Administrative Assistant

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Brooklyn Park, MN, USA
In-Office
Junior
3D Printing • Other
The Role
The Administrative Assistant manages office functions including scheduling, coordinating meetings, handling supply management, and maintaining customer interactions, ensuring efficient operational support.
Summary Generated by Built In
Be yourself at Protolabs 
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification.  We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a diverse team that feels they are valued in the workplace.  So do you feel you do not meet every single requirement but still intrigued? We encourage you to still apply!  You can help make our company even better.  We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, age, mental or physical ability, or any way you represent yourself.  We strongly believe diversity makes for more successful teams. 
 
Why Protolabs? 
We are the leaders in digital manufacturing.  We hire doers, makers, and creative thinkers who tackle our roles with an entrepreneurial spirit.  Our culture is centered around meaningful work that brings new and innovative products to market at unprecedented speeds.  We are a diverse team that comes from all walks of life and take pride in our team who is smart, genuine, humble, and passionate about what we do.  It’s our people who fuel our creativity and make our culture feel like home. 

What you will do

    CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE/TOURS  

    • Liaison for customer visits including proactively scheduling and following up on customer meetings, tours and audits in multiple locations 
    • Point person for salesforce tour/audit requests in multiple locations 
    • Approve/Deny requests based on site availability and company guidelines  
    • Coordinate meetings and attendees  
    • Provide support for any necessary details-conference rooms, parts case and/or lunch request  

    • ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT 

      • Coordination of conference room calendars to ensure smooth scheduling between multiple groups from multiple locations 
      • Coordinate weekly and monthly group meetings working with managers to ensure appropriate coverage 
      • Continual attention to detail while preparing correspondences, spreadsheets and presentations utilizing MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook and Visio 
      • Plan, coordinate and execute celebration/engagement events in the respective location and assist with such events in our other locations if needed 
      • Help communicate information to the facility including updating wall boards ensuring metrics are current
      • Logistical leader for various meetings including scheduling and preparing rooms  

      • OFFICE SERVICE SUPPORT 

        • Manage and maintain all office supplies needed including communicating with vendors 
        • Manage and maintain printer cartridges and be the point of contact for the printer vendor
        • Manage mail collection, delivery and distribution in the respective building    
        • Respond to miscellaneous questions/requests from employees and guests including assisting with general facilities, HR and IT tasks (Collaborate & redirect to Support teams as needed) 
        • Site primary Point of Contact for facility and department vendors such as security, food service/vending, cleaning/janitorial, confidential shred, copiers, records retention, and others as required to ensure excellent performance and execution of work with minimal disruption

        • FRONT DESK/VISITOR 

          • Primary point of contact for the respective location, greeting employees and guests managing all visitors ensuring each guest is ITAR compliant 
          • Acts as the main ITAR coordinator and maintains the facilities compliance; ID screening and guest security badge management 
          • Take employee and vendor pictures for ID / access badge and distribute to new employees 

          • OFFICE SPACE 

            • Work with the Facility Planner regarding new hire onboarding and Move/Add/Change request coordination/planning 
            • Work with HR and Facilities Planner for new hire onboarding process 

What it takes

  • High school/GED
  • 2+ years office experience
  • Exceptional organizational skills and planning abilities with attention to detail  
  • Show leadership and encourage open communication as the first point of contact 
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills are a must 
  • Working in a team environment communicating openly risks and or situational changes 
  • Strong proficiency with MS Office Suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel) 
  • Awareness and adherence to company policies around travel and entertainment  
  • Ability to independently prioritize and manage multiple tasks while meeting deadlines in a fast paced environment  
  • Proactive thinker 
  • Self-motivated enthusiastic and detail oriented attitude is required.  
  • Self-starter with a sense of urgency 
  • Flexible work schedule 
  • Ability to handle confidential and non-routine information 

Bonus to Have

  • Salesforce.com experience

Proto Labs maintains ITAR-compliant operations in all of our United States based facilities.  Due to ITAR regulations, this role is only open to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders) or foreign nationals granted refugee or asylee status.  Individuals with temporary visas (e.g. E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, TN or OPT) are not eligible for hire in this role.
 
Proto Labs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
 
Physical Demands:
While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to sit; use a computer keyboard, monitor and mouse, telephone and printer; reach with hands, and arms, talk, see and hear.  The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, stoop or kneel and must be able to lift and/or move up to 70 pounds. 

Work Environment:
Indoors (A/C); nonsmoking; the majority of this job function is performed in a manufacturing area exposed to machinery and noise; with eye protection and safety shoes required. Occasionally works in outside weather conditions. Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
  

Skills Required

  • High school/GED
  • 2+ years office experience
  • Strong proficiency with MS Office Suite

Protolabs Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Protolabs and has not been reviewed or approved by Protolabs.

  • Healthcare Strength Medical, dental, and vision options are broadly available and described as good to excellent. Additional protections like short- and long-term disability and life insurance bolster the overall package.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth A starting PTO allotment plus paid holidays, along with added wellness and volunteer time, is emphasized, with some roles noting PTO growth over tenure. Paid caregiver leave appears in postings and supports flexibility for life events.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting is offered, supporting long-term savings. This foundation is frequently cited alongside core financial benefits as a strong element of total rewards.

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The Company
HQ: Maple Plain, MN
1,085 Employees

What We Do

Protolabs is the world's fastest digital manufacturing source for rapid prototyping and on-demand production. The technology-enabled company produces custom parts and assemblies in as fast as 1 day with automated 3D printing, CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding processes. Our digital approach to manufacturing enables accelerated time to market, reduces development and production costs, and minimizes risk throughout the product life cycle. 3D Printing Our 3D printing service offers a wide selection of materials and technologies to create prototypes and end-use parts with complex geometries and detailed features. With tight process controls, careful design reviews, and extensive quality monitoring, we ensure precise and repeatable 3D-printed parts, every time. CNC Machining We use 3- and 5-axis milling along with turning to machine parts from commercial-grade plastics and metals. Our online quoting system and automated manufacturing process enable us to ship parts within 24 hours, helping customers accelerate development and reduce time to market. Sheet Metal Fabrication Protolabs is an industry leader in quick-turn sheet metal parts for both prototyping and low-volume production. Our digital approach to manufacturing enables us to fabricate sheet metal parts in as fast as 5 days. Additionally, we can support our customers’ development efforts with component assemblies, several finish options, and screen printing. Injection Molding Our injection molding service offers two options—prototyping and on-demand manufacturing—which provide customers a tooling solution that aligns with their project’s requirements. It’s used for quick-turn prototyping, bridge tooling, and low-volume production of up to 10,000+ parts in 15 days or less.

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