Administrative Assistant

Philadelphia, PA
Administration

AdvanSix plays a critical role in global supply chains, innovating and delivering essential products for our customers in a wide variety of end markets and applications that touch people’s lives, such as building and construction, fertilizers, plastics, solvents, packaging, paints, coatings, adhesives, and electronics. Our reliable and sustainable supply of quality products emerges from the vertically integrated value chain of our three U.S. based manufacturing facilities. AdvanSix strives to deliver best-in-class customer experiences and differentiated products in the industries of nylon solutions, chemical intermediates, and plant nutrients, guided by our core values of Safety, Integrity, Accountability and Respect.

Please view a short video about our company here, AdvanSix Video. For more information on AdvanSix, please visit our website at https://www.advansix.com

 

Why work at AdvanSix?

• We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being

• Total Rewards program includes a competitive compensation, health, dental, vision & wellness programs, paid vacation, 401K with company matching, health savings programs, disability & life insurance, employee assistance program

• Tuition reimbursement for continued education, certifications, training, and development

• Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences

 

Position Summary:

  • The Administrative Assistant is responsible for performing regular and daily activities for the assigned site and/or assigned executive, including processing timecards, answering department questions for employees, preparing correspondence, and scheduling meetings.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Process time cards and maintain time and attendance records
  • Process and distribute Employee Data Changes
  • Maintain employee departmental records
  • Answer and assist department employee in such matters as paycheck discrepancies, vacation, etc.
  • Refer benefits related questions to appropriate individuals
  • Place and receive telephone calls
  • Interface with buyers, coordinators, expediters, etc.
  • Maintain department records and files as required
  • Prepare, maintain, distribute, and file various department correspondence, reports, procedures, graphs, and charts such as, but not limited to, timecard reports, expense reimbursements, absenteeism reports, etc.
  • Coordinate the scheduling of department meetings
  • Schedule/notify employees of certifications/seminars; maintain certification records
  • Order and purchase departmental supplies, equipment, and tools as required via purchase requisition forms, electronic forms, and/or company card
  • Verify, audit, and forward vendor invoices to appropriate department for payment
  • Responsible for site document control administration
  • Other duties as assigned

 

Basic Qualifications:

  • High school diploma or GED equivalent
  • 2+ years of experience working in an administrative environment
  • 2+ years of experience working with standard office equipment and computer programs

 

Additional Qualifications:

  • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
  • Experience in a factory or production environment preferred (site dependent)
  • Ability to work effectively as a member of a team or independently
  • Ability to type 35 words per minute
  • Excellent Microsoft Office skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and most importantly Outlook
  • Familiarity with SharePoint, Skype, and SAP is desirable
  • Ability to maintain confidential information
 
 
 
 
At AdvanSix, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past work experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to still apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

AdvanSix is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, veteran status, or any other protected classification.
 

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of AdvanSix about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at AdvanSix via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of AdvanSix, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by AdvanSix for this position and a valid agreement with AdvanSix is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the AdvanSix agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.
 

Application Process

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  • It is easy to apply for AdvanSix jobs online. Create a profile in DayForce and upload your resume or fill in the form with your job history.
  • Your profile and resume will be reviewed by a recruiter and you’ll be notified via email whether you will be proceeding with the interview process
  • The first interview will be a telephone screening with the HR and recruiting team, If there is mutual interest, there will be additional interviews with the team and an in-person site visit
  • Once interviews are completed, if you are determined a good fit for the AdvanSix team, a formal offer will be extended. Offers will first be verbally given and quickly followed by a formal letter via email
  • Every offer is contingent on the successful completion of the pre-employment and background checks required for the position.
  • We can’t wait for you to join the team!