KP Snacks
Central Engineering Administrator
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Central Engineering Administrator
Ashby-de-la-Zouch or Teesside (with travel required to both sites)
Two-year FTC
On-site
Join our snack-loving team
We're looking for an Administrator to join our Central Engineering team and support the delivery of key business activities and projects across KP Snacks. This role will act as a vital link between Finance, Project Coordination and a range of business functions, helping to keep projects organised, information accurate and stakeholders connected.
About the Role
This is a varied and fast-paced role where you'll help keep multiple projects organised, ensuring key information is accurate, up to date and easily accessible. You'll be responsible for maintaining project trackers, preparing reports, supporting meetings, providing general administrative support to the Central Engineering team and helping project teams monitor progress against plans and budgets.
You'll work closely with colleagues across Engineering, Operations, Finance, IT and Project teams, building strong relationships and ensuring everyone has the information they need to make informed decisions.
This role would suit someone who is highly organised, enjoys working with data and spreadsheets, and has a keen eye for detail. You do not need an accounting background. We're looking for someone who is confident using Excel, comfortable working with numbers and able to manage information accurately.
What’s in it for you?
We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here’s a flavour of what we offer:
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- Competitive annual salary and annual salary review
- KP Pension Plan with up to 7% matched contributions
- Annual bonus scheme
- 25 days holiday, with the option to buy up to five additional days
- Comprehensive healthcare support including Health Cash Plan, Digital GP and Employee Assistance Programme
- KP4ME benefits platform with discounts, cashback and wellbeing support
- Enhanced family-friendly policies to support colleagues at every stage of life
What will you be doing?
- Maintaining project trackers and records
- Keep project trackers, cost logs and supporting documentation accurate and up to date, ensuring information is easy to access and understand
- Producing reports and project updates
- Prepare regular reports for project teams and steering groups, highlighting progress, key activities and any areas requiring attention
- Supporting project meetings
- Attend project meetings, capture actions, update records and help ensure agreed actions are completed on time
- Monitoring project spend and changes
- Track project costs against budgets, monitor changes and flag any concerns or discrepancies to the relevant stakeholders
- Supporting project governance and processes
- Help ensure agreed project processes are followed, approvals are documented and information is maintained consistently across all projects
We’d love to hear from you if you can bring:
- Excellent organisational skills
- You can manage multiple priorities, stay on top of deadlines and maintain accurate records
- Strong Excel skills
- You're comfortable using spreadsheets to track information, analyse data and produce reports
- A good eye for detail
- You take pride in producing accurate work and can spot inconsistencies or missing information
- Strong communication skills
- You're able to build positive relationships and communicate clearly with a wide range of colleagues
- A proactive approach
- You enjoy taking ownership, solving problems and finding ways to improve processes
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Our purpose
At KP Snacks, we're passionate about creating happy snacking moments through our great tasting snacks and iconic brands. Every day, millions of people enjoy our products, including Hula Hoops, McCoy's, KP Nuts, Tyrrells, Skips, POM-BEAR and Butterkist, making us one of the UK's leading snack manufacturers.
For decades, we've been delighting consumers by combining well-loved favourites with exciting innovations that reflect changing tastes and expectations. We're equally passionate about our people and committed to creating a workplace where everyone can grow, develop and make a real impact.
As part of the Intersnack Group, one of the world's leading snack manufacturers, we combine global expertise with a shared commitment to creating happy snacking moments every day.
We’re committed to inclusion
We’re building a workplace where everyone belongs. If you don’t tick every box, we’d still love to hear from you – your unique perspective could be just what we need. And if there’s anything we can do to make the process easier for you, just let us know.
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