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A typical day for a Remote Project Assistant often involves coordinating meetings, tracking project milestones, updating documents, and handling communication between team members or stakeholders. You may be tasked with preparing reports, managing shared files, and ensuring that project timelines are being adhered to. Since the position is remote, you will likely use various digital collaboration tools to stay connected with your team and report progress to project managers. This variety in daily responsibilities helps build multitasking and time management skills while providing valuable exposure to project workflows. Collaborating effectively in a remote setting is crucial, as you are an essential link between team members working across different locations.

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A Remote Project Assistant provides administrative and operational support to project managers and teams from a remote location. Responsibilities typically include scheduling meetings, managing documents, tracking project progress, and coordinating communication between stakeholders. This role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and proficiency with digital collaboration tools. Remote Project Assistants help ensure that projects run smoothly by handling logistical and administrative tasks efficiently.

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Project Administrator - Belvidere, IL

Project Administrator - Belvidere, IL

General Mills

Belvidere, IL • On-site, Remote

$50K - $69K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Retirement

Posted 7 days ago

General Mills rating

8.1

Company rating: 8.1 out of 10

Based on 107 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

65th of 381 rated food and drinks producers

Job description

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

  • Create, manage, and update all necessary project documentation, including plans, contracts, and reports. Help the Project Engineers manage the workspace for projects by keeping a repository of all documents.
  • Assist with developing project plans, setting deadlines, and creating timelines and workflows
  • Help allocate resources, manage contractor relationships and contracts, and ensure team members have the necessary tools
  • Helps with SAP & CMT related administrative tasks like creating assets, mark numbers, asset allocations, etc.
  • Coordinate with Project Managers and Asset Care Leaders (maintenance team) to ensure asset tagging, asset write-off, and asset creation/deletion in Maximo are completed for all projects
  • Ensure financial project closeout is completed for all projects in a timely manner
  • Update SAP project records and support Project Managers with tracking cash flow, in-service dates, and other key financial milestones
  • Coordinate with Project Managers, System Engineers, and the Finance team to ensure cost savings calculations are accurate and consistent
  • Partner with Storeroom and Vendors/OEMs to ensure all project-related POs are invoiced on time and support resolution of invoice/receiving discrepancies

To learn more about the Belvidere plant and the surrounding here, click here!

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • High school diploma or GED required
  • At least 1 years of experience in Finance, Project Management, or a related field (or equivalent relevant experience)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelors or Associate degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or a related field
  • Certification, Training or Hands-on experience with SAP in an operations/maintenance environment

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. General Mills will not sponsor applicants for a U.S. work visa.
  • International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.


Salary Range
The salary range for this position is $50400.00 - $69400.00 / Annually. At General Mills we strive for each employee's pay at any point in their career to reflect their experiences performance and skills for their current role. The salary range for this role represents the numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, educations, skills, work experience, certifications, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range. Beyond base salary, General Mills offers a competitive Total Rewards package focusing on your overall well-being. We are proud to offer a foundation of health benefits, retirement and financial wellbeing, time off programs, wellbeing support and perks. Benefits may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors. You may also be eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. An incentive award, if any, depends on various factors, including, individual and organizational performance.

Reasonable Accommodation Request
If you need to request an accommodation during the application or hiring process, please fill out our online accommodations request form by following this link: Accommodations Request. Qualifications:UNAVAILABLEEducation:UNAVAILABLEEmployment Type: FULL_TIME

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General Mills, Inc. manufactures some of the most beloved foods in the world, including Cheerios and Lucky Charms, Nature Valley granola bars, Totino's pizza rolls, and Yoplait yogurt. Blue Buffalo became part of General Mills in 2018, so even your pets love us too.

Industry

Manufacturing

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Minneapolis, MN, US

Year founded

1928

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