Location Clerk

AUSTIN POWDER COMPANY; Philipsburg (Centre County); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Powder Company seeks a Location Clerk to keep on-site operations organized and efficient. The role handles clerical tasks, documents, and communications between teams.

Responsibilities include processing location paperwork, vendor invoices, and maintaining documentation, while supporting dispatch, mail, and data entry activities in a field office setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1-3 years general office experience.
• Accurate keying and filing skills.

Responsibilities

• Collect information to prepare location documents per APC policies.
• Draft location documents and distribute as directed.
• Prepare vendor invoices and route to Cleveland Corporate office.

Skills

Accurate typing

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Professional phone manners

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Job Summary

The Location Clerk plays a key role in keeping office operations organized and running smoothly. They handle administrative and clerical tasks directly on-site, ensuring accurate documentation and efficient communication between teams. May assist with document control, order entry, customer support and inventory management procedures.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Collects information to prepare location documents in the direction of Austin Powder policies and procedures.
• Drafts location documents and distributes as directed.
• Prepares vendor invoices for approval and ensures invoices are forwarded to Cleveland Corporate office in a timely manner.
• Maintains and files all location documentation.
• Post orders into the computer system.
• Creates new vendor accounts as required.
• Creates and/or maintains LINUS system reports.
• Answers and directs phone calls courteously and directs to the appropriate individual(s) in a timely manner.
• Date stamp and distributes daily incoming mail.
• Prepares and sends outgoing mail.
• Assists in the dispatch of employees and vehicles to customer accounts, as directed by management.
• Maintains inspection and maintenance files on all location assets.
• Promptly reports employee, customer issues or public concerns to Location Manager.
• Develops and maintains positive work relationship with co-workers, customer, vendors, and government agencies.
• Displays work behaviors that are honest and ethical in pursuit of Austin Powder’s business goals.
• Maintains all Location documentation in compliance with federal, state, local and Austin Powder Company guidelines.
• Complies with Austin Powder Company inventory management procedures.
• Maintains a safe and healthy work environment by complying with all federal, state, local regulations, and Austin Powder Company policies.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• 1-3 years general office experience.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Accurate keying and filing skills.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical operations.
• Ability to use Microsoft Word and Excel software programs.
• Ability to speak effectively with employees and customers.
• Ability to write clearly and legibly.
• Ability to lift up to 25lbs.
• Professional and courteous customer service telephone skills.
• Ability to work well alone as well as in a team environment.
• Must possess upon hire or acquire within 90 days of hire working knowledge of APC’s business operating system.
• Maintains an up-to-date working knowledge of LINUS.

Reports directly to Location Manager.

Work Environment

This role is based in a field office rather than a standard corporate office.

Austin Powder is an Equal Opportunity and Aff... Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Austin Powder also participates in E-Verify.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and for inquiring about, discussing or disclosing compensation. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

SINCE 1833, IMPROVING THE WORLD WE LIVE IN. Austin Powder has been making explosives for over 190 years and we take great pride in improving the world we live in. In 1833, the Austin family created the company to produce black powder that would help break the rock, mine the minerals and build the canals and railroads to develop the frontier. Initially along the banks of the Cuyahoga River near Akron, Ohio, we grew as the country grew. Today, Austin Powder is a world leader in the industrial explosives industry with a passionate commitment towards safety, a relentless customer focus, a family culture work environment, and a demonstration of respect of towards all. As in our early years, our mission continues to be to improve the world we live in through the safe and responsible use of explosives. Our success has been based on our core values and this has proven to be universally true around the globe as the company has expanded to be one of the leading providers of industrial explosives and blasting services in the world.