We are a small family business with a busy office needing an enthusiastic and hardworking trainee apprentice to help support existing office staff and company directors with their daily duties. A 16-year-old leaving school and taking a college course in Business Administration or A-Level graduate would be considered for this Apprenticeship role.
Hours of work:
38 hours per week.
Wage:
£10,433.28 (£5.28 to £7.49 per hour).
Location:
Messrs P. Irving & Sons, Hutton Roof.
Closing date:
9th October 2023
Vacancy Details
Family sawmill providing quality sawn timber that has been sourced locally since 1954.
Employer website: https://www.irvingtimber.co.uk...
What will the apprentice be doing?
Provide help to existing office staff to complete daily duties dealing with basic administration tasks and procedures.
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Switchboard phone answering and message taking.
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Weighbridge ticketing for incoming and outgoing loads.
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Photocopying and scanning office documents.
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Customer sales for firewood and deliveries.
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Sorting, recording and handling of PPE for the sawmill staff.
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Data entry work for the sage accounting system.
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Data collection and input for business weekly and monthly figures.
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Stationary sorting, recording and handling.
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Learning the goods inward and outwards process for round and sawn timber.
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Handling deliveries to the site of machinery, spare parts etc.
What training will the apprentice take, and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?
- Level 3 Business Administrator qualification to be delivered via one day a week study leave at Kendal College.
- Where the apprentice has not already achieved Level 2 English and maths, they will be supported to do so before taking the end-point assessment.
- The role will be based at Sawmill Office, Hutton Roof, Kirkby Lonsdale.
What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?
Progress to a full-time role with promotion opportunities.
How to apply:
You can find more information & apply for this position on the National Apprenticeship website, which can be accessed by clicking the ‘Apply now’ button.
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