Operations Assistant - 0029 Armstrong Chicago

The Armstrong Company is a global leader in supply chain services and residential and commercial moving. Our nationwide network of local experts combine personalized attention and global reach to provide solutions tailored exactly to your needs. Whether you’re moving your household, your business, or your product, we do what it takes to get your goods where they need to go. Our world moves around you.

SUMMARY:

The Armstrong Company is seeking a high energy and dynamic Operations Assistant who will be responsible for ensuring day-to-day operational functions are running efficiently and all safety measures are being consistently followed. The right candidate will be one who works well under pressure, thinks out-of-the-box, and is highly self-motivated. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist and ensure that all paperwork and documentation is prepared for crews daily.
• Converse with crew leaders to confirm all special instructions are clearly defined and understood.
• Confirm that all equipment needed for the proper completion of each project is furnished and available in a timely manner. 
• Enforce the uniform dress code at all times.
• Any other duties as assigned by Manager.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  

• High school education or equivalent experience.
• General technological / computer skills.
• Ability to learn and understand new technology platforms.
• Ability to teach others in clear and effective ways to use devices and applications furnished by the company or its customers.
• Effective teamwork and leadership skills
• Must have a strong work ethic and overall positive attitude

NICE TO HAVE:

• Logistics/Warehousing/Transportation experience or training
• Bilingual
• IT experience or capabilities
• Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job: 

• Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. 
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.  
• This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 50 pounds. 
• Ability to sit for long periods; stand and walk frequently; and bend, stoop, and reach occasionally.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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