Building Assistant

About the role

Provide and perform the essential services that support Corteva’s business and research operations on the Johnston main campus. This role will be 100% on site at the Corteva location in Johnston, Iowa. Visa sponsorship and relocation assistance are not available for this position.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain admin centers, conference rooms, refreshment centers, and office equipment support.
• Sort and deliver USPS mail to admin centers.
• Sort and deliver incoming packages (UPS, FedEx, DHL, Amazon, etc.) to appropriate offices and labs.
• Pick up and deliver outbound packages to the mailroom from designated pickup locations as needed.
• Pick-up and delivery of crucial samples, often time and temperature sensitive, ensuring delivery and receipt.
• Answer dock delivery calls at building locations, receiving and delivering LTL freight—ranging from large million-dollar pieces of research equipment, refrigerators, pallets of research supplies, data equipment, seed, chemicals, etc.
• Inspect items received for damaged content and noting this on the bill of lading for the driver/shipping company.
• Assist in the packaging and preparation of domestic and international shipments being sent via UPS/FedEx/LTL as needed, including large pieces of research equipment, palletized items, and letter-size items.
• Deliver exceptional customer service through a highly cross-trained team, ensuring seamless coverage and consistent operational efficiency.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED.
• Ability to read/interpret instructions and carry out tasks in absence of supervisor.
• Occasional lifting of 20–30 lbs., as well as frequent repetitive motions involving the wrists and hands for tasks such as handling, grasping, and reaching.
• Regular standing and walking, with extended periods spent on one’s feet.
• Ability to handle physical labor of receiving and delivering shipments, including lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Must maintain focus and attention to detail to ensure accuracy while working at a productive pace.
• High level of confidentiality and workplace/personal safety awareness.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong verbal and written communication skills, detail-oriented, organized, and ability to multi-task.
• Fluent in Microsoft Office and Outlook.
• Continuous training in PIT (Powered Industrial Truck) training—fork truck, pallet jack, RAD (Radiation Safety) training, packaging shipments (treated pallets, boxed crates, etc.), proper PPE (steel-toed shoes, safety glasses), and specialized training—lock out/tag out, ladder safety, import/export controls, hazmat.

Skills

• Powered Industrial Truck (fork truck/pallet jack) experience.
• Strong work ethic.
• Two to four years of mail/shipping experience.
• Ability to communicate and work with others in a team setting of diverse cultural backgrounds and languages.
• High level of customer service skills and professional appearance.

Benefits

• Numerous development opportunities to build your skills.
• Health benefits for you and your family starting on your first day of employment.
• Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays.
• Excellent parental leave, including a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father.
• Competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program.

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