General Office Assistant

Job description

Our vision is beyond a connected home, rather a smarter home where technology is your friend and not an obstacle. Consumer electronics is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. Trends in Technology change every season and new devices are making way into the homes of people faster than ever. Interacting with these devices is a challenge. Our team is focused on next generation distributed platforms for the connected home ecosystem; we solve real life problems and bring improvements to the masses. We are infatuated by technology; however only see it as the means and not the goal itself. We accept no boundaries and no problem should remain unresolved.

Our products and technologies are touched by well over 450 million people every week, and we're just getting started! We design & developed an extraordinary number of products for the connected home, backed by a complete ecosystem of data driven software solutions & cloud services for connected devices from leading brands in mobile, gaming and consumer electronics segments! Visit our links for more insight:

The General Office Assistant provides clerical and facility support to all internal and external customers as well as vendors, while performing a variety of general office tasks.

The duties listed below are intended only as examples of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this class.

Lists (For requirements, responsibilities, etc.)

• Answer phone, greet and direct customers or vendors, maintain daily return to work log
• Maintain a current vendor list
• Serve as a liaison between UEI and vendors for facilities and office repairs
• Maintain Facilities Inbox - respond timely to requests, schedule workers for projects around office
• Manages office equipment, inventory of office and kitchen supplies, ordering such needed items
• Maintains conference room(s) appearance and assists with meeting preparations
• Facilitate and create multiple shipping labels/picks up for FedEx, UPS for our multiple office locations
• Daily mail pick-up, sort and deliver to appropriate department
• Deliver shipment packages at end of day to appropriate shipping location (i.e. UPS/FedEx store)
• Makes copies, scanning of correspondence or other printed materials, when needed
• Provides administrative support to the Human Resources department when needed

• High school graduate, some college or AA preferred

• Previous office experience and knowledge of shipping and receiving
• Strong attention to detail, problem solving ability
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to prioritize, and comfortable working independently
• Flexibility to respond to a range of different work situations
• Committed to delivering a high level of customer service, both internally and externally
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel
• Possess good organizational skills, able to prioritize tasks, reliable
• Can work independently with minimal supervision
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment

Universal Electronics Inc. (NASDAQ: UEIC) is the worldwide leader in universal control and sensing technologies for the smart home. Its broad portfolio of patents includes QuickSet® software that utilizes the world's most complete knowledge graph to detect and interact with thousands of entertainment and smart home devices. The company designs, develops, and manufactures innovative products that are used by the world's leading brands in the audio, video, subscription broadcasting, connected home, home energy management, and mobile device markets. UEI's many first-to-market innovations have helped transform the home entertainment control, home security, and home energy management and sensing industries.

Universal Electronics Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer.