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Administrator – Full Time, Onsite (Telford)
Salary: up to £35,000

Are you an Administrator who enjoys variety, responsibility and being part of a small, supportive team where your input really matters? This is a great opportunity if you enjoy a hands-on role that goes far beyond a standard office position. If you have experience in a small business or manufacturing environment and enjoy getting involved across different areas, this Administrator role offers genuine scope to grow, learn and evolve as the business develops.

The Role
As an Administrator, working under the supervision of the Site Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Daily scheduling of production work orders and communicating schedules to all on-site departments
• Purchasing raw materials in line with production and work order demands
• Purchasing non-raw materials including PPE and service or maintenance contracts
• Completing job close-out activities for each work order
• Carrying out weekly quality, health & safety and environmental audits
• Issuing monthly maintenance tasks and ensuring all actions are logged
• Providing daily back-up support to the shipping function
• Supporting additional projects and duties as assigned by management

About You
This Administrator role would suit someone who can multitask and enjoys variety. You will ideally bring:

• Previous experience in a manufacturing or production environment
• Experience with planning, scheduling or purchasing systems
• Knowledge or awareness of health and safety practices
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• A proactive, curious mindset and confidence to ask questions
• High levels of discretion and confidentiality

Working Environment

• Small, close-knit team where everyone contributes beyond their core duties
• Full-time, permanent position
• Based onsite in Telford
• Broad exposure across production, warehouse, quality, shipping, administration, sales and external suppliers

This is an excellent opportunity for an Administrator who wants more than a routine role and is looking to become a key part of a growing, collaborative business.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.

Project Manager  - Defence Sector - Permanent - Attractive – Buckinghamshire

A Project Manager is needed for an established supplier of engineering solutions for the defence sector. They specialise in the design, manufacture and support of control systems, and power systems for defence platforms within the safety critical and harsh environment domain.

The Project Manager will lead a portfolio of complex engineering projects ranging low value projects lasting a few weeks to multimillion pound lasting several years. The Project Manager will be professionally qualified through experience, ideally from an engineering background and hold a degree in an engineering discipline.

The Project Manager will play a crucial role in supporting the front line of the UK's national security, working to help protect the nation by managing projects to design and manufacture equipment for the defence sector.

The Project Manager will be the driving force behind each project, providing direction and clarity of purpose to the project team, managing tasks and milestone delivery, and driving progress and the project pace.

Key Duties for the Project Manager

• Owning the delivery of a portfolio of projects through full life-cycle by applying proactive project management.
• Planning, agreeing, and implementing a project delivery strategy, creating detailed plans to manage resources and tasks.
• Ensure outcomes are compliant, delivered on schedule, on budget and to the required quality standards.
• Being the primary point of contact for all stakeholders, internal and external.
• Ensuring all team members are motivated, and project momentum is maintained.
• Managing projects in line with policies, codes of practice and standards to ensure customer requirements are fully met.
• Ensure that key functions are in place including scopes of work, processes, delivery, reporting and reviews.
• Create and maintain project management documentation including project plans, and Gantt charts, etc.
• Maintain the project scope, identifying any changes to requirements and reporting to commercial team as appropriate.
• Monitoring project progress, audit activity and regularly update project management software.
• Provide all stakeholders with regular updates on progress, risks, budgets, and decisions.
• Produce weekly and monthly management reports as required.
• Provide the board of directors with accurate monthly project update reports for your portfolio.
• Design and manage work packages to ensure project deliverables are submitted to schedule and required standards.

Key Skills/Experience Required for the Project Manager

• Experience in a similar project management role, delivering complex, multi-stakeholder projects in engineering.
• Familiarity with proven project methodologies but also able to be flexible and to use common sense.
• Significant practical experience and preferably experience of working in the defence sector.
• Ideally experience of managing defence sector customer projects with understanding of business systems and cultures.
• Honours degree or HNC/HND/Project Management qualification in engineering and experience as a project manager.
• Must have good understanding of engineering principles, engineering practices, and related issues.
• Self-motivated, positive, confident, self-assured, and highly articulate.
• Able to prioritise tasks, identified required actions and make decisions that balance commercial priorities, technical constraints, and customer needs within a complex and pressured environment.
• Ability to think laterally, solve problems, develop creative solutions, and identify root causes to blockers.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical mind set.
• Abel to promote collaboration – work closely with technical, operational, and commercial teams.
• Able to remain focused and effective under pressure, to multi-task and deliver work accurately and to schedule.
• Able to build lasting relationships and negotiate best outcomes with stakeholders at every level.
• Excellent stakeholder manager, able to communicate and influence up to Director level.
• Continuously improve to refine how to work, share best practice, and raise the bar for project excellence.
• Expert user of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experienced using Teamwork Project Management would be a bonus.

**Candidates must be British Nationals as full UK Security Clearance (SC) may be required, and this is due to the nature of the Defence products involved**

Demand for this role will undoubtedly be high, and interviews will be arranged very soon. If you have the right experience and you want to be considered, please apply today. If you have any questions about the Project Manager role, please contact Peter Heap at Jonathan Lee Recruitment on 01384 446127 or send suitable CV’s to peter.heap@jonlee.co.uk

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.

Are you a high-energy sales hunter from the packaging industry looking for a role with real influence, autonomy, and the backing of a major international group? This opportunity offers the chance to step into a Sales Representative position where you shape strategy, drive growth, and become a key voice in a rapidly expanding packaging business — all while working fully remotely. 

The Role

As a Sales Representative, you will:

• Identify, engage, and convert new business opportunities within the packaging sector
• Manage and grow existing customer accounts, uncovering additional revenue streams
• Work closely with internal teams to convert pre-qualified leads and build a strong pipeline
• Take a consultative approach to understanding customer needs and presenting tailored solutions
• Support customers with guidance on packaging performance, sustainability, and product optimisation
• Collaborate with technical specialists to ensure customers receive expert support
• Consistently deliver revenue and margin targets while contributing to broader commercial goals

About You
To succeed as a Sales Representative, you must:

• Come from the packaging industry — this is essential
• Bring proven experience in B2B sales, new business development, and account management
• Demonstrate a consultative sales approach with strong communication and negotiation skills
• Be self-motivated, organised, and able to manage your own schedule remotely
• Have the ability to understand or quickly learn packaging performance and technical aspects

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary circa £65k–£70k
• Performance-based bonus (approx. 20%)
• Company car and expenses package
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• 6% employer pension contribution
• Death-in-service benefit (3× salary)
• Strong career development opportunities within an expanding group
• Supportive and collaborative team environment

Location & Travel

• Fully remote role
• Regular travel to customers within the the NORTH of the UK and to the UK head office
• Occasional travel to European offices

If you're a driven Sales Representative ready to elevate your career within a thriving packaging organisation, this confidential role offers the platform, progression, and flexibility you’re looking for.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.