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JOB FILLED - Assistant Buyer

Job Description: 

This position is to assist the Purchasing Manager and fill in the absence of the Purchasing Manager. This position will handle primarily replenishment of inventory levels set by the Purchasing Manager.

Compensation/Salary: 
DOE
Requirements: 
  • Oral Communication - Speaks and understands so as to follow directions and get clarification; Responds well to questions
  • Written Communication - Able to read and interpret written information
  • Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures. Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time. Supports organization's goals and values
  • Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently
  • Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner.
  • Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness
  • Adaptability - Manages competing demands; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events
  • Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time. Works a schedule to ensure that warehouse goals and responsibilities are executed. Follows company procedures when absent
  • Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments. Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
  • Ability to read computer generated reports preferred
  • Ability to use e-mail
  • Ability to use the internet to obtain instruction manuals and other information needed to perform job tasks
Responsibilities & Duties: 
  • Assist in scheduling and purchasing of raw product materials
  • Assist in scheduling and purchasing of packaging materials
  • Report and record inventory levels on a daily basis
  • Perform monthly inventory for costing and reporting purposes
  • Maintain specifications for all final products produced for RFG
  • Interact with plant personnel and customer staff as necessary
  • Reconcile shipping issues with transportation companies and end customers
  • Maintain and track inventory of chep pallets
Education: 
  • High School diploma required
Skills: 

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee will occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Occasional cold working environment (approx. 37F)
  • Physical hazards of working in and about moving machinery
  • Must be cognizant of body and limbs so as to not be too close to machinery
  • All persons within the company have responsibilities to ensure that threats to the safety and security of our final product are minimized. Responsibilities for this position include;
  • Compliance with GH Foods’ Good Manufacturing Practices [GMPs]
  • Reporting any unauthorized persons in or about the facility as well as incidents of employee tampering to management
  • Challenging unauthorized persons; escorting off facility or reporting to proper authorities as deemed necessary. Discipline and/or report to authorities, incidents of employee tampering as necessary
  • Understanding basic concepts of food borne illness
  • Comply with all food labeling requirements as determined by specific job within company
  • Ensure compliance and enforce all food labeling requirements
  • Verify and record identity of all visitors into the facility
  • Ensure compliance with company rules regarding visitors to facility
  • Secure outbound and inbound loads are secured as outlined in company policy
  • Ensure company rules for inbound and outbound shipments are followed