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Office Assistant

Lake Villa, IL 60046

Posted: 10/04/2024 Job Number: MV32366923 Pay Rate: $22.50 / hour

Job Description

SURESTAFF is immediately hiring an Part-Time Office Assistant for a large, well-known client in Lake Villa, IL.  As an Office Assistant you will be responsible for clerical and administrative tasks, such as greeting customers, answering phones, assisting in document filing, handling email, mail, and taking and delivering messages.  SURESTAFF is invested in their team members!  All temp-to-hire employees are offered competitive compensation of $22.50/hr. as well as a benefits package including health insurance (medical, dental, and vision).  
Available shifts include:1st Shift 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.3 days a week Responsibilities of the Office Assistant:
  • Assist Customers in their daily requests for pricing, checking order status, and placing orders.
  • Obtains requirements by verifying, preparing, and forwarding purchase orders; verifies receipt of items; authorizes payment.
  • recommendations from suppliers for substitute items; obtaining approval from requisitioning department.
  • Obtains purchased items by forwarding orders to suppliers; monitoring and expediting orders.
  • Verifies receipt of items by comparing items received to items ordered; resolves shipments in error with suppliers.
  • Authorizes payment for purchases by forwarding receiving documentation.
  • Keeps information accessible by sorting and filing documents.
  • Provides purchasing planning and control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
  • Accomplishes purchasing and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Required Qualifications of the Office Assistant:
  • Fluent in English & Spanish
  • Written and verbal communication skills
  • Microsoft Office & Quicken software skills
  • Telephone skills
  • Typing and word processing skills
  • Dependability and professionalism
  • High school diploma
  • One to two years of office assistant experience

About SURESTAFF:Founded in 1998, Surestaff operates 39 branch offices and 24 workforce onsite solutions in Illinois, Texas, Wisconsin, Indiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Michigan, Florida, Ohio, and Georgia; with an estimated 2023 revenue of $295 million, it was recently named one of the largest staffing firms in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA).Surestaff specializes in light industrial staffing serving logistics, manufacturing, distribution, and production clients. It offers temp, temp-perm, direct hire, and onsite workforce solutions. The company has been named five times to Crain’s Business as one of the largest and fastest growing privately-held companies in Chicago. Surestaff is a portfolio partner company of Austin, TX-based private-equity group Owner Resource Group (ORG).

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