Senior Administrative Assistant

## Position Summary

As a Senior Administrative Assistant you are responsible for providing administrative and staff support to the facilities manager(s). Your responsibilities include administrative support to ensure efficient operation of the office. You will support managers and employees through a variety of tasks related to organization and communication. Ultimately, as the Senior Administrative Assistant you will ensure the efficient and smooth day-to-day office of operations.

In this role you will regularly assist in the preparation and control of records, statistics, and reports regarding operations, personnel changes, etc. You may assist in budget preparation and control activities. You will act as an administrative liaison with others within and outside the company regarding administrative issues related to purchasing, personnel, facilities and operations. Some assigned duties may be complex in nature and may involve access to confidential information; duties may also include normal secretarial activities such as typing, scheduling appointments, maintaining supervisor’s calendar, screening calls, etc.

This role requires in-person or onsite work 5 days per week at our Ft. Lauderdale, FL location.

## What You'll do as a Senior Administrative Assistant

- Assist in daily business of managers which includes general office work, answering phones, word processing, sorting and distributing mail. Provide administrative support for management staff groups such as, Operations, Quality, Shipping & Receiving, Engineering, Supply Chain, Human Resources, and Facilities, etc.
- Perform a variety of administrative duties for managers and staff.
- Coordinate the efficient operation of the office by maintaining confidential and general files, ordering supplies, maintaining manuals, and performing all other relevant duties for each executive officer.
- Research, prepare and edit reports and presentations.
- Schedule and coordinate meetings, appointments and travel.
- Assure that all assigned projects are completed in a timely and efficient manner and follow-up is done on all administrative details.
- Handle multiple projects/assignments and delivers results that are timely and accurate.
- Organize work using tools such as MS Excel, Word or Powerpoint.
- Prepare reports for management staff. May analyze data and highlights anomalies and discrepancies.
- Ensure company communication is posted on bulletin boards or employee monitors.
- Ensure building contracts and service agreements are up to date and working effectively.
- May oversee and ensure office and building services are in place such as cleaning, landscaping, machine and equipment calibration.
- Make travel arrangements for managers and traveling employees.
- Make meeting arrangements including setting up rooms/venues, ordering supplies, and meals/food for breakfast, breaks, and lunches.
- Prepares meeting material for conferences and groups.
- Coordinate employee engagement activities such as picnics/BBQ’s, lunches, Ice-Cream socials, Thanksgiving or/and Christmas events.
- Keep organization of office, order and maintain office and other supplies.May help departments listed above in providing administrative or clerical support such as helping Supply Chain count parts, separate and bag sets of parts, enter data, and keyboard documents for forms.
- Provide general support to visitors.
- Develop and maintains filing system.
- Perform other duties as assigned.

## The Experience, Skills and Abilities Needed

Required:

- High school diploma AND minimum of 5 years experience in secretarial or administrative assistant role
- Minumum of 7 years experience in secretarial or administrative assistant role accepted in lieu of degree

Other:

- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Strong typing skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Excellent telephone and customer contact skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Possess analytical and project management skills.
- Proven ability to exercise sound judgment.
- Positive Attitude and Demeanor
- Excellent Customer Service
- Attention to Detail
- Proficient Computer Skills (MS Office, Word, Powerpoint, Excel) Must be proficient advanced MS Office, pivot tables, filters, analysis.
- Reliable and Dependable
- Strong Analytical Skills
- Proven ability to manage time without direct supervision.

## What STERIS Offers

We value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, well-being, and financial future.

Here is just a brief overview of what we offer:

- Market Competitive Pay
- Extensive Paid Time Off and (9) added Holidays
- Excellent Healthcare, Dental, and Vision benefits
- Long/Short Term Disability Coverage
- 401(k) with a company match
- Maternity & Parental Leave
- Additional add-on benefits/discounts for programs such as Pet Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement and continued education programs
- Excellent opportunities for advancement in a stable long-term career

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Pay range for this opportunity is $ADD. This position is eligible for bonus participation.

Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums, if higher than range listed.  Pay rates are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to local labor market costs, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language fluency, etc.

STERIS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits portfolio.  Click here for a complete list of benefits:  STERIS Benefits

STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity and the use of affirmative action programs to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law.  We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.