Production Coordinator

Escape Recruitment Services; Kilmarnock; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Contributory pension scheme

Early Friday finish

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Production Coordinator in Kilmarnock, Scotland. This role involves supporting planning and workflow management in an engineering environment, coordinating with teams to ensure timely task completion. Ideal candidates will have a background in engineering or similar fields, strong Excel skills, and experience with Microsoft Project. The position offers a salary of £28,000–£32,000, private medical insurance, and a contributory pension scheme.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in planning, scheduling, coordination or engineering administration.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel including lookups and pivot tables.
• Experience using MS Project or willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain resource and production plans across multiple projects.
• Update project schedules daily using Excel and/or MS Project.
• Liaise with supervisors, engineers, and project managers to track progress.

Skills

Planning

Scheduling

Coordination

Communication

Data Analysis

Microsoft Excel

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Production Coordinator

Kilmarnock, Scotland — Full-time, Permanent (onsite, Early Friday finish 1:30 pm)

We are recruiting a Production Coordinator to support planning, scheduling and workflow management within a fast‑paced engineering environment. This role involves creating and maintaining production and project plans, coordinating with multiple internal teams, and ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and on schedule.

It is well‑suited to someone with experience in engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, operations, or any environment where resource coordination and daily planning are key.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain resource and production plans across multiple ongoing projects
• Update project schedules daily using Excel and/or MS Project
• Liaise with supervisors, engineers and project managers to track progress and gather accurate status updates
• Produce daily and weekly task plans for production teams
• Identify and highlight delays, risks, shortages, and schedule conflicts
• Coordinate planned activities to minimise disruption and ensure safe sequencing of work
• Support the review of work instructions before project start‑up and ensure documentation is completed at project close‑out
• Collate timesheets, attendance data and shift information for reporting
• Assist in forecasting resource requirements and supporting operational improvements

What We’re Looking For

• Previous experience in planning, scheduling, coordination or engineering administration
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel (lookups, pivot tables, data analysis)
• Experience using MS Project or willingness to learn
• Background in engineering, manufacturing, workshop, production, maintenance or similar
• Confident communicator, able to work closely with production teams and technical staff
• Salary £28,000–£32,000 depending on experience
• Early Friday finish (1:30 pm)
• Private medical insurance
• Contributory pension scheme
• Long‑term stability and development opportunities within a growing engineering operation

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Project Management and Strategy/Planning