ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT| FULL TIME| OAKVILLE, IA

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

Oakville, IA

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

LOCATION

Oakville, IA

POSTED

30+ days ago

Job Description: Administrative Assistant

Staring Pay: $17+ DOE/HR

Position Summary
The Administrative Assistant provides both administrative and creative support to the team. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys organizing, communicating, and designing digital assets. The successful candidate will manage daily office tasks, assist with internal and external communications, and create visually appealing materials using company approved design platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Administrative Support

Prepare reports, spreadsheets, presentations, and other documents using Microsoft Office Suite.
Assist with coordinating meetings, events, and departmental initiatives.
Maintain and update digital records, shared drives, and internal databases.

Graphic & Digital Design

Create visually engaging graphics, flyers, presentations, and digital assets using company approved design software.
Format documents and presentations to ensure brand consistency.
Support marketing, HR, and internal communications with design needs.
Assist with basic content editing and layout improvements for newsletters, handouts, and training materials.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint).
Proficient in or willing to learn Canva and other design-focused tools.
Basic understanding of computer functions and ability to learn new platforms quickly.
Comfortable navigating online tools, digital platforms, and cloud-based systems.

Core Competencies

Excellent communication skills—written, verbal, and interpersonal.
Strong prioritization and organizational abilities; able to manage multiple tasks at once.
Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and workflow needs.
Ability to work independently and make decisions with minimal supervision.
Resourceful problem-solver with initiative and willingness to seek solutions.
Dependable, detail-oriented, and committed to producing high-quality work.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience in an administrative, communications, or design-related role.
Basic understanding of branding and visual design principles.
Familiarity with project management or collaboration tools (e.g., Teams, SharePoint, Trello).
- Most work is done indoors.
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- - Adapt to change in the work environment, manage competing demands and deal with frequent changes, delays, or unexpected events in a positive manner.Will work somewhat close to other people, such as when sharing office space.
    Knowledge/Skill Requirements:
    - Must display Core Values.
    - Demonstrate proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook as well as other Windows based products.
    - Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
    - Ability to help lead the company toward more automated processes; Willingness to try new ideas and challenge the status quo.
    - Solid business acumen with a positive, professional attitude, able to build strong relationships and earn the respect of colleagues.
    - Experience with effective communication with the ability to communicate with all levels of management within the organization.
    - Prioritizes and plans work activities and uses time efficiently.
    - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, monitors own work to ensure quality and applies feedback to improve performance.
  This position does not have an application deadline. We will continue to recruit until the position has been filled.
  The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct a drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.
  About us: JBS USA is a leading global provider of diversified, high-quality food products, including a portfolio of well-recognized brands and innovative, easy-to-use food solutions. We process, prepare, package and deliver fresh and value-added premium meat, poultry and retail-ready food products for customers in approximately 100 countries on six continents. We are also the majority shareholder of Pilgrim’s, the largest poultry company in North America. JBS USA employs more than 100,000 team members, and our corporate office is located in beautiful Greeley, Colorado, where our 1,200 team members onsite enjoy more than 300 days of sunshine a year.
  
  Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.
  
  Our core values are: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity
  
  EOE, including disability/vets

About the Company

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

Pilgrim's is the second-largest chicken producer in the world, with operations in the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Our corporate headquarters is in Greeley, Colorado. We employ approximately 38,000 people and have the capacity to process more than 36 million birds per week for a total of more than 9.5 billion pounds of live chicken annually.Pilgrim's products are sold to foodservice, retail and frozen entrée customers. The company's primary distribution is through retailers, foodservice distributors and restaurants throughout the United States and Puerto Rico and in the Northern and Central regions of Mexico. We currently operate in 12 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Mexico. These states include Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Pilgrim's Pride is a part of the JBS USA family. JBS S.A., the world's largest protein company, owns 75.5% of our outstanding common stock. Click here for more information on the JBS family of proteins.

COMPANY SIZE

10,000 employees or more

INDUSTRY

Manufacturing - Other

FOUNDED

2009