Textile Production Coordinator

Purpose

To support the production team with a variety of administrative tasks; communication with suppliers & textile finishers. Providing essential data maintenance on production tickets; ensuring stocks are in the right place for all orders to be produced.

Responsibilities

• Daily communication with yarn suppliers regarding outstanding orders and order status

• Updating & distributing daily updates internally, such as the unconfirmed order report

• Daily yarn system stock checks

• Using systems to provide supplier performance metrics

• Administration of the yarn shade supplier submit process

• Timely and accurate filing (either electronically or physically) for the relevant standards and accreditations

• Collating information regarding waste and the environment for auditing

• Using Excel to produce tables, statistics, graphs and reports

Essential skills, knowledge and experience

• Highly organised with a strong attention to detail

• Strong written & verbal communication

• Excel proficient (intermediate or advanced proficiency)

• Previous experience with booking systems or ERP systems, other business management systems

• A flexible approach to cover tasks as the business requires

• A problem-solving approach to tasks or issues

• The ability to work independently, plan ahead, identify potential issues early

Desirable

• Previous experience liaising with/interacting with external suppliers

• Experience and or understanding of the textile manufacturing process

Benefits include:

• Contributory Pension Scheme

• Eye test vouchers

• Social and charitable events and Christmas Party

• Elected Colleague Forum representatives, quarterly Town Halls

• 30 days holiday each year, including bank holidays off and shut down at Christmas with around 16-18 flexible holidays per year

• Company Sick Pay Scheme

• Life Insurance (Death in Service) benefit 3 x basic pay – up to age 70

• Discretionary Mill bonus if overall business targets are met