Production Coordinator - Fast-Paced Manufacturing

SWMF Marsh Barton; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full training and development

Early finish every Friday

Grow with manufacturing operation

Company events

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

On-site parking

Referral programme

Job summary

South West Metal Finishing in Exeter is seeking a Production Coordinator to ensure production activities run smoothly, on time, and to customer requirements. You will coordinate schedules, monitor progress, and liaise with multiple departments to drive tasks to completion.

Full training will be provided; you will work closely with Production, Quality, Engineering, and Customer Services to resolve issues and improve operations in a growing manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organisational and time-management abilities.
• Ability to work effectively with different teams and stakeholders.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Basic computer literacy.
• Good English and mathematics skills.
• Experience in planning, scheduling, production coordination, or manufacturing support role.
• Familiarity with production tracking or MRP systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate production schedules to meet customer requirements and deadlines.
• Monitor work in progress and identify potential delays before they impact delivery.
• Communicate priorities clearly to production teams.
• Support capacity planning and resource allocation activities.
• Track work orders throughout the manufacturing process.
• Maintain accurate production data within the MRP system.
• Liaise daily with Production, Quality, Engineering, Customer Services, Stores, and Planning teams.
• Ensure actions and commitments are completed within agreed timescales.
• Coordinate time-sensitive post-plating and inter-facility processing activities.
• Escalate performance or workflow issues to relevant managers when required.

Skills

Strong communication

Organisational skills

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Basic computer literacy

English & maths

Experience in planning/scheduling

MRP systems familiarity

Tools

MRP system

Job description

South West Metal Finishing in Exeter is seeking a Production Coordinator to ensure production activities run smoothly, on time, and to customer requirements. You will coordinate schedules, monitor progress, and liaise with multiple departments to drive tasks to completion.

Full training will be provided; you will work closely with Production, Quality, Engineering, and Customer Services to resolve issues and improve operations in a growing manufacturing environment.