Top Benefits
About the role
At East Penn Canada, our people are the heart of our company. We put our employees and our clients first to build solid relationships with intention. We offer a vast range of diverse and rewarding career opportunities. We invite you to become part of an organization that has challenging opportunities, rewarding career paths, organization values, and a charismatic team.
Join our dedicated team of leading experts in the battery industry.
We are dedicated to recognizing our employees by offering:
- Profit Sharing & Deferred Profit Sharing (retirement) program
- Excellent company paid benefit program
- Learning & development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement
- Opportunities for advancement
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Answering telephone calls, mail & email & redirecting to the appropriate internal team
- Managing inbound & outbound mail, including priority post, packages, courier services, & other correspondence
- Greeting visitors, ensuring all visitors sign-in and connect with their internal contact
- Maintaining break stations ensuring all stations are adequately stocked and supplied
- Ensuring meeting rooms are kept organized and presentable. Assisting with meeting room set-up as requested
- Maintain and monitor office supply inventory levels; place orders as required; and arrange for servicing of office equipment
- Providing administrative support to various processes, such as the rebate process, printing and packaging needs
- Present a positive and professional image of the organization when interacting with employees, clients/customers, visitors, and other external stakeholders
- Act as a backup to the Senior Administrative Assistant
Experience, Skills & Competencies
- 1-2 years of experience
- Customer Focused – must maintain a positive & professional demeanour at all times
- Must be self-motivated and energetic with a can-do attitude & willingness to learn
- Solid computer skills: MS Word, Excel, Outlook
- Ability to adapt to new technology
- Self-directed, works independently
- Takes responsibility for assigned tasks, shows initiative to suggest improvements to processes and procedures.
- Strong interpersonal & communication skills, verbal and wr.itten.
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Flexible work style: able to adjust to multiple demands & a changing and fast-paced environment.
- Bilingual (French/English) an asset
Other Considerations
- Background checks including criminal checks & employment references will be requested.
East Penn Canada is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified applicants to apply; all reasonable accommodations will be made for people with disabilities.
About East Penn Canada
East Penn Canada, the Canadian distribution arm of East Penn Manufacturing, is Canada’s premier wholesale distributor of lead and lithium batteries. We operate the largest Canadian distribution network of fully stocked warehouses with local sales, service and delivery fleets, and inventory hundreds of sizes in conventional flooded, AGM and gel formats for automotive, commercial, marine, RV, lawn & garden, home mobility, industrial motive power, telecom, UPS backup and renewable energy applications. East Penn Canada is also the Canadian Master Redistributor for Duracell alkaline batteries.
In addition to providing premium quality product built in our state-of-the-art North American facility, East Penn and East Penn Canada operate comprehensive recycling programs which set the industry standard for green.
Top Benefits
About the role
At East Penn Canada, our people are the heart of our company. We put our employees and our clients first to build solid relationships with intention. We offer a vast range of diverse and rewarding career opportunities. We invite you to become part of an organization that has challenging opportunities, rewarding career paths, organization values, and a charismatic team.
Join our dedicated team of leading experts in the battery industry.
We are dedicated to recognizing our employees by offering:
- Profit Sharing & Deferred Profit Sharing (retirement) program
- Excellent company paid benefit program
- Learning & development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement
- Opportunities for advancement
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Answering telephone calls, mail & email & redirecting to the appropriate internal team
- Managing inbound & outbound mail, including priority post, packages, courier services, & other correspondence
- Greeting visitors, ensuring all visitors sign-in and connect with their internal contact
- Maintaining break stations ensuring all stations are adequately stocked and supplied
- Ensuring meeting rooms are kept organized and presentable. Assisting with meeting room set-up as requested
- Maintain and monitor office supply inventory levels; place orders as required; and arrange for servicing of office equipment
- Providing administrative support to various processes, such as the rebate process, printing and packaging needs
- Present a positive and professional image of the organization when interacting with employees, clients/customers, visitors, and other external stakeholders
- Act as a backup to the Senior Administrative Assistant
Experience, Skills & Competencies
- 1-2 years of experience
- Customer Focused – must maintain a positive & professional demeanour at all times
- Must be self-motivated and energetic with a can-do attitude & willingness to learn
- Solid computer skills: MS Word, Excel, Outlook
- Ability to adapt to new technology
- Self-directed, works independently
- Takes responsibility for assigned tasks, shows initiative to suggest improvements to processes and procedures.
- Strong interpersonal & communication skills, verbal and wr.itten.
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Flexible work style: able to adjust to multiple demands & a changing and fast-paced environment.
- Bilingual (French/English) an asset
Other Considerations
- Background checks including criminal checks & employment references will be requested.
East Penn Canada is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified applicants to apply; all reasonable accommodations will be made for people with disabilities.
About East Penn Canada
East Penn Canada, the Canadian distribution arm of East Penn Manufacturing, is Canada’s premier wholesale distributor of lead and lithium batteries. We operate the largest Canadian distribution network of fully stocked warehouses with local sales, service and delivery fleets, and inventory hundreds of sizes in conventional flooded, AGM and gel formats for automotive, commercial, marine, RV, lawn & garden, home mobility, industrial motive power, telecom, UPS backup and renewable energy applications. East Penn Canada is also the Canadian Master Redistributor for Duracell alkaline batteries.
In addition to providing premium quality product built in our state-of-the-art North American facility, East Penn and East Penn Canada operate comprehensive recycling programs which set the industry standard for green.