Office Assistant – St. Louis, MI (PART TIME)

Office Assistant (Part-Time)

St. Louis, MI

This position will work approximately 15 hours/week. Candidates MUST be available to work Monday from approximately 9 am – 9 pm and one other day during the week, as well as special sales.

Responsibilities/Duties:

1. Process all business activities through the branch computer systems and generate customer checks and buyer invoices.

2. Balance the invoices and the payments at the end of the auction. Assist with the weekly facility bookkeeping packet and supporting reports.

3. Record final bids, lots, and tag numbers of livestock into the computer system at the auction sale in an efficient manner maintaining productivity during a fast-paced auction.

4. Provide excellent customer service, by solving problems for customers and management as quickly and efficiently as possible, seeking guidance from the Office Manager as needed.

5. Communicate effectively and professionally both internally and externally displaying a positive attitude at all times.

6. Ensures that all company policies and procedures are followed.

7. Informs and makes recommendations to the Office Manager on pertinent issues as appropriate.

Education Requirements: High School diploma or GED required.

Experience: A minimum of one year of experience in office administration, bookkeeping, and accounting duties, to include, but not limited to 10-key operation and data entry. Prior experience in the Livestock industry preferred. Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, and Outlook required.

Physical Requirements: Typically involves sitting; Occasional lifting of up to 20 lbs.; Must be able to communicate, both by speaking and by listening over the telephone and in person. Must be able to hear by perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Must be able to finger by picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than the whole hand as in handling. Must be able to grasp by applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm. Must be able to stoop by bending downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Must be able to kneel by bending legs at knees to come to a rest of knees. Must be able to reach by extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction. Must be able to walk by moving about on foot to accomplish tasks. Must be able to stand for sustained periods of time.