Production Administrative Assistant

Provide administrative support to the production and operations teams.

Assist with creating, organizing, distributing, and maintaining production paperwork.

Enter and update production information in the company's ERP system.

Assist with work orders, job travelers, production schedules, inventory records, and other manufacturing documentation.

Help ensure production documentation is complete, organized, and properly routed.

Assist production personnel with locating documentation, drawings, records, and other information.

Help track open jobs, priorities, due dates, and production status.

Support management with production reports and basic data analysis.

Assist with scanning, filing, copying, and maintaining electronic and physical production records.

Help identify missing paperwork or information and follow up with the appropriate personnel.

Assist with creating and processing purchase orders.

Enter purchase orders and related information into the ERP system.

Help maintain accurate vendor, pricing, delivery, and purchasing records.

Send purchase orders and other purchasing documentation to suppliers as directed.

Assist with tracking open purchase orders and expected delivery dates.

Follow up with vendors regarding order confirmations, shipping information, and delivery status when requested.

Help match purchase orders with packing slips, receiving documentation, and invoices.

Maintain organized purchasing records and supporting documentation.

Assist management and purchasing personnel with sourcing information and administrative follow-up.

Help analyze purchasing information, spending, open commitments, vendor performance, and other purchasing data as experience develops.

Perform routine data entry and record maintenance within the company's ERP system.

Assist with entering and maintaining customer, vendor, inventory, purchasing, production, and job information.

Help ensure information entered into the ERP system is complete and accurate.

Assist employees with routine ERP administrative tasks.

Learn company ERP processes and help maintain consistent use of the system.

Assist with generating ERP reports and retrieving information for management.

Help document ERP procedures and internal processes as they are developed or updated.

Assist with identifying opportunities to improve ERP workflows, reporting, and data accuracy.

Assist with developing and maintaining management dashboards using Microsoft Power BI.

Help collect, organize, clean, and validate information from ERP and other business systems for reporting purposes.

Assist with creating reports and dashboards for production, purchasing, finance, inventory, quality, and management.

Help identify key performance indicators (KPIs) that can be tracked through dashboards and automated reports.

Assist with building simple workflow automations using Microsoft Power Automate.

Identify repetitive administrative tasks that could potentially be automated.

Help connect information between Microsoft 365 applications, ERP data, spreadsheets, forms, and other business systems.

Explore appropriate uses of artificial intelligence and AI models to improve administrative productivity, reporting, data analysis, document processing, and internal workflows.

Assist with testing and documenting new dashboards, automations, AI-assisted workflows, and reporting tools.

Maintain appropriate controls and confidentiality when working with company data and AI-enabled systems.

Continuously look for opportunities to use technology to reduce manual data entry and improve business processes.

Provide general administrative assistance to company executives and managers.

Assist with scheduling, meeting coordination, document preparation, and follow-up tasks.

Prepare correspondence, spreadsheets, reports, dashboards, and presentations.

Help organize management files, records, notes, and action items.

Assist with special projects and administrative assignments as needed.

Help coordinate meetings and maintain calendars when requested.

Assist leadership with collecting and organizing information needed for business decisions.

Handle sensitive company information professionally and confidentially.

Assist with general office organization and day-to-day administrative activities.

Help answer phones, route messages, receive visitors, and support general communications as needed.

Assist with ordering office supplies and maintaining appropriate inventory levels.

Organize electronic and physical files.

Help coordinate shipping, receiving, mail, and package handling when needed.

Assist with company events, meetings, employee activities, and other office functions.

Help maintain a clean, professional, and organized office environment.

Provide backup administrative support wherever needed.

Assist with coordinating employee training activities.

Maintain training records, attendance records, certifications, and related documentation.

Help schedule required employee training and communicate upcoming training requirements.

Assist with onboarding paperwork and administrative preparation for new employees.

Help maintain training matrices and identify upcoming or overdue training requirements.

Assist managers with preparing training materials, sign-in sheets, presentations, and documentation.

Scan and organize completed training records.

Help ensure required documentation is properly completed and maintained.

Assist with developing electronic or automated methods for tracking employee training as experience develops.

Assist with document organization and recordkeeping associated with company quality procedures.

Help maintain controlled forms, records, and administrative documentation.

Assist with scanning and filing inspection, production, purchasing, and quality records.

Help prepare documentation for internal reviews, customer requests, or audits.

Follow established procedures for document control, confidentiality, and record retention.

Support the Quality team with administrative tasks as requested.

This position is intended to provide significant exposure to multiple areas of the business and can grow with the capabilities and interests of the employee.

Production and operations

Purchasing and procurement

Finance and cost analysis

Inventory management

ERP administration

Business intelligence

Power BI dashboards

Power Automate workflows

Data analysis and reporting

Artificial intelligence and AI-enabled business processes

Quality administration

Employee training

Office management

Executive administration

Customer and vendor communication

A motivated employee who demonstrates strong analytical and technical abilities may have opportunities to take increasing responsibility for ERP reporting, KPI development, management dashboards, workflow automation, financial analysis, data management, and AI-assisted process improvement.

This role can provide a strong foundation for advancement into areas such as production coordination, purchasing, finance, business analytics, ERP administration, operations administration, office management, quality administration, or executive support.

Success in this position means being someone the team can depend on to keep information organized, complete administrative tasks accurately, follow up on open items, learn company systems, and help wherever needed.

Over time, the successful Production Administrative Assistant should become someone who not only helps maintain the company's administrative processes but also looks for ways to make those processes better through ERP improvements, dashboards, automation, data analysis, and appropriate use of AI.

The ideal candidate is someone who can start by helping with day-to-day administrative work and develop into a valuable resource for production, purchasing, finance, business sy