Description

The receptionist serves as the first point of contact for employees, visitors, customers, and vendors. This role is responsible for creating a professional and welcoming environment while managing front desk operations, handling communications, and providing administrative support to ensure efficient office operations.

Reports to: Director of Human Resources

Essential Duties

• Greet and assist visitors, employees, customers, and vendors in a professional and courteous manner.
• Answer, screen, and direct incoming phone calls promptly and accurately.
• Maintain visitor logs and issue visitor badges in accordance with company procedures.
• Coordinate conference room scheduling and meeting support as needed.
• Receive, sort, and distribute mail and packages.
• Maintain front lobby and reception area in a clean and organized manner.
• Assist with administrative tasks such as filing, data entry, scanning, and document preparation.
• Monitor applicable supplies and place orders as needed.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive employee and company information.
• Provide general administrative support to HR, Operations, or other teams as assigned by Manager.
• Follow company safety, security, and attendance policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate degree or administrative training preferred.
• 1–3 years of receptionist, customer service, or administrative experience preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Professional presence and customer-service mindset.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational and attention-to-detail skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Dependable attendance and punctuality.

Contact

Basler Electric welcomes employment applications received directly from interested candidates. We prefer that you submit your resume in Microsoft® Word or Adobe® PDF format.

Basler Electric Company
Human Resources
12570 Route 143
Highland, IL 62249-1074

Tel: +1 618.654.2341, ext. 252
Fax: +1 618.654.2351

Email: employment@basler.com

Benefits

Basler offers a comprehensive benefits package which offers: Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D insurance; a 401k plan; paid leaves for Vacation, Holiday, Sick, Jury Duty, Bereavement; tuition reimbursement. All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.

Compensation

We anticipate filling the Receptionist position with an expected compensation range of $20 – $23/hr. We are open to reviewing additional candidates with more or less experience and the pay range may differ if filled at a different level. Our pay ranges are determined by job, responsibility, and location. Starting pay and job title are based on location and job-related factors such as candidate experience, training, knowledge, and skills.