Administrator / Production Planning Administrative Assistant

Administrator / Production Planning Administrative Assistant with excellent communication, organisational and time-management skills and a good grasp of maths with the ability to understand and make use of data, is required for the Production Planning Department of a well-established company based in Lowestoft, Suffolk.

SALARY: Starting from £23,350 per annum (depending on experience) + Benefits (see below)

LOCATION: Lowestoft, Suffolk (NR33) - Fully Office-Based role

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for an Administrator / Production Planning Administrative Assistant with excellent communication, organisational and time-management skills and a good grasp of maths with the ability to understand and make use of data.

Working as the Administrator / Production Planning Administrative Assistant you will support the Production Planning Controller, and the business as a whole, by effectively communicating across departments.

As the Administrator / Production Planning Administrative Assistant you will have a positive, enthusiastic and self-motivated attitude and will be a team player with an ability to respond well to a constantly changing environment.

APPLY TODAY

If this job looks like your ideal position, then please send in your CV as soon as possible for our Recruitment Team to review.

DUTIES

Your duties and responsibilities as the Administrator / Production Planning Administrative Assistant will include:

• Calculate print and conversion times for all new work, ensuring times are promptly entered into the master product tables

• Load customer demand into the planner ensuring all known work is visible

• Act as a point of contact for Internal Account Managers via email, over the phone or in person and to resolve administrative problems where possible

• Consult with all internal departments including the subcontract network to enable efficient, timely and accurate project delivery

• Maintain a close relationship with the production teams to ensure that they continuously improve and adjust based on feedback

• Advise the business of lead times, capacity and utilisation of printing and conversion areas

• Create production and despatch orders to satisfy customer demand, ensuring production is levelled and capacity is maintained

• Use the Shuttleworth system and Excel spreadsheets alongside one another to maintain up-to-date stock levels ensuring inventory is always available for incoming projects and customer orders

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Attention to detail

• Excellent maths and the ability to understand and make use of data

• A working knowledge of Microsoft Excel would be desirable, but not essential

• Analytical and problem-solving ability

• Excellent written and verbal communication

• Self-motivated, flexible, and determined

• Calm under pressure

• Ability to use and quickly learn a diverse range of digital tools

• Ability to look at all point of views

• You strive for change and show confidence in new processes

BENEFITS

• Ongoing support and training
• Free onsite parking
• Company Rewards - Employee Discount Scheme with over 800 retailers
• Fun and friendly working atmosphere
• Contributory pension scheme
• Free fruit onsite and numerous healthy living initiatives
• 23 Days annual leave, rising to 25 days after 2 years’ service plus Bank Holidays
• 1 paid day for volunteering
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Company Events (Summer and End of Year social functions)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discretionary profit related bonus

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.

JOB REF: AWDO-P12752

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