Randstad is seeking a talented Operations Assistant to support the needs of site production operations. You will need to be skilled at building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders and responsible for partnering at various levels of the organization to drive strategic and operational effectiveness.
This is an onsite position in Kihei, Hawaii. Local candidates preferred as relocation cost reimbursement is not available for this position.
What you will do:
- Procurement (completes payments to vendors and supports site expense management programs).
- Clerical activities for site daily operation.
- Organize site meetings and site communications, Inventory management, assists with on-boarding/off-boarding employees.
- Own and support operations pertaining to delegated area of expertise; including but not limited to HSE, grower accounting, field operations, plant operations, human resources, accounts payable, procurement and/or other areas defined by leadership.
- Build cross-functional relationships to collaboratively partner with the business and effectively network within the production network.
- Independently prioritize key tasks and responsibilities, considering seasonality of business.
- Own and identify communication needs to appropriate levels of organization, including peers, leadership and internal/external stakeholders to drive strategic and operational efficiencies across operations.
- Influence the development of strategies and plans to ensure strategic roadmaps translate into feasible production plans (i.e. onePSS implementations).
- Partner with key business stakeholders to define business issues and opportunities, highlighting significant areas of spend and continuous improvement.
- Identify cost savings programs through capturing, reporting and expanding across the production network to drive savings.
- Lead and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Must Haves:
- Associates degree with 3+ years of administrative experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Software
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Organization and prioritization skills and attention to detail
- Understanding of manufacturing and/or desire to learn agriculture operations
- Strong customer focus
- Ability to rapidly connect and analyze data
- Ability to communicate complex analytical insights in a precise and actional manner.
For immediate consideration, send your resume to suzanne.hollnagel@randstadusa.com.