About this vacancy

Surteco UK offer a comprehensive range of products and services related to surface technologies, foils, and edgebanding with decades of experience. The Business Administrator post will be a varied role across different areas within the business, including finance, production planning, goods inwards, despatch and sales administration. Therefore, there will be the chance to pick up a varied amount of knowledge and skills within the business.

Duties/main responsibilties include:

– To create a file of the different processes within the business
– To assist in posting supplier invoices
– To make phone calls to customers to chase unpaid invoices
– Posting cash received from the bank
– Provide support to the finance area in busy periods
– Assist with booking in of goods when received
– Assisting in the preparation of goods for despatch
– Provide support to the production planner
– Assist the quality manager
– Provide support to the sales administration team
– General administration duties

Skills and Personal Qualities required

– Basic excel skills
– Some numerical competence
– Good telephone and verbal communication skills
– Ability to show and use own initiative
– Being proactive and flexible, juggling and prioritising tasks where necessary
– Ability to meet deadlines & have a high quality of work within a busy office environment
– Willingness to learn & be forward thinking
– Working both independently and as part of a team
– Adaptable to change

Future Career Prospects

Once the apprentice has completed their apprenticeship there will be an opportunity for them to work in a department they feel most suits them.

Things to Consider

As the company are located on an Industrial Estate which isn’t on a public transport route, the applicant would either live locally or have a way of getting there.

Working week

Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm with an early finish on Fridays.