Product Office Assistant

Sofidel SpA; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Sick Pay

Pension contribution

Private Health Insurance

Life Assurance (3x annual salary)

Discount on Company products

23–25 days annual leave

On site parking with EV charging

Sofidel Language Learning Programme

Job summary

Sofidel UK at Baglan in Wales is seeking a proactive Product Office Assistant for a full-time, onsite role. The ideal candidate will support engineering/manufacturing teams with technical documentation, BOMs, and cost analysis.

Experience in manufacturing, strong Excel skills, and willingness to learn ERP systems are desirable. The role offers comprehensive benefits and on-site parking.

Qualifications

• Experience in an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrate interpersonal skills, teamwork and leadership capability.
• Excel skills (vlookups, pivot tables, data formatting) to generate, clean, and analyze daily performance and status reports.
• Knowledge of ERP systems and technical documentation workflows.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain technical documents for products, raw and auxiliary materials.
• Collaborate with production and process teams to update product costs and specifications.
• Check layouts, decorations and technical characteristics of finished products and wrappers.
• Coordinate with suppliers for flexography and printing needs.
• Support production manager to improve products and palletizing systems.
• Ensure accurate reference reporting and production batch creation.
• Verify production amounts and raw materials usage.
• Adhere to corporate principles and values.

Skills

Excel

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Leadership

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Sofidel, headquartered in Porcari (Lucca), is a global leader in tissue paper production. With operations in 12 European countries and 12 U.S. States, we employ over 9,500 people dedicated to innovation, sustainability, and inclusivity. Our products—such as toilet paper, paper towels, and napkins—are distributed in more than 50 countries.
We own well-known brands including Regina, Nicky, Sopalin, Le Trèfle, Hakle, Softis, Nalys, Cosynel, and KittenSoft, and also produce for private-label retailers. Through the Papernet brand, we serve the Away-from-Home sector, providing quality solutions for businesses and public spaces.
Wherever you are, Sofidel is there, bringing comfort, quality, and sustainability to everyday life!

PURPOSE

Elaborate and maintain the technical specifications and bills of materialof the finished product for production.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create the technical documents of the product, of raw and auxiliary materials and ensure their permanent updating
• In coordination with the Group Operating Process Office, manage the activities related to the creation of new products, providing the Marketing & Sales Area elements on the production cost
• Check, develop, manage and modify the lay out, decorations and technical characteristics of the finished product and its wrap
• Manage relationships with flexographer and printer suppliers
• Collaborate with the Production Manager to the permanent improvement of products, materials and of the products palletizing system
• Guarantee an efficient management of the reference reporting
• Create the production batches
• Check the production amounts made and the raw materials used
• Apply the Corporate Principles and Values

Sofidel UK currently have an opportunity for a Product Office Assistant at our Baglan site. This full-time, onsite role offers an opportunity for a proactive and detail oriented individual to join our dynamic team.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• Experience in an engineering or manufacturing environment is desirable
• Demonstrate interpersonal skills, teamwork and leadership capability
• Excel skills (vlookups, pivot tables, data formatting) to generate, clean, and analyze daily performance and status reports.
• Knowledge of or a strong willingness to learn ERP systems and technical documentation workflows.

PACKAGE/BENEFITS:

• Company Sick Pay
• Pension contribution plus salary sacrifice option
• Private Health Insurance
• Life Assurance (3x annual salary)
• Discount on Company products
• 23days annual leave, rising to 25 with service (+ public holidays)
• On Site parking with electric vehicle charging available
• Sofidel Language Learning Programme through innovative digital platform for you and one additional user, such as family member or friend.