Executive Assistant / Office Manager

Lanehaven Farms is a progressive seed corn, commercial corn, soybean, and hog farm based in Waterloo, Iowa.

We are hiring an Executive Assistant / Office Manager. In this role, you’ll ensure an efficient and smooth day-to-day operation of the office and provide administrative support to the Lanehaven Farms organization.  The position requires a dedicated, trustworthy and detail-oriented person with the desire and ability to provide exceptional results.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Responsible for Office Management including a variety of responsibilities, ranging from routine to complex, while maintaining a calm and confident persona.
  • Assist with Human Resources responsibilities by administering employee benefits and other programs including coordinating employee moves/onboarding.
  • Create and maintain reports and records needed to meet the business needs.  This includes things like business metric data, financial processing, and compliance data.
  • Plan meetings and events.
  • Proactively manage complex and often fluid responsibilities and ad hoc projects.
  • Ensure confidentiality on all matters.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Track record of exceptional achievement with a demonstrated desire and ability to proactively take on challenging work.
  • A strong spirit of teamwork and customer service and a proven ability to cultivate and maintain positive working relationships with people inside and outside the organization.
  • Maturity, professional demeanor and personal discretion to interact with confidential information.
  • Independent decision making and problem solving skills with a process-improvement mindset and the ability to develop solutions in a logical and systematic way.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Excellent organizational, time management, prioritization and multi-tasking skills with an attention to detail and follow-up.
  • Desire and ability to work in a fast-paced environment, be flexible and adapt to change, and work under pressure to meet deadlines.
  • Commitment to continuous learning.
  • Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) required.
  • Proven experience as an administrative assistant and/or office manager.

We offer a competitive salary, group health, dental and vision insurance, flex system cafeteria plan, 401K retirement plan and life insurance.

If you want to work with a growing and dynamic organization, please submit your resume.

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