Administrative Supervisor

At Corteva Agriscience, you will help us grow what’s next. No matter what your role, you will be part of a team that is building the future of agriculture – solving the world’s food problems through innovation, technology, and putting people first. We have an exciting opportunity for an Administrative Supervisor to join our company at our Litchfield, IL production facility.

Our Administrative Supervisor role presents a great opportunity to build administrative processes and implement best practices from other site locations. We are looking for someone to build a cohesive, cross-trained team as well as supporting employees throughout the location. Our ideal candidate would be a strong leader who is passionate about developing others and has proven change management experience. Applicants with stable work history in the relevant areas we are looking for from all industry backgrounds are encouraged to apply! 

Responsibilities - What You Will Do: 

How will you help us grow? It matters to us, and it matters to you! 

• Supervise work of other employees (admin & plant ops employees). 

• Assist with performance process with management. 

• Documentation management. 

• Lead community engagement and top talent recruitment activities for the location. 

• Lead and organize plant activities and meetings. 

• Be an active member of the location leadership team. 

• Assist with temporary labor staffing for peak seasons with agency vendor. 

• Prepare correspondence, documents, reports and presentations. 

• Serve on committees and teams to provide administrative support. 

• Data entry, including coordination and maintenance of the Seed Production Management System. 

• Track expenses and may provide assistance input with operating and capital budgets. 

• Manage Quality programs at the location. 

Requirements - Who You Are: 

What expertise have you grown? What do you bring to the table? 

• Someone who is passionate about building teams, engaging employees, and developing others! 

• An organization guru! You are that go-to person for keeping everything orderly and moving forward smoothly. You can prioritize effectively and focus on value-added tasks only. 

• You enjoy finding top talent in the community and engaging community partners so we can hire qualified candidates into our business who have a great attitude and aptitude to learn what we do! 

• Diversity is important to you and you value different perspectives and opinions! 

• You are Associates Degreed or higher.  

• You have 5 to 8 years of experience in Office Management, Administration, HR, Recruitment, or other related field. 

• You do a wonderful job of leading a team of direct reports and have proven this with 2 to 3 years of successful leadership/supervisory experience. 

• You understand we are here to deliver quality product to our customers and you know that sometimes means putting in extra effort during peak seasons. So you are willing and able to work overtime, holidays, and weekends to serve production as needed. 

• You exhibit tact, discretion, and always stand tall to do the right thing. Considering this, you are able to maintain proper levels of confidentiality. 

• Creating a slick power-point presentation? Charting data in Excel to analyze trends? No problem! You are comfortable with computers, software applications, and can easily learn any