Administrative Assistant

Materion; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Materion is seeking an Administrative Assistant to support daily plant operations, manage data, and handle document control. The role includes coordinating purchasing via SAP/ARIBA, regulatory correspondence, and maintaining training records and permits.

The position requires strong organizational and communication skills, ability to handle confidential information, and a proactive, self-starting attitude in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with 3+ years in admin, communications or analytical roles, or 5+ years in admin.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Ability to learn Materion’s processes and policies quickly.
• Strong written and oral communication; attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and organize documents in the document control system.
• Use SAP and ARIBA for purchasing and payments for Primary Ops.
• Handle regulatory correspondence and maintain permits and supporting documentation.
• Support projects, meetings, and communications initiatives across the organization.
• Coordinate scheduling and prepare room materials for training events and meetings.

Skills

MS Office

Communication

Organization

Data handling

Learn new software

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

SAP

ARIBA

Job description

## Administrative AssistantApply: Elmore, OH: Full time: Posted Today: 2026-R8701### **At Materion, everyone is included, respected and offered opportunity to grow. *Join us!*****Excited to grow your career?**The Primary Operations Administrator is essential to the daily departmental and plant operations. In addition to providing administrative services to the Primary Ops Leadership, a key aspect of this role is providing data management. This role provides the Elmore business leaders, regulatory authorities, and a wide variety of stakeholders, insightful analysis, reports, and dashboards to drive decision-making and demonstrate compliance with applicable laws and regulations.***You will have the opportunity to:**** Support organization by maintaining and organizing all documents in the document control system.* Utilize SAP, ARIBA and other financial purchasing tools to perform the purchasing and payment function for the Primary Ops organization.* Includes a variety of administrative tasks including regulatory correspondence, Primary Ops filing system maintenance, training record documentation, maintaining regulatory permits and supporting documentation, document retention, event planning, facilitating correspondence and interfacing with external visitors, vendors, and regulatory contacts.* Supports Primary Ops related projects, meetings, new efforts and programs as needed.* Provides support to a wide range of communications initiatives, i.e., plant employee communication boards, meeting notifications, updates, etc.* Coordinates centralized scheduling of conference rooms for safety training and meetings, including preparing rooms with presentation materials.* Performs other related duties as assigned.**REQUIREMENTS:** * High school diploma or GED with at least three years of experience in administrative, communications, or analytical roles (or combination of any) or a minimum of 5 years of experience in administrative function.* Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Software (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.)* Ability to quickly learn Materion’s organization, operations, and policies required.* Strong oral and written communication skills required* Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively deal with people at all levels of the organization required.* Must be a strong team-player with a positive attitude focused on continuous improvement and delivering results.* Must possess a strong sense of urgency, accuracy, and effectiveness.* Must be self-motivated and manage time efficiently to ensure timely delivery of multiple priorities.* Must demonstrate aptitude to learn new software applications.* Strong organizational skills required, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and perform well in a fast-paced and time-sensitive environment with accuracy and attention to detail.* Must demonstrate a high level of integrity when dealing with sensitive and confidential information.* Must be a resourceful, proactive self-starter with the ability to think and plan ahead.**The selection of the person to be hired for this position is contingent on the candidate having export compliance eligibility for access to U.S. controlled technology which comes under the licensing jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of State, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Export Administration Regulations (EAR).****The candidate selected will have to qualify as either a U.S. citizen, a U.S. National, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., a Person Admitted into the U.S. as an Asylee or Refugee., a National of a country that is not prohibited from having access to U.S. controlled technology (via a letter of assurance), or a Person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on Materion’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with Materion’s business requirements.****Materion Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to not unlawfully discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also the Company’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.****Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on the Company. Please inform the Company’s personnel representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.****Materion’s Veteran Employee Resource group supports veterans and promotes the benefits of hiring veterans in the workplace. We honor all those who have served and are a military friendly company. Veterans are encouraged to apply and military experience and skills are transferrable to Materion careers.****Please provide complete information. An incomplete application may affect your consideration for employment.**