Progress Chaser
Location: Derby
Salary: £25,000 – £27,000 (depending on experience)
Working Hours:
* Monday–Thursday: 7am–4pm or 8am–5pm
* Friday: 7am–12pm or 8am–1pm
About the Role
We are seeking a proactive, organised, and driven Progress Chaser to support the smooth and efficient flow of production activities on-site. You’ll play a key role in tracking work-in-progress, resolving delays, and keeping communication flowing between departments.
This role offers excellent growth potential for someone looking to step into a future leadership or supervisory position within a busy engineering or manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Monitor the flow of parts and jobs through the production process—from order through to delivery
* Liaise closely with production, purchasing, stores, and quality to identify and resolve bottlenecks
* Ensure required materials, components, and tools are ordered and available on time
* Escalate any issues or delays that may impact production schedules
* Track and report on work-in-progress and job status
* Maintain accurate records and documentation of job flow and material needs
* Contribute to continuous improvement by suggesting process or communication enhancements
* Support production planning and ensure teams stay aligned on priorities
Experience &; Skills:
* Experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment (required)
* Understanding of production processes and workflow
* Familiarity with MRP/ERP systems (desirable)
* Awareness of basic purchasing or stock control procedures
* Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven setting
Personal Qualities:
* Highly organised with excellent time management
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills
* Proactive, with a solution-focused mindset
* Able to work independently and manage multiple priorities
* Willingness to learn and grow into a leadership role
* Strong attention to detail
If you like the look of this Progress Chaser role, click apply or contact Jamie Garcia-Courtice at Orion Electrotech Aylesbury for more information: jamie.garciacourtice@orion-group.co.uk
Thank you for your application. Due to the volume of responses we receive, we are unable to reply to every applicant personally. If you do not hear from us within 5 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful. To view our other vacancies, please visit our website.
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