
• Maintain a clean and organized warehouse and yard
• Use various moving equipment to handle large materials
• Ensure forklifts are kept in good and safe working condition
• Schedule UPS shipments
• Make customer deliveries (non-CDL) as needed
• Work with walk-in customers regarding questions on orders, quotes and/or job specifications
• Assist with take offs, enter bids and process submittals
• Receive and check accuracy of inventory received from vendors
• Stock and restock inventory/materials
• Purchase material that is needed outside of regular inventory purchases
• Order regular stock inventory
• Generate new and repeat sales by providing product and technical information to customers
• Accurately process customer transactions such as orders, quotes or returns
• Work closely with vendors to make sure product shipment/delivery dates are adhered to and communicate appropriately to the customer of any changes
• Responsible for timely and accurate data entry of sales orders and/or purchase orders into the Mincron system
• Load and unload trucks
• Proactively recommend products to customers
• Contact customer following sales to ensure ongoing customer satisfaction and resolve any complaints
• Assist with physical inventory counts
• Attend continuing education classes and University of Fortiline sessions as assigned
• Perform other related duties as assigned

• Must be willing to relocate upon conclusion of the Trainee program
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Present a professional image at all times to customers and vendors
• Develop strong working relationship with customers
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of Fortiline Waterworks
• Basic to intermediate math skills – Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
• Proficient in Mincron and MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Safe operation of a forklift

• Typical office and warehouse (inside/outside) environment – moderate noise level
• Some travel is required as this position could potentially support other branch locations
• Regularly requires frequent standing, walking, sitting, use of hands, reaching
• Requires some stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
• Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds

• High school diploma or equivalent
• College degree preferred but not required

Following is a list of physical and mental requirements identified as necessary to achieve the essential functions of this role:

• Attendance – Ability to maintain the scheduled days and hours, including onsite presence at the assigned location as specified.
• Physical Capacities – Lift up to 25 pounds on occasion, sitting and standing for extended periods.
• Operation…