Administrative assistant

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 35 hours per week
  • Education: Bachelor's degree
  • Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years

Work setting

  • Relocation costs not covered by employer
  • Willing to relocate
  • Industrial facility or establishment
  • Manufacture

Budgetary responsibility

  • $100,001 - $500,000

Tasks

  • Coordinate the flow of information within the team
  • Direct and control daily operations
  • Evaluate daily operations
  • Motivate staff
  • Open and distribute mail and other materials
  • Plan and organize daily operations
  • Supervise other workers
  • Train staff
  • Establish and implement policies and procedures
  • Record and prepare minutes of meetings, seminars and conferences
  • Plan, develop and implement recruitment strategies
  • Manage contracts
  • Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
  • Answer electronic enquiries

Supervision

  • 3-4 people

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Google Docs
  • MS Excel
  • MS Outlook
  • MS PowerPoint
  • MS Windows
  • MS Word
  • MS Office

Technical terminology

  • Financial
  • Business

Area of work experience

  • Purchasing, procurement and contracts

Area of specialization

  • Correspondence
  • Reports and records
  • Contracts
  • Invoices
  • Accounting

Transportation/travel information

  • Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Attention to detail
  • Work with minimal supervision

Personal suitability

  • Ability to multitask
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Client focus
  • Reliability
  • Time management
  • Adaptability
  • Accountability
  • Dependability

Screening questions

  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently a student?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
  • What is the highest level of study you have completed?
  • What is your current field of study?

Other benefits

  • Free parking available

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition

Support for youths

  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

Support for Veterans

  • Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)

Supports for visible minorities

  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
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