Production Co-Ordinator

Application Deadline: 3 April 2025

Department: Fabrication

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Alternative Heat Head Office

Reporting To: Project Manager

Description

The opportunity has arisen to join an industry leader in UK’s & Ireland’s Building Services sector. Alternative Heat design, develop and deliver a wide range of offsite-prefabricated, innovative, and sustainable building service solutions throughout the UK & Europe.
We specialise in the design, supply, and installation of a wide range of prefabricated energy solutions, typically built in NI and shipped throughout the UK & Europe. We also offer turnkey design, build, and operate solutions for commercial energy centres and large-scale district heating solutions and have experience with successfully procuring and delivering many similar packages to a wide range of public bodies throughout UK & Europe.

Role Overview:Due to continued growth, we are looking to integrate a Production Co-Ordinator to support our growing manufacturing and assembly team in our Scarva 1 and report back to Banbridge HQ. This post is permanent contract. It is an amazing opportunity for a candidate that wants to gain experience with a progressive and dynamic company to further their career.

The Production Co-Ordinator is responsible for ensuring materials are available for any works taking place in this yard and that any pipework/frames are inspected when returned from a subcontractor and updated as received on Fieldview (training provided).
Job Title | Production Co-Ordinator Location | Scarva 1 / Banbridge
Hours | Monday - Thursday 8am - 5pm, Friday 8am - 3pm
Salary | Competitive Depending on Experience
Responsible to | Project Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Generate picking lists & co-ordinate with stores for timely delivery. (See new procedure from Warehouse app)
• Ensure fabrication & assembly drawings are issued to Sub-Contractors and recorded on drawing release schedule & master schedule.
• Ensure drawings are approved by Contracts in a timely manner and advise Document Control when ready for issue to subcontractor.
• Provide Daily & Weekly KPI information (details defined for each site).
• Update Process progress on Field View on a daily basis as back up to site supervisor.
• Provide information to enable the development & maintenance of production plans by Planner
• Attendance at & engagement with daily morning Fabrication & Assembly Meeting
• Chase shortages from CMRs. (See new procedure from Warehouse app)
• Organising transport to & from galvanising sub-contractors in conjunction with others.
• Attendance at improvement meetings & completion of actions which arise from these.
• Resolve technical escalations on shopfloor from Site Supervisor.
• Act as a deputy to the Site Supervisor in his absence.
• Co-ordinate transfer of painted pipe to assembly area (including organising transport), from both internal paint shop & external sub-contractors, including providing schedule to sub-contractor and managing the adherence to that schedule.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Essential Criteria: 

• 3 years’ experience within a role completing similar duties.
• Being able to read and understand assembly and schematic drawings.
• Proficient with the use of IT equipment & systems.
• Full UK Driving licence.

Desirable Criteria:

• Relevant certifications (e.g., NVQ in construction, CSR) are advantageous.

Benefits

• Full in-house training and career development opportunities.
• Competitive pension scheme.
• Life assurance scheme
• Health cash plan.
• Full access to smart wellbeing platform.
• Annual flu vaccine
• Free annual health check during working hours.
• Annual leave increasing in line with length of service.
• Lavish Long service awards
• Generously funded social events organised for all employees throughout the year via our Social and Wellbeing committee.
• Electric vehicle charging ports
• Full access to car emergency kit.
• Annual Christmas raffle
• Yearly allowance for AH Branded clothing merchandise
• Secure, free onsite parking.
• Dedicated departmental budget allocated annually for team building events during working hours
• Free Barista Style Coffee, Hot Chocolate, Tea, and Fruit provided daily.
• Friendly and supportive working environment in state-of-the-art facilities.