Operations Coordinator

** Operations Coordinator – Goods In
**** 6‑Month FTC*
* ** Milton Keynes (On‑site)**  **£25,159.00
**** This role includes an 8‑week night‑shift period during the summer peak (enhanced pay applies).
** We’re looking for an Operations Coordinator to join our Scanning Centre team on a fixed‑term basis. In this role, you’ll be central to ensuring exam materials move smoothly through our processes from Goods In, through preparation and processing, to secure storage and destruction directly contributing to the success of each examination series.
* ** Lead on Goods In activities**, ensuring exam materials are received, checked, and processed accurately during the summer project.
* ** Supervise and support temporary staff,
** ensuring processes are followed correctly, performance targets are achieved, and maintain high quality standards.
* Carrying out a range of operational tasks including scanning, warehouse activities, stock control, and secure script destruction.
* Maintaining a safe, organised, and compliant work environment in line with Health & Safety requirements.
* Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to refine processes and ways of working.
* Receive
** full training**, including Electric Power Truck (EPT) and Pump Truck operation, along with training across additional Scanning Centre processes.
* Experience in a
** Goods In or warehouse environment**.
* ** Team leadership experience
** is essential, ideally gained in a busy operational setting.
* Ability to work effectively in a fast‑moving, high‑volume environment.
* Strong attention to detail and confidence following instructions accurately.
* Flexibility to work different shift patterns, including night shifts during the summer peak.
* A proactive, reliable, and collaborative approach.
* Access from day one to an exceptional pension scheme, with combined employee and employer contributions of up to 18.5%.
* 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), plus bank holidays.
* Five additional paid volunteering days to support causes important to you.
* Receive
** full training**, including Electric Power Truck (EPT) and Pump Truck operation, along with training across additional Scanning Centre processes.

Please upload your most recent CV along with a cover letter outlining your skills and experience relevant to this role.
** Applications close at 23:59 on Sunday 15th February. Interviews will be held at our Milton Keynes office on Monday 23rd & Tuesday 24th February.
** AQA is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique.#CRE
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Job Description
**** Summary
* * As a key member of the Scanning Centre team, the Operations Coordinator is involved in a range of tasks in connection with the processing of scripts from receipt through Goods-in to storage.
Achieving high quality standards, maintaining agreed productivity schedules, and contributing to process improvement are all key aspects of the role.
During each Examination Series the Operations Coordinator takes responsibility for a specific function within the Scanning Centre, supervising a team of temporary workers across day, and during the peak summer series night shift, to deliver a successful series.

Landscape:
This operational role sits in the Scanning Centre team, and you will be reporting to the Shift Team Leader. You will be within a team of 20, working alongside other Operations Coordinators and our Continuous Improvement/Quality team.

Activities:

Implementation of allocated tasks to deliver multiple concurrent customers examination series, both UK and International, ensuring compliance to each individual contract and service provision.  Processing high stakes and time critical examinations including general qualifications (GCSE & A-Level), functional…