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Grower Services Administrative Assistant

Job ID: 933
Company: Sakuma
Location: Burlington, WA 98233
Salary: $12 - $13 an hour
Number of Vacancy: 1
Employment Type: Full-time, Temporary
Posted: 30+ days ago

Job Description:

We are looking for highly motivated, independent, and organized individual to join our Grower Services Team as a Grower Services Admin Assistant.

Position Summary: This position provides support to the Grower Services Department. This position supports the procurement of fruit from outside growers, compliance programs, and harvest administrative activities. This is a seasonal position.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Communicate on a regular basis with the Grower Services Manager to keep manager apprised of daily activities.
  • Assist with document control and develop department policy and procedure documents.
  • Maintain pesticide application records to verify regulatory compliance and product specification criteria.
  • Maintain and organize grower documentation and files electronically and physically, ensuring audit preparedness at all times.
  • Assist in preparation for food safety farm and production site audits.
  • Communicate with growers to provide daily volume, dockage and quality reports.
  • Create, maintain and manage harvest, farm activity and delivery databases.
  • Collect irrigation water samples from the field and submit samples to the lab, as required.
  • Collect fruit samples from the field and submit samples to lab site, as required.
  • Create and maintain reports for the Grower Services Manager and other members of the production team.
  • Support growers with documentation preparation and other administrative tasks, as needed.
  • Assist with grading, receiving and logistic duties, as required.

Minimum Requirements:

  • High School Diploma
  • 2+ years of administrative experience
  • Ability to work weekends, as required.
  • Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
  • Ability to manage multiple projects at once * Ability to write, speak and interact clearly and professionally.
  • Requires strong organization, time management, analytical, problem solving and research skills * Worker must wear proper clothing and footwear depending on the season. Closed-toe footwear is required.
  • Worker must be able to perform all duties within this job description in what can be considered a safe manner and follow all established safety guidelines, practices, and procedures.

Desirable to have a general understanding of agricultural production

Licenses and/or Certifications: Valid Washington State driver's license

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Salary: $12.00 to $13.00 /hour

Experience:

  • Administrative Assistant: 1 year (Required)

Education:

  • High school or equivalent (Required)

License or certification:

  • Driver License (Required)