Administrative Assistant

Philadelphia, PA Electric Marine Full-time Posted Oct 15, 2026
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About this role

General Dynamics Electric Boat is hiring a Administrative Assistant, full-time, on-site in Philadelphia, PA, in the Electric Marine sector.

Overview

Job Description:

Seeking a qualified applicant to provide daily administrative support to our structural fabrication manufacturing center. The selected applicant will provide direct support to the D781 Site Manager of the Rhoads Focus Factory location. The administrative assistant will provide administrative support to the onsite operations team at the vendor site.

Qualified applicants must possess a high degree of professionalism, be able to maintain confidentiality with all business & personnel matters and capable of prioritizing and multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment

Applicant must be able to support time-critical assignments and competent to inter-face with all levels of management throughout the facility

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Maintaining and updating department key metrics

Maintaining records on specific qualifications and requirements of the personnel within the department

Develop, maintain and update various reports as needed

Work with program office to process visit requests and badge requests

Generate department memos

Establish meeting minutes

Develop business presentations

Establish weekly agendas for supervisors to ensure they understand their individual performance

Monitor and maintain overhead account expenditures

Perform overhead purchases of office equipment (Printers, ATA’s, etc) and supplies (Staples, Fed Ex, etc.) with the managers approval

Assist with generating and submitting Concur travel itineraries and expense reports

Other duties as required and assigned by the Manager

May require travel to other Focus Factory sites, Groton, CT or QP, RI as needed

Assist with submitting Extended Work Assignments

This position is located on-site at the Rhoads Focus Factory facility in Philadelphia, PA.

Qualifications

Required:

2+ years of Administrative Assistant experience in an office setting

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Proficient in computer applications such as MS Office suite to include MS Outlook, Access, Excel, Project, Visio, TEAMS, and more

Must be available to work extended hours and weekend as business needs dictate

Must be available to travel to other Focus Factories and other business locations as business needs arise

Preferred:

College degree

5+ years of Administrative Assistant experience

Proficient with use of the EB Business Systems, including Power BI

Skills

Skills:

Good organizational, presentation and communication skills

Applicant must be willing to work in a collaborative and team environment

Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills

Strong attention to detail and problem resolution skills

Strong typing/data entry skills needed and satisfactory demonstration of keyboarding ability

Physical Qualifications
Climbing, Color Vision, Light Lifting, Pulling, Pushing

Environmental Attributes
Cold, Dusty, Hot, Inside, Noise, Outside

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