Manufacturing Operations Coordinator

Allstaff; Kempston; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Allstaff Recruitment is seeking an Operations Administrator in Kempston to support the Head of Operations and adjacent teams. The role involves coordinating information, maintaining ERP data, and tracking orders in a busy manufacturing environment.

The successful candidate will have GCSEs including English and Maths, plus experience in operations administration. Proficiency with Excel and ERP systems is essential, with Power Query/Power BI being a plus.

Qualifications

• GCSEs or equivalent, including English and Maths, or relevant practical experience.
• Previous experience in an operations administration, coordination, manufacturing administration or similar role.
• Experience working within a manufacturing, engineering, OEM or industrial environment.
• Experience supporting operational, project, procurement or production teams.
• Experience working with ERP/MRP or business management systems.
• Good level of written and numerical literacy.
• Experience with Power Query and/or Power BI would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and coordination support to the Head of Operations and supporting functions.
• Maintain accurate operational, order and delivery information within the ERP/business management system.
• Monitor aftermarket order progress, key dates and outstanding actions.
• Support project, procurement and production teams with status updates, trackers, reports and follow-up actions.
• Identify potential delays, issues or information gaps and escalate when needed.
• Support operational, project, procurement and production meetings with accurate information and administration.
• Maintain action trackers and ensure agreed actions are followed up to completion.
• Coordinate information between departments to improve visibility and flow of work.
• Support continuous improvement of operational processes, reporting and system data.
• Ensure information is accurate, timely and readily available to support effective operational decision-making.

Skills

Strong organisational skills

Attention to detail

Cross-department communication

Excel data management

Proactive problem solving

Education

GCSEs incl English & Maths

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

MS Excel

Power BI

Power Query

Job description

Allstaff Recruitment is seeking an Operations Administrator in Kempston to support the Head of Operations and adjacent teams. The role involves coordinating information, maintaining ERP data, and tracking orders in a busy manufacturing environment.

The successful candidate will have GCSEs including English and Maths, plus experience in operations administration. Proficiency with Excel and ERP systems is essential, with Power Query/Power BI being a plus.