Workshop Administrator

Adecco; Leyland; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco in Preston is seeking a Workshop Administrator to support a busy automotive manufacturing workshop. This hands-on role handles job entries, documentation, progress updates to engineers, and direct contact with customers.

You will thrive in a practical, team‑oriented setting, stay organised under pressure, and keep systems accurate. The position starts temporary with a view to permanent, offering steady hours and a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong organisation and time-management skills.
• Ability to prioritise tasks in a fast-changing environment.
• Confident, clear communicator (phone & email).
• Comfortable working in a busy workshop atmosphere.
• Resilient, adaptable, and able to stay calm under pressure.
• Good sense of humour and a team‑focused mindset.
• Proficient with computers and administrative systems.

Responsibilities

• Adding new jobs onto the internal system
• Processing job sheets and ensuring accurate documentation
• Updating engineers and team members on job progress
• Logging and phoning breakdowns through to engineers
• Speaking with customers and providing timely updates on ongoing work
• Supporting the wider workshop team with day‑to‑day administrative tasks

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Time-management

Communication (phone & email)

Team-focused

Resilience under pressure

Proficient with computers

Workshop environment experience

Job description

Workshop Administrator - Automotive Manufacturing (Temp to Perm)

Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm

Location: Preston

We are looking for a highly organised and confident Workshop Administrator to support a busy and fast‑moving automotive manufacturing environment. This is a hands‑on role at the heart of workshop operations, ideal for someone who thrives under pressure and enjoys being part of a lively, practical, production-focused team.

About the Role

You will play an essential part in keeping workshop activity running smoothly. Your responsibilities will include:

• Adding new jobs onto the internal system
• Processing job sheets and ensuring accurate documentation
• Updating engineers and team members on job progress
• Logging and phoning breakdowns through to engineers
• Speaking with customers and providing timely updates on ongoing work
• Supporting the wider workshop team with day‑to‑day administrative tasks

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate will bring a positive attitude, strong organisation skills, and the confidence to work within a blue‑collar, fast‑paced, and sometimes noisy workshop environment. You should be comfortable collaborating with hands‑on engineering teams and able to maintain professionalism while fitting into a dynamic, operational setting.

Key Skills & Attributes

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organisation and time‑management skills
• Ability to prioritise tasks in a fast-changing environment
• Confident, clear communicator (phone & email)
• Comfortable working in a busy workshop atmosphere
• Resilient, adaptable, and able to stay calm under pressure
• Good sense of humour and a team‑focused mindset
• Proficient with computers and administrative systems

This is a temporary role with a view to going permanent

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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