Logistics Administrator Placement - In Industry

Job Title:
Logistics Administrator – 12-Month Student Placement

Company: Luxfer MEL Technologies

Location: Manchester, UK

Job Type: Full-time, Year-In-Industry Placement (12 months) 37 hours per week (predominantly day shifts)

Luxfer MEL Technologies is a forward-thinking, technology-driven business with a commitment to innovation, integrity, and customer excellence. We specialise in developing and manufacturing high-quality products, maintaining strong and lasting relationships with our global customers. Our core values—Customer First, Integrity, Accountability, Innovation, Personal Development, and Teamwork—are at the heart of everything we do.

We are offering an exciting 12‑month Year‑In‑Industry opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic student or recent graduate to join our Logistics Department. Reporting to the Head of Logistics and working closely with our planning, customer service and operations teams, you will play a key role in supporting the order processing and despatching of consignments.

This is an ideal placement for a university student pursuing a degree in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.

• Prepare and arrange transport and documents for the shipping of products from our Manchester site
• Communicate with planning, customer services and production daily
• Sanity check documentation to ensure information required is available, before booking transportation
• Communicate with suppliers on a daily basis, mainly hauliers/couriers
• Communicate with our external customers as and when required
• Provide daily updates in sufficient detail to all internal stake holders as required
• Adapt to challenges with agility and a customer‑first mindset while identifying cost‑saving opportunities
• Manage and arrange inter‑company shipments between factories and warehouses
• Arranging collections / returns from suppliers and customers
• Book couriers online and manually notify customers and / or sales of shipping details
• Track and resolve issues with customs, and provide necessary information required for clearance
• Learn how incoterms contribute to international and European shipments
• Maintain data in various spreadsheets and provide analysis to the extended team where required
• Attend daily meetings to discuss consignments with internal customers to ensure OTIF and customer first
• Any other duties within the post holder’s competence as requested

• Minimum 5 GCSEs (Grade C/4 or above), including Maths, English, and Science
• A‑Levels (or equivalent) in Business, Maths, Science, or a related field
• Currently studying or recently completed a degree in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain, or a similar discipline
• Strong IT skills, especially with Microsoft Office applications
• Excellent communication, time management, and organisational skills

• Salary £22,050 - £25,000
• Hands‑on industry experience in a global manufacturing environment
• Mentorship and development support from experienced professionals
• Exposure to cross‑functional operations

Apply via Indeed with your CV and a short cover letter detailing why you’re interested in this placement and how it aligns with your career goals.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. If you wish to request that your application be considered under the terms of our Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please explicitly state so in your CV and / or accompanying cover letter.