Pittsburgh-based Starkist hiring bilingual Korean-English assistant for position in American Samoa.

Starkist is hiring a bilingual Korean-English administrative assistant to serve as an interpreter and translator in American Samoa.
PURPOSE –

• Provide interpretation and translation for the Deputy Plant General Manager
• Produce summaries of meetings, reports, and correspondence
• Provide miscellaneous support for the Deputy GM
• Provide interpretation for Korean employees at StarKist

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Provide interpretation in meetings
• Provide translation for reports and correspondence
• Produce summaries of meetings
• Manage daily calendar – confirm meeting requests, set up meetings, confirm attendee participation, secure meeting location
• Manage daily correspondence – return calls, secure signatures, draft correspondence
• Manage travel – make travel arrangements, change itinerary as necessary, confirm arrangements, etc.
• Manage record keeping sources to include email, business files, online documentation sources, etc.

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE/COMPETENCIES -

• A thorough understanding of the business
• Three or more years of interpretation and translation experience
• Expert-level fluency in both Korean and English
• An intimate familiarity with two cultures
• Ability to express thoughts clearly and concisely in both languages
• Advanced experience in Microsoft Office software applications including Outlook, Excel and Word.