Operations Coordinator / Order Processor

Salary – to £40k DOE

Sector – Window & Door manufacturing business

Previous experience: Experience of Order Processing. Production Planning, Project Coordinator, Production Drawing Technician, or Project Manager likely to be relevant

MacGregor Recruitment have a great opportunity for an Operations Coordinator/ Order Procesor to join a local manufacturer and installer of windows, doors, bi-folding doors and conservatory roofs to trade and retail customers.

This is not a customer quoting Sales Order Processing role - this role processes orders to production and plays a key part in ensuring that the factory operates efficiently through excellent production planning schedules & operational control.  You'll help to ensure that materials, manpower and resources are controlled effectively, achieving optimum production flow.

Key responsibilities:

• Reporting to the Operations Director you will play a key role in the production planning and coordination of the shop floor, producing and organising orders for production
• Prepare, review, and manage technical drawings for window and door projects, liaising with contracts managers, project managers, architects, suppliers, and customers as required
• Plan and monitor factory workload and production schedules.
• Monitoring progress of orders, maintaining effective communication between office, production, and installation teams.
• Maintain the accuracy of operational systems, data, and product costing & production information.
• Manging material stocks and demand, assisting with stock control
• Produce production reporting & KPI reports, monitoring performance against productivity, efficiency, quality, and delivery targets

Skills & Experience:

• Production planning and processing orders for production within the window & door sector is essential
• Experience that includes stock control, labour planning and KPI reporting is highly desirable
• Strong people and communication skills
• The successful candidate will be self motivated, analytical and experienced at using analysis for continuous improvement
• Experience and knowledge of window processing software Business Micro- Evolution or similar, and MS Excel and CRM systems. 

Package:

• Salary up to £40,000, depending on experience.
• Working hours are 6 am to 4 pm Monday to Thursday and 6 am to midday on Friday
• Annual leave is 20 days plus statutory, with the option to buy up to five additional days
• Employee benefits include discounted Costco membership, a cycle-to-work scheme, employee rewards, an annual bonus, product discounts and a free employee assistance programme.