Business Admin Apprentice - Lee Spring LTD

Summary

As an apprentice you will learn the business workflow, and assist in ensuring this runs efficiently. You will communicate with customers, suppliers and colleagues and provide administrative support with processing customer orders, issuing purchase orders and manufacturing administration.

Annual wage

£12,480 a year

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The pay may be negotiated and may rise after a probation period has been successfully completed.

Training course: Business administrator

Hours: Monday – Thursday 8am-5pm Friday 7am-12pm
37.5 hours a week hours a week

Possible start date: 02 Nov 2024

Duration: 18 Months

Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Entering customer sales orders in accordance with quoted lead times and customer deadlines. Answering queries from customers. Providing switchboard support, answering incoming calls and directing them to the appropriate person. Releasing jobs to be manufactured with the correct technical information. Provide administrative support to the Customer Service, Warehouse, Sales and Production Teams. Provide the highest levels of accuracy and attention to detail in order to deliver excellent customer service. This job description is neither exhaustive nor exclusive and may be reviewed in the future depending upon operational requirements and staffing levels.

Where you’ll work

Unit 2

Smallbridge Industrial Park, Riverside Drive

Rochdale

OL16 2SH

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Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Your training course

Business administrator

Equal to Level 3 (A level)

Your training plan

Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship Standard Apprenticeship Training will take place both inside the workplace and outside at Rochdale Training.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE Maths & English (Grade 4 or above) essential

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Ability to follow instructions
Numerate and Literate Skills
Forward Thinking
Good attitude
Clean Appearance
Genuine Interest in the role
Enthusiastic
Friendly
Helpful
Confident

Other requirements

Candidates must be happy to speak with people over the telephone Candidates must be able to commit to the full duration of the Apprenticeship

About this company

Lee Spring is a busy spring manufacturer and distributor, based in Rochdale. Established as a manufacturer for over 20 years, it is part of a global spring making company based in New York. There are two branches of the company: one is a catalogue-based spring manufacturer and the second is a bespoke spring solution service, working exclusively to customer specifications and offering a design service to solve engineering problems.