Admin Seasonal Assistant

Job Description

Ursa Farmers Cooperative Co is celebrating 104 years as a progressive and innovative leader in the Grain industry. Our mission is to be recognized leader in the field of agriculture within our trading area, to remain customer focused in providing information, products, and services that help improve profitability, to maintain and develop quality employment for the future, along with remaining profitable for company and customer growth, and to help sustain crop, livestock, and seed production within our marketplace. We provide these services from our nine locations in Illinois and Missouri and to over 4200 members located primarily in the tri-state area.

Position Summary: The Seasonal Administrative Assistant will assist the accounting department by providing administrative support of all activities during the Fall Harvest Season. This will including issuing contracts, processing mailings, tracking compliance, answering phones, and any other in office task. This position will also be willing to travel to locations either utilizing a company vehicle or with paid mileage to assist those locations with scale operations including handling inbound and outbound scales, probing trucks, familiarizing themselves with customers, answering phones, and basic data entry. Additional office related duties will be assumed as needed. Hours for this position will vary with Harvest needs and include Weekends and overtime. Position expected to last through harvest (September thru November) and as needed after that date. Hours will include daytime, nights and weekends during the harvest season and will include overtime.

Location: Ursa, IL Administrative Office

Essential skills and experience

Time management: the ability to organize and manage multiple priorities

Excellent customer service skills required.

Good verbal skills required.

Timeliness and accuracy required.

Proficient in Basic math

Proficient computer skills, will increase the ability to utilize our software package and expand upon duties

Commitment to company values.

Knowledge and understanding of grain markets, commodities, and contract pricing options would be a plus but not required

Reporting to: Finance & Admin Specialist

Position Responsibilities

Scale inbound and outbound loads

Probe Trucks

Assist with contract issuance and tracking

Greet customers

Answer phones

Data entry

Ursa Farmers Cooperative co is an Equal Opportunity Empl

Ursa Farmers Cooperative Co may obtain a "consumer report" about you from a consumer reporting agency for employment purposes. A "Consumer" report is a background screening report that may contain information regarding your criminal history, sex offender registry status, credit history, employment history, education history, driving history, professional licenses, and other information about you. It may bear upon your character, general reputation, personal characteristics, and/or mode of living.

Full-time