Manufacturing Expeditor

Safran Engineering Services; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks holiday

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Share scheme

Career development

Training & development

Onsite canteen

Job summary

Safran Engineering Services in Gloucester is seeking a proactive Manufacturing Expeditor to support a critical recovery programme in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The role involves managing 25-30 orders, tracking progress, and driving rapid resolution across Production, Planning, Quality, Logistics and Suppliers.

You will work onsite in Gloucester with 2 Day Shifts, 1 Bridging Shift and 1 Night Shift.

Qualifications

• Self-starter with initiative and drive.
• Highly organised and action-oriented in a busy setting.
• Ability to build relationships across departments.
• Influence others to complete actions without direct authority.
• Comfortable challenging delays and driving resolution.
• Strong project coordination or management skills.
• Delivery-focused with a results mindset.
• Experience using ERP systems such as SAP or ShopVue.

Responsibilities

• Manage 25-30 critical Manufacturing Orders.
• Track orders through every stage of production.
• Collaborate with Production, Planning, Quality, Logistics, Special Processes and Suppliers.
• Remove delays, bottlenecks and waiting time.
• Escalate issues and drive rapid resolution.
• Monitor recovery plans and ensure commitments are met.
• Produce daily status reports and recovery metrics.
• Support weekly recovery reviews.

Skills

Self-starter

Organised

Relationship building

Influence others

Delivery-focused

Project coordination

Fast-paced environment

ERP experience

Tools

SAP

ShopVue

Job description

Are you someone who refuses to let critical tasks stall? Do you enjoy working with multiple teams to make things happen and hitting tangible results every day? We are looking for proactive Manufacturing Expediters to support a critical recovery programme within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

What You'll Be Doing

• Managing 25-30 critical Manufacturing Orders
• Tracking orders through every stage of production
• Working closely with Production, Planning, Quality, Logistics, Special Processes and Suppliers
• Removing delays, bottlenecks and waiting time
• Escalating issues and driving rapid resolution
• Monitoring recovery plans and ensuring commitments are achieved
• Producing daily status reports and recovery metrics
• Supporting weekly recovery reviews

The role is based onsite at Gloucester, and there are 2 Day Shift, 1 Bridging Shift and 1 Night Shift positions available. We are looking for people who can start within the next 4 weeks. The role will initially be for 12m and can be a fixed term contract, or an Inside IR35 role.

What we’re looking for

You don't need to be a manager, but you do need to be someone who gets things done. We’re looking for someone who:

• Is a natural self-starter
• Is highly organised and action-oriented
• Enjoys building relationships across departments
• Can influence others to complete actions without direct authority
• Is comfortable challenging delays and holding people accountable
• Has strong project coordination or project management skills
• Is delivery-focused and motivated by achieving results
• Thrives in a busy manufacturing environment
• Has experience using ERP systems such as SAP, ShopVue or similar

Benefits

IF THE EMPLOYED ROUTE IS CHOSEN:

• 5 weeks holiday per year plus statutory bank holidays
• Personal pension scheme whereby 5% contribution from employee and 8% from employer plus salary sacrifice
• Death in service life insurance - covering up to 4x annual basic salary in the event of death in service
• PEGI Share Scheme
• Career development within Safran Group
• Training & development are a focus
• Onsite canteen