CLERK RESUME EXAMPLE

Updated: May 22, 2025 - The Clerk manages projects and assignments crucial for the smooth operation of the Regional Council, including acting as a vital liaison between various departments and the council members. This position oversees the scheduling, preparation, and distribution of meeting agendas and policy committee packets, ensuring adherence to procedural timelines. Additionally, the clerk supervises the administrative staff in the Office of Regional Counsel, coordinates the recording of official minutes, and manages the dissemination of council actions, resolutions, and reports.

Tips for Clerk Skills and Responsibilities on a Resume

1. Clerk, Lakeshore Accounting Services, Duluth, MN

Job Summary: 

  • Plans organize, assigns, directs, evaluates and reviews the work of assigned staff, trains assigned and other SCAG staff
  • Provides Regional Council, Committees, and staff with logistical support for board meetings, presentations, and events.
  • Prepare resolutions and staff reports
  • Interface with general counsel regarding meeting legal requirements, including for public notice and the Brown Act.
  • Record and prepare minutes at the Board of Directors meetings
  • Recording the essential content of discussion, motions and votes, transcribing notes, and checking draft copies of minutes for appropriate grammar, technical terminology, spelling, and sentence structure.
  • Prepares and updates the procedure manual for department functions
  • Monitors and maintains current knowledge of developments related to Regional Council administrative matters
  • Evaluates their impact on SCAG operations and recommends and implements policy and procedural improvements.
  • Maintain records of Board actions, including but not limited to minutes and resolutions.
  • Oversee elections of SCAG's governing body.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Leadership (Hard Skills)
  • Logistical Support (Hard Skills)
  • Report Preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Legal Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Minute Taking (Hard Skills)
  • Document Preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Procedure Manual Development (Hard Skills)
  • Policy Improvement (Hard Skills)

2. Scale Clerk, Greenfield Industrial Supply, Eugene, OR

Job Summary: 

  • Accurately weigh incoming trucks and process their scale tickets efficiently
  • Accurately weigh outgoing trucks and process the related documents efficiently
  • Efficiently enter data and file scale tickets and other related documents
  • Provide accurate month-end data
  • Support the manager in implementing the unit’s business plan
  • Support manager in fulfilling the mandates of his/her department to attain business objectives
  • Apply good operations management practices
  • Document the activities according to processes and business rules
  • Build and improve decision-making tools
  • Organize all activities to maximize efficiency


Skills on Resume: 

  • Data Management (Hard Skills)
  • Attention to Detail (Soft Skills)
  • Month-End Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • Business Plan (Hard Skills)
  • Operations Management (Hard Skills)
  • Documentation Skills (Hard Skills)
  • Managerial Mandates Support (Soft Skills)
  • Analytical Tools (Hard Skills)

3. Scale Clerk, Riverside Community Health, Wichita, KS

Job Summary: 

  • Facilitate discussions between the department and the departments concerned
  • Support the production team in coordinating activities and analyses (product management, reports, etc.)
  • Take the initiative to develop his or her skills
  • Comply with safe work standards in effect
  • Promote sound occupational health and safety management
  • Conduct ethically and uphold Cascades’ culture and values
  • Make sure projects comply with the standards, regulations, and procedures in effect
  • Participate in continuous improvement activities
  • Suggest improvements to his/her department’s current processes


Skills on Resume: 

  • Facilitation Skills (Hard Skills)
  • Coordination (Hard Skills)
  • Initiative (Soft Skills)
  • Safety Standards (Hard Skills)
  • Ethical Conduct (Soft Skills)
  • Compliance Management (Hard Skills)
  • Continuous Improvement (Hard Skills)
  • Process Improvement (Hard Skills)

4. QA Clerk, Summit Family Practices, Asheville, NC

Job Summary: 

  • Maintain hold tag and RPA system by adjusting inventory utilizing JDE system, updating and distributing hold report
  • Matching hold tags and filing appropriately
  • Create, modify and implement forms to be used within the department or production
  • Assists with product flavorings for product evaluation. 
  • Analyze weight control data sheets
  • Prepare sanitation, palm oil, hold report, fats report, and oil blend recap. 
  • Maintain and distribute weekly code date sheets. 
  • Complete certificates of analysis (COA) for shipments and assist with related information
  • Track and organize daily production documentation and file after review by management. 


Skills on Resume: 

  • Inventory Management (Hard Skills)
  • Document Management (Hard Skills)
  • Forms Development (Hard Skills)
  • Product Evaluation Support (Hard Skills)
  • Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Report Preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Date Code Management (Hard Skills)
  • Documentation Organization (Hard Skills)

5. QA Clerk, Metro Environmental Solutions, Baton Rouge, LA

Job Summary: 

  • Follow the record retention policy and purge documents
  • Prepare a daily oil list, breaking down each day, and input the previous day’s data. 
  • Enter finished product data into JDE
  • Be an advocate of safety within the facility and follow all safety procedures. 
  • Follow all company policies about allergens, koshering, etc.
  • Provide production with all copies of their production forms, possibly daily. 
  • Maintain in good condition and up to date. 
  • Assist in keeping all QA binders up to date with a table of contents, revisions, tracking logs, etc.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Document Management (Hard Skills)
  • Data Entry and Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Safety Advocacy (Soft Skills)
  • Compliance Management (Hard Skills)
  • Production Support (Hard Skills)
  • Equipment Maintenance (Hard Skills)
  • Quality Assurance Documentation (Hard Skills)
  • Organizational Skills (Soft Skills)

6. Clerk, Anderson Manufacturing Co., Erie, PA

Job Summary: 

  • Manages projects and assignments to facilitate effective Regional Council operations.
  • Acts as a liaison between the departments and the 86 Regional Council members.
  • Ensures that the Regional Council meeting agenda is set and meeting agendas conform to the approved schedule.
  • Provides staff support to the Regional Council on administrative issues (including FPPC filings, travel, correspondence, etc).
  • Prepares and oversees the preparation of the Regional Council and policy committee agenda packets
  • Coordinates and reviews agenda material, finalizes, posts, processes, and electronically converts of agenda, and oversees the distribution of agenda packets.
  • Supervises the preparation, posting, and distribution of notices of public meetings.
  • Supervises administrative staff in the Office of Regional Counsel.
  • Coordinates the recording and maintenance of the Regional Council's official minutes and actions.
  • Oversees the maintenance and dissemination of Regional Council actions, relative to resolutions, correspondence, and reports.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Project Management (Hard Skills)
  • Communication Skills (Soft Skills)
  • Organizational Skills (Hard Skills)
  • Administrative Expertise (Hard Skills)
  • Agenda Management (Hard Skills)
  • Supervisory Skills (Soft Skills)
  • Record Keeping (Hard Skills)
  • Compliance Knowledge (Hard Skills)

7. Clerk, Evergreen Logistics Solutions, Springfield, IL

Job Summary: 

  • Create simple database spreadsheets.
  • Read work order or follow oral instructions to ascertain materials needed to complete orders.
  • Prepare individual items and case labels for work orders.
  • Data entry of production paperwork, including bin transfers.
  • Data entry of discrepancies and vendor rejects, and forwards email to the Buyer.
  • Data entry of department reporting of individual lines.
  • Utilize SAP to complete the transactions, including finished goods transfers, bulk transfers, receiver packing list, transfers of floor stock, and PO reject transfers.
  • Take responsibility for inventory counting
  • Work with label database files and create labels, and run label sets for customer orders.
  • Perform preventive maintenance on Zebra label printers.
  • Answer the department's incoming calls and route them to the appropriate person.
  • Maintain a neat, clean, and well-organized work area.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Spreadsheet Creation (Hard Skills)
  • Order Interpretation (Soft Skills)
  • Label Creation (Hard Skills)
  • Data Entry (Hard Skills)
  • SAP Usage (Hard Skills)
  • Inventory Management (Hard Skills)
  • Printer Maintenance (Hard Skills)
  • Department Communication (Soft Skills)

8. Clerk, Maple Leaf Community Center, Grand Rapids, MI

Job Summary: 

  • Provide excellent customer service in a courteous and professional manner
  • Complete facilities maintenance and general cleaning.
  • Take responsibility for conducting sales.
  • Administer the promotions calendar, identify new promotions, and create communications.
  • Order merchandise, stock shelves, and track inventory to ensure a well-kept and stocked store.
  • Perform cashier responsibilities, including accepting payments and issuing receipts.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Customer Service (Soft Skills)
  • Facilities Maintenance (Hard Skills)
  • Sales Conducting (Hard Skills)
  • Promotions Administration (Hard Skills)
  • Merchandise Ordering (Hard Skills)
  • Inventory Tracking (Hard Skills)
  • Cashier Responsibilities (Hard Skills)
  • Store Communication (Soft Skills)

9. Recycle Clerk, Blue Horizon Healthcare Group, Albany, NY

Job Summary: 

  • Collect metal chips from production areas across multiple operating groups.
  • Sort varies types of metal chips, separating like metals to maximize funds returned from the recycling company.
  • Remove oil from chips to meet environmental regulations.
  • Collect oil and coolants from metal chips and store them for proper disposal.
  • Perform scrap collection and separation.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Chip Collection (Hard Skills)
  • Metal Sorting (Hard Skills)
  • Oil Removal (Hard Skills)
  • Environmental Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Coolant Collection (Hard Skills)
  • Proper Disposal (Hard Skills)
  • Scrap Separation (Hard Skills)
  • Recycling Maximization (Hard Skills)

10. Judiciary Clerk, Oakridge Construction Services, Mobile, AL

Job Summary: 

  • Check in and process new cases, pleadings, and orders signed by Judges, and mail copies of signed orders.
  • Open and sort mail, and scan documents into an electronic filing system.
  • Issue and submit publications to local newspapers.
  • Issue summonses and writs.
  • Process monetary judgments and issue writs of garnishments and executions on them.
  • Submit orders to the Judges at the appropriate time.
  • Forward copies of Name Change Petitions to the Police Department’s Intelligence Unit
  • Issue Body Attachments, as well as bills for attorneys and litigants for open costs.
  • Complete appropriate sections of the Report of Absolute Divorce or Annulment of Marriage and submit to the Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
  • Process Modifications and Contempts as post-judgment activities, as well as Family Magistrates’ Reports, and conclude calendar events.
  • Review documents and seal items.
  • Task cases to the necessary departments.
  • Calculate appropriate filing and court-related fees and process payments received.
  • Perform cashier duties, posting checks and cash to appropriate accounts.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Case Processing (Hard Skills)
  • Document Scanning (Hard Skills)
  • Publication Submission (Hard Skills)
  • Summons Issuance (Hard Skills)
  • Judgment Processing (Hard Skills)
  • Order Submission (Hard Skills)
  • Petition Forwarding (Hard Skills)
  • Fee Calculation (Hard Skills)

11. Clerk, Sunrise Market Research, Des Moines, IA

Job Summary: 

  • Provide customer service, both in person and over the phone, by responding to inquiries and directing individuals appropriately.
  • Accurately and promptly update and input new data, such as vehicle information, registrations, and documents, either manually or electronically.
  • Perform a combination of customer service and administrative tasks, with a focus on attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Cover reception duties, including managing a large switchboard, during breaks, absences, or vacations.
  • Adapt to the demanding and fast-paced environment of the auction business, which differs from typical industries.
  • Work in a noisy office environment with numerous distractions, demonstrating the ability to tolerate these conditions over the long term.
  • Assist in Sale Day activities as instructed, contributing to the overall operation of the auction business.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Customer Service (Soft Skills)
  • Data Entry (Hard Skills)
  • Administrative Tasks (Hard Skills)
  • Reception Coverage (Soft Skills)
  • Adaptability (Soft Skills)
  • Noise Tolerance (Soft Skills)
  • Auction Support (Hard Skills)
  • Attention To Detail (Soft Skills)

12. Clerk, Willow Grove Distributors, Amarillo, TX

Job Summary: 

  • Process orders and maintain inventory in a Warehouse Management System (WMS)  
  • Perform data entry tasks  
  • Research and correct transaction errors   
  • Handle domestic and international shipping documents  
  • Serve customers (both internal and external) by responding to and directing telephone and in-person inquiries
  • Responsible for manually or electronically updating and entering new data in an accurate and timely manner, including vehicle information, registrations, and other documents in a prescribed format
  • Assist in Sales Day activities


Skills on Resume: 

  • Order Processing (Hard Skills)
  • Inventory Management (Hard Skills)
  • Data Entry (Hard Skills)
  • Error Correction (Hard Skills)
  • Shipping Documentation (Hard Skills)
  • Customer Service (Soft Skills)
  • Data Updating (Hard Skills)
  • Sales Support (Hard Skills)

13. Transportation Clerk, Crescent Valley Dental Partners, Mesa, AZ

Job Summary: 

  • Ensure pay is calculated and recorded correctly for all drivers, and ensure payroll is completed on time and the corporate office receives the transmission on time.
  • Maintain driver payroll records and audit pay sheets for accuracy.
  • Prepare delivery paperwork and pouches for drivers
  • Schedule, appoint, assign, and coordinate Backhauls.
  • Pull and put away keys, and research missing keys
  • Answer phones and assist in resolving delivery issues (internal and external customers)
  • Data entry to include log editing and performance tracking
  • Check the drivers and verify the returning paperwork
  • Take responsibility for running reports


Skills on Resume: 

  • Payroll Processing (Hard Skills)
  • Record Maintenance (Hard Skills)
  • Paperwork Preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Schedule Coordination (Hard Skills)
  • Key Management (Hard Skills)
  • Issue Resolution (Soft Skills)
  • Data Entry (Hard Skills)
  • Report Running (Hard Skills)

14. Clerk, Pinecrest Equipment Rentals, Tacoma, WA

Job Summary: 

  • Copy, scan, fax, and file various record types
  • Create work orders in the work management system (WMS) (Gate boxes, etc.)
  • Casbuilt completed work orders in the Work Management System (Maximo, etc.)
  • Order office supplies and deliver UPS packages
  • Handle internal and external customer calls
  • Process Check requests
  • Process various invoices (SAP, Shopping Carts, dig safe, etc.)
  • Take responsibility for time entry
  • Assist employees of a higher grade


Skills on Resume: 

  • Record Management (Hard Skills)
  • Work Order Creation (Hard Skills)
  • Order Processing (Hard Skills)
  • Supply Ordering (Hard Skills)
  • Customer Calls (Soft Skills)
  • Invoice Processing (Hard Skills)
  • Time Entry (Hard Skills)
  • Employee Assistance (Soft Skills)

15. Storeroom Clerk, Riverbend Legal Services, Madison, WI

Job Summary: 

  • Marks all received items with the current date and stocks them accordingly.
  • Maintains clean, safe, and efficient stocking and picking of all items stored in the storeroom, including sweeping and mopping.
  • Keeps the supervisor informed of current stock levels.
  • Rotates items when stocking following ‘first in, first out’ standards.
  • Maintains quality control by notifying the supervisor and keeping a log of all expired or unacceptable products.
  • Fills daily requisitions of food, non-food, and beverage products.
  • Assists in the departmental inventory of all stocked items in the storeroom.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Item Stocking (Hard Skills)
  • Storeroom Maintenance (Hard Skills)
  • Stock Reporting (Soft Skills)
  • Stock Rotation (Hard Skills)
  • Quality Control (Hard Skills)
  • Requisition Fulfillment (Hard Skills)
  • Inventory Assistance (Hard Skills)
  • Product Logging (Hard Skills)

16. Clerk I, Coral Bay Financial Services, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Job Summary: 

  • Maintain punctuality and adherence to scheduling policies, avoiding unscheduled leave and tardiness, in compliance with facility procedures.
  • Adhere to organizational rules and policies on confidentiality and ethical standards.
  • Assist in distributing and filing necessary paperwork/documents, handling patient money and personal effects in coordination with Security.
  • Record meeting minutes, conduct charting audits, and assist in cross-training for clerical tasks.
  • Complete Daily Time Reports (DTRs) using computerized format, ensure required attachments and leave forms are secured, and certify monthly hours worked.
  • Prepare and forward packets to parents/guardians and aftercare for newly admitted AFP program patients.
  • Utilize spell check and maintain attention to detail for document accuracy and prompt corrections.
  • Collaborate with office staff to create an efficient work environment.
  • Submit Daily Census Report and attachments to Medical Records promptly and handle patient movement information for the Client Record System (CRS).
  • Support program communication through typing, Xeroxing, processing calls, recording and delivering messages, mail activities, and faxing.
  • Submit work orders using the approved format and system to maintain a safe environment.
  • Assist in the distribution and filing of necessary paperwork/documents.
  • Actively participate in disaster response, recovery, or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation to meet agency obligations.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Punctuality Adherence (Soft Skills)
  • Confidentiality Compliance (Soft Skills)
  • Document Filing (Hard Skills)
  • Minute Recording (Hard Skills)
  • Time Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • Packet Preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Detail Orientation (Soft Skills)
  • Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)

17. Clerk, Red Maple Manufacturing, Spokane, WA

Job Summary: 

  • Assist attorneys and staff with clerical duties in a busy law office, reporting to the Operations Team Leader.
  • Communicate with attorneys, business partners, vendors, courts, and opposing counsel in litigation matters.
  • Coordinate the ordering of medical records from the records providers.
  • Handle downloading, uploading, and management of various electronic files.
  • Ensure correct usage of form letters and templates.
  • Monitor e-faxes and the electronic service mailbox.
  • Manage the ordering and uploading of documents, including confidential information, through a managed file transfer (MFT) site.
  • Upload emails and documents to a paperless document management system and answer the office's general phone.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Clerical Assistance (Hard Skills)
  • Legal Communication (Soft Skills)
  • Records Coordination (Hard Skills)
  • File Management (Hard Skills)
  • Template Usage (Hard Skills)
  • E-Fax Monitoring (Hard Skills)
  • Document Transfer (Hard Skills)
  • Phone Handling (Soft Skills)