Production/Administrative Clerk (Farmbrook Plant) - 1st Shift; $24.20 to Start!

Graham Packaging Company; Manchester Township (PA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Graham Packaging Company in Pennsylvania is seeking a Production/Admin Clerk who will greet customers, manage plant reports, and maintain files. This role represents the first impression of the company and requires a professional appearance.

You will support all departments, process orders and invoices, track payroll hours, and ensure adherence to safety and corporate policies while striving for accuracy and timely communication.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years in administration, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Regular, predictable, and punctual attendance.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; ability to interact with internal and external customers.
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines while maintaining customer service.
• Ability to work independently and complete assignments within defined routines.
• Good verbal and written communication; collaborates effectively with others.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and visitors and verify compliance with safety policies.
• Provide clerical support to all plant departments.
• Enter daily production and sales; receive inventory.
• Maintain filing system and document control; manage office supplies.
• Prepare and process purchase orders and track invoices and payments.
• Monitor timecards and assist with payroll hours reconciliation.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Attendance & punctuality

Typing

Independent work

Team collaboration

Job description

Company Statement

Graham Packaging is a people, planet and values-based company and a leader in sustainable packaging manufacturing. From the kitchen to the laundry room, Graham Packaging is part of your everyday life. For employees at Graham, our Blue Culture is part of their everyday lives, too. In other words, Blue is how we do things here. At Graham, we are united by a clear vision. We know our part and help those around us know theirs, encouraging one another to continuously improve. We create a safe, challenging environment to innovate by supporting creative ideas and new ways of thinking. We take the initiative to cultivate our individual growth and help others do the same, while keeping ourselves and one another accountable. And we actively promote cooperation, collaboration, integrity and respect across regions and teams to foster an engaged, diverse and connected workforce. We value our employees, and a Blue Culture allows for the most rewarding employee experience as part of the Graham family. Blue is how we feel about what we do—together—to create a better tomorrow. Working at Graham means you lead constructively with clear goals, use diverse thinking to drive excellence, accountability, innovation, as well as demonstrating collaboration, embracing learning, and taking action for continuous improvement and growth.

Overview

The Production/Admin Clerk will be responsible for a variety of administrative tasks. This position is the representative of first impressions for the organization and a professional appearance and demeanor are critical. The individual is responsible for greeting customers and visitors, performing updates of plant reports in a timely and accurate manner, maintaining plant files for the various departments. The Production/Admin Clerk provides clerical support for all departments of the facility.

Responsibilities

The primary duties of an Production/Admin Clerkinclude:

• Understands, follows and enforces all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures and recognized practices.
• Provide clerical support to all departments in the plant.
• Initiating corrective/preventive and continuous improvement opportunities through defined/document channels, and actively participate in developing, implementing, and verifying corrective/improvement actions.
• Handle all incoming phone calls to the plant.
• Supervise vending, cleaning, uniform and water services.
• Distribute correspondence and paperwork from the fax, copy machine and printers.
• Maintain the printers and fax machine.
• Sort and distribute interoffice and outside mail and correspondence.
• Greet visitors to the plant and verify they comply with safety policies and procedures.
• Maintain visitors’ log.
• Provide professional, confidential administrative support.
• Manage accurate filing system and document control.
• Insure compliance with Corporate Administrative policies and procedures.
• Write procedures applicable to administrative functions.
• Enter daily production and sales, receive inventory.
• Maintain weekly shipping reconciliation.
• Insure plant workstations have current copies of all applicable procedures.
• Generate purchase orders and maintain office supplies and equipment.
• Track all purchase orders, receivers, and invoices.
• Verify accuracy of invoices and processes for payment in the P.O.system.
• Monitor cost allocation to correct account numbers.
• Process freight bills and re-bills customer for freight where appropriate.
• Check timecards for accuracy.
• Assist with entering and reconciling weekly payroll hours.
• Reconcile temporary hours to invoices and processes for payment.
• Process employment verification requests.
• Process some employment transactions with Corporate Human Resources.
• 0-25% travel may be required.

Qualifications

A minimum of 1 to 3 years in administration, preferably in a manufacturing environment.

Production/Admin Clerkare required to interact with managers, employees, vendors, and customers. Therefore, the following skills and proficiencies are also essential requirements of the position:

• Ability to maintain regular, predictable, and punctual attendance.
• Computer usage and typing skills are essential.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, including the ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers.
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service.
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.
• Communicates effectively: conveys facts and information clearly both verbally and orally.
• Collaborates well with others: proactively contributes to group objectives; volunteers to help others.

Compensation Statement

The expected salary range for the position described in this posting is made in accordance with the legal mandates of certain jurisdictions within the United States. The final agreed-upon compensation is based on individual qualifications and experience.

Benefits Statement

Benefits include medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in the company’s 401K Employee Saving Plan and may participate in its Employee Wellness Program. Employees will also receive paid time off in accordance with company policy and state law requirements.

EEO Disclaimer

Graham Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, religion, creed, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.