Temporary Administrative Assistant

Who is Senior plc?

Senior plc is an international, market-leading, engineering solutions provider with 30 operating businesses in 13 countries. Senior designs, manufactures and markets high-technology components and systems for the principal original equipment producers in the worldwide aerospace, defense, and land vehicle and power & energy markets. The Group is split into two divisions, Aerospace and Flexonics, servicing five key sectors.

Our global values underpin what we do, and how we do it ...

Safety - Integrity - Customer Focus - Respect & Trust - Accountability - Excellence

Who is SSP?

Senior Aerospace SSP, specializes in designing, manufacturing, and qualifying complex ducting systems for aerospace applications. Since its humble roots in 1945, the campus has now expanded to include a 59,000 sq. ft high-volume production facility, in addition to its legacy 131,000 ft2 main buildings which combined, accommodate over 500 employees. Vertically integrated with its own foundry, fabrication shop, and ISO certified engineering lab, Senior Aerospace SSP acquired by Senior PLC in 1995 and has continued its expansion into new programs and technologies.

What does the job involve?

Summary:Performs administrative duties for executive management including handling phone calls, scheduling travel and meetings both on and off site, preparing reports and financial data, working with other support staff and managers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Under general supervision, must be able to perform a variety of job duties including, but not limited to:

• Responsible for high level administrative projects including creating presentations, compiling and tracking data Company data, creating letters and memos, publishing the company newsletter, creating graphs and charts for reporting purposes.
• Organizes in-coming mail, correspondence and signature requests. Arranges essential mail in priority action order.
• Handles all phone inquiries and makes the decision to pass the call along, or not. Arranges "callbacks" in accordance with schedule. Route calls elsewhere as needed
• Schedules appointments and meetings (internally and externally). Reserves facilities, orders / sets-up refreshments and prepares agendas. Prepares trip itineraries.
• Assures discreet and confidential handling of all business.
• Screens visitors to control interruptions.
• Follow all Senior policies and procedures.
• Other duties with the work as assigned.

In addition to the above, Administrative Assistants are to maintain an organized, clean and safe work area using safety standards and expectations while adhering to all quality practices. Senior is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Must have 5 years of administrative assistant experience (manufacturing experience preferred).

Required Skills:

• Language: Ability to communicate (verbally and written) effectively with all levels of employees within the Company, Corporate level employees (internal and external), vendors, suppliers and customers.

• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

• Mathematical Skills:Ability to use and apply basic mathematics principles. Must have understanding of basic accounting concepts.

• Other Abilities: Must have strong computer skills, flexibility, and excellent communication/interpersonal skills. Must be highly organized, have project coordination experience, and the ability to work well with all levels of internal management and staff. Must work well with outside clients and vendors. Must be able to communicate effectively with Corporate level management. Must have excellent MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as well as Lotus Notes skills.

Senior Aerospace SSP is an Equal Opportunity Female/Minority/Disabled/ Veteran Employer, pre-employment background check and drug screen required.

ITAR Compliance:

• Access to our facility (and, therefore, employment) is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/ or Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, U.S. refugees, asylees or temporary residents under amnesty provisions [as defined in 8 USC 1324b(a)(3)] and properly licensed foreign persons.Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for export control purposes. Additionally, potential employee's names will be screened against the Consolidated Screening List (maintained by the United States government) to determine eligibility to receive technical data.