Administrative Assistant - Manufacturing

Administrative Support

Provide essential support and facilitate smooth operations of day to day activities within the department. Serve as a primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring efficient communication, organization and administrative support across the department.

At Sargento, you work for a company you believe in, with a family of people who believe in you. Our culture stems from a simple premise: Hire good people and treat them like family. At Sargento, you can make decisions based on how they affect people as well as the long-term health of our company. You will be encouraged to make a meaningful difference in the community, in the company and in your career. With diverse experiences and tools to learn and develop, you can transform your aspirations into reality. If you're ready for the right place to belong and grow your career, you can find it here.

Benefits that set us apart:

• Comprehensive medical including Fertility, Adoption benefits, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Remote day Fridays
• Onsite Health & Wellness Center
• Employer 401K contribution in the top 1% of the nation
• Tuition Assistance
• Access to Employee Store

What You Do:

• Able to create reports for various audiences, keeping in mind the purpose of the report.
• Effectively use standard office equipment and software to support business processes.
• Able to plan, organize, prioritize and oversee activities to efficiently meet organizational objectives.
• Produce, update, and provide best practice support on complex Microsoft documents, databases, and other departmental systems, advising colleagues as needed and using expertise to help improve processes.
• Understands customer context, uncovers customer KPIs.
• Able to utilize calendar and scheduling tools to support prioritization for self and others that you support.
• Articulates the importance of digital communication, Explains different digital communication channels, Creates positive customer emails, Practices common sense guidelines on social media, Service Data Privacy and Security Compliance.
• Communicates confidently during service interaction, Sets appropriate expectations, Provides relevant product/service updates.
• Ability and skill to plan and manage project work assignments within desired cost, time and quality parameters.
• Develop knowledge and understanding of the organization's policies and procedures and of relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct to ensure own work adheres to those standards. Obtain authorization from a supervisor or manager for any exceptions from mandatory procedure.
• Able to analyze trends from data that is collected to assist in compiling reports that will help in decision making.
• Able to understand, evaluate, use, and engage with digital technology and information, as well as create and share digital content, while being aware of essentials like safety, privacy and ethical considerations.
• May support multiple departments of entire business units.
• High degree of autonomy and project management abilities are required.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Your Key Abilities:

• Ability to plan and organize work
• Effective Time Management skills to prioritize work efficiently
• Keen attention to detail
• Strong computer literacy skills
• Ability to use Microsoft Office tools efficiently
• Ability to communicate both verbally and written effectively
• Ability to work and thrive in a fast paced environment

Your Education and Experience:

• Associate degree required
• 5+ years of experience in an administrative role
• Strong ability to work autonomously

Our Story:

With over 2,400+ employees and net sales of nearly $1.8 billion, Sargento is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 70 years. We created the world's first, successful pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses. Sargento is based in Plymouth, Wisconsin, where we manufacture and market shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients and sauces. Sargento is known for the exceptional quality of our products and for product design, packaging and merchandising innovations that have transformed our industry.