Production Administrator

Production-Admin-Longton
Title Production Administrator
Salary
Location Longton, Stoke on Trent
Job Title:  Production Admin (Shipping)
Responsible to: Supply Chain Manager 

Location – Longton

 

Company Values:

As a business, we recognise the importance of tailoring our decisions and actions around our company values and we are looking for an individual who can demonstrates these.

PROTECTING PEOPLE

We pride ourselves on having an impeccable safety culture. We constantly strive to improve our practices, to protect all personnel. We actively encourage reporting of near misses, assisting in the prevention of future accidents.

CUSTOMER FIRST

Our customer’s success is our goal. We work for and with them to identify and deliver solutions that exceed expectations. We stay with them for the total life cycle of our products and services and ensure the safety of end-users and our people.

MOVING FORWARD

We are energised by the drive for continuous improvement. We anticipate and adapt to changing requirements and constantly seek ways to work smarter. We welcome new ideas with an open mind.

PERFORMANCE PROMISE

We keep our promises. We drive new ideas to realisation with speed and an obsession for customer-driven quality. We thrive on challenges and take pride in our “can do” attitude.

TOGETHERNESS & TRUST

We can win only by working together. We encourage participation, and we share information and ideas. We trust and respect each other and recognise good performance. Our behaviour is characterised by the highest ethical standards

 

 

 

Key Tasks:

  • Creating daily shipping & collections manifests (UK, Ireland, Europe)
  • Liaising with customers/suppliers regarding deliveries and delays and updating Realtime
  • Calculate shipment size to book the correct vehicle to suit sales orders e.g., oversized / offloading / artic.
  • Export and Import collections/deliveries.
  • Control storage of finished goods stored off site.
  • Control storage of parts stored off site.
  • Arrange deliveries with third party couriers.
  • Arrange FedEx shipments.
  • PODs for sales/parts and service deliveries.
  • Ordering paint/powder stock.
  • Ordering Chinese hardware.
  • Answering the phone to customers and suppliers in a timely manner.
  • Create a close relationship with customers and suppliers.
  • Generating daily shipping figures including delivery on time.

 

Key Requirements for Role:

  • Good written and verbal communication.
  • Strong organisational skills.
  • Good forward planning.
  • Ability to plan and prioritise own workload.
  • Communicate regularly and affectively with production.
  • Ability to ‘step up’ and work under pressure.
  • Team player
  • Experience on Excel
  • High level of IT literacy

 

Benefits

  • Health cash plan Scheme: you will be enrolled into the company health cash plan.
  • You will receive company sick pay after 6 months’ employment.
  • Your birthday off if it falls on a workday.
  • The Company operates a cycle to work scheme.
  • Eye test voucher: We offer Spec Savers eye test vouchers to all staff.
  • Garage Door Discount Scheme: We offer a discount scheme for the purchase of a garage door.