Receptionist

The receptionist performs routine clerical, secretarial and administrative work in answering telephones, receiving the public, providing customer assistance, data processing, and record-keeping.

What you will do:

• Administrates the reception area to ensure effective telephone and mail communications both internally and externally to maintain professional environment and culture.
• Serve visitors by greeting, welcoming, directing and announcing them appropriately.
• Answer, screen and forward any incoming phone calls while providing basic information when needed.
• Receive and sort daily mail, shipments and courier deliveries.
• Maintain security by following procedures and controlling access.
• Perform other clerical duties such as filing, photocopying, collating, scanning, etc.
• Coordinates overall administrative activities for the office.
• Manage program log for vendor and guests.
• Responsible for office equipment maintenance, office layout, arrangement and housekeeping of office facilities.
• Provide administrative assistance to the HR Manager, Director of Operations and VP of Quality Assurance and Manufacturing.
• Participates as needed in special department projects.
• Actively participate in safety programs as needed for the department to maintain a safe, food safe, food quality, and respectful work environment.
• Collaboratively perform other duties as needed to support the goals of the company
• Maintain food safety and food quality through completing job task and maintaining work areas in a sanitary manner.
• Report food safety problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.
• Participate in food safety training.

What you will bring:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• At least two years of previous receptionist experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Office products.
• Assertive yet friendly personality who can work well with others and in a team environment.
• Great people skills.

Work Environment:

The Eugene facility contains both office and manufacturing workspaces where this position is required to access and work. An office position, which may require sitting for long periods of time and significant amount of time in front of a computer entering data and preparing reports. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 50 pounds.