Rochester Optical was established in Rochester, New York, in 1932. At the time, the owner saw a growing need for protective tactical eyewear for the Armed Forces, aircraft pilots, and police officers. Later, Rochester Optical became one of the country's few military prescription glasses frame manufacturers and supplied the Army and the Air Force with combat-ready ballistic eyewear for soldiers. After WWII, the tactical eyewear company expanded its services to include creating and selling prescription eyeglasses for the public. Rochester Optical quickly became one of the best glass frame and prescription eyeglass manufacturers in the area, producing many popular glass frame styles of the time with polarized tints.

Since then, Rochester Optical has added a large, full-functioning optical lab, a wholesale business line, and a stock lens facility and created wearable device solutions using augmented reality technology.

Rochester Optical is an optical leader and innovator in the eyewear space. Our headquarters are in Rochester, NY, and we continue to expand our national and international reach.

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Position Summary: The Administrative Assistant's role is to provide a wide range of administrative support and organizational assistance to the Research and Development Project Manager. This person will be a self-motivated, highly organized, and detail-oriented professional with a track record of success in a similar role within a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Assists the Research and Development Project Manager with complex details and advanced administrative duties

Composes correspondence and documents, and works with highly confidential information

Gathers, assembles, analyzes, prioritizes, and responds to calls, incoming materials, and data from various sources.

Uses judgment to alert the Project Manager of sensitive/pressing issues and materials promptly

Prepares reports, spreadsheets, and presentations

Completes expense reports; maintains detailed records of expenses

Essential Job Functions:

Prepares agendas and commits the President's time

Manages projects as assigned and ensures the accurate and timely completion of tasks

Independently gather information, recommend changes, and solutions to issues or problems

Makes independent decisions regarding planning, organizing, and scheduling own work

Skills & Abilities:

Ability to anticipate and exercise good judgment with a "can-do" attitude

Proactive management of the environment

Keen attention to detail and the highest standards of excellence and confidentiality with appropriate application of discretion

Excellent problem-solving and verbal and written communication skills

Expert in MS Office applications, i.e., Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Superior typing and proofreading skills

Detail-oriented with excellent follow-up skills

Education & Experience:

5+ years or more of experience as an  Assistant/Administrator supporting management in a small or mid-size company preferred

DISCLAIMER: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to reflect the current job accurately, management reserves the right to revise the job or require other or different tasks to be performed as assigned.

Compensation and Benefits:

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

The benefits package includes medical insurance (Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO and three high-deductible plans with employer-sponsored Health Savings Accounts), MetLife Dental Insurance, company-paid group life insurance and group long-term disability insurance policies, a Paid Time Off program, Holidays, a 401(k) program with an annual company match, and a vision program.

Rochester Optical is committed to equal opportunity for all, regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. Rochester Optical will make reasonable accommodation for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

EOE/M/F/Veteran/Disabled

Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, selected candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes, including drug testing, as permitted or required by applicable law.

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