Engineering Production & Purchasing Lead

A5 Recruitment; Chadderton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£29,500 per annum

33 days' holiday (including statutory)

Hours: Mon-Thu 08.30–17.00, Fri 08.30–

Ownership of purchasing function

Job summary

A5 Recruitment is seeking a Production Co-ordinator in Chadderton, Oldham. The role is office-based, full-time and permanent, with hours Monday to Thursday 08.30–17.00 and Friday 08.30–16.00.

The role covers day-to-day buying, expediting and subcontract co-ordination to ensure engineers and workshops have materials on time and at the right price. You will build supplier relationships and manage costs across multiple live projects.

Qualifications

• Purchasing, procurement or buying experience within engineering, manufacturing or fabrication.
• A good understanding of engineering materials and the ability to read material specifications.
• Confidence dealing with suppliers and negotiating on price and lead time.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to juggle multiple live requirements.
• Good commercial awareness and an eye for reducing costs.
• Experience using purchasing, stock control or ERP/MRP systems, and good MS Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Purchasing raw materials for machining and fabrication (steels, stainless, aluminium and other engineering materials).
• Sourcing engineering components, tooling and consumables.
• Obtaining and comparing supplier quotes, challenging pricing and negotiating where appropriate.
• Raising purchase orders and keeping purchasing records accurate and up to date.
• Expediting orders and chasing suppliers to keep jobs moving through the workshop.
• Responding quickly when urgent materials are needed for breakdowns and time-critical work.
• Buying and co-ordinating subcontract services such as specialist machining, heat treatment, coatings and finishing.
• Monitoring material and subcontract costs against individual jobs.
• Building strong supplier relationships while identifying more competitive alternatives.
• Monitoring supplier performance on cost, quality, reliability and delivery.
• Resolving shortages, incorrect deliveries, certification issues and invoice queries.
• Supporting stock control and making sure commonly used materials are available when required.
• General production-office administration — inputting job planning onto the system, answering phones, filing, scanning and maintaining job-related documents.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Materials knowledge

Negotiation

Organisational skills

Cost awareness

ERP/MRP experience

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

MS Office

Job description

A5 Recruitment is seeking a Production Co-ordinator in Chadderton, Oldham. The role is office-based, full-time and permanent, with hours Monday to Thursday 08.30–17.00 and Friday 08.30–16.00.

The role covers day-to-day buying, expediting and subcontract co-ordination to ensure engineers and workshops have materials on time and at the right price. You will build supplier relationships and manage costs across multiple live projects.