Company Information

PACCAR is a global company that designs, builds, and supports the best heavy-duty trucks in the world under the Peterbilt, Kenworth, and DAF nameplates. About 5 years ago, PACCAR opened the Innovation Center here in Sunnyvale, California to build relationships in the technology world, and get hands on with the latest and greatest. We have a beautiful office and four amazing class 8 trucks, one of them in the main part of our office. We are the local presence for PACCAR here in Silicon Valley, with headquarters in Bellevue, Washington, Kenworth in Kirkland Washington, Peterbilt in Denton, Texas, and DAF in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. There are a number of other PACCAR locations around the world.

Most of our team does engineering, although we have a couple of folks who handle the strategy, partnerships and negotiation side of the office’s activities. As a team, we work at being a kind, supportive, collaborative place to work. We are also really good at pulling together and making amazing things happen. Whether you want to design the transportation technology of tomorrow, support the staff functions of a dynamic, international leader, or build our excellent products and services — you can develop the career you desire with PACCAR. Get started!

PACCAR Innovation Center

The PACCAR Silicon Valley Innovation Center, located in Sunnyvale, California, focuses on advancing emerging technologies for all of PACCAR’s businesses. Our office is spacious and modern, with a private work café, high ceilings, and several truck bays. See it here: https://paccarinnovation.com/

Requisition Summary

The Office Manager is a key role to support the team’s activities. Because we are a relatively small office, all of us wear many hats, and are often called on to pitch in and help out. We need someone who is flexible, resourceful, and ready to roll their sleeves up. There are many opportunities to learn here.

Being well organized is a great quality for success in this role. This role needs someone with skills at creating and updating checklists and writing simple procedures to get everything done reliably.

PACCAR, being a large, successful, publicly traded company needs an Office Manager who can represent us in a professional manner to the many visitors who come to our office. We host startups, truck customers, government officials, and PACCAR teams from around the world.

Having an appreciation for technology would bring an extra spark to this job. We do get to regularly see the newest tech, and you’d be invited to have a look. I believe that good insights and ideas can and do come from all members of the team. This position will be located in Sunnyvale, CA at our Innovation Center.

Job Functions / Responsibilities

• Manage our office operations, including accounts payable.
• Support team activities and events.
• Assist the office executive team.
• Provide project management support as needed.

Skills / Competencies

• Manage our office operations, including accounts payable.
• Support team activities and events.
• Assist the office executive team.
• Provide project management support as needed.
• Comfortable using computers, especially Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel.
• Able to quickly learn to use new software.
• Good enough with numbers to do an accurate job of organizing and paying invoices.
• An interest in helping to build and nurture the office culture.
• Creative and resourceful to figure things out and get things done.
• Comfortable working independently with little supervision.
• Ability to network within PACCAR to work with and learn from other facilities.
• Good at communicating ideas and needs. And hearing those of others.
• Can write clear and simple emails.
• Enjoys collaborating with others.
• Working effectively with engineers.

Education/ Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s Degree is a plus, but not required.
• 5+ years of prior office management or executive assistant experience.
• Experience working in a large company. Although we’re a small office, we are part of a much bigger company, so understanding how to work across offices, find out what you need, and get things done is important.
• Qualified Applicants will not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.

Additional Job Board Information

PACCAR is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veteran/Disability. Peterbilt promotes Diversity and Inclusion through mentorship, events, and affinity support groups including The Diversity Council, Peterbilt Women’s Initiative (PBWin), The Veterans Group, and ADVOCATE (An LGBTQ support group).