Colas Ltd are a UK subsidiary of the global Colas Group, which operates in over 50 countries worldwide and employs over 55,000 people including over 1500 in the UK across multiple sites. We are specialists in highways construction and have been involved in large-scale UK and international construction projects within the highways, airfields, and marine sectors as well as offering highways maintenance services and manufacturing our own innovative surfacing products. We hold a ‘Gold Investor in People’ award for continuously developing and rewarding our employees, offering excellent career potential.
Purpose of the role
As Engineering Administrator, you will be reporting to the Head of Engineering in our Warrington manufacturing site. You will participate in all administration duties to ensure the smooth running of the administration function and work collaboratively with the company's internal teams and produce and populate communications. The Engineering Administrator’s primary role is to help fulfil the clerical role within the engineering department and receive you will receive full support and training.
Main responsibilities
The role of Engineering Administrator works closely with the maintenance team to process orders and maintain internal stock level data, using an inhouse system and Excel spreadsheets. You will also create monthly reports of site energy usage, create health and safety updates, produce supplier reviews, and maintain the diaries of the engineers. This administration role is varied and collaborative, allowing you to build relationships with all teams.
Ideal candidate
To be successful in the role of Engineering Administrator, you will be conversant with MS Word, Outlook and Excel and have a willingness to learning new systems. You will have the ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally and have strong organisational skills. Previous administrative experience within manufacturing, production and logistics would be advantageous but not essential.
Package description
Here at Colas, we offer a great total compensation package, including:
- A salary between £22,308 to £23,000 (dependent on experience)
- Our Colas Pension Scheme has combined contributions of up to 10%
- Life Assurance Scheme which is x4 basic salary
- 25 days annual leave per year + Public Holidays
- Holiday Purchase & Selling Scheme
- Hybrid Working Scheme
- Opportunities to study towards a fully funded Professional Qualification
- Ongoing personal / professional development
- Discounts on car leasing, holidays, cinema tickets, restaurants and much more through our online employee benefits portal
As a business, we hold three core values Caring, Sharing, and Daring
We are committed to Caring for our colleagues, promoting equality and diversity, and maintaining a culture of fairness, transparency, and respect for all employees, clients, communities, suppliers, contractors, and other stakeholders.
We harness a productive environment where talents are being fully utilised and organisational goals are met, Sharing our knowledge and expertise with colleagues to progress and expand on new ideas, promoting trust, responsibility, and solidarity.
Our culture is built on an innovative and pioneering mindset, Daring to welcome new ideas and approaches. We are driven to invest in our employees and encourage them to participate in innovation, moving forward and striving to provide sustainable infrastructure solutions.
