Sr. Staff Assistant

General Dynamics Electric Boat; North Kingstown (RI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Medical and Dental

Vision plan

Life Insurance

401K

Employee Pharmacy

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat is seeking a Sr. Staff Assistant to provide daily administrative support to the module outfitting organization in North Kingstown, RI.

The role supports 14 Managers of Operations, 2 Senior Managers, 35 Area Superintendents and 100 Supervisors across shifts, handling confidential matters with professionalism. Responsibilities include maintaining metrics, calendars, reports, memos, and presentations, plus travel and overhead tracking.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent and strong admin experience.
• Experience supporting multiple managers and departments preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update department metrics and calendars.
• Process requests (CWO's, IT) and travel arrangements.
• Prepare reports, memos, and meeting minutes.
• Develop business presentations and weekly supervisor agendas.
• Monitor overhead expenditures and support time-critical assignments.
• Communicate effectively with all levels of management.

Skills

Collaborative teamwork

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

College degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Sr. Staff Assistant

Requisition Details

Requisition ID: 2026-20367

Location: US-RI-North Kingstown

Seat Location: EB Quonset Point Facility

Trade: Administrative

Shift: 1st

Security Clearance Required: Approved Background Check

Overview

General Dynamics Electric Boat, the nation's premier designer and builder of nuclear submarines, is seeking a Staff Assistant to support the building of the most complex product in the world.

Seeking a qualified candidate to provide daily administrative support to our module outfitting organization. The selected individual will be supporting the 14 Managers of Operations, 2 Senior Managers as well as 35 Area Superintendents and 100 Operations Supervisors in this work centre and across multiple shifts.

Qualified applicants must possess a high degree of professionalism, be able to maintain confidentiality with all business and personnel matters and capable of prioritizing and multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment. Applicant must be able to support time-critical assignments and be effective in communicating with all levels of management throughout the facility.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Maintaining and updating department key metrics
• Managing the overtime database
• Maintaining calendars of the Managers
• Process CWO's, IT Requests
• Maintaining records on specific qualifications and requirements of the hourly personnel within the department
• Develop, maintain and update various reports as needed
• Generate department memos
• Establish meeting minutes
• Develop business presentations
• Establish weekly agendas for supervisors to ensure they understand their individual performance
• Monitor and maintain overhead account expenditures
• Manage travel
• Other duties as required

Benefits and Perks:

• Paid vacation, plus 10 paid holidays each year
• Full Medical and Dental
• Vision Plan and Optical Shop
• Employee Pharmacy
• Life Insurance
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts for health and care giving
• HSA with company seed and match program
• Generous Stock Savings and Investment Plan (401K)
• Athletic Club and Fitness Center
• Discounts to local and national vendors

This position is located at the Quonset Point facility in North Kingstown, RI

Qualifications

Required:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• 5+ years of Administrative Assistant/Secretarial experience
• Experience in office administration
• Strong experience with MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Available to work extended hours and weekends as business needs dictate
• Proven experience supporting multiple departments and Managers

Preferred:

• College degree
• 3+ years of experience assisting Operations
• Demonstrated experience utilizing the CONCUR travel system

Skills

• Able to work in a collaborative team environment
• Strong attention to detail and problem resolution skills

Physical Qualifications

Color Vision, Kneeling, Light Lifting, Reaching, Stooping, Twisting

Environmental Attributes

Inside