Salary £34,000
Location Burneside, Kendal
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This is a , Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

We are seeking a highly motivated and organised candidate to support the CEO within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This is a unique opportunity to gain exposure to senior leadership and play a key role in driving corporate objectives and strategic initiatives across the business.

The successful candidate will work closely with executive and senior stakeholders to ensure initiatives are effectively planned, tracked, and delivered against key performance metrics.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Support the CEO in driving corporate objectives and strategic priorities across the business
  • Coordinate and track project plans, ensuring clear timelines, milestones, and deliverables are defined
  • Monitor and report on project performance metrics, identifying risks and ensuring corrective actions are implemented
  • Engage with senior stakeholders to gather updates, maintain momentum, and ensure accountability
  • Facilitate regular project review meetings, ensuring alignment to business goals
  • Produce high-quality reports, dashboards, and presentations for executive leadership
  • Support overall project control, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and visibility of progress

 

Skills & Experience

  • Recent graduate or early-career professional
  • Strong organisational and project coordination skills
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
  • Ability to work confidently with senior leadership
  • Demonstrated enthusiasm for digital innovation and AI
  • Analytical mindset with experience or interest in tracking KPIs and performance metrics
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (particularly Excel and PowerPoint)
  • Highly proactive, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities.  Proven ability to “get things done”

 

 

This role offers direct exposure to CEO level decision making, providing valuable insight into corporate strategy and operations within a manufacturing environment.

 

You will gain hands-on experience in project management and stakeholder engagement. The role offers a well-placed opportunity to apply for permanent employment elsewhere within the organisation following the fixed term of this appointment.

 

 

 

 

The Company

The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country. Recently, the company has won multiple workplace environment awards and has an outstanding record of employee satisfaction.

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  • Innovation

We are creative and fearless in our work.

  • Accountability

We take ownership of our work and lead from the front.

  • Teamwork

We collaborate widely and build supportive environments.

If this sounds like you and you have an interest in working for James Cropper please apply today!

We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier should we identify a suitable candidate or receive a sufficient volume of applications.

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The Company

James Cropper are global market leaders in advanced materials and paper products. Led by the Cropper family for six generations, we have an international workforce and an operational reach in over 50 countries.

Established in 1845, we manufacture paper, packaging and advanced materials incorporating pioneering non-wovens and electrochemical coatings.

We operate across multiple markets from luxury retail to renewable energy. Renowned globally for service, capability, pioneering and multi award-winning commitment to the highest standards of sustainability.

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