Admin Clerk - Joliet

Pay Incentives

• Attendance Incentive - Up to $2400 bonus for good attendance.
• Referral Bonus - Up to $500 per referral.
• Hiring Bonus - Up to $1000.

Step Increase Program

• Pay increases by $.50 after 90 days and again after 180 days for Material Handlers.
• Certified/qualified Forklift/Walkie Rider/Cherry Picker drivers receive an additional $0.50 per hour.
• Certified/qualified Reach Truck drivers receive an additional $1.00 per hour.

Benefits

• 401(k) & 401(k) Matching
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Employee Discount
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Paid Time Off & Sick Days
• Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Accidental & Critical Illness Insurance

Job Purpose

To accept and schedule customer orders to ensure customer satisfaction. To provide administrative support as required by personnel working in the Transport Operations Department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Enter customer orders and scan / index documents as required.
• Schedule the pick ups and delivery of customer loads.
• Properly document orders in computer and update customer contact information.
• Maintain communications with customers regarding changes in pick up and delivery schedules and potential service failures.
• Clearly understand goals, policies, and procedures of RJW.
• Communicate customer problems, leads, and inquiries to the appropriate personnel.
• Maintain confidentiality of company information.
• Recommend improvements and implement approved improvements.
• Update reports as required by operations manager and COO.
• Aid local dispatcher in updating Tee Cards.
• Assist with other tasks as assigned by manager.

Additional Responsibilities

• Positive telephone personality.
• Capable of being trained to be 'Phone Assertive'.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Organizational and scheduling skills.
• Computer abilities including word processing, spreadsheet, and ability to learn application software used by RJW.

Qualifications

• Basic office clerical skills.
• Must be able to type at least 40 wpm.
• 1 -- 2 years of clerical experience.
• Basic transportation / logistics experience.

Education and/or Experience

• High School Diploma or general education diploma (GED) is preferred.

Physical Demands

• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Activate phone systems utilizing keyboards and buttons.
• Sit and/or use repetitive hand motion.
• Frequently required to talk, hear, stand and walk.
• Work in excess of continuous 8 hours when required.
• Work under stressful situations, have good cognitive skills, maintain work accuracy, and the ability to concentrate on more than one task at a time.
• Read and discern visual images on a variety of media with 20/20 corrected vision.
• Speak and communicate clearly over telephones.
• Be in sound physical health as determined by a certified licensed physician with no evidence of the use of controlled substances.

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, and fumes or airborne particles.
• The noise level in the work environment will range from quiet to moderately loud.