Mattia Barraco

An experienced and highly organised professional with 19 years’ experience across administration, production planning, project support, office management and operational coordination within fast-paced construction and manufacturing environments. Currently working as a Components Production Planner, responsible for planning, scheduling and monitoring manufacturing workloads to ensure resources, materials and requirements are effectively coordinated and customer commitments are delivered accurately and on time.

A confident and proactive professional with strong experience in coordinating teams, managing competing priorities and working collaboratively across departments, including Manufacturing, Purchasing, Stores, Project Management and senior management. Skilled at identifying potential issues, managing exceptions, reviewing processes and implementing effective solutions to improve efficiency, workflow and service delivery. Recognised for being reliable, approachable and hands-on, with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels and build positive working relationships with colleagues, customers, suppliers and stakeholders.

Comfortable taking ownership, making informed decisions and adapting quickly to changing demands while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.

With extensive experience in reporting, scheduling, purchasing, financial and administrative processes, team support and operational planning, I bring a practical and solutions-focused approach to every role. I am motivated by achieving high standards, supporting others to succeed and continuously looking for opportunities to improve processes and deliver the best possible results for the business and its customers

Components Production Planner at Coperion Ltd UK (2022-04 – Present)

To plan, schedule and monitor workload through manufacturing components. Ensuring components workload is planned for each resource in manufacturing, to enable the delivery of the correct materials/tools/programs etc. Thus, enabling the accurate delivery of spares and capital work to internal and external customers.

• To ensure compliance with the Health & safety Policy, to be aware of and follow all company Health & Safety policies and procedures, in respect of self and others
• Ensure correct load is planned to each resource in components
• Monitor delivery of components through the business
• Develop accurate scheduling system to constantly improve internal delivery
• Work with PED/ Purchasing/ Stores/Manufacturing to ensure all requirements are met before jobs are loaded into the manufacturing plan
• To review requirements for developing an efficient manufacturing planning department
• Produce production reports on adherence
• Co-ordinate exceptions to build schedule through manufacturing
• Point of contact for manufacturing schedule exceptions
• Raise concerns when load exceeds production capacity with production control
• Be aware of and demonstrate the company values and behaviours

Project Support Coordinator at Murphy Group (2021-08 – 2022-04)

Responsible for the delivery of key financial process and administrative activities to guide Project Managers at Project site locations.

• Ensure Murphy Project Managers are guided in a consistent, standard way for projects and maintain finance and project processes
• Take accountability on behalf of the Project and Site Manager for executing key finance and project processes (raising requisitions, GRN orders, reporting status) associated with ordering materials, resources and plant
• Assist Project and Site Managers with key labour processes (e.g. timesheet collection, coding, expenses, collecting overtime requests)
• Use the chosen accounting system for processing project transactions and running reports
• Run weekly management order reports, review them and attend meetings with the Project Manager, Quantity Surveyor and Senior Engineers where required
• Monitor Purchase orders raised v's GRN's highlighting any order reaching their limits
• Booking hotel accommodation
• Regularly check Supplier's portals for information (e.g. POD's, Invoices, Timesheets, Waste transfer notes)

Office Manager at Eurovia Specialist Treatments (2015-03 – 2021-08)

Joined EST in February 2012, as an Office Administrator. During early 2015, transitioned into the Office Manager role to lead the team. Over the next 6 years, managed all challenges whilst continuing to build, support and lead the team to ensure excellent and effective service that supported the wider EST business.

• Managing a team of operational administrators at the Stilton depot, monitoring all mail boxes to ensure orders are being managed in a timely manner
• Supporting operational teams to ensure that materials and suppliers are available on request
• Ensuring procedures are being followed with office staff and operatives on site, reporting and discussing any issues with Contract Managers to ensure smooth day to day running
• Handling sensitive information on rates for various suppliers- ensuring orders are being signed off at the correct level
• Relaying and implementing into team new procedures or supplier changes from attendance at Buyer meetings
• Manage and schedule monthly meetings for the Divisional Manager- Calendar invites/Agendas
• Attend T1k meetings with higher management to discuss and review monthly findings
• Working closely and supporting the Divisional Manager with staff briefings, yearly Inductions and safety days arranging the different venues, ensuring all requirements are met for the volumes of people for each meeting, arranging seating plans and sorting any information packs required for the day and managing calendar invites for any meetings held
• Managing the office in Stilton for all Eurovia Specialist Treatments staff, over seeing any updates or issues with facilities and ensuring notice boards are up to date with the latest H&S sates, policy's and certificates and any other important circulation information
• Supporting and producing reports to help with the month end process and identifying any issues of imbalance between material ordered and received
• Producing weekly reports for Technical teams
• Liaising with Reps to see if there are any more suitable products in the market for us and to get the best prices
• Carrying out end of year appraisals and ensuring targets and any training has been met
• Taking minutes for disciplinary's, handling sensitive information
• Interviewing and sourcing candidates for seasonal admin work ensuring all relevant paper work is filled in getting them set up correctly with IT and ensuring they are trained up correctly within the team
• Managing and booking flights for the Managing Director, Divisional Manager and Business Managers
• Managing and booking Ferries and accommodation for crews
• Attending Corporate Responsibility meetings across the business, arranging events and managing a small budget to get involved with Charity's
• Managing Petty cash logging all purchases for each month, ensuring all stationary is fully stocked
• Working closely with accounts team to process credits and deal with goods received note issues with invoices
• Supporting team with deadlines to ensure high level of service to site which involves raising and costing orders, booking accommodation, entering site delivery tickets and various other duties

Office Administrator at Eurovia Specialist Treatments (2012-02 – 2015-03)

Sales Administrator at Hanson Cement (2011-04 – 2012-02)

Claim Auditor at Asprea (2009 – 2010)

12-month secondment

Asprea (2007 – 2009)