Production Assistant in Oxford

The Production Assistant will be tasked with the handling the production of ED-UK titles, predominantly backlist, to assist senior production colleagues to meet satisfactorily the predetermined criteria of cost, quality and schedule. Provide departmental admin support as and when required.

• Action reprints within agreed SLA to ensure reprint is delivered on time and in accordance with the tender agreement for schedule and price.
• Set, monitor and maintain schedules in accordance with degree of complexity of project, tender agreements and agreed leadtimes in order to meet target delivery date in to the Kettering warehouse or a customer.
• Ensure all data on systems is maintained to ensure reports can be collected and information to the customer is correct.
• Assist the senior managing colleague in other areas of production in order to maximise the performance of the department. Provide cover during absence and holidays.
• Carry out general administrative tasks on behalf of the whole department as required to ensure the efficient running of the Production Department. Maintain a working knowledge of the administration duties required within the department.
• Respond to unexpected situations, informing colleagues if appropriate, and if necessary be guided in order to ensure ED-UK business is returned to the same or higher operational level.

  Able to multi task with attention to detail under pressure.

• A good team player and clear communicator, with the ability to liaise and collaborate with a range of internal and external personnel with varying levels of seniority.
• Deadline focussed with the ability to get things done and/or persuade others to get things done within tight deadlines.
• Able to identify accurately priorities that fulfil the divisional requirements.
• Numerate, flexible proactive with good organisational and presentational skills.
• Good administrative and IT skills particularly Excel and databases.
• Some experience of handling production work would be an advantage

  We care about work/life balance here at OUP. With this in mind we offer 25 days' holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure (3-days) and a 35-hour working week. We are open to discussing flexibility in respect to working patterns, dependent on role. We also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies.

We help make your money go further by contributing to your pension up to 12%, offering loans and savings schemes through our partnership with Salary Finance, in addition to travel to work schemes and access to a wide range of local discounts. This role comes with the added benefit of a discretionary annual payment.