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Featured Administrative Professional Job Description: Manufacturing

Current job title:

Industry: Manufacturing

Department: Information Technology

Years worked in this industry: 5

Years worked in this department: 5

Special training or attributes needed or helpful to get job in this industry (or specific department): General Computer Operations

Number of managers and/or staff supported: 7

Typical work hours: 8-5

Weekends or overtime hours: Some – Yes

General salary range (Note: This is a general figure or range provided by survey respondent and may NOT be an exact salary in order to give survey respondent some privacy. Also you must take into account that the number of years worked in industry/department may contribute to this salary as well as criteria such as level of position and person reports to, required hours and geographical location.): Varies from department to department and we are not allowed to give it out.

Benefits (direct or indirect): Yes….medical, dental, shares

Lingo you might hear in this industry:

Mainframe—the heart of Information Technology

Applications—the programming for the mainframe operations

Operations—the people who keep the information flowing

A typical day on the job: Busy most of the time with a great variety of jobs. There is no schedule because we never know what will be required spontaneously by the 138 people in the department.

Positive things about being an administrative professional in this industry:

Independence
Hours
People

Negative things about being an administrative professional in this industry: Low Pay

Type of workspace/office:

Primary responsibilities as an administrative professional in this position:

Keeping track of the bosses
Telephone – messages

Top thing(s) incumbent admin would require of job applicants seeking to be her/his position replacement: Be prepared to do whatever is asked when it is required

Office machines or equipment operated regularly:

Computer
Telephone
Photocopier

Technology (hard) skills used regularly:
Windows
Excel
e-mail

Critical soft skills: Communications – because we deal with so many of our partners, customers and sales people on the telephone.

Pace of this position: Average

Geographical region: Midwest U.S.