HalfTime Temporary Office Administrator TemptoHire

Optopax; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

Optopax is seeking a proactive, adaptable part-time Office Administrator for a temporary role with potential for long-term employment. Responsibilities include managing office operations, supporting light bookkeeping, and assisting with marketing tasks, making it a dynamic role in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience in office administration or related role.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage office supplies and vendor services.
• Support light bookkeeping and accounting tasks.
• Greet visitors and handle correspondence.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Self-starter mindset

Ability to manage multiple responsibilities

Positive attitude

Tools

QuickBooks

Job description

Half-Time Temporary Office Administrator (Temp-to-Hire)

Optopax

Half-Time Temporary Office Administrator (Temp-to-Hire)

Part-Time Temporary Office Administrator (Temp-to-Hire)

Location: San Jose, CA | Schedule: Part-time | Compensation: $28.00 – $38.00 per hour (based on experience)

We’re looking for a proactive, adaptable Office Administrator to join our growing team! This is a part-time, temporary role with the potential for long-term employment based on performance and business needs. You’ll play a key role in keeping our fast-paced, startup-style office running smoothly—no two days are the same, and we like it that way.

What You'll Do:

· Keep our office organized and running like a well-oiled machine—managing supplies, expenses, mail, and vendor services (think water, cleaners, snacks!)

· Support light bookkeeping and accounting tasks—QuickBooks experience is a big plus

· Greet visitors, schedule appointments, and handle some correspondence and document prep

· Pitch in on shipping/receiving and asset tracking

· Partner with business development on small marketing and sales support tasks

· Occasionally assist with light lab assembly or testing, if you're up for it!· In office 4 - 5 hours per day, 3 - 4 days per week, during core business hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.

What You Bring:

· 2+ years' experience in office administration or a related role

· Strong organizational skills and attention to detail—you keep things from falling through the cracks

· A self-starter mindset and the ability to pivot easily between tasks

· Comfort working independently and managing multiple responsibilities

· A positive, can-do attitude and willingness to pitch in wherever needed

· Reliability· Experience with QuickBooks or small business accounting is a definite asset

Pay Range:

$28.00 – $38.00 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

About us

Fast. Flexible. Capable. Optopax is a private company specializing in providing comprehensive design services, prototyping, and manufacturing for advanced optical, optoelectronic, and optomechanical systems. Founded in 2008, our global engineering, manufacturing, and supply teams offer a broad array of services allowing us to be a complete optical assembly solutions provider to our clients and customers.

Join the Team

We see a future where vision systems of all types are ubiquitous and where Optopax is an industry leader in providing the specialized skills needed by our clients to make it happen.

Dynamic, energetic, and motivated - if your friends say that about you, you may find a career at Optopax fun and rewarding. We are building a global multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists, technicians, and sales specialists with a passion for solving the cutting-edge challenges of the machine vision, AI, and AR/VR industries using technologies spanning UV to LWIR.

We’re a small but growing team and, at this time, we’re only able to consider candidates who are already authorized to work in the U.S. We’re not able to offer sponsorship now or in the future—thank you for understanding!