Facility Specialist (F/M/X)

Solvay SA

La Porte, TX

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$87,500–$109,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Accounting, Calendar Management, Chemistry, Clothes Making, Communication Skills, Compensation Management, Cross-Functional, Diversity, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Homeland Security, Inventory Management, Leadership, Maintain Compliance, Maintenance Services, Manufacturing, Materials Management, Operational Support, Operations Control, Operations Management, Order/Customer Fulfillment, Organizational Skills, Performance Analysis, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Preventative Maintenance, Procurement Management, Purchase Orders, Purchasing/Procurement, Record Keeping, Regulatory Compliance, SAP, Shipping/Receiving, Team Player, Time Management
LOCATION
La Porte, TX
POSTED
30+ days ago

Solvay is all about chemistry. We're not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet's beauty for the generations to come.

About the role

Our Facilities and Operations team supports the safe, reliable, and efficient functioning of site infrastructure and materials management. This department offers significant autonomy and an opportunity to contribute to Solvay's ongoing reliability and operational excellence initiatives within the North American Peroxides GBU.

The Facilities Specialist is responsible for managing the principles and processes involved in the day‑to‑day operations of the Solvay LaPorte, TX Storeroom, while serving as the primary planner for outside maintenance service providers and as the site's Alternate Facility Security Officer (AFSO). In this role, you will oversee storeroom operations, personnel, inventory accuracy, external maintenance planning, and site security activities.

You will be accountable for:

  • Storeroom Operations & Inventory Control: Manage 1 to 2 storehouse clerks supporting receiving, stocking, picking, staging, cycle counting, and record keeping activities. Ensure spare parts are correctly set up with consistent descriptions, properly linked to equipment, and maintained at adequate stocking levels.
  • Procurement & Materials Management: Ensure timely fulfillment of stock purchase orders and process purchase requisitions. Prepare and deliver a monthly storeroom performance report reflecting efficiency, accuracy, and service levels.
  • Maintenance Planning & Scheduling: Plan and schedule preventative maintenance services performed by outside providers, including site weigh scales, fire protection systems, vehicles, and hoists.
  • Security & Compliance Leadership: Function as the Alternate Facility Security Officer (AFSO), ensuring compliance with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requirements. Handle site guarding coordination and access inquiries as required.
  • Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Accounting, Purchasing, Maintenance, Engineering, Manufacturing, corporate teams, contract staff, and external vendors to ensure seamless operations and support site reliability goals.

We offer permanent employment based onsite.

About you

5 years of experience managing a storeroom with an associate's degree, or 10 years of experience managing a storeroom without a degree. Proficiency in SAP and Excel or Google worksheets is required. Ability to organize and present information to managers, customers, and general audiences, and to work independently across multiple functions with minimal supervision. Must be able to move freely about the plant, including ascending stairs and ladders, and effectively lead contract storehouse personnel.

Competencies:

  • Strong Strong working knowledge of storeroom operations, inventory management, procurement processes, and SAP-based materials systems.
  • Ability to coordinate external maintenance services while ensuring safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance.
  • Effective communication and leadership skills with the ability to collaborate across diverse functional groups.

Behaviors:

  • Agility
  • Integrity
  • Courage

About the pay and benefits

Attractive and equitable pay for all: compensation is determined within a range to foster your development in the role. The base pay expected for this role is:

  • $87,500-$109,000 yearly in the United States.

Your salary may ultimately be higher or lower based on your skills and experience. Additionally, we provide a competitive total rewards package that includes a bonus and/or other incentives.

  • Solvay Cares program: minimum of 16 weeks of parenting leave for all employees and package with healthcare, disability and life insurance coverage.
  • Prioritization of well-being: Solvay Solidarity Fund to support employees through hardship, work-life balance promotion, flexible approach to work part-time or hybrid work arrangements (depending on the type of job), employee assistance program with access to physical and psychological support.
  • Professional development: prioritization of internal talents for career progression, access to a training platform, opportunities to join Employee Resource Groups (ERG) for experience sharing and mentorship and free language courses in 24 languages.

About us

Solvay, a pioneering chemical company with a legacy rooted in founder Ernest Solvays pivotal innovations in the soda ash process, is dedicated to delivering essential solutions globally through its workforce of over 9,000 employees. Since 1863, Solvay harnesses the power of chemistry to create innovative, sustainable solutions that answer the world's most essential needs such as purifying the air we breathe and the water we drink, preserving our food supplies, protecting our health and well-being, creating eco-friendly clothing, making the tires of our cars more sustainable and cleaning and protecting our homes.

We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.

About the Company

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Solvay SA

Solvay is a science company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. With more than 24,100 employees in 64 countries, Solvay bonds people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress. The Group seeks to create sustainable shared value for all, notably through its Solvay One Planet plan crafted around three pillars: protecting the climate, preserving resources and fostering better life. The Group’s innovative solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices, health care applications, water and air purification systems. Founded in 1863, Solvay today ranks among the world’s top three companies for the vast majority of its activities and delivered net sales of €10.2 billion in 2019. Solvay is listed on Euronext Brussels (SOLB) and Paris and in the United States, where its shares (SOLVY) are traded through a Level I ADR program.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Chemicals/Petro-Chemicals
FOUNDED
1863
WEBSITE
http://www.solvay.com/en