Operations & Planning Coordinator
Salary: £38,000 - £42,000, DOE
Hours: 42.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday
Location: Gateshead (Site-Based)
Contract: Permanent
Step Into a Key Operational Role. Are you an experienced operational professional looking to take the next step in your career? Do you have experience supervising teams, coordinating workloads, managing priorities and keeping operations running smoothly within a manufacturing, production, waste, recycling, logistics or industrial environment?
We're recruiting on behalf of a well-established industrial business for an Operations & Planning Coordinator to play a central role in the day-to-day running of a busy site operation.
This is a hands-on, site-based role offering genuine career progression into operational management. Working closely with production, engineering, transport, commercial, compliance and SHEQ teams, you'll help ensure plans are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with operational priorities.
The Opportunity
This role sits at the heart of the operation. You'll be responsible for coordinating activity across multiple departments, ensuring resources, labour, materials, transport and operational requirements are aligned to support the efficient running of the site.
It's an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys being out in the operation, building relationships with site teams, solving problems and making things happen, rather than being office-based all day.
Key Responsibilities
Coordinate daily operational and production activities across the site.
Liaise with Plant Managers and operational teams to ensure priorities are understood and delivered.
Work closely with Engineering regarding breakdowns, maintenance schedules and plant availability.
Coordinate inbound and outbound transport activities with hauliers, suppliers and customers.
Support operational planning to ensure resources are available to meet customer demand.
Work with Commercial teams to align operational output with customer requirements.
Liaise with Compliance and SHEQ teams to ensure safe and compliant operations.
Monitor operational performance, downtime and site issues, escalating where required.
Coordinate labour planning, holidays, absences, agency workers and shift cover requirements.
Maintain accurate operational records, reports and documentation.
Support stock management activities and communicate available vo...
Operations & Planning Coordinator *Permanent in Gateshead employer: Office Angels
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