Administrative Assistant - Darling Ingredients Inc.

Darling Ingredients is looking to hire an Administrative Assistant at the Linkwood, MD plant. Are you ready to take your administrative career to the next level with a stable worldwide company? This clerk position earns competitive pay, depending on experience. We also offer comprehensive full-time benefits, including full medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan, vacation time, holiday and more. If this sounds like the right administrative opportunity for you, apply today!

Available Schedule: Monday to Friday (3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.)

ABOUT DARLING INGREDIENTS

We began as a family business in 1882 and have continued to grow into the world's leading innovative developer and producer of sustainable organic ingredients for a growing population. Headquartered in Irving, TX with regional offices in Cold Spring, KY and Des Moines, IA as well as production facilities across the U.S., we have over 10,000 employees across the globe. We repurpose and reuse rather than discarding what others might consider waste. We capture valuable ingredients and nutrients to help maximize what nature has to offer, providing components for a wide range of products that include pet food, fertilizer, and biofuel. Giving nature a second life is our second nature.

Our greatest assets are our employees. Our inclusive global workforce and their wide variety of skills, abilities, experiences, and perspectives have been critical in helping us consistently deliver best-in-class results around the world. In order to attract and retain employees who share our values of integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship, we offer competitive pay, excellent benefits, stability, and opportunities for career growth. Many of our current Darling employees have been with us for decades.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Each day, our route drivers pick up raw materials and then our plant processes them into finished goods. One of the many jobs of the administrative assistant is to keep track of everything that comes into the facility. You need to have a good head for accuracy and be detail-oriented - everything needs to balance out to the exact pound daily. You'll also answer phones, handle daily incoming/outgoing mail, assist with customer calls, handle accounts payable purchase orders, vendor set up and inquiries along with communicating with other locations and departments via scanning and email.

To thrive in this position, you'll need to be comfortable with technology and have a good command of Microsoft Outlook and Excel. We also use Oracle E-Business Suite to connect us to our customer base, use Microsoft Teams to communicate internally and externally, and a handful of other tools to keep us all connected and efficient.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Must either have 2 years of work experience using Outlook and Excel or have completed coursework for these programs.
• Must be authorized to work in the US.

In addition, you will need to be able to do the following:

• Frequently lift up to 10 lbs.
• Pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
• Use solid customer service skills.

Two years of experience in an accounting position would be a plus. If you can communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, and stay organized using good time management skills; you might be a great fit for this position - apply today!

Darling Ingredients is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or, protected veteran status. Know Your Rights: If you would like more information, please click on the link and paste into your browser: https://www.eeoc.gov/know-your-rights-workplace-discrimination-illegal