Office Assistant

ABOUT AMPI:

AMPI owns eight Midwest-based manufacturing plants where 10 percent of the nation’s American-type cheese, processed cheese and butter is produced. The cooperative’s award-winning cheese, butter and powdered dairy products are marketed to foodservice, retail and food ingredient customers. In 2019, the co-op launched its Dinner Bell Creamery brand and accompanying Co-op Crafted promise, highlighting more than 50 years of dairy farm families partnering with skilled buttermakers and cheesemakers.

JOB SUMMARY:

This position will fill in for various positions within our office during high volume and vacation relief. Primary responsibilities will be Finished goods inventory control, production entry, down time reporting, shipping clerical duties. This position will work in conjunction with plant production schedule and will require flexible scheduling including some evening and weekend work when necessary.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time:

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  All AMPI employees have an obligation to report employee safety, food safety and food quality issues to personnel of authority.
• Maintain spread sheets for various job positions ensuring information is accurately and correctly input.
• Work with shipping clerical personnel to schedule appointments, create invoicing, bill of ladings, and pick slips. Fill in during high volumes and vacation relief.
• Work with finished goods clerical personnel to input items in JDE database system correctly and accurately ensuring product blends and pricing are done in a timely fashion. Completing billing releases, sales orders entry, product transfers, and item reclassifications. Fill in during high volumes and vacation relief.
• Complete required safety training in a timely fashion.
• Use computer systems to prepare a variety of reports, correspondence and miscellaneous tasks from rough draft or reports, ensuring on time, accurate documents.
• Maintain JDE database system inventories for inventory records, files and reports, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Enter plant production into computer systems daily and accurately.
• Process month end / year end inventories and reports.
• Assist in answering the phone, greeting all customers, suppliers and visitors and fill in during high volumes and vacation relief.
• Complete special projects as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.
• Associates Degree in Accounting or related field or a combination of education and relevant work experience.
• 1-3 years relevant work experience preferred/required.
• Technical knowledge of fluid milk, cheese and drying operations preferred.
• Prior experience in manufacturing is a plus.
• Experience with ERP systems. JDE or Oracle preferred
• Thorough understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

BENEFITS/REWARDS:

AMPI offers competitive starting pay, PTO, 401k, short-term disability, health, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance programs and more.

Military and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Education

• High School or better

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)