Production Coordinator

Kilmarnock Source: WhatJobs

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Production Coordinator

Kilmarnock, Scotland — Full-time, Permanent (onsite, Early Friday finish 1:30 pm)

We are recruiting a Production Coordinator to support planning, scheduling and workflow management within a fast‑paced engineering environment. This role involves creating and maintaining production and project plans, coordinating with multiple internal teams, and ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and on schedule.

It is well‑suited to someone with experience in engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, operations, or any environment where resource coordination and daily planning are key.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and maintain resource and production plans across multiple ongoing projects
Update project schedules daily using Excel and/or MS Project
Liaise with supervisors, engineers and project managers to track progress and gather accurate status updates
Produce daily and weekly task plans for production teams
Identify and highlight delays, risks, shortages, and schedule conflicts
Coordinate planned activities to minimise disruption and ensure safe sequencing of work
Support the review of work instructions before project start‑up and ensure documentation is completed at project close‑out
Collate timesheets, attendance data and shift information for reporting
Assist in forecasting resource requirements and supporting operational improvements

What We’re Looking For

Previous experience in planning, scheduling, coordination or engineering administration
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel (lookups, pivot tables, data analysis)
Experience using MS Project or willingness to learn
Background in engineering, manufacturing, workshop, production, maintenance or similar
Confident communicator, able to work closely with production teams and technical staff
Salary £28,000–£32,000 depending on experience
Early Friday finish (1:30 pm)
Private medical insurance
Contributory pension scheme
Long‑term stability and development opportunities within a growing engineering operation