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Operations Coordinator
Job Posted: 2 hours ago
Salary: £ 35,000 - 40,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Warrington, Cheshire
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Operations Coordinator | Warrington | Up to £40,000 DOE
Hours: 39 per week (Mon-Thurs 8:00-4:30, Fri 8:00-3:30)
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Operations Coordinator to join a leading global manufacturer and service provider in the industrial engineering sector. This newly created role, introduced due to business growth, offers a clear progression route into an Operations Manager position.
You will support daily operations across purchasing, production scheduling, stock control, quality assurance, and administration. This is a hands-on role requiring a proactive, organised individual comfortable working across both office and yard activities.
Operations Coordinator Key Responsibilities:
· Assist with daily operational activities and gradually take on wider operations management.
· Support workload delegation, monitor progress, and ensure production priorities are met.
· Interpret engineering drawings and assist with basic CAD tasks when required.
· Create and update production schedules, WIP sheets, furnace schedules, and job trackers.
· Attend morning meetings and weekly WIP reviews.
· Operate the furnace and arrange internal/external bake-outs as needed.
· Carry out quality checks on moulds before casting and ensure MQAD documentation is accurate.
· Maintain yard organisation, safety, and housekeeping standards.
· Assist with purchasing, including obtaining quotes, comparing prices, and supporting supplier management.
· Compile and check Bills of Materials (BOM), confirm stock availability, and create material requirement lists.
· Set up new suppliers, maintain part pricing in the Visual system, and arrange subcontracted services.
· Order materials, consumables, PPE, pallets, timber, and other production/site requirements.
· Perform stock bookings, inventory adjustments, and ensure accurate data in the Visual system.
· Carry out monthly and six-monthly stock checks, maintain min/max levels, and trigger orders as necessary.
· Monitor and manage stock levels through the Visual system.
· Support unloading deliveries and general yard activities (forklift licence desirable).
· Determine whether materials are stock or job-specific to ensure accurate booking.
· Arrange shipments, prepare delivery notes, and ensure records are uploaded to SharePoint.
· Coordinate labour requirements when necessary.
· Open new jobs in SharePoint and Visual, uploading budgets, quotes, and purchase orders.
· Prepare and maintain Quality Control Packs, job files, MQADs, and manufacturing schedules.
· Support costing and quoting for internal/external precast and formwork work.
· Update daily UK labour plans and forecast manning levels 4-6 weeks ahead.
Operations Coordinator Requirements:
· Experience in manufacturing or industrial environments.
· Ability to read engineering drawings; basic CAD skills or willingness to learn.
· Advanced Excel skills for managing complex spreadsheets.
· Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise effectively.
· Confident communicator able to work with office and yard teams.
· Proactive, hands-on approach to operational tasks.
· Forklift licence desirable (must be in date).
· Understanding of purchasing or materials planning is advantageous.
What's on Offer:
· Clear progression path into an Operations Manager role.
· Full training across systems (including Visual), processes, and production requirements.
· A varied, hands-on role within a supportive, growing global organisation.
· Excellent opportunity to build skills in operations, procurement, production, and quality.
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