Technical Co-ordinator/optimiser - Tiptree, United Kingdom - Alexander Cleghorn

Description

Salary:
£25,000 - £28,000 DOE
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to work scheme
Location: Tiptree, Essex; CO5 0JAAlexander Cleghorn Ltd are a leading UK-based manufacturer focused on high-quality panel production. Specialising in tailor-made MDF, plywood, melamine and laminated panel products, we manufacture bespoke components to individual specifications, whether the requirements are for one piece or one million.

We are currently looking to recruit an experienced Technical Co-ordinator to join our Technical Department in Tiptree, Essex.

**Ref No: The Role

Our Technical Department is the link between our sales team and our factory, and as Technical Coordinator, you will be required to interpret the customer orders sent over by the sales team to allow you to produce technical information for the factory, ready for production.

The ability to read and interpret technical drawings is essential for this role, and a typing speed of up to 40 wpm is an advantage to allow you to quickly and accurately add orders to our internal system.

• Logical thinker with the ability to plan and organise their own workload
• Ability to ensure optimised use of raw material at all times and minimise waste
• Identifies problems, managing to resolution
• Good commercial awareness
• Have excellent attention to detail
• Investigative nature
• Able to resolve queries appropriately
• Build and maintain effective relationships with customers and suppliers.
• Maintain excellent working relations with key departments and managers to ensure communication is well delivered throughout
• Must be proactive and able to multitask within a busy working environment
• Strong interpersonal skills, flexibility, selfmotivation, and enthusiasm are essential, as is the ability to meet deadlines.

Working hours will be Monday to Friday, 07:30 am to 17:00 pm. Flexibility with working hours is essential, as overtime will be required from time to time.

To be considered for our Technical Co-ordinator role, you will have the following skills and experience:

• MS Excel (Intermediate Level), MS Outlook, Minimum GCSE English and Mathematics
• CAD programming and interpreting technical drawings
• Ideally worked with sheet board optimisation software before, but not essential
• Knowledge of general engineering and manufacturing processes
• Previous experience within an administrative role is essential