Effingham - Feed Administrative Assistant

 

About The Equity

The Equity is an independent ag cooperative headquartered in Effingham, Illinois and has over 500 employees. Our market area currently includes 22 locations and covers central Illinois and southwest Indiana. The Equity has five divisions including: Agronomy, Grain, Feed & Livestock, Energy, and two Retail Stores, plus a Precision Agronomy dealership as well as a cutting-edge drone sprayer business. The Equity’s mission is to deliver value to our customers through operational excellence, providing information, exploring opportunities, and supporting profitable roles for producers.

About the Position

The Equity is seeking Agronomy Operations personnel to be part of our Dieterich Facility. The Feed Administrative Assistant is responsible for providing excellent customer service by managing, dispatching, and processing orders. The position also supports the feed dispatcher, sales, and Livestock teams with record keeping and billing.

Location

201 W Roadway Ave, Effingham, IL 62401

Reports to

VP of Feed

Salary

Commensurate with experience

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Leadership Characteristics

  • Manage and process incoming BOL’s and invoices
  • Invoice finished feed
  • P.C. skills should include Microsoft Excel and Word
  • Ability to gain a thorough knowledge of the feed mill automation software & company software systems
  • Have strong verbal and communication skills
  • Learn feed order desk position as a backup role
  • Assist the livestock group on feed budgets, record keeping and invoices on livestock managed barns
  • Ability to define and solve problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

Key Responsibilities

  1. Follow all established personnel and safety policies and procedures.
  2. Follow all SF/SF guidelines.
  3. Customer service includes taking orders, dispatching, processing orders, handling or directing the handling of customer complaints and sales reports.
  4. Assist the feed dispatcher and sales team in all record keeping and billing functions.
  5. Ensure all products and services are accurately billed and within the company credit policy.
  6. Completion of all daily office work in a timely and accurate manner.
  7. Assist with Livestock group record keeping.
  8. Attend continuing education courses to maintain adequate level of knowledge for the products and administration involved.

Work Environment

While the job duties are performed in an office atmosphere, employee may be working near moving mechanical equipment and may have exposure to fumes or airborne particles. May require extended hours.

Travel

The employee may be required to travel to other facilities in The Equity trade area, conferences, educational opportunities, and other job-related activities.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time.

Effingham Equity shall not be liable for, shall not pay, and expressly rejects and disclaims any and all responsibility or liability for any commission, expense, fee or cost claimed or charged by any recruitment or employment agency, firm, or company in connection with the employment of any candidate selected by Effingham Equity for the position described above unless a written contract is executed by Effingham Equity and such employment agency, firm or company before Effingham Equity makes an offer of employment to such candidate.

Date Posted

11/18/2024

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