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Administrative Assistant (Contract)

  • Edmonton, AB
  • On-site
  • Posted Sep 18, 2026
  • 1 position

$52,300–$87,100 / year

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Employment type
Full-time, Contract
Experience level
Mid-level · 2+ years
Posting language
English
Working hours
38 hours per week

Job summary

The role provides daily administrative support for payroll, employee onboarding, scheduling, and workforce administration within a distribution center. It also involves partnering with site leadership and union representatives to ensure operational efficiency and compliance.

Job details

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care. What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you. Provides day-to-day support for payroll, employee onboarding, scheduling, and workforce administration within a fast-paced distribution center. Partners with site leadership and union representatives to ensure efficient operations, compliance, and a positive employee experience. This is a contract role intended to last up to 18mo Schedule: Monday -Friday, 8:00am -3:30pm on-site Key Responsibilities Process and validate time and attendance data (ADP) to support payroll accuracy Coordinate hourly recruitment, onboarding, and orientation Manage employee schedules, attendance, and PTO tracking Support leave of absence, workplace injury, and disability cases Apply and administer collective bargaining agreement (CBA) requirements Partner with union representatives and respond to employee inquiries Support Health & Safety programs and employee engagement initiatives Maintain accurate records and support reporting and administrative tasks Qualifications 2+ years of administrative or operations support experience Experience with payroll or time & attendance systems (ADP preferred) Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Teams) Strong organization, attention to detail, and communication skills Ability to manage priorities in a high-volume environment Experience in a union environment Attention to detail and accuracy Strong time management skills Ability to function independently using professional confidentiality We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here. Our Base Pay Range for this position $52,300 - $87,100 McKesson has become aware of online recruiting-related scams in which individuals who are not affiliated with or authorized by McKesson are using McKesson’s (or affiliated entities, like CoverMyMeds or RxCrossroads) name in fraudulent emails, job postings or social media messages. In light of these scams, please bear the following in mind: McKesson Talent Advisors will never solicit money or credit card information in connection with a McKesson job application. McKesson Talent Advisors do not communicate with candidates via online chatrooms or using email accounts such as Gmail or Hotmail. Note that McKesson does rely on a virtual assistant (Gia) for certain recruiting-related communications with candidates. McKesson job postings are posted on our career site: careers.mckesson.com. McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other legally protected category. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page. McKesson is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to (United States) Disability_Accommodation@McKesson.com or (Canada) Accessibility@mckesson.ca. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted. Join us at McKesson!

What you’ll do

The role provides daily administrative support for payroll, employee onboarding, scheduling, and workforce administration within a distribution center. It also involves partnering with site leadership and union representatives to ensure operational efficiency and compliance.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 2 years of administrative or operations support experience, including proficiency with payroll systems and Microsoft Office. Strong organizational skills and the ability to work effectively in a unionized, high-volume environment are required.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package • Annual bonus • Long-term incentive opportunities

Listed skills

  • Time management · Preferred
  • Attention to detail · Preferred
  • Teams · Preferred
  • Microsoft Excel · Preferred
  • record keeping · Preferred
  • Reporting · Preferred
  • Microsoft Office · Preferred
  • Communication Skills · Preferred
  • scheduling · Preferred
  • Microsoft Outlook · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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  • Payroll administration
  • Time and attendance
  • ADP
  • Employee onboarding
  • Scheduling
  • Workforce administration
  • Microsoft Office
  • Excel
  • Outlook
  • Teams
  • Union relations
  • Record keeping
  • Reporting
  • Communication skills
  • Time management
  • Attention to detail
  • Talent Recruitment
  • Administrative Functions
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Collective Bargaining
  • Communication
  • Confidentiality
  • Employee Engagement
  • Leadership
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Operations
  • Time Management
  • Detail Oriented

Job areas

  • Administrative
  • Human Resources
  • Logistics
  • Healthcare
  • Administrative Assistant/Contract Administrator
  • Office / Administrative Assistant (General)
  • Administrative and Executive Secretaries
  • Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

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