Administrative Coordinator

From a small family business to a multi-billion-dollar global company, Sonoco has been changing the face of products and packaging since 1899 — all while keeping the heart of “People Build Businesses” alive.

Our talented people are at the core of our growth, constantly reinventing the Sonoco wheel with brilliant solutions every year. Today we are a world leader in global packaging solutions with diversified operations in over 34 countries. We're extremely proud of our portfolio of brands, our achievements in sustainability and industrialization and the groundbreaking work accomplished by our people. 

With direction from the Plant Manager, the position manages the administrative functions for production cost analysis, payroll, accounts payable and receivable, and HR monthly financial statements. Position also is customer service, purchasing, shipping, planning, and other plant administrative functions.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the timely and accurate coordination of the hourly payroll processing.
• First point of contact for employees regarding payroll and benefits.
• Strong interpersonal skills are needed to communicate, educate and provide support to employees
• Responsible for maintaining plant personnel records in an organized and systematic manner.
• Assists Office Manager with assigned administrative tasks such as report generation and disposition, mailing filing, work processing, etc. Serves as primary backup to Plant Administrative Coordinator in their absence.
• Formats, types, and edits a variety of correspondence:  including memos, reports and confidential material; drafts routine correspondence for manager’s approval.
• Coordinates hiring of hourly employees; working with Talent Acquisition, Plant Leadership, and Employment Agencies.
• Coordinates all new hire orientation, including Safety Training, benefits programs, policy overview, and all other orientation items.
• Tracks and informs supervisors of performance review dates.
• Receives and screens telephone calls and visitors, schedules appointments and meetings, and resolves problems requiring knowledge of department policies and procedures.
• Carries out special projects and assignments as requested; compiles, analyzes, and prepares data for reports and presentations.
• Work directly with Plant Human Resource support on implementing and overseeing the effective practice of HR policy, procedures, and processes; collaborate with regional HR and/or corporate HR resources on background investigations, recruiting and performance management activities.
• Assist Office Manager with office operations by performing clerical functions such as: ordering meals, ordering office supplies, coordinating company functions/meetings, and answering and directing incoming calls.
• Instrumental involvement in Process Improvement Program; team member of Continuous Skills Development (Training) pillar including tracking and maintenance of Element Trees.

This position is located in Neenah, WI.

We'd love to hear from you if:

• Knowledge of accounting
• Sense of urgency
• Customer service experience

Compensation:

The annual base salary range for this role is from $61,360 to $76,700

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