Location: Portchester, Fareham, Hampshire
Salary: £33,000 - £40,000 per annum depending on experience
Job type: Permanent, Full time
Hours of Work: Mon-Thu 7:30am-5:00pm, Fri 7:30am-12:30pm (41 hrs/week)
Production admin roles are common. This one has real scope.
You'll own the flow of paperwork, stock, and purchasing that keeps a precision engineering factory running. It's a broad, hands-on role with genuine responsibility - at a company that supplies aerospace, defence, and medical customers. If you're organised, proactive, and want a role where your work visibly matters, read on.
Please note that this company does not offer sponsorship and therefore candidates must have the legal right to live and work in the UK to be considered. It is essential also that candidates live within a commutable distance from Fareham to be considered for this role.
About The Role:
You'll sit at the centre of production administration, stock control, and logistics. You'll work closely with production management and the wider team to keep materials, paperwork, and suppliers aligned with the schedule.
Production coordination: help create works order documentation, manage changes to production paperwork, check and complete works orders
Sub-contract and purchasing: raise and manage sub-con and raw material purchase orders, chase suppliers, align delivery timescales with production needs
Stock control: run regular stock takes for raw materials and finished goods, manage inventory allocations.
Supplier management: communicate with suppliers on call-off orders, prepare courier and customs documentation for inbound and outbound shipments
Logistics leadership: coordinate the day-to-day logistics and distribution function, covering where needed during peak times or absence
Continuous improvement: flag issues early, contribute to daily and weekly team meetings, help develop and follow lean, documented processesWhat we need from you:
Experience in a production administration, stock control, or materials management role - ideally in manufacturing or engineering
Strong organisational skills and attention to detail; you'll be managing multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously
Confident with IT systems - MRP/ERP, stock management software, and Microsoft Office
A clear communicator who can work well with production, sales, and external suppliers
Experience with sub-contract purchasing or supplier management is a strong advantage
A team player with a continuous improvement mindset who takes ownership and gets things doneWhat you get:
Pay - £33,000 - £40,000 depending on experience
Hours - Mon-Thu 7:30am-5:00pm, Fri 7:30am-12:30pm (41 hrs/week)
Holiday - 26 days + bank holidays + your birthday off
Bonus - Profit-related bonus tied to company performance
Pension - Company contributory pension scheme
Sick pay - Company sick pay scheme
Stability - Permanent contract - not agency, not temporaryAbout Penta Precision:
We're a precision CNC machining company based in Portchester, Hampshire - ISO 9001 accredited and growing. Our customers include companies in aerospace, defence, pharmaceutical, and scientific instrumentation. We continue to invest in machinery, technology, and our people.
Our goal is straightforward: to be the engineering company where everyone wants to work and who everyone wants to buy from.
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Production Administrator, Production Coordinator, Warehouse Administrator, Warehouse Coordinator, Manufacturing Administrator, Stock Controller, Stock Control Administrator, Logistics Administrator, Stock Control Assistant, Stock Control Coordinator may also be considered for this role
Salary description
£33000.00 - £40000.00 per year