Administrative Assistant-Direct Hire
Pay: $18.00-$22.00/hour
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Employment Type: Direct Hire
Join a growing manufacturing team as an Administrative AssistantThis role supports daily office operations, inventory reporting, purchasing, shipping documentation, safety tracking, and customer service functions in a fast-paced production environment.
Job Duties
- Answer telephones in a courteous manner, routes calls, take messages, answer routine inquiries and provide general information, greets, and directs visitors.
- Filing, typing, copying, mailing, organizing and scheduling meetings and appointments as requested.
- Maintain plant electronic filing system.
- Prepare Bill of Ladings, load list, Pro-labels for shipments.
- Create, Track, & Issue purchase orders for plant supplies, maintenance, and office supplies.
- Invoice Processing – Logging and GL Coding, Scanning, and Uploading for AP invoices.
- Log Daily scrap bale reports into tracking system.
- Weekly Cycle Counts – Issue & Track for packaging supplies, glue, and paper inventory
- Safety Tracking – Collecting and logging Safety Inspections, Forklift, PPE, HazRec, Machine Guarding, etc.
- Administrative Projects – manage multiple projects, refreshing JSA’s, LOTO, SDS, etc.
- Assists with monthly physical inventory – process data entry for the Monthly inventory report and worksheet for physical paper count, data entry from paper tracker to inventory report for paper & Glue purchases, Finish Goods, and pounds shipped.
- Handle sensitive information in a confidential manner.
- CSR Backup – cross train to act as back up for CSR and other administrative roles.
- Any other duties assigned by Plant Manager.
Education Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Associate degree or coursework from an accredited school preferred.
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Excel, Teams, and Outlook 365.
- Basic math skills, including the ability to convert fractions, decimals, and metric measurements.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum of 1 year of administrative or office support experience.
- Experience handling confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite required.
- Experience with MRP systems, order entry, or Microsoft Dynamics 365 preferred.
- Strong organization, communication, problem-solving, and multitasking abilities.
- Reliable transportation required.
Physical Capabilities
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, and move throughout the office and production facility as needed.
- Capable of handling routine filing, data entry, and document management tasks.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy when working with reports, inventory records, and purchase orders.
Benefits vary by client and are confirmed at the time of offer. Examples may include:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off (PTO)