Northwest Container Services, A Waste Connections Company is looking to hire an Experienced Office Manager to join our team in Portland, OR (In Office).
The Schedule for this position will be Monday-Friday 7:00am to 3:30Pm. Highly Competitive Wage DOE!
Waste Connections, (NYSE: WCN) is an integrated solid waste services company that provides waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in mostly exclusive and secondary markets in the United States and Canada. Waste Connections serves more than nine million residential, commercial, industrial, and exploration and production customers in 43 states in the U.S., and five provinces in Canada. Waste Connections, Inc. was founded in September 1997. Its Principal Administrative Offices are located in The Woodlands, Texas, 30 miles north of Houston.
Responsibilities:
Supervise personnel, and performance management through employee evaluations, training, work allocation, problem resolution and enforcing progressive discipline.
Approaching all encounters with employees, customers, and vendors in a friendly, service-oriented manner.
Manage daily administrative operations of a department including establishing work priorities; assist in resolving problems related to the day-to-day operations of the unit
Manage Purchase Orders for the district, process invoices for payment, mail checks to vendors, answer vendor questions.
Review, reconcile, and evaluate monthly ledgers, budgets, and financial reporting system reports, assist with fiscal planning, development, and management of annual budgets
Oversee, coordinate, maintain, and/or process payroll time sheets, sick and annual leave documents, travel reimbursements, purchasing documents, and/or employment documents for faculty, staff, and students
Provide and/or oversee the provision of administrative assistance and support to the district manager, to include problem solving, project planning and management, fiscal management, day-to-day office coordination, and secretarial services
Assist with the development and implementation of reporting procedures; oversee maintenance of department records and/or inventories
Oversee and provide personal computer functions such as scheduled and special reports, correspondence, and database management
May coordinate office assignments for the administrative staff
Coordinate department programs, seminars, workshops, travel arrangements, special projects, and/or events; may coordinate program/project development and planning
Other duties assigned as needed
Promote Waste Connections standard operating procedures, which assure efficient environmentally correct and safe workplace practices.
Demonstrate the ability to become proficient in the use of proprietary operational systems.
Requirements:
3+ years directly related management expertise in administration
Previous Management duties is preferred.
Knowledge of MS Word and Excel
Ability to supervise and train employees, to include organizing, prioritizing, and scheduling work assignments
Organizing and coordinating skills
Knowledge of accounting procedures
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
Knowledge of management principles and practices
Knowledge of supplies, equipment, and/or services ordering and inventory control
Ability to analyze and solve problems
Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports
Ability to foster a cooperative work environment
To be considered for any of our current openings you must complete an application at www.wasteconnections.com . Application information and additional instructions can be found once you select your position of interest.
We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, long term & short term disability, life insurance, 401K retirement and unlimited opportunities to "Connect with Your Future".
Waste Connections is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran)
