Operations Administrator

Ashland Inc.; Hopewell (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashland Inc. in Hopewell, VA is seeking an Operations Administrator to join our Specialty Additives team. The role focuses on improving workflows, standardizing reporting, and coordinating cross-functional initiatives across operations.

You will maintain daily production reports, input data into SAP, track metrics, and manage databases and dashboards. The position also supports audits, documentation, onboarding, and purchasing/budget tasks.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school degree or equivalent.
• 5+ years in a manufacturing setting.
• Ability to move around the plant and lift 25 lbs.
• Demonstrated responsible and ethical behavior.
• Ability to understand the business and support decision-making.
• Strong people skills and the ability to support other teams.

Responsibilities

• Improve workflows, standardize reporting, improve efficiency, and coordinate initiatives.
• Maintain daily production reports, SAP input, track metrics, and manage databases/dashboards.
• Coordinate operations meetings, schedules, agendas, and cross-functional communications.
• Maintain procedures, logs, records, and controlled documents; support audits and compliance reviews.
• Assist with outage planning documentation and schedules; distribute communications as needed.
• Support onboarding and training matrices and documentation for new personnel.
• Input purchasing requests and invoices; track inventories; support budget and spending tracking.
• Support projects, audits and improvement initiatives.

Skills

Process improvement

Administrative leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Data reporting

Operations coordination

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Job description

## Operations AdministratorApply: US-VA-HOPEWELL: Full time: Posted Yesterday: 2026 - 0666Ashland Specialty Ingredients, GPAre you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?Are you always solving?Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.Ashland has an exciting opportunity for an Operations Administrator to join our Specialty Additives business at our Hopewell, VA location. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company. This position will report to Operations Leader.**The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:** * Administrative Workflow Leader + Improve workflows, create/standardize reporting, improve efficiency, coordinate initiatives* Production Reporting Coordinator + Maintain/improve daily reports, SAP input, track metrics, own databases and dashboards* Operations Communication Coordinator + Operations meetings/schedules, maintain agendas and actions, facilitate comms between ops, maintenance, engineering, and supply chain, distribute reports* Documentation and Compliance Administrator + Maintain procedures, logs, records, and controlled documents. Support audits and compliance reviews. Assist with MOC docs and record retention.* Outage Support + Assist with outage planning documentation and schedules, distribute needed comms/schedules as req'd.* Unit Specific Training/Onboarding Support + Support onboarding of new personnel, tracking of training matrices and documents, qualifications/certifications* Purchasing and Inventory Support + Input purchasing reqs and invoices, track supply inventories, support budget and spending tracking* Operation General Support + Support projects, audits, and improvement initiatives. Demonstrate and provide administrative leadership for department activities**In order to be qualified for this role, you** ***must possess*** **the following:*** A minimum of a high school degree or equivalent* 5+ years in a manufacturing setting* Ability to move around the plant and lift 25lbs* Demonstrated responsible and ethical behavior at all times* The ability to help the company drive greater value through understanding the business, making complex decisions and creating the new and different* Consistent ability to connect with people and support their work* Highly self-motivated, entrepreneurial, and organized**The following skill sets are** ***preferred*** **by the business unit**:* Bachelor's degree* 10+ years in a manufacturing environment* Financial accumen In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer. At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do. Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty. Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE: We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.