Operations Assistant

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📍 Location: Brackley, Northamptonshire
🕒 Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 17:00 (37.5 hours per week)
📄 Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
💷 Salary: Circa £35,000 (dependent on experience)

Our client, a leading organisation in its sector, is looking for an organised, proactive, and adaptable ✨ Operations Assistant ✨ to support the smooth functioning of its operations and admin processes.

This is a vital role with cross-department responsibilities — working closely with senior operational leaders and contributing to continuous improvement and business projects 🚀.

🔧 Key Responsibilities:

✅ Provide top-notch admin support to the COO, Head of Procurement, and Warehouse Manager
✅ Drive process improvements for better efficiency
✅ Assist the technical team with training coordination and documentation
✅ Support project work across departments
✅ Manage PPM scheduling via Trello to stay on top of compliance and certification
✅ Be a go-to for operational and facilities queries 🔍
✅ Maintain Health & Safety documentation
✅ Oversee staff uniform provision and standards 👕
✅ Help manage facilities and sundry items at the Brackley site
✅ Support the purchasing team — including SO codes and the “28 process”

🧠 Candidate Profile:

🎓 NVQ Level 3, A Levels, or equivalent
📋 Proven admin experience in an operational setting
📌 Highly organised with a sharp eye for detail and a problem-solving mindset
🗣 Clear and confident communicator
🧩 Great multitasker who can work independently
💻 Proficient in Microsoft Office (NetSuite experience is a bonus!)
🤝 Team-focused, customer-centric, and proactive

🎁 Package?

💷 Salary circa £35,000 (depending on experience)
🌴 23 days annual leave + bank holidays + your birthday off!
🏦 Stakeholder pension plan

📌 Keywords:

Operations Administration | Process Improvement | Project Coordination | Trello / NetSuite | Health & Safety Compliance