Production Assistant

Job Purpose Provides administrative support to Production. Job Requirements This job has no supervisory requirements. High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or 1 – 3 months related experience and / or training, or the equivalent combination of education and experience. Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information to customers, clients and other employees of the organization in one-on-one and small group situations. Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Reliable and predictable attendance required. Physical Demands and Work Environment Will be regularly required to stand, walk, and sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, ability to adjust focus and color vision. The foregoing work environmental characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is moderate. Job duties Enter information into computer to prepare correspondence, statements, receipts, shipping documents, or other documents, copying information from one record to another. Processes orders received by mail, email, fax, EDI, telephone, or personal contact with customer or company employee. Files and maintains customer purchase orders and revisions received. Prints and assembles job packets as required by Production. Sorts and files records. Photocopies documents. Contact carrier representative to make arrangements and to issue instructions for loading products. Prepares, or assists in the preparation of, items for shipment by appropriately packaging these items. Maintains records of items shipped. Perform other duties as assigned. Additional Info Will train: Yes Reports To: Manufacturing Dept. Manager Job Status Open Job Sectors Production Job Type 1st Shift, Full time - on site, Hourly Regions Monticello, Indiana #J-18808-Ljbffr Girtz Industries, Inc.