Production admin
Production Administrator Location: Leicester Salary: £28,000 – £32,000 Hours: Monday – Friday 09:00–17:00 Contract: Permanent | Office-based The Role We’re recruiting a Production Administrator to support a busy engineering operation. This is a varied, fast-paced role where you’ll work closely with the production and design/project teams, keeping documentation organised, accurate and up to date. You’ll play a key part in ensuring job information is issued correctly and records remain controlled and audit-ready. Key Responsibilities • Act as the admin point of contact for day-to-day production support, ensuring information is captured correctly and tasks are followed through • Put together and circulate production paperwork for jobs, including relevant drawings, lists and supporting details required by the workshop • Maintain organised records across shared drives and files, keeping documents clearly named, filed and easy to retrieve • Keep job trackers updated and ensure the latest information is reflected across internal systems and spreadsheets • Raise, log and maintain purchase order and supplier paperwork, ensuring documents are stored correctly and aligned to jobs/projects • Coordinate updates between teams by chasing missing information, confirming changes and keeping everyone aligned on the latest status • Support with general office duties such as data entry, reporting, scanning, emailing and document preparation What We’re Looking For • Previous experience in an admin role within engineering/production (or similar fast-paced environment) • Strong attention to detail and confidence handling documentation and data • Comfortable working across multiple priorities and deadlines • Confident with Microsoft Office (Excel/Word/Outlook) and able to learn new systems • Strong communication skills and a proactive, organised approach Desirable (not essential): • Experience with document control, job packs, drawings or production paperwork • Exposure to ERP/production systems or similar internal databases What’s On Offer • Permanent role with stable hours • Salary £28,000–£32,000 depending on experience • Busy, hands-on role with variety and responsibility • Supportive team environment