Senior production controller

Closing date: 3rd March 2025

Salary: £34,500 - £38,500 dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)

Location: The role will be based at our London, Sheffield, Bristol, Edinburgh, Manchester, or Newcastle office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.

Quercus has a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our brilliant Production team. 

Quercus is a dynamic, award-winning publisher. Known as a hit-maker that regularly finds books that surprise and delight readers, we are international in our outlook and publish an exciting and diverse range of authors. From established bestsellers to new voices, what draws our publishing together is the magic ‘quirk' in Quercus: independence, flair, warmth and creativity. 

Quercus is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 11 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.

What you'll be doing

• As a Senior Production Controller, you will take the lead on a variety of titles, mostly mono fiction and non-fiction, with some special editions and colour books.
• You will project-manage all editions, print and digital, to ensure they are delivered on time, within budget and look fabulous, to enable Quercus to fulfil their ambitious publishing programme.
• You will work closely and collaboratively with internal teams across Editorial, Design, Sales, Inventory, Marketing and Publicity, as well as external suppliers, to identify and implement creative solutions for manufacturing, cost, and scheduling challenges.

This is an interesting, varied and creative role which offers the opportunity to work on a wide range of books in a friendly, inclusive and experienced team.

Who we are looking for

• The successful candidate will be highly organised and be able to prioritise multiple tasks.
• You will be enthusiastic and curious to learn, and have a can-do attitude and a keen eye for detail. 
• A proactive team player who is also able to work independently, you will be able to demonstrate good commercial awareness and solid problem-solving skills.

What we offer

Our staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:

• 28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• Generous pension schemes
• Rent deposit loans
• 2 community days per year
• Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)
• Retail discounts through Hachette rewards
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Wide-ranging training library
• Development programmes (including mentoring)
• Up to 70% off book purchases
• A charity bookshelf
• 12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networks
• Season ticket loans
• And much more!

Our commitment

Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.

If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.

The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit www.booktradeentrysupport.org

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