Administration Assistant - Devonport

Company description:

Simplot in Australia is a food manufacturing and agriculture business encompassing potato, vegetable, seafood, and sauce operations that supply a wide range of frozen, shelf-stable and chilled products to Australia and New Zealand's major retail and food service customers.

As a leading provider of quality, nourishing and sustainable food, we are focused on creating food Australians and New Zealanders love by maximising value from the best Australian-grown produce and global seafood. Our iconic brands have been an integral part of Australian life for generations, and include the likes of Leggo's, Birds Eye, Edgell, John West and Chiko.

In Australia, Simplot is a food manufacturing and agriculture business encompassing potato, vegetable, seafood and sauce operations that supply a wide range of frozen, shelf-stable and chilled products to Australia and New Zealand's major retail and food service customers. We are part of the broader Global Food business which operates 17 food manufacturing and processing sites, retail and foodservice customers in 37 countries and 8,000 employees across North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific.

Job description:

Culture and Benefits

At Simplot, we are fueled by our purpose: We Contribute to Feeding Our World. We imagine a better future and set goals to reach it. We are committed to working as one Simplot and are guided by our shared values:

• Respect for Resources
• Spirit of Innovation
• Passion for People

We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion. We care about creating an environment that promotes safety and wellbeing and where our people feel supported, respected and empowered. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all our team members.

Simplot is passionate about cultivating a future where good ideas and inspiring possibilities have the chance to grow. We want our team members to build exciting and fulfilling careers with us and offer professional and personal growth opportunities.

• Bonus incentives
• Discounted health insurance options
• Income Protection Insurance
• Novated car leasing agreements
• Fully supplied & laundered uniform, boots & PPE
• Training & development opportunities
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Discount options on gym memberships, hire cars, and Microsoft Office products
• On-site canteen

Due to internal growth, a rare opportunity exists for an accomplished Administration Assistant to join the high performing team at our Devonport vegetable processing facility.

Simplot Devonport is the last producer of scale of frozen vegetables in Australia and has a proud history in the local community since 1942. We employ over 300 people and process fresh, locally grown, Tasmanian vegetables including peas, beans, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower and onions.

Reporting to the HR Manager, this permanent Mon-Fri role will assume responsibility for front of house activities (incl. reception) in addition to providing administrative support to the wider site.

• Contribute to site safety & continuous improvement initiatives
• Reception activities incl. front desk meet & greet + answering of phone calls, responding to general queries or redirecting calls to the appropriate function
• Facilitate contractor & visitor sign in and provision visitor PPE
• Receipt of purchase orders for indirect goods (noting that Simplot use JDE ERP)
• Data entry
• Coordination of site-wide events
• Internal / external mail & courier management
• Assume responsibility for petty cash & associated record keeping
• Banking of cheques (where required)
• General administrative & housekeeping tasks

• 100% commitment to safety, health & wellbeing in the workplace
• Demonstrated experience within an administrative or reception based role
• Possess a friendly and approachable customer focused mindset with the ability to liaise with a wide demographic of internal / external customers
• High degree of both written and verbal communication skills
• Intermediate user of Windows based operating system with experience using the MS Office suite of products (Outlook, Excel, Word, Powerpoint etc.)
• Willingness to undergo a pre-employment medical (incl. urine based drug & alcohol screening

Please click on the "Apply" button to submit your application, ensuring a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role AND an up-to-date resume are included.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY 8th MAY 2024 (Simplot reserve the right to commence recruitment activities prior to advertised closing date).

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Simplot is an equal opportunity employer and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply. If you feel you would be a great addition to our team please apply online today, we would love to hear from you. If you require technical assistance, please email us at ***************@simplot.com