Production Coordinator

Title: Production Coordinator
Location: Altrincham (WA14 3DN)
Salary: £30,000 per annum
Shifts: Monday- Thursday 08:00- 16:30, Fridays 08:00- 13:00
Contract Type: Permanent


Our client is a manufacturing company specialising in steel & aluminium castings for the Aerospace, Defence and Oil and Gas Industries.
As a Production Coordinator you will ensure production schedules, deadlines and business metrics are met, by overseeing the flow of materials, components, tooling and paperwork among departments, and by taking action to solve problems and fulfil priority orders.

As a Production Coordinator your duties will be: -

" Works on producing effective and efficient production schedules with the Production Control team leader.
" Communicates with departments to ensure that materials, components, tools and paperwork are supplied efficiently.
" Identifies problems in workflows and contributes solutions and improvements, working with Production Management to implement necessary modifications in affected departments and teams.
" Drives efficient and effective movement of product through each stage of production.
" Works with different departments to prevent stoppages, bottlenecks, backlogs and production delays, keeping a close eye on achieving company targets.
" Identifies and recommends improvements to increase production to the Operations Manager.
" Communicates with departments and customers when shipping delays occur.
" Will co-ordinate the collection and analysis of data regarding efficiency and timeliness of production.
" Performs any other related duties as assigned by the Operations Manager.


The successful Production Coordinator will have the following skills: -

" Good co-ordination skills with the ability to manage and understand multiple processes and interactions simultaneously.
" Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, able to see the bigger picture.
" Good time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
" Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
" Must have IT skills, in both Microsoft Office, and with experience in managing, utilising, extracting and reporting on data from internal production systems.
" A Level or BTech level qualification in a relevant area preferred, but good experience and knowledge in Production/Manufacturing will be considered equally valuable.
" Experience of production/manufacturing scheduling processes would be beneficial.
" This is a site-based role, so the majority of time will be spent going between departments expediting, influencing and facilitating production flow.
" Must be able to lift products of a reasonable weight.