Human Resources Secretary

Position Description:

Human Resources SecretaryKV Pharmaceutical is seeking Secretary to support our Human Resources Department. The successful candidate will organize and perform a large volume and variety of administrative tasks and activities simultaneously, provides telephone support for team and department and relays detailed, concise messages, prioritizes activities for efficient and timely completion. The Human Resources Secretary will answer inquiries from various internal and external sources and appropriately advises on procedures, policies, or other information as requested, providing excellent service to all customers, be responsible for running queries within the JD Edwards HRIS system, and have responsibility for ordering and maintaining inventory log of KV employee store. You will schedule appointments and meetings, luncheons, or social functions, coordinates calendar for the Human Resource Director, confirms appointments, assimilates and provides necessary information for meetings, ensures that conference rooms are reserved and prepared for meetings and restored after meetings, attends meetings and records minutes if required, follows up for needed information. The incumbent will establish new and maintain existing departmental filing system, i.e. personnel files, reports, company information and miscellaneous correspondence as well as review annually for destruction or transfer to the record retention center. We are seeking a versatile individual who will also serve as backup for Receptionist/Secretary position, managing front desk operations including switchboard operation, greeting and directing guests and contractors, issuing ID badges, scheduling conference rooms, updating phone lists, and requesting taxi services.Minimum of three years secretarial support experience in a mid-to-large size corporate environment preferable in a Human Resources Department. Business degree or secretarial certification preferred. You must be able to type 60 wpm. Knowledge of JD Edwards preferred. We are seeking individuals who can maintain confidentiality, possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, offers an organized approach to providing timely accurate reports, can multi-task, prioritize, and is proficient in Microsoft Office.KV Pharmaceutical Company, a dynamically growing organization, (www.kvph.com) has reported its 12th consecutive year of record revenues in Fiscal 2007, reporting net sales of over $440 million. KV is a fully integrated specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, markets, and acquires technologically distinguished products through Ther-Rx Corporation, our branded wholly-owned subsidiary and ETHEX Corporation, our generic/non-branded wholly-owned subsidiary. With more than 60 years in business, KV applies its 15 unique patent protected and proprietary drug delivery technologies to both the brand and generic/non-branded subsidiaries. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, St. Louis is One of Forbes’ “200 Best Metropolitan Areas” in America in 2006. St. Louis was also named the second most affordable large metropolitan area in the country by the National Association of Home Builders in 2005. St. Louis offers a world-class medical community with over 50 general practice, teaching and research hospitals including Washington University and St. Louis University. St. Louis is also rich in education with more than a dozen nationally-recognized four-year universities.KV Pharmaceutical (NYSE: KVa/KVb) provides a comprehensive benefits package including a 401(k) and profit-sharing, health, vision, and dental. We offer competitive salaries and stock options for many positions which have proven to be lucrative to many long-term employees.EOE M/F/D/V

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