Job Description
Front Desk Reception
With its Corporate office in Red Deer, Alberta and its Regional office in London Ontario, Peavey Industries LP is the corporate parent to retail brands Peavey Mart, MainStreet Hardware, and Ace Canada. We are 100% Canadian and employee owned.
Peavey is an engaging workplace. We are proud to promote from within and provide training to make this possible. We offer flextime and comprehensive benefits.
We are committed to our customers and the communities and agricultural regions we serve every day.
Job Purpose: The front desk Reception is responsible for providing an exceptional first impression to internal and external customers; both in person and on the phone. In addition, this position provides administrative assistance to the Executive Assistant.
Responsibilities
- Answer incoming phone calls, screen, and direct to appropriate person or take messages
- Responsible for initial customer experience on entry to Home Office; this includes welcoming visitors as they enter the building, screening, and directing to appropriate person or taking message
- Responsible for the safety and security protocol by keeping visitor log and following procedure
- Responsible for office stationery; ordering, authorizations, preparing orders with approval and distribution when order arrives
- Keeps a safe and clean reception area by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
- Monitoring break room inventory, including replenishment when needed
- Updating company directory, phone lists, and other contact lists
- Sorting incoming mail; receive, sort, and distribute daily mail/deliveries/couriers and truck mail
- Ensuring adequate coverage of reception desk during absence
- Ordering birthday cake for DC/Home Office monthly (last Friday of each month)
- Ordering business cards
- Assist with projects as assigned
- Coordinate company vehicle fleet; sign-outs, returns, insurance additions
- Monitoring of reception TV/display welcome page
- Oversee telephone system and respond to inquiries from employees on phone/voice mail set up
- Oversee audio visual equipment sign in/out
- Ordering flowers upon request
- Reconciliation of petty cash
- Posting news updates onto Peavey News Blog on the Hive
- Assist with Service Award administration
- Assist with event administration and implementation
- Perform other clerical receptionist duties such as scanning and filing
Qualifications
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Prior experience in an administrative role is an asset
Employee Perks
- Employee discount
- Inclusive work culture
- Laid back atmosphere
- Work-life balance
- Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Peavey Industries LP is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment, and we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.