Scale Administrator

Scale Administrator

Alter Trading Corporation, a 115+ year old, privately held company with 55 scrap metal processing facilities throughout eight states in the Midwest and Southern region is searching for an energetic, detail-oriented Scale Administrator for it operations located in Anoka, MN. Alter is committed to our customers by being the best source of both ferrous and non-ferrous metal and by giving great customer service. Our corporate support center and marketing is located in St. Louis, MO, with Trading Offices located in St. Louis and in Hong Kong. Our website is www.Altertrading.com

Job Description/Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Yard Manager, provides customer service as well as clerical duties including various reports including cash tickets & other reports.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Visually verify inbound/outbound vehicles on scale deck; enter weight in computer.
• Visually verify material type; enter code in computer.
• Process payment of customers, verify information is correct and material ticket for corresponding customer and price is correct.
• Sort tickets for materials picked up or freighted by material codes; total by material code; bundle tape and scale tickets for data entry.
• File appropriate paperwork to support payments.
• Answers incoming calls; gives directions, handles questions and/or directs to appropriate area/person.
• Sort completed checks, distribute original to customer and maintain copies and backup for filing.
• Handles clerical functions including entering information, managing and developing reports.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications

High School diploma or equivalent required. A minimum of 2 years’ experience working as a cashier in a retail environment and 1-3 years’ experience working as an office or clerical assistant is preferred. Qualified candidate must have at least intermediate level skills in Word and Excel. Candidate must have excellent customer service skills and ability to handle both customers and company employees with courtesy and respect. General knowledge of difference between ferrous and non-ferrous material is a plus.