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Receptionist

Forward Air
  • Coppell, TX
  • Full-time
  • Instant Apply
3 days ago

Job Description

Schedule: 8:00am-5:00pm; occasional early mornings/late nights to accommodate key meetings and events 

 

The Receptionist serves as the first point of contact for visitors and employees alike, creating a welcoming and professional experience that reflects the organization's culture. They are responsible for managing front desk operations while providing a broad range of administrative and office support services to ensure efficient daily operations. Success in this role requires excellent communication skills, sound judgment, professionalism, and a strong commitment to customer service. This individual will maintain a positive office atmosphere, support internal teams, and contribute to the overall effectiveness of administrative processes. 

 

Responsibilities

  • Greet, welcome, and assist visitors, customers, candidates, vendors, and employees in a courteous, professional, and service-oriented manner.
  • Manage incoming correspondence, direct inquiries appropriately, and relay accurate messages in a timely fashion

  • Receive, sort, distribute, and track incoming mail, packages, and deliveries; prepare outgoing correspondence and shipments as required.
  • Maintain the reception area, conference rooms, and common office spaces to ensure a clean, organized, and welcoming environment.
  • Coordinate visitor check-in procedures and ensure adherence to office security and visitor management protocols.
  • Provide administrative support including data entry, document preparation, filing, record maintenance, copying, scanning, and electronic document management.
  • Maintain receipts and manage/submit expense reports on behalf of key senior leaders.
  • Support Executive team and Board meetings, including event setup, food and beverage support, event cleanup/tear-down, etc.
  • Monitor, order, and maintain office supplies, equipment, and inventory to ensure uninterrupted office operations.
  • Schedule and coordinate internal meetings, conference rooms, and office functions, and general office operations, including preparing meeting materials and arranging logistics.
  • Assist with onboarding activities for new employees, including preparing workspaces, coordinating materials, and supporting administrative tasks.
  • Serve as a liaison with vendors, building management, and service providers to facilitate timely issue resolution and effective service delivery.
  • Maintain accurate records and administrative documentation while ensuring information is organized and readily accessible.
  • Support special projects and cross-functional initiatives as assigned by leadership or department stakeholders.
  • Order and pickup lunch for senior leaders and VIP guests as requested. 
  • Proactively identify opportunities to assist Executive Assistant/Administrative Assistants with their workloads. 
  • Effectively manage competing responsibilities and adapt to changing business needs in a dynamic, fast paced office environment.
  • Demonstrate professionalism, discretion, and strong customer service skills in all interactions.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and welcoming reception area.
  • All other duties as assigned to meet evolving business needs.

 

Qualifications

  • Education: High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required; Undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university preferred. 
  • Experience: Prior experience as a receptionist, administrative assistant, or office support role, preferably in a professional office environment preferred.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize responsibilities, and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
  • Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and commitment to accuracy.
  • Strong customer service orientation with a friendly, professional, and approachable demeanor.
  • Ability to exercise sound judgment, problem-solving skills, and professionalism when handling inquiries and resolving issues.
  • Demonstrated discretion and confidentiality in handling and protecting sensitive information.
  • Technical: Proficient with common office technologies, including Windows PCs, Microsoft O365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and web conferencing (Teams, Zoom, Webex, etc.)
  • Environment: Comfort commuting to/from and working in a 100% on-site setting (listed in this posting), with travel for related meetings/events.

 

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Numbers & Facts

LocationCoppell, TX
Job TypeFull-time
IndustryTransport and Storage - Materials
Company Size2,500 to 4,999 employees
Year Founded1981
Websitehttps://www.forwardair.com/content/careers-0

About Company

Since 1990, Forward Air has been a leading provider of ground transportation and related logistics services to the North American air freight and expedited LTL market. We offer surface shipping on an accelerated “time-definite” basis, delivering cargo at a specific time, but under less time-sensitive situations – supplying you with a cost effective, reliable alternative to air transportation. We work with companies of all sizes to develop tangible advantages and build the best products to meet your specific needs. Forward Air presents to the wholesale transportation community (logistics companies, freight forwarders, integrated air cargo carriers, passenger/ cargo airlines, and non-traditional shippers), a single-source provider that can deliver more supply chain services and a superior menu of choices. Throughout the years we have added supplementary lines to our linehaul service, such as full truckload operations (Truckload Services), final-mile coverage (Complete® Cartage), and an Airline Logistics program, and we will continue to expand our services to meet the changing needs and growth of our customer base.

Forward Air is structured to optimize both savings and service to our customers. Direct partnerships with owner-operators and other surface transportation providers, enable us to remain cost-competitive. The Forward Air network is designed with over 90 facilities located at or near major U.S. and Canadian airports, 12 regional sort centers and over 300 beyond points (secondary airports provided through our Complete Cartage service), creating one of the most comprehensive linehaul networks in the industry.

The foundation product for Forward Air is our expedited linehaul service, offering consistent and reliable transit and on-time, damage-free deliveries. By locating terminals on or near airports and maintaining a scheduled transportation network, we are able to arrange for convenient and consistent service with broad geographic coverage. Shipments of varying sizes (TL/LTL) are received at our terminals and transported by contracted service providers either (1) on a direct truck to the destination terminal, (2) through our Columbus, Ohio central sorting hub, or (3) through one of our 12 regional hubs, where they are unloaded, sorted, and reloaded in rapid fashion. After reloading the shipments, our contracted service providers deliver them to the destination city for early morning recovery. Through our Forward Air Complete® cartage service, customers also can have shipments picked up from the shipper, delivered to the final consignee, or transferred at the airport, simplifying the freight management processes. These options allow us to maximize handling efficiency of each shipment while minimizing freight loss and damage, improving transit times over traditional ground transportation.

Skills

  • Administrative Skillsunmatched
  • Administrator Documentationunmatched
  • Board Meetingunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
  • Data Entryunmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • Document Managementunmatched
  • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
  • Executive Assistant Skills unmatched
  • Expense Managementunmatched
  • Expense Reportsunmatched
  • Food and Beverage Industryunmatched
  • Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
  • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Logisticsunmatched
  • Mail Processingunmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
  • Microsoft Outlookunmatched
  • Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
  • Microsoft Product Familyunmatched
  • Microsoft Windows Operating Systemunmatched
  • Microsoft Wordunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • Office Equipmentunmatched
  • Onboardingunmatched
  • Operationsunmatched
  • Operations Managementunmatched
  • Order Deliveryunmatched
  • Order Suppliesunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • Plan Meetingsunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Procedure Implementationunmatched
  • Property Managementunmatched
  • Record Keepingunmatched
  • Records Managementunmatched
  • Service Deliveryunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Web Conferencingunmatched
  • WebExunmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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