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Aston Carter Job Alert: A well-established company in the Kansas City, Missouri area is seeking a Project Assistant to join their team! This is a 6-month contract-to-hire position offering $21 - $23/hr (based on experience). The company is looking for candidates with at least 2 years of relevant experience and good tenure, Apply to learn more!

Job Title: Project Assistant

Job Description:

• This position is responsible for performing general administrative office support for company projects.

• The selected candidate will support the Oil, Gas, and Chemical departments.

• Responsibilities include keeping and maintaining project files, maintaining the project e-mail box, and handling document control and data entry.

• Additional duties involve tracking projects and producing monthly progress reports, working with specifications and changes, and finalizing project details.

• The role also includes facilitating project-related questions, maintaining a tracking system, recording minutes from Project Manager meetings, answering phones and directing calls, sorting and reading incoming mail, collecting bills/invoices, typing memos, correspondence, reports, and other documents, making travel arrangements, preparing outgoing mailings and labels including emails and faxes, organizing and maintaining the filing system, coordinating client or vendor lunches, reserving conference rooms, coordinating with internal support departments, ordering and maintaining supplies, arranging equipment maintenance or set-up, keeping the department calendar and roster, occasionally assisting with projects for managers, assisting in PowerPoint presentations, utilizing Access to store and retrieve data, helping coordinate clerical needs of special projects, completing weekly timecards, and making copies of printed material.

• Additional duties may be assigned by the supervisor to assist in the overall success of the group and company.

Hard Skills

• Document control

• Data entry

• Tracking projects

• Producing monthly progress reports

• Utilizing Access for data storage and retrieval

• Typing memos, correspondence, and reports

• Making travel arrangements

• Preparing outgoing mailings and labels

• Organizing and maintaining filing systems

• Arranging equipment maintenance or set-up

• Assisting in PowerPoint presentations

• Completing weekly timecards

Soft Skills

• Strong organizational skills

• Attention to detail

• Effective communication

• Ability to multitask

• Problem-solving skills

• Team collaboration

• Adaptability

Job Type

This is a Contract-to-Hire position with a duration of 6 Month(s).

Work Site

This is a fully on-site position in KANSAS CITY, MO.

Work Environment

100% in office at their Kansas City location.

About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Aston Carter, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent

• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com (%20astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com) for other accommodation options.