At a Glance
- Tasks: Support factory operations with payroll, onboarding, and health and safety administration.
- Company: Join Davin Foods, a dynamic workplace that values diversity and teamwork.
- Benefits: Enjoy a £35,000 salary, 20 days leave, and health care cash plan.
- Other info: Flexible hours and opportunities for career growth await you!
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a varied role while developing your administrative skills.
- Qualifications: Previous admin experience and confidence with Microsoft Office are key.
The predicted salary is between 27000 - 33000 £ per year.
10-month fixed-term contract | £35,000 per year
Monday to Friday | Core hours: 8.00am–5pm | 30 mins paid Lunch, 2x 15 mins unpaid breaks.
Are you an organised, proactive administrator who enjoys variety and working with people? We’re looking for an Operations Support Coordinator to help keep our factory operations running smoothly.
Reporting to the Factory Manager, you’ll support everything from payroll and new-starter inductions to health and safety administration and agency coordination. This is a varied role where your attention to detail and communication skills will make a real difference.
What you’ll be doing
- Maintaining accurate payroll, holiday, overtime and absence records, ensuring weekly and monthly deadlines are met.
- Coordinating onboarding, inductions and offboarding, including new-starter paperwork and exit interviews.
- Being a first point of contact for employee queries about payroll, people administration and benefits.
- Supporting absence processes and arranging return-to-work, absence counselling and probation meetings.
- Liaising with recruitment agencies and maintaining agency staffing records.
- Supporting health and safety administration, arranging training and following up on actions.
- Keeping maintenance trackers and noticeboards updated, managing PPE stock, and helping with events and operational projects.
What you’ll bring
- Previous administration experience.
- Confidence using Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word and PowerPoint.
- Strong written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
- Excellent organisation, accuracy and time-management skills.
- A proactive approach and the ability to prioritise competing tasks and meet deadlines.
- A higher education qualification and at least two years’ experience in the food industry would be advantageous, but are not essential.
What’s on offer
- £35,000 annual salary, with annual pay reviews.
- 20 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Group Personal Pension Plan.
- Retail discount membership.
- Health Care Cash Plan membership.
- Further company benefits linked to service and commitment.
- A flexible approach to working hours is required, with occasional additional hours to support workload, employee engagement activities and Sunday production.
Davin Foods is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
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