Office Associate

This position handles a variety of clerical and/or HR responsibilities (e.g., Timekeeper Admin, recruiting, employee onboarding, employee training, AP/AR) for grains and oils plant. Primary Responsibilities/Essential FunctionsOffice SupportResponsible for administrative support to the operation and Director-US Crushing.Maintains good working knowledge of SHE policies, rules and procedures applicable to area of responsibility and ensures all applicable requirements are adhered to.Support and is a backup for the Production Associate position.   Production Associate BackupAccounting responsibilitiesProcesses accounts payableRequisitions codingInvoice coding for production, maintenance, chemical and all capex for the soybean crushing, Glycerin, Packaging, biodiesel and Lecithin plant.   Human ResourcesSubmit accurate and timely payroll information to corporate payroll department by the required deadlines.  Investigates and resolves any pay issues in a quick and efficient manner.  Identifies long term or systemic issues and makes recommendations for process improvements.Create job postings, review job seekers, coordinate interviews and selection processes to include but not be limited to ensure appropriate background checks and other screens are completed.  Ensure compliance with all applicable regulations and laws. Provide resource for employee training and develop activities and needs including at a minimum an on-boarding program for new employees.Partner with management to communicate various Human Resource policies, procedures, plans, etcSupport and lead strategic and tactical HR initiatives for the location and drive process improvements in people processes to establish and execute on world class HR actions.Additional ResponsibilitiesCompletes miscellaneous clerical tasks as assigned by the management.Generation of employee reports, organization chart updatesSupport organization resources for meetings, lunch, visitors and completes miscellaneous clerical tasks as assigned by the Plant ManagementCompletes miscellaneous clerical tasks as assigned by the Plant, Operations and SHE managers.