Garage Associate

For more than a century, Ben E. Keith Company has been a leader in fine food and premium beverage distribution, and we strive to consistently exceed our customers’ expectations. 

Our Food Division is a complete broad line multi-state distributor, and our Beverage Division operates throughout the state of Texas as a proud distributor of Anheuser-Busch products, craft and import beer brands, spirits, and wine.

We are dedicated to the growth and success of our business, our customers, and our employees—continuing our commitment to delivering quality since 1906.

 Beverage Careers

 Food Careers

Position Summary and Responsibilities:

The Garage Associate will provide clerical assistance -will be responsible for organization and inventory of parts. Running of parts.

• Ensure assigned duties are accomplished accurately and in a timely fashion.
• Follow up on all open items to ensure timely resolution.
• Keep manager/supervisor informed of any issues which could affect business.
• Maintain complete and accurate account of assigned reports. 
• Perform other tasks and duties as occasionally required by the needs of the business and as requested by the manager.
• Process shop work orders in Fleet Maintenance System (Dossier)
• Assign and communicate purchase orders for outside service and/or equipment parts
• Request and obtain billing invoices from vendors
• Reconcile billing invoices by vendor
• Prepare monthly fuel usage reports
• Order or discontinue Vehicle Toll Tags
• Scan invoices and file
• Issue Red Tags and add them to fleet deadline sheet
• Audit DVIR sheet
• Take and send road calls
• Issue PO’s to outside vendors
• Receive Parts
• Code Invoices for payment
• Process outside vendor invoices

Schedule: Sunday-Thursday 1:00pm-9:30pm

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Two years of experience working in a clerical environment with equivalent duties.
• Fleet Shop experience preferred.
• Must be very detail-oriented and highly organized.
• Must be a self-starter, able to work in a fast paced environment
• Must be proficient with personal computer and Microsoft Office
• Ability to work with confidential information/material
• Solid interpersonal skills
• Enthusiastic self-starter
• Ability to receive and follow directions
• Ability to multi-task
• Good communication skills
• Customer-focused
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent work ethic
• Professional communication skills, excellent telephone etiquette
• Must be a self-starter, able to work in a fast-paced environment and schedule workload
• High School Diploma or GED required

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 100 lbs.

“Driver safety is important to Ben E. Keith.  We use dash cameras which leverage artificial intelligence to recognize safe driving, capture safety events and improve driver safety performance. The videos are also used to exonerate drivers in accidents.  All drivers sign a driver consent form upon hire to confirm their understanding.”

Ben E. Keith (BEK) Company is one of the largest food and beverage distributors in the United States. We are a family-owned business with a long-standing tradition of supporting the diverse communities in which we live and work. Our competitive employee benefits provide health and financial protection to our employees and their families.
 

·         Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance

·         Short and Long Term Disability

·         401K with matching contribution

·         Profit-Sharing Plan (100% company-paid)

·         Employee Assistance Program

·         Wellness Program

·         Educational Assistance Program

·         Paid Vacation and holidays

·         Employee Credit Union

We have sought to create an environment in which the contributions of each employee at Ben E. Keith are fully valued. This means more than simply treating one another with respect; it also means considering how all our people can positively impact the quality of the decisions we make about our business.
 

Here at Ben E. Keith, we recognize that our workforce reflects the increasingly diverse nature of our society, and we want to do all we can to take advantage of that diversity with both our external and internal customers. We believe our differences are also our strengths and we want to do all we can to use those strengths to find more creative solutions for the business challenges we face. Ben E. Keith is an equal employment opportunity, affirmative action employer. VEVRAA Federal Contractor

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