Marketing and Business Support Coordinator

We are looking for a skilled Marketing & Business Support Coordinator to join our dedicated team. Columbia Food Machinery, founded in Salem in 1980, is a well-respected supplier of equipment for food processing plants in the Pacific Northwest and midwestern US and Canada. We offer a competitive salary, performance bonus, paid vacation, health benefits, and profit-sharing plan. This position is in-office, full-time Monday through Friday, and available immediately.

Position Summary:

Edit and format written communications and quotes for clarity, brevity, and typographical errors
Develop marketing materials, including custom graphics, satisfaction surveys, email signatures, and layouts, for promotional emails and advertising
Design, update, and maintain website (WordPress-hosted) and social media platforms
Design and format Word, PowerPoint, and Excel documents for professional internal and external communications
Prepare, update, distribute, and manage timely return of monthly tracking reports
Maintain and improve Microsoft Access databases for proposal tracking, customer invoicing, equipment checklists, etc.
Handle incoming calls, emails, and mail
Track schedules and record customer visits for outside sales team
Maintain organized filing systems (digital and physical)
Support office coordination tasks, including ordering supplies and assisting with preparation for meetings

Our preferred candidate would possess the following:

Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a professional environment performing similar duties
Friendly, customer service-oriented attitude and communication skills
Skilled at independently tracking open items, following up, and securing timely responses from coworkers to meet deadlines
Excellent verbal and written skills; an understanding of the rules of grammar
Working knowledge of graphic and photo-editing software (e.g. Adobe Photoshop)
Proficiency in Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks with frequent interruptions

Advantages of working at Columbia Food Machinery:

Knowledgeable co-workers who are eager to assist others
Opportunity to suggest improvements and find creative ways to do things better
Established business has a long record of growth and retaining productive team members; about half of our employees have been with the company for at least 20 years
Competitive salary with annual performance bonus
Company profit-sharing retirement plan
Paid holidays and vacation
Company-paid health insurance with vision coverage and company-paid Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions; life/long term disability insurance

Job duties, responsibilities, and requirements may be subject to change based on business needs.

Pay: $24.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

Employee assistance program
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off
Retirement plan
Vision insurance

Work Location: In person