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Service Support Operations

Thompson Machinery

The Role

Overview

Administrative support for service department, handling docs, scheduling, data entry and warranty.

Key Responsibilities

  • data entry
  • work orders
  • warranty processing
  • parts orders
  • reporting
  • customer service

Tasks

-Maintain company and product confidentiality. -Maintain a good attendance record. -Perform data entry for assigned operational unit. -Enter labor on work orders. -Keep the Manager continually apprised to assist in answering customer questions and problems when necessary. -Maintain a clean, safe working environment. -Know and follow all Company and customer safety rules, including maintaining a safe, clean, and orderly work area, fully participating in Company accident prevention and safety improvement activities. -Meet all eligibility requirements to drive Company vehicles, including a current, valid driver’s license issued by the resident State, and maintain current motor vehicle liability insurance. -Review and process warranty documentation for assigned operational unit. -Maintain effective work, vacation and training schedules for assigned staff. -Coordinate internal documentation with various departments. -Maintain a clean, professional personal appearance at all time, meeting all Company standards for professionalism. -Adhere to all Company policies and departmental procedures and rules. -Attend and participate in all meetings, trainings, and activities as required. -Open, perform maintenance on work orders and segments. -Respond to all customer requests in a professional and courteous, timely and responsive manner. -Process repair shop parts orders and/or returns. -Prepare & distribute reports or analysis to departments/supervisors for assigned operational unit.

Requirements

  • ppe
  • microsoft
  • lotus notes
  • high school
  • 3+ years
  • teamwork

What You Bring

-Must have the physical ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including protective glasses, protective gloves, and protective clothing and footwear as required by the job. -Proficient in the use of basic Microsoft applications, Lotus Notes, Web-browsers, and must be able to develop functional ability in the use of proprietary software. -Demonstrate ability to function efficiently in a team-oriented, collaborative environment. -Must be honest, reliable, and dependable, and display a positive attitude. -High School Diploma (or equivalent) required and three or more years of relevant experience desired. -Able to use standard office equipment: computers, calculators, printers, copiers and fax. -Must be able to work independently and/or with others in a team environment. -Must be able to work well under occasional pressure or within work standards and deadlines. -Pass pre-employment background check, physical exam including drug screen, and meet all physical requirements for the position. -Demonstrate a positive attitude and a high level of personal credibility and integrity with customers, management, and dealership co-workers. -Must be dependable. Consistently arrives at work on time when scheduled, fully ready to work. -Able to communicate effectively with customers, co-workers, vendors and managers. -Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing. -Able to work standard five-day schedule, including daily overtime and occasional weekend hours as needed. -Accepts responsibility for mistakes or problems. Maintains “ownership” of assigned tasks. -Able to lift up to 20-50 pounds occasionally.

Benefits

-Close work orders.

The Company

About Thompson Machinery

-The company grew from a GMC truck dealership into a premier Caterpillar dealer. -Expansion continued in the 1980s with acquisitions in Memphis and Mississippi, cementing its present-day territory. -Offers equipment sales, rentals, parts, and service. -Runs a full-service machine shop providing welding, line boring, waterjet cutting, and hydraulic repairs. -Includes a specialized power division—Thompson Energy Solutions—serving commercial, marine, and industrial generator markets. -Projects span road building, airport construction, waste management, forestry, mining, agriculture, and microgrid energy systems. -Consistently adopts new technology, such as Cat’s hydrogen-capable gensets and GPS-enabled compaction equipment. -Notable clients include major waste management, aggregates, and construction firms, highlighting its work in landfill compaction and site prep.

Sector Specialisms

Industrial

Energy

Infrastructure

Buildings

Residential

Commercial

Water Resources

Heavy Civil

Marine

Transport

Utilities

Solar

Wind

Nuclear

Government

Security Clearance

-must pass pre‑employment background check and drug screen.