Administrative Assistant - Sonoco

Location: Temple, GA Position: Administrative Assistant Shift: 1st Monday – Friday 7:30 am-4 pm *Overtime and Saturdays may be required. Wage: $23.39 hr. From a small family business to a multi-billion dollar global company, Sonoco has been changing the face of products and packaging since 1899 — all while keeping the heart of “People Build Businesses” alive. Our talented people are at the core of our growth, constantly reinventing the Sonoco wheel with brilliant solutions every year. Today we are a world leader in global packaging solutions with diversified operations in over 34 countries. We're extremely proud of our portfolio of brands, our achievements in sustainability and industrialization and the groundbreaking work accomplished by our people. Reporting to the Plant Manager, we are seeking an organized, self-motivated office administrator to join our growing organization. In this position, you will manage a variety of administrative tasks such as: answering phone calls, organizing mail, working with our mainframe systems and directing visitors. As you will provide office support and coordinate office activities, a positive attitude and attention to detail is strongly encouraged. What you will be doing: Actively track weekly and monthly safety documents and participate in the plant’s safety steering team. Help coordinate company functions and meetings. Schedule onsite training as required. Update SDS book as needed. Participate in monthly physical inventory of finished goods and raw material. Schedule outbound freight. Conduct employee orientations. Process onboarding paperwork and maintaining EE personnel files. Track EE attendance and points. Maintain and replenish office supplies as well as tools. Enter plant purchases and vendor invoices for order/payment. Manage customer purchase orders; verify material and pricing accuracy, communicate discrepancies to site and production managers as well as to sales team. Answer phone/e-mail and direct customers/visitors to appropriate personnel for assistance. Distribute mail and faxes; prepare written correspondence. File and maintain all relevant documents. Perform other similar and related duties as assigned. We'd love to hear from you if: Have secretarial or office administrative experience. Have strong communication and interpersonal skills. Have organizational and leadership skills. Intermediate to advanced MS Office Skills (Word, Excel, Teams). Experience with online ERP systems preferred. High school diploma or equivalent required. Some college or advanced studies preferred. Can lift up to 50 lbs. as needed. At Sonoco Products Company, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive pay and benefits. *Benefits listed below are for employees located in the U.S. Specific benefits and wellbeing programs may vary depending on your location (within the U.S. or global), or if you are a union employee. Benefits Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, including FSA and HSA options 401(k) retirement plan with company match Wellbeing tools and resources to support holistic health, including an Employee Assistance Program with a variety of services Paid time off and holidays to recreate, rejuvenate and care for the health of yourself and family Variety of company paid and voluntary employee-paid insurance plans including life, personal accident, and disability insurance Tuition reimbursement We are an equal opportunity employer, and we strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any legally protected characteristic. Founded in 1899, Sonoco (NYSE:SON) is a global provider of consumer, industrial, healthcare and protective packaging. With annualized net sales of approximately $5.2 billion, the Company has 20,000 employees working in more than 300 operations in 34 countries serving some of the world’s best-known brands in some 85 nations. Sonoco is committed to creating sustainable products, services and programs for our customers, employees and communities that support our corporate purpose of Better Packaging. Better Life. The Company was listed as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies 2021 as well as being included in Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies for the third year in a row.