At Vermont Creamery, we strive to produce the highest quality cheeses and dairy products using local ingredients while supporting and developing family farms. We aim to exemplify sustainability by being profitable, engaging our staff in the business, and living our mission every day in the creamery. We care about creating a great work environment for our employees and being a positive contributor to the community and environment. 

On those promises, we obtained the B-Corp certification back in 2014. Our dairy products have won more than 100 national and international awards. Our butters and cheeses populate some of the most prestigious cheese boards in America. But what makes us proudest perhaps is that we have sustained a team of family farms and creamery artisans. Together we thrive making simply great cheese for discerning, appreciative eaters, home cooks and discriminating chefs alike.

Vermont Creamery is seeking an Administrative Assistant to grow with our team!

 YOU: Motivated by growth opportunities with proven ability in customer service. You have attention to detail, a professional demeanor, and the ability to work independently...a passion for artisan dairy wouldn’t hurt either! We hope to fill this position as quickly as possible.

US: An entrepreneurial bunch on a mission to bring the best butter and cheese to Americans. Our team is small, but with our new PIC (partner in cheese) Land O’Lakes, anything is possible. Did we mention our love of artisan dairy is larger than life. We’re using our business to drive social and environmental change: Giving back to the people who support us, preserving the natural resources we depend on, and leaving the world a little better than we found it.

Under direction of the Social Mission & Sales Specialist, the Administrative Assistant is responsible for all office administration. Duties include providing support to office staff and operations staff, as well as managing daily office needs.
 

Office Administration

• Answers telephone and directs incoming calls.
• Provides welcoming reception to visitors, vendors, and customers. Manages the sign-in process for all non-Vermont Creamery employees.
• Greets visitors in the reception area, conducts tastings, and facilitates product purchase, including stocking on-site fridge.
• Retrieves and sorts incoming mail and drops off outgoing mail daily.
• Responds to email questions, concerns, etc., from info @
• Forward or delete faxes @ email.
• Filing as needed, such as customer credits, customer invoices, accounts payable, etc.
• Orders office supplies and manages inventory for entire company.
• Coordinates on-site lunches including meal plan, grocery shop, assembly of food in an appealing manner, and clean up.
• Ensures proper supplies are available in meeting rooms and bathrooms.
• Coordinates the schedule for meeting rooms.
• Provides basic technical support to office team, i.e. conferencing technology.
• Ensures the common areas are neat and organized.
• Supports office staff projects, as needed.
• Supports employee engagement activities, as needed.

Competencies, Skills, and Knowledge:

• Must be proficient in the Microsoft suite.
• Must be agile and able to shift gracefully when priorities change.
• Must be attentive to detail and have good organizational skills.
• Must be a team player or can work independently if needed.
• Must be able to effectively communicate and actively listen.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to relate with a positive, warm and friendly manner.
• Must have a willing attitude to learn and better the Creamery and yourself.

Education and Experience:

•          High School degree required.

•          2 years experience as an Administrative Assistant preferred.