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This is a key role within our Production teamhelping to maintain the smooth flow of materials throughout the business.\nYou'll need strong experience with an ERP system (Syteline preferred) within a production or manufacturing environment, strong organisational skills and the confidence to work effectively with internal teams, suppliers and delivery partners. It's a role for someone who enjoys working in a hands-on environment, takes pride in maintaining high standards and can balance attention to detail with meeting operational deadlines.\nWho We Are\nOpenWorks is a rapidly growing business operating globally with a passion for exceptional engineering and building on a legacy of defence innovation in the North East of England.\nOur products provide ultra-high performance, real-time detection, tracking, identification and targeting of dynamic aerial threats. 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