At a Glance
- Tasks: Coordinate operations and dispatch to ensure smooth workflow and timely deliveries.
- Company: Established engineering manufacturer with a supportive and friendly culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, long-term career prospects, and a varied role with real responsibility.
- Other info: Opportunity for continuous improvement and collaboration across departments.
- Why this job: Make a genuine impact on efficiency in a dynamic engineering environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in engineering or manufacturing, strong organisational skills, and a proactive mindset.
The predicted salary is between 37000 - 40000 £ per year.
We're recruiting on behalf of a well-established engineering manufacturer looking for an organised, proactive Operations & Dispatch Co-ordinator to become a key part of their operations team.
You'll play an important role in supporting the smooth running of operations, working closely with Production, Purchasing and Quality to ensure the MRP system is maintained, stock is organised and operational processes run as efficiently as possible. This is a varied role where you'll take ownership of the day-to-day coordination of dispatch, stores and manufacturing processes, ensuring materials and products move efficiently through the business and are delivered to customers on time.
The Role
You'll be responsible for coordinating the movement of materials and finished products throughout the business, maintaining an organised stores function and ensuring customer deliveries leave on time. You'll also look for ways to improve efficiency, streamline processes and keep operations running smoothly from start to finish.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain and update the MRP system, ensuring accurate material and order information.
- Creating/Writing and implementing work instructions where necessary.
- Create processes and keep everything flowing smoothly regarding MRP practices.
- Coordinate daily dispatch activities, ensuring customer deliveries are accurate and on schedule.
- Arranging delivery and you may even be required to deliver important parts to clients - engineering businesses.
- Take ownership of the stores function, maintaining a clean, organised and efficient working environment.
- Ensure stock is accurately located, controlled and readily available for production.
- Work closely with Production and Purchasing to ensure materials are available when required.
- Monitor the flow of work through the business, helping to identify and resolve any bottlenecks.
- Coordinate incoming and outgoing goods, ensuring full accuracy and traceability.
- Continually review processes and suggest improvements to increase efficiency and optimise workflow.
- Support inventory accuracy through regular stock checks and good housekeeping.
- Build strong working relationships across the business to ensure operations run smoothly.
About You
Our client is looking for someone who enjoys organising, planning and improving the way things work. You'll be someone who naturally takes ownership, is proactive and enjoys making a positive impact.
As Operations & Dispatch Co-ordinator, you'll ideally have:
- Experience within an engineering or manufacturing environment.
- A good understanding of MRP/ERP systems.
- Experience in dispatch, stores, production coordination, logistics or planning.
- Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
- A practical approach to problem solving.
- Good communication skills and the confidence to work across multiple departments.
- A continuous improvement mindset and a desire to make processes more efficient.
- Happy to get stuck in as required.
What's on Offer
- £37,000 - £40,000 depending on experience.
- Join a stable and successful engineering manufacturer.
- Friendly, supportive working environment.
- A varied role with real responsibility and autonomy.
- Opportunity to make a genuine difference to the efficiency of the business.
- Long-term career prospects within a growing organisation.
