Inventory Assistant in Watertown, MA at Newly Weds Foods

Job Description

Newly Weds Foods, Inc. is a privately held, successful global leader in food ingredient technology. 

We have an immediate opening in our Watertown, Massachusetts Production Facility for an experienced Inventory  Assistant.   Will be responsible for assisting the Inventory Control Coordinator in this Hands-on position.  Will learn the job through inventory close.  The other half of the job will include Processing weekly payroll. Will provide clerical assistance to the Human Resources department and compile and maintain employment and payroll records.  
Job Description

Essential Duties
Inventory Control Position 

The purpose of inventory control is to investigate raw material and finished goods variances.  Must be able to solve discrepancies in inventories, track ingredient substitutions, prepare and complete monthly physical inventory, process reports,  record-keeping and daily data entry of production paperwork, split tickets and journal entries. Perform cycle plants in the Warehouse.  Also will cover the inventory department during vacations.  

Human Resource/Payroll

• Provide administrative assistance to human resource and other departments as required.


• Track and maintain employee time cards and consolidate necessary information for payroll.


• Maintain and update the Payroll/Human Resources database.


• Process weekly payroll and maintain attendance records


• Support employment process by creating new employee files.


• Process all changes/updates to employees’ records.


• Assist in Maintaining and tracking all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) logs and I-9s


• Process new hires and terminated employees.


• Maintain production and office bulletin boards.


• Assist with Benefits Administration


• Distribute and track Performance Reviews.


• Monitor, order, and maintain office supplies,


• Process requests for employee uniforms and personal protective equipment and distribute to employees.


• Assist with the recruiting for open positions and with testing and background/drugs tests


• Assist in organizing employee activities and events.


• Other related duties as required.


• Perform the duties of Receptionist, as the need arises, to answer switchboard and connect caller to the correct extension or department and page as necessary.