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Administrative Assistant - Temporary Contract (3 month Minimum)
@ Wajax
Fort McMurray, Alberta
Overview
Wajax is hiring a full-time temporary Administrative Assistant/Receptionist on a contract of at least 3 months. The role greets visitors, answers and transfers calls, and handles general office administration, including supplies, mail, documents and health and safety and ISO records. The posting states the benefits package and a pre-screening condition for final candidates.
Responsibilities:
- Greet visitors and answer and transfer phone calls
- Order office supplies and keep work areas stocked
- Sort and distribute mail and prepare outgoing mail
- Maintain ISO and health and safety records
- Book meeting rooms, training and catering
Requirements summary:
- College diploma or post-secondary education
- 2 to 3 years of office administration experience
- Industrial background with health and safety and ISO knowledge
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · ultipro
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-05
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-30
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Administrative |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office, Warehouse |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | College diploma (required) |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Employee discount, Wellness, Paid training |
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Wajax
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Full company description
Founded in 1858, Wajax (TSX: WJX) is one of Canada’s longest-standing and most diversified industrial products and services providers. The Corporation operates an integrated distribution system providing sales, parts and services to a broad range of customers in diverse sectors of the Canadian economy, including: construction, forestry, mining, industrial and commercial, oil sands, transportation, metal processing, government and utilities, and oil and gas. \\ Together We Get More Done.™ -- Fondée en 1858, Wajax (WJX à la Bourse de Toronto) est l’un des fournisseurs de produits et de services industriels les plus anciens et les plus diversifiés au Canada. La Corporation tire parti d’un système de distribution intégré pour vendre et fournir des pièces et des services à de nombreux clients de différents secteurs de l’économie canadienne : construction, foresterie, exploitation minière, industrie, commerce, sables bitumineux, transport, traitement des métaux, gouvernements et services publics ainsi que pétrole et gaz. \\ Ensemble, nous en faisons plus.
- LinkedIn followers
- 45,936
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 1,912
- Reported office locations
- 10 Diesel Dr, Etobicoke, Ontario M8W 2T8, CA
- Business categories
- Construction
- Machinery Manufacturing
- Oil and Gas
- Manufacturing
- Other recorded names
- Wajax
- Specialties
- Mining
- Oil Sands
- Oil & Gas
- Construction
- Forestry
- Marine
- Power Generation
- Industrial Parts & Service
- Material Handling
- Cranes & Utilities
- Agriculture
- Food & Beverage
- On & Off Highway Power
- Warehouse Racking & Solutions
- and Engineering Repair Services
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
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Founded in 1858, Wajax (TSX: WJX) is one of Canada’s longest-standing and most diversified industrial products and services providers. The Corporation operates an integrated distribution system providing sales, parts and services to a broad range of customers in diverse sectors of the Canadian economy, including: construction, forestry, mining, industrial and commercial, oil sands, transportation, metal processing…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Machinery Manufacturing |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Etobicoke, Ontario |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Specialties | MiningOil SandsOil & GasConstructionForestryMarinePower GenerationIndustrial Parts & Service Material HandlingCranes & Utilities |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 187 |
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The Opportunity
As part of the Wajax team, the Administrative Assistant/Receptionist is responsible for greeting onsite visitors to the branch, answering phones, transferring calls to appropriate departments. The incumbent will also be responsible for a variety of general duties to assist in the day-to-day office administrative requirements including ordering office supplies, distributing incoming mail, mail merges for outgoing mail and preparing various documents within Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents
The Role
- Greets visitors, ensures safety procedures are followed regarding sign in/sign out
- answer phones and transfer calls to appropriate personnel
- Time ticket verification
- Book meeting rooms and arrange for any catering required
- Photocopying, scanning and binding of various documents
- Filing of work orders/sales orders/packing slips
- Ensure that all incoming mail is sorted and distributed / prepares outgoing mail
- Ensure records for ISO are current and accurate
- Ensure Health and Safety matrix is current and accurate
- Book any training that is required for branch personnel
- Order's office supplies and ensures all work areas are stock appropriately
- Typing of various correspondence as required (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)
- Bank deposits
The Candidate
- Education: College diploma / Post secondary Education
- Work Experience: Previous office administration experience (2-3 years)
- Knowledge: Industrial background, with health and safety and ISO
- Proficiency: Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
The Company
Since 1858, Wajax has been a leading industrial products and solutions provider continually innovating to serve Canadian industry coast-to-coast. We work in an extensive range of industries and core sectors of the Canadian economy including energy and renewables, food and beverage, construction, industrial/commercial, transportation, forestry, mining, metal processing, and oil and gas – to name a few. Everything we do is powered by people passionate about making a difference and who are dedicated to driving Canadian industry forward. People who provide the experience and expertise that support the industries that build our cities, power our businesses, put a roof over our heads and food on our tables.
Wajax offers a total compensation package that includes competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, learning and development, as well as some unique additional “perks.”
Highlights include:
- Competitive health and dental benefits with no waiting period for eligibility (100% employer paid premiums), plus health spending account.
- Wajax led e-learning, and product training through industry leading manufacturers.
- Exclusive discounts with a variety of manufacturers and service providers such as Ford, GM, Chrysler, Dell, TELUS, a group mortgage, home & auto insurance program, pet insurance, footwear & workwear, fitness membership, perkopolis, and more.
- Recognition program where points are earned for merchandise or gift certificates, plus cash awards.
- Company matched pension plan
- Award-Winning Health and Wellness Program
By working with Wajax, you become part of an inclusive and diverse team that is dedicated to innovation and teamwork. We are committed to employing a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities across Canada in which we do business. As an equal opportunity employer, please inform us if any accommodation is required if contacted for an interview.
As a condition of employment, final candidates will be subject to pre-screening.
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