Front Desk Receptionist

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Receptionist   

Position Reports To:   Controller

FLSA Status:  Hourly FT
 

 

• Monday- Friday 8:00am-4:00pm

OPC is family owned and headquartered in the beautiful Pacific Northwest of the United States. We started over 40 years ago as a small family farm and have been blessed to grow significantly with our farm fresh quality and the care we show our customers. We currently own, or control through long-term leases,   over 140,000 irrigated acres.   We also now have a network of processing plants throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Michigan to bring the bounty of our farms to you.
The roots of our heritage offer us complete focus; from farming through the entire process. We are committed to innovation, quality and customer service. The OPC Family of companies is dedicated to sustainable agricultural practices throughout our farming operation, giving us the ability to give our customers “Seed to Fork” varieties of quality potato products, other vegetables and fruits.

Job Purpose Summary:

The receptionist is responsible for providing administrative & accounting support in order to ensure that services are provided in an effective and efficient manner. 
 
Specific Responsibilities of the Position:

 

• Serve the needs of customers and stakeholders
• Receives, direct and relay incoming calls, messages and faxes.
• Pick up and deliver the mail. Open and date stamp all general correspondence.
• Maintain general filing system.
• Direct visitors to the appropriate staff member.
• Provide GMP Training to visitors
• Complete administrative duties for other departments, such as filing, making copies, scanning, etc…
• Reporting as requested

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

 

• Has above average skills in customer service; Microsoft Office; data entry
• Has excellent skills in communications; maintaining composure under pressure
• Demonstrated ability to learn new software programs and multi-line phone system; provide instruction to others; multi-task
• General Knowledge of office administration; computer skills
• Experience in office administration
• Bilingual- preferred but not necessary

Education and Experience:

 

• Degree or equivalent experience: High School diploma, GED or equivalent education
• Years of experience: 1 year in administrative support

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of the job, the employee may be  required to stand, sit, stoop, bend knee, lift up to 30 pounds, handle varying degrees of stress

Work Environment:

General office environment