Alexander Steele Recruitment
Operations Assistant
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Alexander Steele Recruitment are delighted to be partnering exclusively with a well-established and growing food manufacturing business to recruit an Operations Assistant.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced manufacturing environment where you'll work closely with the senior operations leadership team, becoming a key part of the day-to-day running of the site. This role is far more than a traditional administration position, offering exposure to production, supply chain, quality and continuous improvement projects while supporting operational performance across the business.
If you're highly organised, thrive in a busy manufacturing environment and enjoy being at the centre of operations, this could be the perfect next step in your career.
The Role
As Operations Assistant, you'll provide essential support to the senior operations team, ensuring the smooth coordination of business activities across the site. Responsibilities will include:
- Coordinating operational projects and ensuring actions are completed to agreed deadlines.
- Producing reports, KPI dashboards and presentations for senior leadership meetings.
- Managing meeting schedules, preparing agendas, recording minutes and tracking follow-up actions.
- Acting as a central point of communication between Operations, Supply Chain, Technical, HR, Finance and other internal departments.
- Supporting day-to-day operational administration while helping to improve efficiency across the site.
- Organising travel, diary management and confidential correspondence for the Operations leadership team.
- Maintaining operational documentation, records and digital filing systems.
- Assisting with site events, audits and business meetings.
- Monitoring operational performance data and helping produce meaningful management information.
- Supporting continuous improvement initiatives and identifying opportunities to streamline administrative processes.
- Handling confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
- Promoting a safe working environment and supporting Health & Safety initiatives across the business.
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Requirements
To be successful in this position, you'll ideally have:
- Previous experience within a food or FMCG manufacturing environment.
- Experience supporting senior operational or manufacturing leaders.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise multiple tasks in a fast-moving environment.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Word.
- Experience producing reports, presentations and operational data.
- Confidence communicating with stakeholders at all levels of the business.
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage confidential information appropriately.
- Experience using ERP systems and analysing operational data would be advantageous.
- Knowledge of Lean manufacturing principles or continuous improvement techniques would be beneficial.
- A proactive approach with the confidence to work independently and solve problems as they arise.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with a collaborative approach to teamwork.
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Why Join This Business?
- Join a successful and expanding food manufacturer with an excellent reputation in its sector.
- Work closely with experienced operational leaders and gain exposure to senior decision-making.
- A varied position where no two days are the same.
- Excellent opportunity to broaden your operational knowledge across multiple business functions.
- Be part of a collaborative, supportive and high-performing team.
- Genuine opportunities for personal development and long-term career progression.
- Play an important role in a business that values continuous improvement, operational excellence and employee development.
If you're looking for a role where you can make a real impact while developing your career within food manufacturing operations, we'd love to hear from you.
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