Company Overview
Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) is the village corporation of Barrow, Alaska and is recognized as one of Alaska's top 10 companies with approximately 4,000 employees nationwide and revenues above $700M annually. UIC is projected to grow substantially in the coming years to become a top 3 company in Alaska by 2030. 

As a proud Alaska Native Corporation, our success brings growth and benefits to our Inupiat shareholders. The size and diversity of our operations means we have a broad variety of career opportunities. We recruit only qualified people looking to join a workforce characterized by strong leadership, competent and hard-working staff, and a superior work environment with a focus on career development, great wages, and benefits.

JOB SUMMARY

This is a Full-Time position with UIC Business Enterprises at the Car Rental Shop. This position will be responsible for handling all rental reservations; returns of vehicles; and meet and greet customers.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Manage day to day operations of Car Rental; manage staff; maintain credit card machine; maintain staffing - scheduling; check in/out vehicles; and ensure all vehicles are maintained daily; weekly; monthly routine maintenance check - diagnosis. Deal with customers daily.
• Assuring sales are reported to accounting with back-up on a daily basis. Assuring all car rental forms; direct billing; credit card; tax exemption etc. are properly filed and submitted to accounting.
• Able to attend planning meetings with UHL General Manager Secure all vehicles; recommend repairs to auto shops for all car rental vehicles.
• Monitor the budget and prepare quarterly taxes as directed.
• Assist in the Establishment and implementation of departmental policies; goals; objectives; and procedures; conferring with UHI Manager.
• Assist in the planning and directing activities such as sales promotions; coordinating with UHI General Manager as required.
• 24 Hr. Emergency Call Out for Car Rental Customers.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Knowledge of daily sales/cash logs.
• Must know how to do minor auto repairs; flat tires; un-stuck outside (cold weather work related) add oil; jumper cables jump; charge battery Valid Driver's License with a clean record.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Knowledge of vehicle troubleshooting; changing tire in/out; jump start vehicles; knowledge of cash management; and credit card transactions.
• Maintain and ensure staffing issues are addressed properly. Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment; meeting quality standards for services; and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing; excel; managing files and records; stenography and transcription; designing forms; and Blue bird.
• Knowledge of principles and methods for showing; promoting; and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics; product demonstration; sales techniques; and sales control systems.

Physical Demands:

• Work environment involves some exposure to hazards or physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions.
• Occasional physical activity.
• Requires strenuous physical work; heavy lifting; pushing; or pulling required of objects up to50 pounds. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical part; fumes; airborne particles; outside weather conditions and vibration.
• The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places and risk of electrical shock and loud noise levels.
• When operating equipment; subject to constant jarring of body due to jerking movement of equipment and operating on uneven surfaces.
• Must be able to sit in the operator’s seat of equipment and safely reach all pedals; switches; levers; buttons; etc. required to safely operate the equipment (if authorized for that piece of equipment);
• Must be able to sit in the operator’s seat of equipment and have an adequate field of vision of all instruments; gauges; warning lights; as well as an acceptable field of vision out of the windows and/or mirrors (if authorized for that piece of equipment)

Working Conditions:

• Will work in all typed of weather. Work in different elevations.
• Job site will contain light to heavy equipment; small to large equipment; materials; communication equipment and tools.
• People standing; walking; sitting; signaling; and talking.
• May be occasional bells; alarms; and whistles.
• Applicant may be subject to environmental conditions of extreme cold; noise exposure; constantly changing work environment; irregular surfaces; slippery surfaces; moving equipment; open excavations; temporary structures; and general construction hazards.

Work Environment Summary:

• Applicant may be subject to environmental conditions such as cold; heat; exposed to noise; hazards; and/or close quarters.
• Applicant must be aware of work environment at all times.

Physical Conditions for Job Performance:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job; the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger; handle; or feel objects; tools; or controls; and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Physical Requirements: Seeing, Talking, Hearing, Standing, Walking, Climbing, Stooping, Kneeling, Lifting, Pulling, Pushing, Carrying, Fingering, Grasping, Feeling, Sitting.

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