Administrative Assistant

Administrative Assistant

Rugged Robotics is on a mission to empower the construction industry to build better by innovating new approaches to tough problems using automation. We are a fast-paced start-up environment where every employee takes on many roles and wears many hats.  To help our customers to build better, we need to build the best team.

At Rugged Robotics, we are quickly growing our team, our customer base, and our number of deployments. As an Administrative Assistant at a start-up, you’ll be supporting and solving problems for the entire team. You will act as a hybrid project support specialist, logistics support, and office manager.

The Role

• Become an expert in the company way of doing business and be the go-to support person for any team member’s questions and administrative needs.
• Help our executive leadership team with a variety of tasks including calendar scheduling, hosting virtual & in-person meetings, and working with our legal team to get contracts executed.
• Support our team's deployments to jobsites by booking the travel arrangements, assisting with expense reporting, and organizing shipping of supplies.
• Coordinate team events including off-sites, trainings, team lunches, and company celebrations.
• Manage our new office space by owning the layout, ordering equipment & supplies, and stocking our breakroom.
• Actively participate in our hiring process by contacting & scheduling candidate interviews, welcoming new employees, and managing their onboarding experience including general employment forms, benefits, and assigning office equipment & space.
• Assist with our engineering projects by creating purchase orders, inventorying arriving components, and sending invoice payments.

You Are

• Habitually organized with remarkable planning and time management.
• Motivated to see tasks completed and enjoy solving different problems every day.
• Comfortable communicating with a wide variety of audiences in both verbal and written forms.
• Experienced working with confidential material and understand the sensitive nature of the information.
• Able to find joy in supporting a variety of team members and making their daily endeavors more successful.
• Looking to evolve and grow as our company develops and expands.
• Skilled with using virtual communication tools (Slack, Zoom, Teams) and Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

Great to Have

• Experience with sourcing candidates, recruiting, and hiring.
• Familiarity with a fast-paced, ever-changing start up environment.

Perks

• A full time, competitive salary with equity
• Flexible paid vacation from day one
• Paid Parental Leave
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance
• 401k Plan available

Rugged Robotics is headquartered in Houston, TX in the vibrant neighborhood of East Downtown. This role requires close collaboration with teammates, and we value the interactions that come from working together in person, in the office.

Interested in Rugged Robotics but don't tick all the boxes? Don't see a role that meets your skills? Reach out, let us know how you think you can contribute to the team, and define your own position.

Rugged Robotics is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value diversity at our company. All qualified candidates will receive consideration regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, age, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or other protected legal status.