Executive Assistant - Manufacturing

🌟 We're Hiring: Executive Assistant 🌟

Location: Explore Manufacturing, Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Type: Full-time, 5 days in person

Are you a proactive organiser who thrives on keeping operations running smoothly behind the scenes?
Would you thrive working closely with a senior leadership team, gaining broad exposure across departments and strategic initiatives?

Explore Manufacturing are looking for a proactive and highly organised Executive Assistant to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to deepen their experience in business operations, compliance, and cross-functional coordination while contributing directly to the success of the leadership team and wider organisation.

🔧 What You'll Be Doing

As Executive Assistant, you'll be a central figure in the smooth operation of the business coordinating activities, managing priorities, and keeping internal processes aligned and efficient. You'll ensure meetings, projects, documentation, and communication happen on time and to a high standard.

Key Responsibilities:

🗂️ Operational & Administrative Management

• Oversee and improve day-to-day administrative operations and office organisation.
• Maintain and implement procedures that ensure compliance with business and regulatory standards.
• Support key internal processes, project tracking, and cross-functional coordination.

📅 Planning & Coordination

• Manage schedules, meetings, site visits, and events with attention to detail and foresight.
• Prepare business documents, reports, presentations, and templates to a professional standard.
• Maintain accurate records and filing systems, ensuring easy access to critical information.

📣 Communication & Collaboration

• Act as a point of contact between teams, supporting effective communication across departments.
• Ensure smooth flow of information, helping teams stay aligned and focused on priorities.
• Liaise with external partners and vendors, managing logistics and follow-ups.

🔐 Governance & Compliance

• Ensure adherence to data protection standards (aligned with ISO27001).
• Monitor administrative compliance with employment law, health and safety, and internal policies.
• Identify and implement improvements to streamline office systems and procedures.

✅ What We're Looking For

• Strong organisational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritise independently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in a similar Executive Assistant, Operations Coordinator, or senior administrative role.
• Confident using digital tools and systems to manage documentation, meetings, and workflow.
• Professional, reliable, and calm under pressure with great attention to detail.

💼 Why Join Explore Manufacturing?

We're a forward-thinking company with a people-first approach. When you join us, you're not just stepping into a role—you're becoming part of a collaborative and ambitious team with a shared commitment to quality, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.

About us:
We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com

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