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Just Recruitment is working with a growing and expanding manufacturing business, based on the outskirts of Sudbury, looking to add a Supply Chain Manager to their existing team.

This is a newly created role, offering further development over time and a path of natural progression.

The key purpose of this role is to optimise the site’s supply chain processes, aligning logistics and inventory management activities with sourcing and demand forecasts, and working in collaboration with stakeholders across key departments.

Strong experience in S&OP methods, 3PL management and stakeholder management will be key to your success in this role.

As a member of the site Management Team, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the success of the business and grow alongside it, directly managing existing Warehouse and Logistics teams.

Key duties include:

• Execute supply chain strategies that enable achievement of annual volume and margin goals, ensuring alignment with company objectives and tailoring plans to address specific market conditions and client needs.
• Oversee demand and supply planning, and forecasting processes in alignment with business objectives.
• Optimise the site’s end-to-end supply chain to maximise performance in inventory management, lead time and OTD ensuring effective inbound material scheduling to ensure it is in line with business requirements and inventory target.
• Drive implementation of key supply chain infrastructure and process improvement projects, including supporting implementation of the ERP system (Microsoft Dynamics 365).
• Oversee all transport operations, maintain strong relationships with freight carriers, and ensure timely, cost-effective deliveries.
• Manage warehouse processes to ensure efficient storage, inventory control, and distribution, ensuring products are handled and stored correctly.
• Work closely with Sales, Procurement, Finance, Production and Quality teams to align logistics with sourcing and demand planning, ensuring smooth operations.
• Implement high-quality service standards and collaborate with the Sales team to explore new ways of engaging with customers and growing the business.
• Ensure all logistics activities comply with safety and quality regulations, maintaining product integrity throughout transportation and storage.
• Maintain optimal stock levels, using just-in-time practices to balance availability with demand while avoiding excess stock.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve efficiency while maintaining high operational standards.
• Identify potential risks, such as supply chain disruptions or compliance issues, and implement strategies to mitigate them.
• Lead and support the Warehouse and Logistics teams (currently 7 people), fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Required skills and experience:

• 5+ years of supply chain management, manufacturing and distribution experience.
• Strong experience in S&OP methods.
• Strong experience in 3PL management and contract negotiation.
• People management skills: you have experience managing teams to deliver and can demonstrate leadership of your function.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions, while also ensuring the business aligns with ethical and customer-focused principles.
• Project Management: Able to drive projects forward with a strong sense of autonomy, responsibility, and business acumen, ensuring alignment and prioritisation across departments to ensure customer needs are met.
• Effective communication: the ability to build trust with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Perseverance to deliver results: you are not constrained by a first ‘no’ from suppliers, customers or colleagues. You drive customer focus throughout the organisation and have a continuous improvement mindset.
• Solid skills in Microsoft Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).

This is an excellent opportunity to join a global business, expanding within the Suffolk area, the working pattern is Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm - this is a site-based role.

 

Just Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent roles.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

 

Just Recruitment is working with a growing manufacturing business, based on the outskirts of Halstead, looking to add a Training Administrator to their progressive team.

The key purpose of this role is to support and coordinate the training delivery for industrial and manufacturing operations within the business. You will be working closely with the wider L&D team, and working with the senior production management team and all manufacturing staff.

This role involves being responsible for implementing and coordinating training developments, and managing training records and materials — ensuring all new and existing staff are working to all business procedures and guidelines.

You will be supporting the onboarding process, organising and managing the administration aspects of all inductions and signing of competency levels - updating the senior team on learning requirements and gaps within the business.

You will also assist in creating training documentation and assisting with all auditable processes.

To be considered for this role, you will have experience in using all Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel.

Ideally, you will have a solid background in training and should have substantial experience in advancing training initiatives in manufacturing settings.

The ability to deliver and critically evaluate training effectiveness is crucial.

You will need to be a stellar communicator, capable of forging trust-based relationships and adept at both receiving and conveying information effectively. You will be analytical, tech-savvy, and proficient in utilising digital tools to enhance training outcomes. Proficiency in English, both written and spoken, is mandatory, complemented by strong active listening skills.

You will be a proactive and dynamic professional and committed to developing and empowering the team, ensuring they possess the necessary skills and knowledge to excel in their roles.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a fantastic business, offering further advancement.

 

Just Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent roles.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

 

Just Recruitment is partnering with a well-established and successful business in Gloucestershire to recruit an Internal Sales Executive to join their long-standing team.

The company supplies products throughout the UK and Europe and customer service is at the heart of everything they do. They are proud to operate in a sustainable way.

The key purpose of this role is to support the Direct Sales Team, out ‘on the road’, developing sales, processing orders, cold calling potential customers and managing a key area of existing business.

Initially, the role will be to support the Sales Manager who is looking after the Eastern territory.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Managing and effectively establishing customer accounts within the region/customer base.
• Contacting potential or existing customers to inform them about a product or service.
• Asking questions to understand customer requirements and close sales.
• Answering questions about products or the company.
• Following up leads, answering sales calls and responding to enquiries through to order placement.
• Effectively managing customer complaints by investigating problems, and developing solutions, with the General Manager.
• Following up on all sales leads and customer quotations.
• Monitoring competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing, products, new products, and merchandising techniques.
• Accurately maintaining records on area and customer sales for region/customer base.
• Carrying out all other associated tasks to ensure the effective and efficient running of the sales team.
• Having a proactive approach to finding new accounts and cold calling.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a business where the role can evolve.

You must have access to your own transport, due to the company’s location.

 

Just Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent roles.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

 

Just Recruitment is working with a market leading organisation, looking to recruit a client focused Project Coordinator, to join their vibrant team in Colchester.

Reporting to the Project Director, you will support multiple projects from initial brief to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget. Your role will involve costing, briefing, and successfully coordinating projects across various business teams.

Key duties and requirements:

• Client focused, with the ability to meet client expectations efficiently and cost effectively.
• Co-managing alongside the Account Manager to build strong client relationships.
• Developing an understanding of the assigned client’s brand and market.
• Checking that all emails and calls are dealt with appropriately.
• Attending regular meetings to discuss upcoming projects.
• Taking accountability of projects which aligns with the scope defined by the client.
• Briefing and managing projects through the business departments, encouraging teams to do their best, to work under deadlines.
• Proofreading and checking against technical plans to ensure all work is accurate.
• Accurately providing feedback and support to team members.
• Demonstrating a broad awareness of the wider picture and accurately reporting to the Project Director on launches and upcoming projects, sharing proposed project budgets and timelines.

You will be working with a variety of clients, so you will need to be organised with the ability to multi-task and communicate effectively. Your attention to detail will also be second to none.

About you:

• Analytical and task driven, valuing creation.
• Proactive nature and calm under pressure. Adaptable and resilient whilst maintaining a positive focus.
• Able to work simultaneously on numerous projects.
• Confident, with the ability to work self-sufficiently.
• Contributes to creating a collaborative working environment and building successful relationships across the teams.
• Treats others with respect, building trust and honoring commitments.
• Excellent communication skills, both interpersonal and written. Actively listen to others and are confident with asking questions to clarify understanding.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing and exciting business.

This role is office based — offering free-parking and excellent company benefits.

 

Just Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent roles.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

 

Just Recruitment seeks a Maintenance Engineer with a mechanical bias for a well-established and long-standing company in Sudbury. This is an opportunity to join a dedicated, long-serving team.

This is a day-shift role!

The key purpose of this role is to provide a knowledgeable, safe, cost effective, efficient multi-skilled maintenance service, to the Sudbury site that adheres to all engineering and electrical standards and procedures for compliance with statutory and business requirements.

Key duties include:

• Maintaining all buildings, equipment, and services in a safe and cost-effective manner through effective maintenance programmes, ensuring traceable and auditable records are maintained.
• Ensuring the changes to machinery and infrastructure are adequately managed via the appropriate site procedures.
• Ensuring that all engineering/maintenance work carried out on site complies with relevant regulations and that all inspection and testing regimes are completed as required.
• Identifying, ordering or supporting the business in ordering parts or services required to satisfy the day-to-day maintenance and engineering requirements of the business and to catalogue and control stocks of necessary spares.
• Undertaking and supporting the co-ordination and implementation of any capital projects or site improvements works required, including installation and commissioning of new equipment.
• Working with the Production Manager to ensure that a flexible schedule is in place to provide appropriate cover for maintenance and engineering works out of standard working hours, including call outs where required.
• Working with Site Management, Production and Technical teams in looking at improving plant efficiency and minimising processing times, ensuring data is recorded to enable analysis to take place.
• Completing and maintaining all records in a timely manner, ensuring they are available and auditable as required.
• Being proactive in maintaining and developing knowledge and skills to meet the needs of this position, to enhance personal performance and meet career objectives.
• Undertaking training as directed by the business to develop experience and capability.
• Working with, supporting and educating Process Operatives to undertake basic maintenance tasks on machinery. Being responsible for producing formal manuals to support completion of these tasks.

Key requirements for this role, skills and qualifications:

• NVQ Level 2 / BTEC in Engineering or equivalent.
• 3 years’ experience in mechanical engineering.
• 3 years’ experience of working in manufacturing environments.
• Experience of repairing and maintaining motors, instruments, pumps, valves, gearboxes, and filling lines, etc.
• Broad knowledge of pneumatic, air logic, pressure and hydraulic systems.
• Willingness to gain skills in electrical fault-finding and PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers).
• Ability to read, interpret and understand technical documents and drawings.
• Good understanding of Safe Systems of Work, proficient with Permit to Work, risk assessment and method statements Sound analysis and decision-making skills.
• An open-minded, flexible attitude to meet the requirements of the business.
• Able to communicate effectively.
• Must have a willingness to develop people in increasing their skills on the plant.
• Must be able to deal with people from other teams within the organisation and with people from external organisations.
• Self-Management e.g., time management and personal development.

The working hours for this role are from Monday 8.00am to 4.30pm, Tuesday to Thursday 7.45am to 4.30pm and Friday 7.45am to 2.30pm.

Holidays 26 days plus bank holiday.

This role offers free parking on-site and other company benefits.

 

Just Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent roles.
The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.