Project Co-ordinator - Test by Design

Project Co-ordinator - Test by Design

Job title: Project Co-ordinator

Location: Halifax, Elland, HX5 9JP

Hours: 37.5 hours  

Working Pattern: Full-time, On-site 5 days per week 

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Are you the kind of project co ordinator who thrives on keeping complex activity moving, removing blockers and making sure nothing slips through the cracks?

At A SAFE, our Test by Design function plays a critical role in proving the performance, safety and reliability of our products before they reach customers worldwide. As a Project Co-ordinator, you’ll be the central coordination point that keeps our testing programme running smoothly, bringing together people, materials, schedules and information to ensure testing happens safely, efficiently and on time.

This is a hands on, site-based coordination role within a live test environment. You’ll be in the thick of the action, working closely with engineers, operations and project teams to make sure everything is ready when it needs to be.

How you will make an impact:

• You’ll build, maintain and manage an accurate test schedule that aligns with NPD plans and on-site capability.
• You’ll act as the primary coordination link between Test by Design, NPD (R&D) and Operations, ensuring the right materials, components and fixtures are available at the right time.
• You’ll proactively progress chase actions, dependencies and deliveries to prevent delays to testing activities.
• You’ll work closely with engineers to confirm test readiness, equipment availability and potential bottlenecks.
• You’ll provide clear updates on test readiness, risks and schedule impacts to key stakeholders.
• You’ll support wider site coordination tasks, including scrap movements, facilities requests, health & safety actions and equipment issues.
• You’ll help prepare for customer and visitor visits, ensuring test areas and documentation are ready.
• You’ll maintain accurate tracking documentation, schedules and action logs to support visibility and reporting.
• You’ll capture data relating to work allocation, time spent on projects and capacity impacts to support continuous improvement.

What we are looking for:

• Experience in a project coordination, administration or expediting role, ideally within a technical or operational environment.
• Strong organisational skills with the confidence to progress chase, prioritise and keep multiple activities moving at once.
• The ability to adapt quickly as site priorities change day to day.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to work across engineering, operations and support teams.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools and comfort maintaining schedules, trackers and documentation.
• A willingness to take on varied coordination and operational tasks to support the wider function.

You’ll also bring:

• A proactive, hands-on approach—you enjoy being visible on site rather than coordinating everything remotely.
• A solutions focused mindset and the confidence to flag issues early and drive resolution.
• The ability to influence others and keep actions moving without direct authority.
• A calm, organised approach, even when priorities shift or multiple demands compete for attention.
• Curiosity and a desire to understand how things work so you can improve coordination and flow.

Desirable experience:

• Exposure to a test, laboratory, engineering, manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Familiarity with NPD or NPI processes and project readiness stages.
• An understanding of operational or manufacturing workflows.
• Experience supporting site-based coordination, logistics or facilities related tasks.

Why you’ll love working with us:

You’ll join a fast paced, highly technical environment where no two days are the same. This role gives you real responsibility and visibility from day one, working alongside engineers, supporting innovation delivery and helping remove the obstacles that slow progress.

If you enjoy being an enabler, keeping complex operations moving and making a tangible impact through strong coordination, this role offers variety, challenge and the opportunity to grow within a global, innovative organisation.

Benefits:

• A subsidised on-site gym, available for all colleagues. 
• Flexible start and finish times to fit around you and your lifestyle.
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and NICU pay. 
• 25 Days holiday plus bank holidays with the option to buy more 
• Cycle to work scheme, Specsavers vouchers, long service rewards, EAP

For more information on our benefits, please see our benefits booklet. 

About us:

Our story started in 1984, when A-SAFE set out to solve real workplace safety problems with better, more innovative products. Today, our solutions protect people, assets and operations for brands globally.

We remain a family-owned business, built on strong values and long-term relationships. If you want to know what we stand for, you can learn more about our story and values.

Our HQ in Elland, Halifax, is home to cutting-edge manufacturing technology and modern offices that reflect the quality of what we do. You can take a virtual look around with our 3D tour.

A-SAFE has grown organically over the years and now supports more than 6,000 customers across 50 countries. We are proud to work with global names such as Amazon, Coca Cola and BMW. You can explore more of our Customer Success Stories here.

If you require the application form in an alternative format or need adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us at recruitment@asafe.com.