Project Coordinator

First Base; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading projects company in Gloucester seeks a Projects Coordinator to facilitate communication between sales, production, and customers. The ideal candidate has a background in manufacturing or engineering, strong communication skills, and the ability to work under pressure. Responsibilities include providing technical advice, ensuring customer requirements are met, and maintaining schedules. This full-time role offers competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice and quotations to customers.
• Act as the main point of contact between sales and production.
• Support customers in achieving their goals while meeting internal targets.

Skills

Manufacturing or Engineering background

Computer literacy

Team worker

Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

Timekeeping and reliability

Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

Tools

CAD software (Mini Magics, SolidWorks, CATIA, Spaceclaim)

Job description

Projects Coordinator

Location: Gloucester
Hours: 8.00 am - 4.30 pm, Monday to Friday (37.5 hours per week)
Salary: Competitive, with benefits package

About the Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join a busy projects department. The Projects Coordinator will act as the link between sales, production, customers, and subcontract suppliers. This role involves providing technical advice, quotations, scheduling information, and ensuring customer requirements and deadlines are met. The position is office-based, with occasional external visits.

Key Responsibilities of a Projects Coordinator

• Provide technical advice, quotations, and schedule details to customers
• Act as the main point of contact between sales, production, and suppliers
• Support customers in achieving their goals while ensuring internal sales and production targets are met
• Maintain knowledge of scheduling capacity and promote additional services to customers
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships to secure business

Key Skills of a Projects Coordinator

• Manufacturing or Engineering background
• Computer literacy
• Team worker
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Timekeeping and reliability
• Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

Desireable experience

• CAD knowledge (Mini Magics, SolidWorks, CATIA, Spaceclaim)
• Ability to interpret 2D engineering drawings
• Strong teamwork, timekeeping, and reliability