Full job description
FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company dedicated to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for an expanding world population while adapting to a changing environment. FMC's innovative crop protection solutions – including biologicals, crop nutrition, digital and precision agriculture – enable growers, crop advisers and turf and pest management professionals to address their toughest challenges economically while protecting the environment. With approximately 6,400 employees at more than 100 sites worldwide, FMC is committed to discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide active ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies that are consistently better for the planet.
FMC is a globally diverse organization that offers its employees exciting opportunities to work on challenging projects that are important to the achievement of our strategic objectives. With a corporate culture of innovation, integrity, responsibility and customer intimacy, we foster “The Right Chemistry” in everything we do. We are looking for people to join us in creating, developing, and improving our products, our processes, and our markets. If you are ready to make a difference every day, FMC is ready to talk to you. Visit FMC to learn more and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Primary Responsibilities: The Stine Facilities and Operations organization delivers world-class facilities and operations that enable R&D to advance an industry-leading agricultural pipeline. Reporting to the Facilities Director, the primary responsibilities of the Facilities Specialist is to serve as the site communications lead; primary resource for site services and community engagement initiatives; and provide procurement support to meet the needs of site operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the site communications lead; review requests for site-wide communications and compose and issue important information and reminders to the research community and others in a timely and effective manner.
- Serve as a primary resource for site special events, facility maintenance issues, site service delivery needs and requests; assist as needed to independently resolve.
- Maintain site policies and procedures consistent with FMC policies and Environmental, Health, Safety, and Security policies.
- Coordinate the site tour process; screen requests for internal and external business and VIP tours; manage logistics and communications for involved parties.
- Own the site space planning process; receive and process move requests, set up phone service; and maintain accurate office and lab space plans with current occupancy data.
- Serve on the Stine Incident Management Team and the Inclement Weather Team; compose and distribute related site notices and maintain team documentation.
- Administer the site’s Emergency Notification System, which is a web-based text and voice-messaging system; serve as the primary user to relay information during emergencies and to communicate any immediate impacts to site operating schedules.
- Maintain site’s utility services data and provide other support for service contract needs; set up purchase orders and process invoices for payment.
- Provide capital project support to the Site Engineering Team; assist with procurement requests.
- Maintain relationships with various community contacts and State Departments (i.e., DelDOT); coordinate meetings with members of the surrounding community. Promote site community outreach events, process donations, and maintain records of events and employee participation.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Facilities Management, or equivalent experience
- Minimum two years ‘experience in administrative/operational/contract administration role
- Minimum five years of experience leveraging SAP, UL360, Bentley, and other data management platforms
- Highly effective written communication skills with strong attention to detail
- Experience with Emergency Notification Systems or tools
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
- Experience with budget management and possession of business acumen
- Proficient computer skills required including Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, SharePoint, Excel
- Demonstrated ability to present information to all levels in the organization and address external organizations.
- Ability to plan, lead, organize, document, and manage business meetings.
- Spirit of teamwork and cooperation when working with diverse groups contributing to an enthusiastic, positive work environment
- Self-starter who acts independently with minimum supervision to solve problems and gets results
- Availability off-hours as needed
At FMC, diversity and inclusion are in our DNA. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees can thrive – regardless of race, gender, sex, pregnancy, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, color, age, religion or religious creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. FMC also supports employee participation in company employee resource groups that celebrate the diverse backgrounds of our workforce by providing communities for employees to connect with each other and raise awareness throughout FMC. FMC complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact our Talent Acquisition department.
