Office Clerk

The Michigan Milk Producers Association is looking for an experienced Office Clerk to join our team, in our Constantine, MI dairy. As the Office Clerk you will provide general administrative support to the Constantine Plant Operations team by compiling, processing and maintaining transactions of office activities. This position will perform a variety of administrative office activities and will require knowledge of systems and procedures.

About Us:

The Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) - established in 1916 - is a dairy farmer-owned and operated milk marketing cooperative and dairy processor. As the 10th largest dairy cooperative in the U.S., MMPA serves dairy farmers throughout Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Indiana, employing approximately 625 people in four states. In addition to a cheese plant in Indiana called the Middlebury Cheese Company, and a dairy product plant in Ohio called Superior Dairy, MMPA operates two SQF Level 3 dairy ingredient plants in Michigan. Products made at MMPA's plants include fluid milk, cheese, ultra-filtered milk, ice cream, butter, nonfat dry milk, cream, and condensed skim milk.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Competitive salary
• Health and wellness benefits with medical coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield, including mental health benefits
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement including 401k with employer contributions
• Personal and professional growth opportunities
• Employee appreciation events and recognition awards
• Employee wellness initiatives
• Employees feedback and suggestion forums

Job Responsibilities

• Contractor Compliance- Provide verbal and written communications to contractors to ensure compliance. Ensure all contractors have a current certification of insurance (COI) on file.
• Vendor Compliance- Maintain plant vendor database and compliance. Conduct annual quality surveys.
• Finished Production- Complete and balance daily production entries, verify production logs for accuracy and daily inventory counts. Report discrepancies to management and properly facilitate product returns and transfers.
• Accounts Payable- Generate PO's and process invoices for payment. Coordinate with Headquarters on AP/AR. Responsible for plant petty cash.
• Milk ticket processing - process previous day changes from corporate on milk tickets and upload daily milk tickets to finance for tracking
• Office supply ordering and management
• Coordinate meeting arrangements and support with any catering, preparation of presentations or other duties as assigned.
• Greet visitors to the plant, answer phones, assist with mail and package delivery and manage any front office support necessary.
• Perform other related duties, as assigned

Education/Experience

• The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, a self-starter and take great initiative. Proficient in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, and HRIS systems.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, interpersonal, organizational, and planning/implementation skills.
• Ability to research, analyze, and interpret varied data and information.
• Ability to establish, maintain and develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with employees and management
• Aptitude for gaining knowledge · Shows value for different opinions, shows flexibility to different opinion

Join us in maintaining the highest standards in the dairy industry! Apply now and become part of our dynamic MMPA team!

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the responsibilities.

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of responsibilities that are required of the role. Responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

MMPA provides the opportunity for meaningful work that makes a difference in the dairy industry and in our communities. The diverse talents and perspectives of our employees help us to meet the needs of our member farms and the customers we serve.

MMPA is an equal opportunity employer.

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States.

We are not interested in unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes from third party

recruiters or staffing agencies for this position.