Clerk

Primary Responsibility : Perform various clerical duties requiring knowledge of office systems and procedures.

These duties will be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing or word processing, office machine operation, and filing.

What You'll Do : • Answer telephones, direct calls, and take messages.

• Communicate with customers, employees, and other individuals to answer questions, disseminate or explain information, take orders, and address concerns.

• Compile, copy, sort, and file records of office activities, business transactions, and other activities.

• Complete and mail bills, contracts, policies, invoices, or checks.

• Manage calendars, and arrange appointments.

• Compute, record, and proofread data and other information, such as records or reports.

• Count, weight, measure, or organize materials.

• Deliver messages and run errands.

• Inventory and order materials, supplies, and services.

• Maintain and update filing, inventory, mailing, and database systems, either manually or using a computer.

• Open, sort, route and answer correspondence.

• Operate office machines, such as photocopiers and scanners, facsimile machines, voice mail systems, and personal computers.

• Process and prepare documents.

• Review files, records, and other documents to obtain information to respond to requests.

• Follow attendance policy, show up for work on time and ready to work assigned shift.

• Other duties upon request.

What Experience and Education You Need : • High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred, or at least one year related work experience.

What Could Set You Apart : • Ability to work in fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.

• Good customer service skills • Ability to communicate effectively with variety of individuals • Ability to pay close attention to detail.

• Must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: they must get along with co-workers without exhibiting behavioral extremes; perform work activities requiring reasoning, negotiating, instructing, persuading, or speaking with others; and respond appropriately to criticism from a supervisor.

• Tools and Technology - Knowledge of filing systems, Experience with Warehouse Management Systems, Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Calculators, Desktop computers, Photocopiers Physical Requirements : • Requires the ability to sit for long periods of time, with frequent interruptions • Requires several hours per day of sitting, getting up and down from chairs, and reaching, or bending • Requires manual dexterity with normal hand and finger movements for typical office work • Talking, hearing, and seeing are important elements of completing assigned tasks • May require travel by aut...