Opportunities for career advancement include service supervisor, production supervisor, service sales manager, sales and many other positions.
Paige McPeake, Service Sales Manager, moved to the Springdale office recently. She joined the Cintas Management Trainee program after graduating from the University of Central Arkansas.
“ My main responsibility is to build goodwill with our customers, making sure they are being taken care of,” McPeake said.“ I am also responsible for adding and growing the customer base and securing renewals.”
She also helps with the staffing for the service department. Hiring is a demanding process, she said. The company looks for people with experience. The job requires a sales element, people who like to be out and about, and has a physical side. All of those requirements can be a challenge to meet, she added.
Such classes help employees keep totals for work, understand how the company operates, aid with customer communication, and assist with keeping finances in line, Figueroa said.
McPeake recommended adding marketing, computer, Excel and speech classes. Some positions also require a college degree.
“ If you can’ t communicate well, it’ s difficult to move up,” McPeake said.
McPeake recommended starting with a company, like Cintas, that offers employees the potential to move up, instead of working in the same position forever.
In some companies, the starting pay may be a little less, but employees may have more future opportunities. Go with that company, she added.
Opportunities are plentiful in Cintas’ 400 U. S. facilities- that includes six manufacturing centers and eight distribution centers. Cintas is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. It has locations across Arkansas in Springdale, Harrison, Fort Smith, Little Rock and Searcy.
The company offers a great employee benefits package, Hammock said. Benefits include medical and dental insurance, paid vacation and holidays and a stock ownership plan.
We are always trying to grow the team, Hammock said.“ Our interview process involves multiple interviews allowing candidates to interact with several leaders at the location,” she said.
Cintas is looking for career-oriented candidates seeking a long-term future, Hammock said. Applicants are told what the expectations are for the jobs and even get to try out the position they’ re applying for.
Applications can be submitted online at cintas. jobs or at a computer available at the plant located at 580 N. Monitor Road in Springdale.
“ The only thing stopping you from reaching your goals is yourself,” Figueroa said.
“ We have applicants spend a day in the position they applied for as part of the interview process,” Hammock said.“ We want candidates to see what an average day is like so that they are not surprised and have an understanding of the job requirements.”
“ We look for someone who gives attention to detail and has a steady work history with logical moves to another job,” she said.
People interested in applying at Cintas should consider taking math, business, communications and personal accounting classes.
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