Administrative Assistant II at Johnsonville Sausage LLC in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin

Job Description:

As a member of our administrative support team, you'll be a valued member of the team as you assist with big picture as well as day-to-day support. You may provide support to engineering, safety, operations, finance, supply chain, sales, R&D, marketing or other functions within the company. Your responsibilities could include supporting effective meetings, event planning, vendor negotiations, creating presentations and documents, receptionist/switchboard coverage, analyzing data and providing insights and recommendations.

Johnsonville, LLC

Administrative Assistant II

Position Overview:

When you read the Johnsonville Strategy, it is clear that the Members of Johnsonville are committed to having the Highest Impact on Customer Success and that is what the Administrative Support Team aims to achieve. This is an opportunity for the successful candidate to provide professional support to their internal customers and to become engaged in multiple company functions.

Responsibilities:

• Use your high-level administrative skills and talents to add value by developing, coordinating, supporting and enhancing processes and procedures for your customers from the Member Services, Organizational Development & Learning, International and Management Information Systems teams.
• Provide administrative support and value to a variety of functional areas by:
  
  
  • Creating and developing presentations, letters, memos, and graphs using Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Proofread copy for spelling, grammar and layout
  • Preparing agendas, notices and minutes for a variety of functional teams
  • Scheduling and organizing activities such as onsite and offsite meetings, travel and conferences including transportation, lodging, team activities, and food and beverage.
  • Providing backup to the Global Headquarters switchboard/receptionist on a rotating schedule (breaks, lunches, vacations)
  • Working on a variety of projects such as planning and coordinating meetings, creating and preparing presentations, communicating information, and running reports using a variety of applications
  • Managing web-based platforms for various Member Services and OD&L programs
  • Coordinating and prioritizing work to support the needs of multiple teams
  • Managing customer calendars as needed
  • Contributing to project teams as needed
  
  

Education:

• High School Diploma, required

Experience:

• 3-5 years prior administrative experience, required

Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft programs including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint (graphing, presentation building and spreadsheet development)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including great phone presence
• Demonstrated ability to take and publish clear, concise, and timely notes for multi-functional teams and project teams
• Previous experience in negotiating contracts and agreements for meetings, events, and services
• Organized and detailed, yet flexible
• Discretion and proven ability to maintain confidentiality
• Proven customer service background and the ability to work with a wide range of people and personalities
• Proven ability to prioritize and manage workflow with frequent interruptions (time management)
• Must enjoy being challenged with a variety of activities and responsibilities
• Must enjoy taking initiative to meet with customers to coordinate work and seek learning opportunities
• Limited travel requirements to other Johnsonville facilities and to off-site meeting locations

Location: Global Sausage Headquarters, Sheboygan Falls, WI

(Our office is about an hour north of Milwaukee)

Coach: Executive Assistant / Admin Coach

(We don't have bosses at Johnsonville. We have Coaches. They are there to help you develop your talents. They cannot make you run laps.)

Member Status: Full Time, Office Technical

(At Johnsonville, you are not an employee. You are a Member and, yes, Membership has its privileges - like the ability to buy sausage at great discounts. Our more traditional benefits are great, too.)

Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Reason for Posting: Replacement

Referral Bonus: If you are referred by a Johnsonville Member, you are BOTH eligible for a $1,000 referral reward (paid out in increments over the new hire's first 6 months of service)!

About our Company

Since 1945, our family-owned band of sausage-makers has invented better ways to make, eat and prepare crave-able sausage. Today, we are 2,000 Members strong. We sell our famous sausage in all 50 United States and more than 40 countries. We have a culture built on the idea that if we make developing your talents our top priority, great business results will follow naturally. We call it The Johnsonville Way. It has been our secret sauce for decades, and we hope you get to experience it for yourself!

How to Apply:

External candidate: Apply on-line only at: http://jobs.johnsonville.com

We value the diversity of our workforce and we embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment. M/F/Vet/Disability

Johnsonville values the service Veterans and their family members have given to our country. We support the hiring of returning service members and military spouses.