Administrative/Support, Online/Distance Education, Other Staff/Administrative, Staff/Administrative
Required Education:
High School
About ACHS
American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) has been providing excellence in holistic health distance education since 1978 and is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC). ACHS specializes in accredited online graduate and undergraduate degrees, diplomas, certificates, and continuing education courses in integrative medicine fields including aromatherapy, herbal medicine, holistic nutrition, and more.
Our mission is to provide leadership in holistic health education through comprehensive professional online and on-campus education and high-quality natural products with a commitment to sustainable practices and principles.
ACHS is a Certified B Corporation™, devoted to excellence in education, sustainability, and ethical business practices. ACHS is a ranked #5 on Oregon Business Magazine’s Top Green Workplaces 2020 and is committed to helping communities thrive. For more information, visit www.achs.edu.
Position Overview
ACHS is currently seeking an experienced full-time Production Assistant and Shipping Clerk to join our team. The Production Assistant and Shipping Clerk is a varied position that includes receiving and packaging certified organic botanicals, essential oils, and other raw ingredients as well as supporting shipping and other facility operations. This position works with a small team committed to ensuring our students and customers receive the highest quality natural products.
Receive and handle products in compliance with Oregon Tilth organic certification procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) including filling essential oils, packaging botanicals, and assembling academic lab kits for student materials.
Package products with strong attention to detail and care for the aesthetic of the product including accurate and attractive labeling.
Assist with pulling, packing, and shipping retail orders and academic supplies to students across the U.S. and internationally.
Ensure accuracy of all products shipped and accompanying documentation.
Assist with maintaining accurate inventory of materials and supplies through thorough record-keeping and reporting.
Report damages and discrepancies during the shipping and receiving process for accounting, replacement. and record-keeping purposes.
Accurately package herbs, oils, and other holistic health products for retail sale.
Follow quality control procedures to ensure product quality and integrity.
Cleaning and building maintenance including facility cleaning protocols in accordance with GMP.
Keep Apothecary Shoppe College Store well-stocked and looking neat and welcoming including weekly restocking, dusting and merchandising.
Assist retail customers in-person. [Note the store is currently closed to in-store customers due to COVID-19.]
Accurately file production and shipping records.
Assist other staff members, when needed.
Required Qualifications
The ideal candidate will:
Have experience working with certified organic products, ideally botanicals, essential oils, or other dietary supplements in a GMP facility.
Be able to work independently, accurately, quickly, and with minimal supervision as well as work as a collaborative member of the team.
Be goal-oriented and take pride in work.
Be flexible and able to react well to change.
Be proactive and show initiative.
Be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
Be customer service-oriented with a student-centric mindset.
Have a car and valid driver’s license for daily postal package drop-offs.
Have excellent communication, interpersonal, analytical/problem-solving skills, and attention to detail skills.
Proficient in using Mac computers and general computer skills including use of Word, Excel, Google Docs, Google Sheets.
Work Environment
This job operates in a professional production and small office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, email, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This position includes frequent bending, lifting, standing, or stretching.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
ACHS Offers:
Benefits include the following for eligible employees: subsidized medical, dental and vision coverage; paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave; employer-provided short- and long-term disability and life insurance, additional voluntary life insurance also available; paid parental leave; subsidized childcare; tax-deferred flex spending and dependent care options; 401K; education credits; and the satisfaction of making a difference in the lives of each and every one of our students and graduates.
Non-Discrimination:
ACHS is committed to equal opportunity and equal treatment for all qualified individuals and supports workforce diversity. ACHS does not discriminate nor will it tolerate discrimination against any person because of age, gender, gender-identity, color, race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other class protected by law.
ACHS complies with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, a federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education, including but not limited to all forms of sexual harassment and sexual violence. Any person who files a complaint or participates in an investigation is protected from retaliation to the full extent of the law. Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to ACHS’s Title IX Coordinator: Brooke Pillsbury, Chief Operating Officer, 5005 S. Macadam Ave, Portland, OR 97239, TitleIX@achs.edu, 503-244-0726; and/or to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.
Internal Number: 594PROD
About American College of Healthcare Sciences
American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) has been educating industry-leading holistic health and wellness professionals since 1978. ACHS is a world-renowned, accredited, Certified B Corp®, fully online institute of higher education, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees, diplomas, certificates and micro-credentials in Aromatherapy, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Nutrition, Integrative Health and Wellness, and Sustainable Business. ACHS is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC). DEAC is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
