Receptionist - Full Time

The ARA Engineering Science Division (ESD) is seeking a receptionist the Panama City, FL office. This is a full-time position. 

What you will do as a receptionist:

• Answer the main phone line.
• Greet visitors and ensure they sign in as appropriate.
• Create and receive FedEx shipments as requested by office staff.
• Process mail.
• Maintain schedules for the conference rooms, arrange meetings/events, and maintain common areas.
• Order office/cleaning supplies,
• Filing and various other clerical tasks. 

To be successful in this role, you must be both detail-oriented and flexible. A team player, as well as a self-starter.

Receptionist experience and skills required:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1-2 years of general office experience.
• Efficiency in Microsoft Outlook and knowledge of other Microsoft programs.

About ARA:

ARA is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 2,000 professionals and continues to grow. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in civil technologies, computer software and simulation, defense technologies, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for pavement analysis, environmental site characterization, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. We realize that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience.