Operations Administrator in Stourport-on-Severn

Our client is looking for someone to provide administrative and data support to the Planning department at their Stourport site. Working flexibly and with a high level of accuracy, you will carry out varied administration duties including the daily analysis of timesheets, the correction of Bills of Materials (BOMs), checking the accuracy of build lists before release to the factory, and maintaining daily performance data to support planning and production decision-making.

Hours: Monday to Thursday 7am-4pm, Friday 7am-1pm

Salary: Up to £27,000

Type: Permanent

Location: Stourport on Severn, DY13

Key Responsibilities:

• Daily collection and analysis of shop-floor timesheets, checking booked hours against planned hours and highlighting discrepancies or missing bookings to the Planning Supervisor.
• Accurate and timely entry of timesheet data into planning and performance systems, chasing incomplete or missing timesheets with supervisors and team leaders.
• Reviewing and correcting Bills of Materials (BOMs) held in Excel, including Make/Buy codes, quantities, component details and routing sequences, in line with Engineering and Planning guidance.
• Checking the accuracy of build lists against works instructions, drawings and BOMs before release to the factory, flagging errors, omissions or missing components for correction.
• Maintaining and updating daily performance data (output, hours booked, adherence to plan) and preparing simple reports and boards to support the daily operational walk and planning reviews.
• Creating and maintaining production documentation, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), work instructions and process documents, ensuring they are accurate, up to date and correctly controlled.
• Raising and tracking data queries with Production, Engineering, Quality and Contracts, following them through to resolution.
• General administrative support to the Planning department, including filing, document control and updating of works instructions.
• Any other duties as required.

Requirements:

• Experience in an administrative or data-focused role, ideally within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Strong Excel skills (lookups, filters, basic formulas) and competent in Outlook and Word; experience with Power BI or other data analytics tools would be beneficial.
• High degree of numeracy and accuracy, with excellent attention to detail when working with data.
• Good communication skills, confident liaising with both shop-floor and office-based colleagues.
• Well organised, able to manage routine daily tasks to deadlines and use own initiative.
• Can do attitude.
• Team player.

For more information, please apply with a copy of your CV today and a member of our team will be in touch!