We are seeking an Administrative Assistant to join our Platt team in East Portland, OR!

Summary:
The Administrative Assistant oversees and manages all office procedures and other warehouse tasks as assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Essential Functions:
The individual must behave consistently with Platt’s Core Competencies. Ensure compliance with all company policies, procedures, and guidelines. Oversee all aspects of general office coordination. Assist with warehouse operations as needed. Provide an outstanding level of customer service. Interact with customers, vendors and visitors. Answer telephones and transfer them to the appropriate staff member. File and retrieve organizational documents, records and reports. Reliable and regular attendance is required.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:
Other duties and warehouse responsibilities may be assigned.

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Knowledge/Experience/Skills:
This position requires general knowledge of a multiple telephone line system. Customer service experience.
General understanding of Microsoft Office and the Web. The ability to work in a fast-paced branch, office and warehouse environment.

Mathematical Skills:
This position requires the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers,common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

Language Skills:
This position requires the ability to communicate effectively, write legibly, read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; as well as the ability to write routine reports and correspondence and to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

Reasoning Ability:
This position requires the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

Certificates, Licenses, Registration:
N/A

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing these job functions, a person will be required to regularly use their hands and fingers to operate a computer and a phone. Ability to manage multiple computer monitors at one time. Ability to assist with warehouse operations as needed.

Work Environment:
The work environment for this job is primarily branch/warehouse setting with a moderate noise level.