Production Coordinator / Expeditor

Hudson Shribman; Watford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days' holiday

Pension

Job summary

Hudson Shribman is seeking a Production Coordinator / Expeditor in Watford to coordinate and progress work through a busy manufacturing operation. The role combines production coordination, administration, and communication, requiring someone who is organized and proactive and comfortable speaking with people across the business.

Responsibilities include monitoring production, chasing outstanding work, liaising across departments, and maintaining records.

Qualifications

• Some previous experience within an engineering or manufacturing environment is essential.
• You don’t necessarily need to be an engineer, but you should understand how a manufacturing or production environment operates.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and progress jobs through production.
• Chase outstanding work, components and information.
• Liaise with production, engineering and other departments.
• Help ensure manufacturing schedules and customer requirements are achieved.
• Maintain accurate production and administrative records.
• Identify potential delays and ensure they are communicated.
• Provide general administrative support around the production process.

Skills

Production coordination

Administrative skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Production Coordinator / Expeditor

£25,000-£28,000 | Days | Engineering & Manufacturing

An established precision engineering and manufacturing business is looking for a Production Coordinator / Expeditor to help coordinate and progress work through its busy manufacturing operation.

This is a varied role combining production coordination, administration and communication, so we're looking for someone organised and proactive who is comfortable speaking with people across an engineering business.

The Role

• Monitor and progress jobs through production
• Chase outstanding work, components and information
• Liaise with production, engineering and other departments
• Help ensure manufacturing schedules and customer requirements are achieved
• Maintain accurate production and administrative records
• Identify potential delays and ensure they are communicated
• Provide general administrative support around the production process

What We're Looking For

Some previous experience within an engineering or manufacturing environment is essential.

You don't necessarily need to be an engineer, but you should understand how a manufacturing or production environment operates.

You’ll also need:

• Good administration and organisational skills
• Confident communication skills
• A proactive approach to chasing and progressing work
• Good attention to detail
• The confidence to communicate with people on the shop floor as well as office-based teams
• Previous experience as a Production Coordinator, Expeditor, Progress Chaser, Production Administrator, Manufacturing Administrator or Production Planning Assistant would be particularly relevant.

Salary is £25,000-£28,000, depending on experience, with 28 days' holiday and pension.