Term - Administrative Assistant - Swift Current, SK
About the role
are currently seeking an energetic, dependable team player to fill the position of Administrative Assistant at our Paterson Grain Terminal located in Swift Current, SK, reporting to the General Manager. Providing exceptional customer service, this individual is the first point of contact for all visitors; they will also provide administrative support to all staff including management. This position is well suited for an individual who possesses a positive attitude, strong communication skills and is highly organized.
Responsibilities:
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Answer all incoming phone calls and direct to appropriate destination.
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Greet & assist visitors by answering inquires and accept & sign all incoming deliveries.
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Provide a variety of administrative support to various departments including customer accounts & credit, inventory management, employee records & tracking and health & safety.
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Provide backup customer service support to management and other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 1-2 years’ experience in a similar role such as reception, business administration or customer service.
- Strong organizational ability with high attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills and capability to both work as a team & independently.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office – Word, Excel & Outlook is preferred.
- Work evenings or weekends as needed
Paterson Grain is known throughout Canada and the world as a company rooted in its commitment to quality, innovation, and exceptional customer service. Paterson focuses its expertise on all aspects of grain handling and prides itself on building long-term relationships with Canadian farmers and its domestic and international customers.
Our agricultural products and services span all sectors of the Canadian grain industry and include crop input services, identity preserved programs and non-GMO programs. Through our modern global network, Paterson Grain is fully capable of facilitating the marketing and transportation of quality crops to buyers around the world.
Paterson Grain is an equal opportunity employer and is committed in building a skilled and diverse workforce. We encourage women, aboriginal peoples, members of visible minorities and persons with disabilities to apply and self-identify.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected further in the process will be contacted.
About Paterson Grain
Paterson Grain is a division of Paterson GlobalFoods Inc., a family-owned group of companies with clients and ongoing ventures in Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. With the base of operations located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, we operate approximately 40 sites across the Canadian prairies, including nine high-throughput inland export terminals.
Founded in 1908 by the great Canadian entrepreneur Senator Norman M. Paterson, the Paterson brand has become a guarantee of integrity, quality and an exceptional customer first attitude.
Paterson Grain outperforms its competitors by maintaining an incomparable reputation and integrating itself into every facet of the grain industry. Paterson Grain is involved in seed sales, crop inputs, financial services to farmers, grain handling, grain exports, and through its sibling companies, transportation, milling, and consumer food products. This strategy of vertical integration delivers a wide variety of benefits to the customer ranging from advantageous pricing to one-stop accountability to superb quality control. The grain industry experiences constant and often unpredictable shifts in global markets, and Paterson Grain has maintained its place at the forefront of the industry with an ongoing policy of high quality and bold innovation – constantly making the most of new opportunities to excel, and thereby delivering the best possible service, prices and quality to the customer.
Term - Administrative Assistant - Swift Current, SK
About the role
are currently seeking an energetic, dependable team player to fill the position of Administrative Assistant at our Paterson Grain Terminal located in Swift Current, SK, reporting to the General Manager. Providing exceptional customer service, this individual is the first point of contact for all visitors; they will also provide administrative support to all staff including management. This position is well suited for an individual who possesses a positive attitude, strong communication skills and is highly organized.
Responsibilities:
-
Answer all incoming phone calls and direct to appropriate destination.
-
Greet & assist visitors by answering inquires and accept & sign all incoming deliveries.
-
Provide a variety of administrative support to various departments including customer accounts & credit, inventory management, employee records & tracking and health & safety.
-
Provide backup customer service support to management and other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 1-2 years’ experience in a similar role such as reception, business administration or customer service.
- Strong organizational ability with high attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills and capability to both work as a team & independently.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office – Word, Excel & Outlook is preferred.
- Work evenings or weekends as needed
Paterson Grain is known throughout Canada and the world as a company rooted in its commitment to quality, innovation, and exceptional customer service. Paterson focuses its expertise on all aspects of grain handling and prides itself on building long-term relationships with Canadian farmers and its domestic and international customers.
Our agricultural products and services span all sectors of the Canadian grain industry and include crop input services, identity preserved programs and non-GMO programs. Through our modern global network, Paterson Grain is fully capable of facilitating the marketing and transportation of quality crops to buyers around the world.
Paterson Grain is an equal opportunity employer and is committed in building a skilled and diverse workforce. We encourage women, aboriginal peoples, members of visible minorities and persons with disabilities to apply and self-identify.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected further in the process will be contacted.
About Paterson Grain
Paterson Grain is a division of Paterson GlobalFoods Inc., a family-owned group of companies with clients and ongoing ventures in Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. With the base of operations located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, we operate approximately 40 sites across the Canadian prairies, including nine high-throughput inland export terminals.
Founded in 1908 by the great Canadian entrepreneur Senator Norman M. Paterson, the Paterson brand has become a guarantee of integrity, quality and an exceptional customer first attitude.
Paterson Grain outperforms its competitors by maintaining an incomparable reputation and integrating itself into every facet of the grain industry. Paterson Grain is involved in seed sales, crop inputs, financial services to farmers, grain handling, grain exports, and through its sibling companies, transportation, milling, and consumer food products. This strategy of vertical integration delivers a wide variety of benefits to the customer ranging from advantageous pricing to one-stop accountability to superb quality control. The grain industry experiences constant and often unpredictable shifts in global markets, and Paterson Grain has maintained its place at the forefront of the industry with an ongoing policy of high quality and bold innovation – constantly making the most of new opportunities to excel, and thereby delivering the best possible service, prices and quality to the customer.