Office Clerk - Stratford Feedyard - Cactus Feeders

About the Company:

Cactus Feeders is an Amarillo, Texas-based cattle company. Originally founded by the Engler Family in 1975, today we operate 15 Feedyards and Outside Cattle Locations producing over a million head of fed cattle annually. The Company has locations throughout the Texas Panhandle, Southwest Kansas, and Eastern Colorado.

Location: Stratford Feedyard in Stratford, Texas

Type of Position: Full-time Position, Monday through Friday. An Office Clerk will typically work 1 weekend a month and support with inventory days as needed.

About the Position:

The Office Clerk will report to the Office Manager of Stratford Feedyard. The Office Clerk will be responsible for greeting visitors, answering and directing phone calls, assisting with bookkeeping, and supporting the commodity and cattle departments.

Job Duties:

• Welcomes visitors by greeting them in person or on the telephone; answering or referring inquiries
• Maintain and update bookkeeping and accounting logs
• Assist with job functions related to the success of the commodity and cattle departments, such as:
  • Tracking invoices and receipts for cattle purchase cost, feed charges, and other accounts payable charges
  • Working with the accounts payable team at the corporate office to reconcile transactions and payments
  • Operating Microsoft Office products such as Excel and Word to generate reports
  • Recording grain transfers
  • Assist incoming and outgoing trucks and utilize the scale system to record weights
  • Communicate with vendors and update them accordingly
• Maintain a safe and clean reception area
• Other duties as assigned

Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience with feedyard office work is preferred, but training is available for this role
• A high school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred
• Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) skills are a plus but not required
• Telephone Skills with strong oral and written communication
• Polished Microsoft Office Skills
• Maintains professionalism while providing customer focus
• Organized with the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Ability to prioritize tasks based on level of importance and need
• Exhibit strong attendance/punctuality 

Benefits:

• Full-time position
• Hourly pay based on experience, skills, and education
• Bi-weekly paycheck with direct deposit
• Competitive and affordable insurance packages – Health + Dental + Vision
• Life Insurance 
• 401K 
• Continuing Education Scholarships

Cactus Feeders provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.