Posted 28 July, 2026
Office Administrator
United Scrap Metal, Inc.
Chicago, IL, US
Full Time
Job Description
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Position Overview:
\nThe Office Administrator/ Customer Excellence Support- provides administrative support and customer service to both internal and external customers. The Customer Excellence Support; supports executing timely customer related requests and a continuous support of the Sales and Operations Team goals.
\nSummary of Responsibilities:
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- Required to be in the office five days a week 8am to 5pm \n
Is punctual and arrives at work on time (8am)
\nAnswers and transfer calls on a multi-line phone system
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- Accepts deliveries, sorts mail, and maintains phone lists \n
- Handles sensitive and/or confidential documents and information \n
- Communicates with the manager and customers on job or deadline issues \n
- Establishes a positive image to both internal and external customers while delivering superior customer service \n
- Provides administrative support to the Sales Team and Operations Department \n
- Supports ongoing continuous improvement while developing knowledge of our customer and supplier base \n
- Professionally handles and efficiently routes incoming calls and walk in customers \n
- Assists with customer requests and serves as a resource \n
- Provides internal support to sales team and operations teams \n
- Facilitates the execution of timely customer payables and monthly closes \n
- Prints other USM location breakdowns \n
- Demonstrates timely execution of accurate customer data input and reports \n
- Operates with integrity and confidentiality while upholding ethical standards of the organization \n
- Develops accounting-based solutions while implementing new systems, procedures, and internal programs \n
- Sends requested information to customers using established templates \n
- Organizes/Files monthly customer breakdowns and forwards them to the Recycling Consultant \n
- Organizes monthly payables and forwards them to the Accounting Department \n
- Handles customer inquiries \n
- Performs customer account setup / database maintenance \n
- Executes purchase contract creation / maintenance \n
- Expedites customer load breakdown to provide timely information or payment \n
- Executes material breakdown & customer pricing input \n
- Must demonstrate competency in all aspects of the job and company objectives \n
- Demonstrate understanding of company policies, rules and training \n
- Other duties as assigned \n
Desired Characteristics:
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- Bilingual (English and Spanish) \n
- High School Diploma and previous similar position and/or industry experience \n
- Standard MS Office software usage (Outlook, Excel, Word) \n
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities \n
- Ability to perform accurate data entry \n
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills \n
- Highly organized \n
- Experience with industry software preferred, especially knowledge of Shared Logic \n
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- Candidate must pass a pre-employment physical, background and credit check. \n
- Able to fulfill flexible scheduling requirements as determined by the manager and / or business needs of the operation \n
Minimum Safety Training Requirements:
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- Basic on-the-job training that satisfies the Primary Objectives of the specific position (as noted above) \n
- US-SOP-01 United in Safety Manual \n
- US-F11 QEH&S Policy \n
- US-SOP-03 Team Member Handbook \n
