Customer Service Representative

Customer Service Representative - Contract to Hire

JH Kelly

850 3rd Ave
Longview, WA 98632

Salary: 20.00 - 25.00 USD / HOUR

At JH Kelly
, we’re seeking a positive, detail-oriented, and customer-focused Customer Service Representative to support our Field Support Team and deliver exceptional service to both internal and external customers. This role will begin as a contract position with the potential to transition into a permanent opportunity.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, excel at managing multiple priorities, and take pride in clear, professional communication, this is your opportunity to contribute to a legacy construction leader. In this role, you’ll serve as a key point of contact for internal customer inquiries, efficiently coordinate communication, process orders, maintain accurate records, and collaborate across departments to ensure seamless service delivery and high customer satisfaction.

About Us
Celebrating over a century of excellence, JH Kelly is a fourth-generation, family-owned construction powerhouse known for tackling complex commercial and heavy industrial projects. With offices in Vancouver, Longview, Seattle, Bellingham, WA, and Milwaukie, OR, we’re an industry leader fueled by an award-winning team committed to safety, quality, and a dynamic, tight-knit culture.

Pay Range: $20-$25 per hour (DOE), FLSA non-exempt (OT eligible).

Here’s a deeper dive into what you’ll take on:

• Answer all incoming phone calls and emails from the field.
• Monitor ticketing system, assign to the appropriate area within the Field Support Team, and manage tickets related to the Tool Shop.
• Generate and manage pick tickets for tools within the Warehouse Management System (WMS) to ensure accurate and efficient order fulfillment
• Work with the purchasing team to identify potential backorders and communicate changes to the Field for special orders.
• Provide backup support with transfer ticket creation.
• Represent FST/Call center at internal operational meetings, project kick-off, and site visits.
• PPE recall communication. Review recall details from the supplier and summarize important information to communicate to the field by email.
• Prepare and coordinate shipping of packages via UPS and Fed Ex.
• Promote and lead by example teamwork and customer service when interacting with internal and external customers.
• Perform general housekeeping tasks to keep the office clean and organized.
• Perform additional tasks as required.
• Relationships: Maintain proactive and positive relationships within the crafts, including shop and field craft personnel. Foster positive relationships with customer representatives, vendors, suppliers, subcontractors, safety, CAD/BIM, accounting, IT, and all project teams.

What You Bring

• Experience: Minimum of 1–3 years of customer service-related position, or administrative experience in a warehouse, logistics, or dispatch environment. Preferred:
  Experience with purchase orders or shipping paperwork, or vendor coordination.
• Skills: Proven ability to quickly build relationships with customers via the phone and email. Demonstrated excellence in customer service, organization, and communication skills. Sense of urgency in work operations. Strong attention to detail and high accuracy with data entry. Solid organizational and time management skills. Clear and professional communication skills (verbal and written). Proficiency with Microsoft Office (especially Excel and Outlook).
  
  Ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Mindset: Comfortable working independently and taking initiative. Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a logistics environment.
• Education: High school diploma or GED required. Associate degree in Business, Logistics, or related field preferred.

Physical Requirements:

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