Plant Administrative Coordinator

Come join the Tillamook Team where our philosophy is “Do Right By Every Bite.” As an independent farmer-owned cooperative, we have been guided by good, honest values since 1909. We believe in putting quality over profit, natural over artificial, and that hard work can never be outsmarted. We’re taking a stand for real food because everyone deserves better.

We invite members of all diverse communities to join our workforce. At Tillamook, we believe that inclusion and diversity are central to our cultural strategy. In order to achieve our growth ambition and compete and win in the marketplace, we believe we make better decisions and build stronger teams when we invite and rely on diverse perspectives, thoughts, backgrounds and cultures into our work and to fuel our innovation and growth. To us this means creating a climate of inclusion where all employees feel valued and a sense of belonging. We believe this will make us a better consumer brand and employer.

About you:

What does real food mean to you? Is your favorite dish a cheesy casserole? Perhaps a decadent and indulgent ice cream? Either way, your identification with food is important to us. People who fit well here at Tillamook have a commitment to quality in everything they do. Our team members understand our vision, contribute to our mission, thrive on innovative thinking, hard work, and good, honest values.

About us:

Our team members understand our vision, contribute to our mission, thrive on innovative thinking, hard work, and good, honest values. We live by these shared values: We are Good Stewards, We believe in Uncompromising Quality, We work as One Team, We Play to Win, and We Genuinely Care for each other.

What you will do:

The Plant Administrative Coordinator serves as the Boardman director/manager support assistant, performing a wide variety of skilled office tasks, planning, projects, communication, and procedures for all departments. This position leads the activities of all the other assistants and support staff (i.e. receptionist, maintenance system specialist) to ensure coordinated activities across departments. This person needs the ability to accomplish multiple tasks by prioritizing the order of importance and the ability to work independently with minimum supervision. This position will manage projects focusing on establishing efficient business process across departments and functions. The Administrative Assistant assists with the financial department in various functions.

Here’s a day in life:

• Provides full range administrative support to numerous Directors and Managers in professional office setting
• Provide assistance with plant communication strategies including distributing information, collect and summarize feedback, creating reports and newsletters
• Leads the Boardman Administrative Staff with current priorities as needed, including sharing, maintaining, and gathering feedback on overall administrative priorities to ensure coordination among departments
• Implements and manages projects that create and implements business processes designed to improve communication, business functionality, and overall efficiencies across departments
• Works with the finance department to fill any gaps such as entering manifests, component reconciliation, and other data input
• Completes Basic Office Duties: filing, note taking, scanning, drafting documents, photocopying, taking messages, calendaring
• Meeting Ownership: Logistics, Agendas, Minutes, Refreshments, Room Preparation (Service Style)
• Support the Safety and CI activities
• Office Equipment Issue Liaison: ensure office equipment is maintained and operational; coordinating with support services as needed.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Works as a liaison between the community and the company in managing donation requests for CRP/CRT
• Acts as a team player and be able to interact with staff at all levels of the company
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with employees, co-op members and the general public.
• Demonstrates good communication, listening, and inter-personal skills; ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
• Utilize a computer with basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 5 years of experience in general office administration or as an office manager while handling confidential information.
• Must be computer literate with intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and Outlook. Knowledge of Microsoft Teams is a plus.
  
  

Physical Requirements:

• Sitting
• Standing and/or walking
• Lifting 25 lbs.
• Vision for machine or computer operations
• Hearing
  
  

Industry-leading benefit and reward programs:

We offer outstanding benefits to our employees. For more information, please visit the careers page:

We are committed to creating a diverse culture and inclusive conditions where all employees are heard, valued, and feel a sense of belonging. We rely on different perspectives, thoughts, backgrounds, and cultures to inform our work, to help us be better as a brand and as an employer, and to fuel our success. We are seeking talent from a wide range of diversity, perspectives, and backgrounds to join our exceptional organization and help us build our future.

Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) is a Drug-Free Workplace. EEO/AA