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Department Assistant of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

University of Wisconsin Platteville💼 Full-time💰 $21–$21🗓 2026-08-17 → 2026-09-26

Core

Provides general administrative support and serves as the primary point of contact for the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering department, coordinating operations for faculty, staff, students, and external partners.

Role type

Administrative Assistant

Builds

Departmental administrative workflows, office operations, and academic support processes

Domain

Higher Education Administration

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Administrative coordination, budget monitoring, purchasing processing, student support, scheduling, records management, troubleshooting technical/administrative issues, Microsoft Office proficiency

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel), specialized university software

Responsibilities

Serve as primary point of contact for department inquiries; coordinate daily office operations and meeting logistics; monitor budgets and process purchasing requests; support academic processes and student inquiries; supervise and train student employees

Seniority

Entry-level, hands-on IC

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