HR Administrator & Receptionist

About The Kendall Group

The Kendall Group is comprised of eight divisions with 75+ locations in ten states. Combined, we serve the Electrical, Automation, Pipe, Valve, and Fitting products, Steam, Lighting, Industrial Controls, and Instrumentation Industries. The Kendall Group is a 100% employee-owned company. Kendall offers a great opportunity for a rewarding career.

Why The Kendall Group?

Our employee ownership model is the core of who we are. You will not only own part of the company, but you will own your future. At Kendall, you'll have opportunities to learn and grow while being coached and mentored along the way. We're that company where people stay! We're proud to say more than 60% of our associates have more than 5 years of tenure, and more than 40% have greater than 10 years. At Kendall, you will be valued and supported, your ideas will be heard, your voice will matter, and you'll work alongside incredible people who care about your success.

Exciting work you will do:

The essential duties and responsibilities of this position will consist of, but are not limited to, the following:

• Receptionist duties such as greeting visitors, directing people at the office, and handling general inquiries.
• Professionally administer incoming calls ensuring phone calls are handled accordingly.
• Maintain a clean and organized work environment, ensuring filing, requests, mailing, scanning, and faxing is completed in a timely manner.
• Support internal and external inquiries and requests related to the Human Resource department.
• Support the coordination of corporate meetings and events.
• Support Executive Leadership with requests.
• Manage email correspondence and maintain the corporate office calendar.
• Support ad-hoc clerical tasks as needed.
• Prepare conference rooms and training rooms for meetings.
• Assist with securing catering and other needs for events and meetings.
• Facilitate corporate travel plans as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies you possess:

• Service Excellence
• Results, Action Oriented
• Accountability and Responsibility
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Decision Quality
• Displaying Technical Expertise
• Time Management
• Safety Conscious.

What you will need:

• Work Experience: Entry Level.
• Education: High school or equivalent.
• Analytics/Computer Skills: 2 years' experience working with MS Office.
• Organization Skills: Highly organized and detail-oriented; ability to multi-task and shift priorities as needed; ability to work in a fast-paced, continuously evolving, and at times ambiguous environment.
• Cross-functional skills: Ability to work well cross-functionally; provides excellent internal and external customer service.
• Communication Skills: Ability to communicate well with all levels of the organization; strong interpersonal and customer service skills; high degree of discretion when dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
• Physical, Mental and Visual Skills: 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and hear; must be able to stand, walk, climb stairs, and operate a vehicle.
• Physical Environment: Normal office environment; occasional warehouse or fabrication environment with exposure to moving equipment.
• Travel: None.

Qualifications we prefer but do not require:

• Work Experience: 2 years' experience in administrative support within a complex business with multiple divisions.

The Kendall Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, military status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.