Description
Administrative Assistant USEMCO Tomah, WI Sales Department
Tomah, WI Monday – Friday -1st shift hours Starting wage of $20 - $23/hr
JOB PURPOSE AND REPORTING STRUCTURE: Under the direction of and reporting to the Sales and Marketing Manager, the Administrative Assistant performs a variety of duties supporting the sales and marketing activities of the company.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:
- Maintain change orders, customer contact information, estimated shipping dates, shipping addresses, billing address, etc.
- Obtain tax-exempt information on all taxable customers.
- Check all open orders daily and call shipping department with orders to ship.
- Answer in coming telephone calls and greet company visitors, routing callers/visitors to the appropriate individual, or providing information, or taking messages.
- Generate and enter routine purchase orders into the computer system.
- Type proposals.
- Coordinate & schedule with Reps for trade shows, sending out literature, demo units, booths etc.
- Perform word processing services, prepare, and send out required correspondence in a timely fashion.
- Perform typing and filing services as needed.
- Arrange for delivery of important documents, utilizing knowledge of service capabilities of delivery services (mail, United Parcel Service, etc....).
- Responsible for keeping office supplies in stock and ordering special items, when needed.
- Maintain Rep. listings, organization name, addresses, salesmen names, contact information, website address, etc.
- Sort and distribute incoming mail. Prepare outgoing mail for delivery to the post office.
- Help Engineering Department as needed.
- Perform miscellaneous tasks, as assigned by management.
Requirements
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Requires education generally equivalent to 4 years of high school and up to 3 months related experience in receptionist and clerical duties.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read and interpret instructions and correspondence. Ability to speak professionally and effectively communicate information.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to perform basic calculation relating to order entry.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed instructions furnished in written and oral form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:
The employee must be able to operate a variety of office equipment such as a receptionist telephone, computer terminal, postage meter and a calculator.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
- Walk: Rarely (1 - 5% up to 24 min/day)
- Sit: Constant (67% & more 5-1/2 hrs/day - 8 hrs/day)
- Stand: Occasionally (6-33% up to 24 min-2-1/2 hrs/day)
- Crawl: Rarely (1 - 5% up to 24 min/day)
- Twist: Rarely (1 - 5% up to 24 min/day)
- Forward Bend: Occasionally (6-33% up to 24 min-2-1/2 hrs/day)
- Reach forward: Occasionally (6-33% up to 24 min-2-1/2 hrs/day)
- Reach above shoulders: Rarely (1 - 5% up to 24 min/day)
- Reach to side: Rarely (1 - 5% up to 24 min/day)
- Reach Squat/Crouch: Rarely (1 - 5% up to 24 min/day)
- Reach Kneel: Rarely (1 - 5% up to 24 min/day)
- Reach Climb Stairs: Frequently (34-66% up to 2-1/2 hrs - 5-1/2 hrs/day)
- Reach Climb Ladder: Rarely (1 - 5% up to 24 min/day)
- Reach Drive: Rarely (1 - 5% up to 24 min/day)
- Head/Neck Static: Frequently (34-66% up to 2-1/2 hrs - 5-1/2 hrs/day)
- Head/Neck Rotate: Occasionally (6-33% up to 24 min-2-1/2 hrs/day)
- Head/Neck Flex/Ext/Bending: Occasionally (6-33% up to 24 min-2-1/2 hrs/day)
- Hand/Wrist/Forearm Fine Manipulation/Left: Frequently (34-66% up to 2-1/2 hrs - 5-1/2 hrs/day)
- Hand/Wrist/Forearm Fine Manipulation/Right: Frequently (34-66% up to 2-1/2 hrs - 5-1/2 hrs/day)
- Hand/Wrist/Forearm Twisting Forearm: Occasionally (6-33% up to 24 min-2-1/2 hrs/day)
- Hand/Wrist/Forearm High Repetition: Frequently (34-66% up to 2-1/2 hrs - 5-1/2 hrs/day)
- Grip Force Light: Frequently (34-66% up to 2-1/2 hrs - 5-1/2 hrs/day)
- Grip Force Medium: Rarely (1 - 5% up to 24 min/day)
- Grip Force Firm: Rarely (1 - 5% up to 24 min/day)
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately low as what you would expect in an office environment.
COMMENTS:
Regular attendance is also required. The administrative assistant is the first employee to speak with telephone callers or visitors and, as such, must display tact and courtesy when greeting telephone callers/visitors. Must conduct themselves in a professional manner. The employee must also display initiative and seek out work during idle time.
Apply in person at 1602 Rezin Road, Tomah, WI 54660 Email a resume/application to jburnstad@usemco.com Apply online at www.usemco.com or Apply easily with Indeed USEMCO, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer complying with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, mental or physical disability, veteran status, or gender identity.
Job Type: Full-time