Engineering Administrator

Symmetric Headhunting; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Benefits

Job summary

Symmetric Headhunting in Plymouth is seeking an organised administrator to join a busy engineering team in a permanent, onsite role. You will support document control, track reviews, and chase outstanding actions to ensure the team always has accurate records.

Your work helps keep projects on track and engineers relying on timely information. The ideal candidate brings admin experience in a technical environment, strong record-keeping skills, and proficiency with Excel/Word.

Qualifications

• Admin experience in an engineering, manufacturing, marine, defence, or technical environment.
• Strong document control and record-keeping skills.
• Confident chasing stakeholders and managing multiple deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and written communication.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.
• Experience maintaining trackers, registers, or document management systems.

Responsibilities

• Assist document control and track reviews and approvals.
• Chase down outstanding actions and keep records up to date for the engineering team.

Skills

Admin experience

Document control

Chasing stakeholders

Attention to detail

Written communication

Microsoft Office (Excel/Word)

Tools

SharePoint

ERP

Document management systems

Job description

For a complete understanding of this opportunity, and what will be required to be a successful applicant, read on.

Excellent Benefits

Plymouth | Permanent | Onsite

This is a varied, rewarding hands-on role sitting at the heart of a busy engineering team. If you're organised, proactive, and thrive on keeping things moving, you'll make an immediate impact here.

You'll assist document control, track reviews and approvals, chase down outstanding actions, and make sure the engineering team has accurate, up-to-date records at all times.

Engineers will rely on you and your work helps keep projects on track.

What You'll Need

• Admin experience in an engineering, manufacturing, marine, defence, or technical environment
• Strong document control and record-keeping skills
• Confident chasing stakeholders and managing multiple deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and written communication
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word
• Experience maintaining trackers, registers, or document management systems

Bonus Points For

• SharePoint, ERP, or document management system experience
• Exposure to engineering drawings or technical documentation
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 or similar quality management frameworks