Operational Support Administrator (Manchester, GB, M45-8GZ)

Danish Crown UK Ltd.; Manchester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time permanent position

Job summary

Danish Crown UK Ltd. is seeking an Operational Admin Support Administrator for our Manchester site. You will support daily operations, staffing coordination and data entry to keep production running smoothly.

Join a busy site team and help manage HR liaison, timesheets in UKG, stock control and site documentation with a proactive, detail‑oriented approach.

Qualifications

• Proven background in a similar administrative role, ideally within an operations or food manufacturing setting.
• Proficient in accurate data entry and using digital timesheet systems (such as UKG).
• Strong interpersonal abilities, teamwork, and proactive problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily staffing registers and holiday requests, liaise with HR to ensure shift coverage.
• Enter production timesheets in UKG and gather key production data and volumes.
• Maintain stock levels for PPE/dry goods and manage equipment registers and site access passes.
• Support inter-departmental communication and keep operational documentation up to date.

Skills

Data entry

Organised

Communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

UKG

Job description

Operational Admin Support | Manchester

As an Operational Support Administrator, you will play a crucial role in keeping our Whitefield food manufacturing site running seamlessly through vital daily administrative and coordination support.

What You Will Be Doing

Joining our Business Support Team, you will share day-to-day operational responsibilities to keep production running efficiently:

• Coordinating daily staffing registers, managing holiday requests and liaising with HR and recruitment agencies to maintain optimal shift coverage.
• Gathering key production data on volumes and efficiencies, processing goods‑in paperwork, managing transport diaries and accurately entering timesheets into UKG.
• Controlling stock levels for PPE and dry goods, maintaining registers for company equipment, managing Dolav movements and handling site security passes.
• Facilitating clear inter‑departmental communication, maintaining operational documentation and supporting processes such as return‑to‑work paperwork.

What You Will Bring

We are seeking a detail‑orientated, highly organised individual who thrives in a fast‑paced environment and excels at multitasking under pressure. To succeed in this role, you will bring a practical approach to problem‑solving and strong interpersonal capabilities.

• Experience: Proven background in a similar administrative role, ideally within an operations or food manufacturing setting.
• Hard skills: Proficient in accurate data entry, managing digital timesheet systems (such as UKG), stock management/MRP systems and maintaining document control.
• Soft skills: Outstanding communication abilities, strong team collaboration, resilience under pressure and a flexible, proactive attitude.

Why join us

• Offering a stable, full‑time permanent position, this role delivers structure alongside daily variety. Working alongside our Site Manager and dedicated local operations team, you will enjoy a high level of autonomy in managing your daily tasks within a supportive food manufacturing environment.
• We offer a genuine platform for career growth, where your daily efforts directly impact the site's productivity and culture. You will become an integral part of a close‑knit team in Whitefield while benefiting from the strength, resources and stability of a globally recognised food business.

About Us

Danish Crown UK is a business built on trust, teamwork and ambition. We exist to deliver food that people believe in, and we know that takes strong leadership and collaborative cultures.

Our leadership principles guide us. We act for the good of the whole organisation. We hire brilliant people and help them grow. We are ambitious, curious and open to new ideas. We build trust by accepting mistakes as part of development. We believe real leadership is earned through example, not title.

Whoever joins us will help create a workplace where people feel safe to speak up, share ideas, challenge old ways of working and stretch themselves to achieve more. If that sounds like the environment where you thrive, we would love to hear from you.