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The Engineering Strategic Support Unit comprises the organizational talent and technical leadership that enables the successful delivery of high-impact discriminating technologies for our customers’ missions. Our collaborative, cross-functional teams are committed to innovation, integrity, continual learning and strong execution.

Senior Administrative Associate

The Engineering Administration team is looking for a Senior Admin Associate to perform administrative and business support to the Office of the Chief Engineer and the Engineering Operations Director. This new role provides an excellent opportunity for a self-motivated senior administrative professional who is organized, analytical, and discrete, to work with a collaborative and dynamic team on a variety of complex administrative tasks.

What You’ll Do:

• Perform a wide variety of complex administrative tasks for the Office of the Chief Engineer and the Engineering Operations Director.
• Scheduling meetings, maintaining calendars, and making conference room reservations, all within Outlook.
• Coordinating travel and completing expense reports.
• Attending meetings and documenting agreements and action items, and ensuring these action items progress to completion.
• Managing office moves (MAC requests), and coordinating onboarding for new hires.
• Liaising between the assigned department and Talent Acquisition to coordinate interviews, both in-person, as well as virtually.
• Coordinating milestone celebrations, all-hands meetings, and networking events.
• Maintaining the department’s SharePoint site.
• Entering purchase requisitions into the IFS purchasing program, and monitoring completion of purchase orders.
• Provide backup support to the Senior Administrative Associate assigned to the Fusion (Digital Engineering Platform) Program.
• Monitor the Chief Engineer’s email inbox to prioritize and flag items as appropriate.
• Assist on projects in alignment with department goals in various functional/program areas as assigned. Perform other duties as necessary.
• Manage overhead and/or bonus pool budgets.
• Pay vendor invoices and manage a purchase (P-) card account.
• File and retrieve records, folders, or other materials.
• Gather data, and perform computer data entry, retrieval, and word processing, and prepare presentation materials.
• Coordinate the department’s monthly newsletter.
• May greet visitors and customers, and coordinate security access.
• Operate other computer software programs and various other types of office equipment, and assist teammates in their use.
• Work with sensitive and confidential information and situations, requiring the employee to handle situations appropriately, and maintain proper confidentiality.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Support Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

What You’ll Need:

• High School diploma or equivalent plus 6 or more years of related experience.
• Each higher-level related degree, i.e., Bachelor’s or Master’s, may substitute for two years of related experience. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in an office environment, laboratory, cleanroom, or production floor. 
• Travel and local commute between Ball campuses and other possible non-Ball locations may be required.

Relocation for this position is not available.

Compensation & Benefits:

• HIRING SALARY RANGE: $21.63 - $28.61 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)
• This position includes a competitive benefits package. For details, copy and paste https://bit.ly/3pNSnxv into your browser or visit our careers site.

US CITIZENSHIP MAY BE REQUIRED

Ball Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.