Our client is a global manufacturing business based in South Tyneside, who are looking to recruit a Factory Administrator.  

This is a fixed term, full time position until the end of December 2024. Hours of work are Monday to Thursday, 8am to 5pm with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break, and Friday 8am to 1pm.

The purpose of the role is to provide secretarial support to the Senior Management Team as well as general administrative support to the factory. Duties will include but are not limited to:

• Management of main switchboard.
• Booking conferences, accommodation and travel for Managers and employees of the business.
• Production of working instructions, amending documents, copy typing, scanning, and maintaining the online documentation quality system.
• Providing secretarial support to the GM and senior managers by producing presentation and taking minutes at meetings.
• Organising occupational health appointments and diary for HR department.
• Providing administrative support to the HR department for various weekly and monthly tasks, and on spec for employee letters and notices.

Suitable applicants should be able to demonstrate the following:

• Minimum of 1 years’ experience in a similar role ideally within a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent team working skills, with a flexible approach.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to adapt to various levels and deal with conflicting situations, confidently and professionally.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and plan and meet targets.
• Problem solving skills are required, as well as an ability to communicate issues and corrective actions to management.
• IT literate; familiar with MS Office Applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and ERP systems.