Toolroom Administrator
Cockermouth
About us
James Walker is part of the James Walker Group of Companies, who are a successful global Industrial organisation supplying high performance sealing products and solutions. With state-of-the-art material technology skills, the James Walker Strategic Business Unit (SBU) of the James Walker Group specialises in the provision of sealing solutions (elastomers, polymers, composites, engineering plastics, high nickel alloys).
Our worldwide group of companies has operations, sales and service entities across Europe, Middle East, India, Australia, New Zealand, SE Asia, South Africa and North and South America
The Position:
James Walker and Co Ltd are looking to recruit one Tool Room Administrator on a permanent contract to provide administration and operational support to the Tool Room department at the manufacturing site in Cockermouth, Cumbria. This is a day role working Monday to Friday on 35 hours per week.
Key responsibilities:
Administration & Office Support
· Raise purchase requisitions for tooling, consumables, subcontract services and equipment.
· Track requisition status and follow up on outstanding orders.
· Maintain Tool Room records, databases and filing systems.
· Scan and electronically archive completed job packs and maintenance records.
Job & Work Order Administration
· Open, update and close work orders within the company systems.
· Maintain accurate records of tooling repairs, modifications and maintenance activities.
· Monitor job progress and provide updates to Site Tooling Manager.
· Assist in producing workload summaries and departmental KPI reports.
Planning Support (Development Responsibility)
· Assist with scheduling Tool Room activities and machine workloads.
· Support production planning by monitoring job priorities and resource availability.
· Help coordinate material requirements and tooling readiness.
· Produce planning reports and capacity information for management review.
· Liaise with production and planning teams regarding job status and priorities.
Basic Machine Programming Support (Development Responsibility)
· Generate basic machine programs using approved macro-based programming systems.
· Ensure generated programs comply with departmental standards and procedures.
The successful candidate must have:
Essential
· Previous experience in an administrative, office support, or coordinator role.
· Experience managing and maintaining electronic records and filing systems.
· Experience using Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook.
· Experience processing documentation with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
· Experience working to deadlines and managing multiple tasks simultaneously.
Preferred / Working towards
· Experience within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
· Planning or scheduling experience.
· Experience working with engineering drawings.
· Ability to work effectively with design and production personnel.
· Basic understanding of engineering documentation and processes
Experience/Qualifications:
Essential
· GCSE Grade C or above (or equivalent) in English and Maths.
Preferred / Working towards:
· Engineering or manufacturing administration experience.
· Knowledge of purchasing and requisition processes.
For further information on this role, please contact the HR Team at [email protected] or on 01900 823555. To apply, please click on the link:
Application end date: Wednesday 02 September 2026
Work Location: In person
