Manpower UK
Production Coordinator
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Location: Blackpool
Department: Production
Contract: 12 Month Agency Assignment
Hours: Full-time
Core Working Hours:
- Monday to Thursday, 8:00am – 4:30pm
- Friday, 8:00am – 1:00pm
Pay Rate: £13.93–£14.45 per hour, depending on experience
Reports to: Value Stream Lead.
Job Description
Manpower is proud to be partnering with Johnson & Johnson to recruit a Production Coordinator to join the Production team in Blackpool.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a global organisation where you'll play an important role in supporting day-to-day production operations. Working closely with the Production Operations Lead and wider Production team, you'll coordinate key administrative activities, maintain production systems and documentation, and help ensure production processes run efficiently.
As a Production Coordinator, you'll be a central point of contact across the production function, supporting communication, maintaining accurate operational records, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives. If you're highly organised, enjoy working in a fast-paced production environment and thrive on keeping things running smoothly, we'd love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day administrative support to the Production team, including coordinating meetings, preparing reports and maintaining production documentation.
- Act as a key point of contact between Production staff and the Production Operations Lead, ensuring information is communicated effectively across the team.
- Maintain accurate production schedules, inventory records, equipment usage data and ERP systems.
- Produce reports and maintain operational databases to support business performance and decision-making.
- Support quality activities by ensuring documentation is accurate, compliant and audit-ready.
- Identify opportunities to improve production processes and support continuous improvement initiatives.
- Build positive working relationships across the Production team and collaborate with colleagues to achieve production objectives.
- Maintain a high level of accuracy, organisation and attention to detail across all aspects of the role.
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About You
You'll be a proactive and organised individual who enjoys supporting operational teams and thrives in a busy production environment. You'll be confident managing multiple priorities, communicating with a range of stakeholders and delivering accurate work to a consistently high standard.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Minimum of two years' experience within a production or manufacturing environment, ideally in an administrative or coordination role.
- Strong organisational and time management skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced production environment.
- A proactive, positive and collaborative approach to work.
Desirable
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- Experience using ERP systems.
- Knowledge of production processes and manufacturing terminology.
- Experience supporting quality documentation and audit readiness.
- Experience contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
Why Join Us?
At Johnson & Johnson, you'll become part of a global organisation committed to improving lives through innovation, quality and operational excellence. You'll join a supportive and collaborative team where your contribution is valued and where you'll have opportunities to develop your skills while supporting the production of products that make a meaningful difference to patients around the world.
Guided by Our Credo values, Johnson & Johnson is committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected, supported and empowered to succeed.
Interested?
If you're looking to build your career with a global organisation and have the experience, skills and enthusiasm we're looking for, we'd love to hear from you.
Please note:
- This is a 12 Month Agency Assignment.
- This role is fully site-based in Blackpool and does not offer hybrid or remote working. Candidates must be able to attend site during the core working hours.
- If successful at interview, you will be required to complete aptitude assessments in reading, writing and mathematics as part of the recruitment process.
- Candidates must be able to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK as part of the recruitment and selection process.
- This role does not offer visa sponsorship.
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