Engineering Administrator

Position: Engineering Administrator (Automotive)
Location: Woking, Surrey
Salary: £15 - £16 per hour

Are you a meticulous professional with a knack for managing complex projects and ensuring seamless operations? This role as an Engineering Administrator offers a dynamic environment where your organisational skills and attention to detail will shine. Join a forward-thinking organisation committed to excellence and innovation.

The Role:
As as Engineering Administrator you will be the linchpin within the operations department, managing supplier communications and ensuring no production downtime for customers. Your role will be pivotal in maintaining project efficiency and quality.

The successful candidate will be responsible for reading technical drawings, able to communicate to customers face to face and over the phone, writing work insructions and showing teams how to carry out these tasks. The ideal candidate will have automotive experience.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Be the first point of contact for supplier emails, prioritising workload to ensure efficiency.
• Liaise with suppliers to obtain job authorisation and understand account status with finance.
• Attend issue locations to gather project information, including photographs, samples, and defect data.
• Create and maintain project Work Instructions and configure projects within the QTrak system.
• Complete project-specific Risk Assessments and Process FMEAs.
• Maintain the Project Tracker, recording all relevant timestamps.
• Develop Initial Training Documents to ensure project personnel receive necessary training and authorisation.
• Ensure warehouse stock is requested to operational areas at project start.
• Review project requirements to ensure customer expectations are met.
• Coordinate customer reviews, approvals, and project sign-offs.
• Escalate concerns or issues that may impact project success.
• Ensure all project documentation is completed and controlled prior to project launch.
• Maintain and update the G&P Project Tracker to reflect current project status.
• Ensure accurate shift handovers with all required information.

Skills and Experience:

• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Experience in project management or a similar role.
• Proficiency in using project management software and tools.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to quality.
• Problem-solving skills and the ability to escalate issues effectively.

Required:

• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Proficiency in project management software.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Excellent communication abilities.

Key Words:
WI Creator, Project Management, Operations, Quality Assurance, Supplier Management, Risk Assessment, Process FMEA, QTrak System, Project Documentation

Take the next step in your career and apply now to become a vital part of a team that values precision and excellence. Your expertise could be the key to driving successful project outcomes.

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