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Lauridsen Group Inc. Administrative Assistant - APC in Sublette, Kansas
APC is the world’s largest producer of functional proteins, dedicated to producing safe and effective products that create value. We do this by holding true to our values: Performance, Entrepreneurship and Leadership.
The purpose of this role is to provide administrative support for APC Sublette, KS location.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
Minimum of H.S. Diploma / G.E.D., 2- or 4-year degree desirable.
Experience:
Minimum of two (2) years of experience in an office environment, providing administrative support.
JOB DUTIES:
Collaborate with Human Resource to assist with hiring processes
Schedule physicals and drug screens
Schedule and create an agenda for the first week of orientation
Complete Federal Form I-9 correctly and within federal time constraints.
Field general questions about employment
Monitors, tracks, orders, processes PO’s and processes invoices for payment.
Enters codes and weights from the bill of lading into the ERP system.
Coordination of Plant Services
Landscaping
Snow Removal
Uniforms
Janitorial
Compiles monthly inventory report for the Corporate Accounting Department
Maintains hard copy and electronic filing systems.
Responsible for preparing for annual safety audits, records minutes of monthly safety meetings and distributes to staff; and maintains safety manuals and OSHA logs.
Completes accounting form to closes out Capital Projects.
Responsible for typing correspondence and keeping accurate notes, files, records, and reports; including reports such as operations reports, wastewater reports and others.
Monitors and orders office, employee, and vending supplies.
Prepares credit card receipts for monthly purchase card processing.
Completes data entry into preventative maintenance system.
Complies with and follows company food safety and quality policies.
Sorts and routes incoming mail and prepares for the outgoing mail.
Maintains file for USDA documentation on export shipments.
May be responsible for backing up warehouse personnel by checking for shipments, printing and posting order pick lists, and handling outbound bills of lading.
May assist with Lab responsibilities as needed, including backing up plant Quality Control.
Quality Control Lab Technician or other qualified personnel will cover for the absence of the Administrative Assistant.
Project Work as assigned.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Communicate effectively and professionally interact with plant personnel, sales staff, customer service and other internal and external customers maintaining the best interest of the company at all times.
Excellent verbal and written communications skills required in both English and Spanish.
Willingness to collaborate professionally and effectively in a dynamic environment.
Ability to be cross trained in all aspects of the job.
Accuracy in filling out paperwork and entering data.
Highly adaptable
Multitasker with strong attention to detail.
Computer skills (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).
Highly organized
Ability to follow standard procedures.
Ability to interpret data as it pertains to Quality Assurance specifications.
Ability to maintain confidentiality of company information when required.
BASIC PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Approximate: 8-Hour Day (may be longer during peak season)
Key:
Occasional = 0% - 33%
Frequent = 34% - 66%
Continuous = 67% - 100%
N/A = Not Applicable
Standing - Frequent
Sitting - Occasional
Walking - Occasional
Bending/Kneeling/Crouching/Stooping - Occasional
Reaching Above Shoulder - Occasional
Climbing (stairs, ladders, etc.) - Occasional
Working on Heights:
Unprotected Heights - N/A
Protected Heights - N/A
Lifting Weights from 0 to 50 pounds - Occasional
Push/Pull/Maneuver Equipment/Products/Materials
Weighing from 0 to 2,500 pounds - Occasional
Being Around and/or Operating Moving Machinery/Equipment - Occasional
Operating a Vehicle (as a part of your job) - Occasional
Read/Monitor Gauges on Various Equipment/Machinery - N/A
Hand Movements:
Recording Data - Frequent
Operating Office Equipment - Frequent
Operating Computer - Occasional
Simple Grasping (right and left) - Occasional
Firm Grasping (right and left) - Occasional
Fine Manipulating (right and left) - Occasional
Foot Movements to Operate Foot Controls - N/A
Good Vision, Corrected to Normal; or Ability to Access
Required Information and to Perform Job Duties - Yes
Color Definition - Yes
Good Hearing, Corrected to Normal; or Ability to Communicate
and/or Understand Required Information and to Perform Job Duties - Yes
Ability to be Mobile throughout Required Work Areas - Yes
Office - Occasional
Multiple Locations - Occasional
Plant - Occasional
Equipment/Maintenance or Repair Area - N/A
Rough Terrain - N/A
Other - N/A
BASIC MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
This job requires the mental ability to perform duties listed, including, but not limited to strong organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to work with a variety of people are required to accomplish job duties. Must possess the capability to learn, comprehend, and communicate, both verbally and in writing. Furthermore, logical thinking and common sense in organization are essential in performing this job function.
WORKING CONDITIONS AND EXPOSURES:
General office working conditions exist within a food manufacturing process environment. Minimal contact with plant maintenance areas. May include exposure to temperature changes from below zero to extreme heat. Exposure to high noise levels, moving machinery/equipment, moving throughout the building to different processing areas and wet floors. Position may include some extended periods of computer work and extended hours during peak periods of activity.
LGI’s foundation began in 1916 as the Lauridsen Creamery, selling butter, eggs and poultry to the local community. Although our headquarters in Ankeny, Iowa, is not far from the old creamery in Dedham, Iowa, the company is now worldwide with more than fifty manufacturing and sales locations in twenty countries and sales in more than sixty countries.
Each company under the LGI umbrella is truly independent. They have the ability and the charge to be entrepreneurial, to seek out new markets, to develop new products and applications, and – above all - to discover new ways to add value through fractionation and novel application.
What’s more, because some LGI companies have offices and presence around the world, all LGI companies benefit from their exposure to new markets, new products, new applications and new thinking.