Performs clerical and administrative functions for personnel throughout the organization by performing the duties indicated below.

• Oversees reception area—greeting guests, answering telephones, and routing visitors and/or calls to appropriate area or person.
• Reads and routes incoming mail, locating and attaching appropriate file to correspondence to assist employer in dealing with correspondence.
• Composes and produces routine correspondence.
• Organizes and maintains file system—filing correspondence and other records.
• Coordinates office schedule.
• Conducts research as requested—compiling and typing statistical reports.
• Coordinates and arranges meetings—preparing agendas, reserving and preparing facilities, etc.
• Assists with preparing for plant tours.
• Makes copies of correspondence or other printed materials as requested.
• Arranges conference calls as requested.
• Assists in arranging and coordinating travel schedules and reservations.
• Prepares outgoing mail and correspondence, including e-mail, Federal Express, and faxes.
• Assists with ordering and maintaining office supplies, working within the defined budget.

This position is hourly nonexempt status, which means you are eligible for overtime pay.

This is a part-time position.

• High School diploma or GED required.
• A minimum of three years of administrative or secretarial experience required.
• A two-year degree (or higher degree) from a business school or equivalent post-secondary education preferred.
• Experience using Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint or SAP preferred.

Valero’s pre-employment process includes successful completion of a background check and pre-employment drug screen.

About Valero Renewables – Fort Dodge

Valero's Fort Dodge ethanol plant is located near Fort Dodge, Iowa, just less than 100 miles northwest of Des Moines. The bio-refinery sits on 270 acres and started ethanol production in September 2005. The facility uses a dry-grind production method and state-of-the-art technology to maintain industry-leading standards in production, safety, product quality and environmental stewardship. The Fort Dodge plant annually processes approximately 49 million bushels of corn into approximately 140 million gallons of denatured ethanol and 368,000 tons of distillers grains co-products. The bio-refinery employs approximately 65 employees.

Valero's employees are the heart of its success, and there is a reason why the company is an employer of choice in the fuels manufacturing and marketing industry. It’s not just the excellent benefits package, or the opportunities for personal growth, it’s also the caring and committed culture of the organization that makes everyone feel like they’re truly part of a team. For more information, visit Valero.com.

Valero is an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status, including race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.