The Administrative Assistant provides administrative and organizational support to the Engineering Department, ensuring efficient daily operations, effective communication, and a professional work environment. This role requires a highly organized, proactive, service-oriented individual capable of managing multiple priorities with professionalism and confidentiality.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage calendars, meetings, appointments, department activities, and schedules, coordinating with employees, management, suppliers, and visitors.
- Provide administrative support to Engineering management and team members, including follow-up on requests, tasks, and pending activities.
- Maintain Engineering offices, common areas, and conference rooms organized, equipped, and ready for use.
- Manage office supplies and purchasing activities, including quotations, purchase requests, orders, deliveries, inventory, and records.
- Coordinate with Purchasing, Finance, HR, Facilities, IT, suppliers, and other departments to address administrative and operational needs.
- Coordinate internal and external meetings, including room reservations, equipment, materials, documentation, refreshments, and other logistics.
- Coordinate Engineering visitor arrangements, including transportation, meals, accommodations, meeting rooms, schedules, and related requirements.
- Organize department engagement and team-building activities that promote collaboration and a positive work environment.
- Maintain accurate physical and electronic files, ensuring documentation is updated, accessible, and handled confidentially.
- Support administrative and financial documentation, including reports, expenses, invoices, receipts, and related records.
- Proactively identify administrative needs, resolve day-to-day issues, and perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Technical or bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Office Administration, Management, or a related field.
- 2+ years of experience as an Administrative Assistant, Office Coordinator, Executive Assistant, or similar role.
- Bilingual English/Spanish proficiency, with strong verbal and written communication skills for interaction with U.S.-based employees, management, visitors, suppliers, and business contacts.
- Strong organizational, time-management, multitasking, and follow-up skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality, meet deadlines, and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Professional, proactive, and customer-service-oriented approach.