Senior Technical Services Site Representative

The Site Technical Services Representative Senior interacts with customer or SHW facility onsite in person to provide product and application support, information; ensures the best technical service possible. Answers customers' technical or scientific questions regarding product or service and operation or maintenance including application and equipment. Converses with customers to obtain information, identify problem, and provides technical assistance and solutions. Liaises between technical, sales, and operations (plants and facilities). The TSR Senior trouble shoots and/or refers complaints of product or service issues to appropriate functions for investigation and resolution. Coordinates customers' service needs with other departments as required to ensure customer centric focus. Resolve complaints about product and application, explains how to use product or service correctly, and recommends procedural and process improvements. Is very familiar with and informs others of technical processes, business processes and current trends in the industry. May assist with onboarding and training new TSRs and Trainees.  Helps develop, implement, and provide others with helpful customer training materials and technical documentation.

Additional Details:

• This position is a field position and will be expected to travel at least 20% of the time, in and around Kinston, NC.
• Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.
• This position is also eligible for [bonus] [commissions] [long-term incentive compensation awards] based on performance and subject to the terms of the Company’s applicable plans. 
• This position is eligible for health benefits, such as medical, dental and vision coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), disability coverage, security, retirement and saving benefits. Additional benefits include a generous time away from work package, including personal leave, paid parental leave, medical leave, vacation, and holidays.
• Full-time regular employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement are eligible for:
  • 0-10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, including 1 floating holiday
  • In the year of hire, 3-13 paid vacation days, prorated based on hire date, including a minimum of 3 frontloaded paid “flex” days which can be used for unplanned absences, such as sick days.
  • Non-exempt employees will accrue paid sick leave at an accrual rate of 1 hour per every 40 hours worked
  • Employees will accrue paid sick leave at a rate of 1 hour per every 30 hours worked 
  • 4 workweeks (on a 12-month rolling calendar period) of paid Military leave for employees who are absent from work due to service in the uniformed services
  • 5 days of paid Bereavement Leave following the death of an immediate family member and 3 days of paid Bereavement Leave following the death of any other family member
  • After one year of employment, two weeks of Paid Parental Leave following the birth, adoption, or placement of a foster child
     

• Ensure customer product, equipment and service expectations are met

• Carries out all core tasks with a focus on creating value proposition when able/applicable

• Help achieve or exceed sales goals.

• Help achieve or exceed profitability goals.

• Help increase gallon growth.

• Position interfaces with cross functions related to incoming color QC, oversee color quality in production and new color developments which leads to elimination or reduction in customer complaints.
• Position is responsible for training customers on use of color matching equipment and development of colors.

• Work with Tech Services team & other functions (e.g., Sales, R&D, etc.) to proactively eliminate or reduce customer complaints.

• Be available to interact with and support customers, such as taking customer calls when there is an issue or participating in annual customer account plans

• Recommend optimal product or service to customer to drive value selling of product and services

• Perform customer line audits and line surveys

• Maintain and uplo