What are the responsibilities and job description for the Administrative Assistant position at Eastman?
Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. The company’s innovation-driven growth model takes advantage of world-class technology platforms, deep customer engagement, and differentiated application development to grow its leading positions in attractive end markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables. As a globally inclusive company, Eastman employs approximately 13,000 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2025 revenue of approximately $8.8 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. For more information, visit www.eastman.com .
Responsibilities
Eastman is looking for an experienced Administrative Assistant to provide analytical and administrative support to the Global Engineering Design & Process Engineering organization as well as other departments within the Worldwide Engineering & Construction (WWE&C) division.
Responsibilities
Eastman is looking for an experienced Administrative Assistant to provide analytical and administrative support to the Global Engineering Design & Process Engineering organization as well as other departments within the Worldwide Engineering & Construction (WWE&C) division.
- Provide administrative support for department personnel
- Create and edit documents, spreadsheets, presentations, etc.
- Serve as timekeeper and enter time exceptions into SAP
- Arrange business travel and submit expense reports
- Plan and schedule meetings and special events
- Maintain department SharePoint and/or Teams sites
- Provide support for employee moves into and out of department
- Make purchases using company credit card and file expense reports
- Assist department personnel with software applications
- Serve as a contact for maintenance needs on the floor
- Coordinate maintenance for company vehicles
- Order and maintain office/kitchen supplies
- Complete purchase requisitions
- Obtain visitor passes
- Maintain confidentiality of company and personnel information
- Provide backup administrative support for other areas in the division
- High school diploma or GED required
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Communications, Accounting or other relevant field preferred
- 3 years of administrative support experience preferred
- Ability to synthesize data and generate presentation quality outputs required
- Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite, required
- SAP & Power BI experience a plus
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent customer service mindset, be a self-starter, and ability to manage multiple priorities in support of meeting critical deadlines
- Must maintain confidentiality