Admin Assistant 2 - Farwest Contracting
Farwest Steel Corporation · vancouver, WA ·
- Employment
- Full time
- Category
- Administration
Hello prospective employee, we appreciate you taking the time to learn about Farwest and this Administrative Assistant - Farwest Contracting position!
About Farwest:
Farwest Steel Corporation has been the preeminent metal solutions choice within the greater Western United States since 1956. Farwest’s products and services offer customers the ability to consolidate many suppliers into one effective solution. We have over 600 employees in 7 Western States.
As a company, Farwest strives to offer our employees a safe, innovative, creative, fun, diverse and team-based atmosphere that supports our vision: to be the preeminent metal solutions provider in the Western United States. Our goal is to create a performance-based culture staffed with highly motivated and satisfied employees. We are a full line steel service center with product line distribution, flame, plasma, and laser processing, welding, forming, rolling, and reinforcing steel capabilities.
Benefits
- Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance and Disability, a 401K with up to a 3.5% match.
- Safety bonus of up to $0.60 an hour paid quarterly based on branch safety goals.
- compared to budget.
- Career development opportunities.
- Paid vacation, sick and holidays.
About This Position:
Job Type: Full Time, Onsite
Schedule: Day, 7:00am to 3:30, Monday through Friday
Wage: $21.00 to $25.00 per hour, DOE.
Purpose of the Position:
This is the senior level of the Administrative support roles in the organization. Like the Administrative Assistant 1, the purpose of the position is to support sales and operations in all administrative responsibilities, provide customer service to both internal and external customers, and process data to provide all operational departments with necessary information and documentation to complete work orders. Additionally since this is the senior level, the incumbent will work more independently, use data/experience to resolve issues, provide training and work direction to other Administrative personnel and be assigned to work on more complex tasks
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and Process wage and production data and utilize to make recommendations.
- Maintain daily auditing to resolve discrepancies, errors or omissions.
- Review field paperwork to assist in resolving missing data for production and sales recognition.
- Provide work direction and training to other department administrative personnel.
- Provide project coordination between internal & external teams to ensure accurate reporting.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Experience with construction accounting preferred.
- Robust mathematical proficiency with a focus on accuracy.
- Office, customer service and phone experience preferred
- 10 Key and data entry, speed and accuracy is required
- Microsoft Office knowledge and experience with other software applications preferred
- Ability to work well with others in a team environment.
- Ability to work independently and follow instructions.
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
- Ability to multi-task and handle workloads of varying volume.
- Reliable, on time and be ready to work daily.
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As a condition of employment, all applicants are required to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check. Farwest adheres to federal regulations in regard to drug-testing, which includes THC. Pre-employment drug screen and background check must be completed, post offer of employment. Farwest participates in E-Verify and we confirm each candidate’s eligibility to legally work in the US.
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Work Opportunity Tax Credit
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