Plant Administrative Specialist — Operations Support

Schaeffler; Wooster (AR); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Schaeffler is seeking an Administrative Assistant to provide day-to-day support to plant leadership and teams in Wooster, AR. You will assist with onboarding, office logistics, meeting coordination, and vendor relations to ensure smooth operations.

The role requires an associates degree and prior administrative or manufacturing support experience. Strong MS Office skills, attention to detail, and professionalism handling confidential information are essential.

Qualifications

• Associates degree required.
• Experience in administrative, office management, executive assistant, or manufacturing support preferred.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative support to plant leadership and team members.
• Support employee onboarding activities and administrative processes as needed.
• Order, track, and maintain office supplies, equipment, and other plant-related materials.
• Coordinate with vendors and suppliers for office and administrative needs.
• Coordinate internal meetings, training sessions, employee events, town hall meetings and leadership meetings.
• Support execution of employee engagement and recognition events.
• Organize logistics for customer visits, including meeting schedules, catering, travel arrangements, and facility preparations.
• Prepare meeting materials, agendas, and presentation content.
• Assist with tracking plant metrics, performance indicators, and administrative records.
• Support the Plant Manager with scheduling meetings, calandar management, booking travel, expense reporting and general task management.
• External applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without employment visa or other sponsorship.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organization

Communication

MS Office

Multitasking

Teamwork

Education

Associates degree

Tools

MS Office Suite

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Schaeffler is seeking an Administrative Assistant to provide day-to-day support to plant leadership and teams in Wooster, AR. You will assist with onboarding, office logistics, meeting coordination, and vendor relations to ensure smooth operations.

The role requires an associates degree and prior administrative or manufacturing support experience. Strong MS Office skills, attention to detail, and professionalism handling confidential information are essential.