Full Job Description
Cogent Skills is working with Kemira Chemicals (UK) Ltd to recruit an Apprentice Business Administrator to work at its production plant in Goole. The Business Administration Apprentice will assist in providing a wide range of Administrative support services. This is a fantastic and ideal opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to gain experience in a face paced environment as a start to their career.
Qualification Requirements
5 GCSE’s (or equivalent) grade A*-C (4-9) including Maths and English
Salary - £17,500 per Annum
Benefits
- Holiday Allowance - 25 Days Holiday Allowance, plus Bank Holidays
- Pension - Employee 5%, Employer 3%
- Annual Salary Review
- Discretionary Bonus Scheme
- Flexible Working Options
- Casual Dress: Smart
- Discount Schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Onsite Parking
- Onsite Canteen
- Paid Sick Leave
- Employee Recognition Awards
- Company Away Days/ Parties
Location -Goole, Yorkshire
Working Hours
35 hours per week: 8.30am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday, with 1-hour unpaid daily lunch break when not on release at the training provider
Duration - 18 months
Start Date - March/April 2025
Interview Date - Early March 2025
Closing Date for Applications - 16th February 2025
To Apply
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Job Description
The Business Administration Apprentice will assist in providing a wide range of administrative support services across the Kemira Goole site and wider organisation.
Duties will include:
- To assist with general reception duties, post, filing, answering the telephones
- Work with Microsoft Office applications such as Word and Excel
- Checking of stock movements
- Provide a wide range of administrative services to support the Executive Assistant Team
- Assist with travel and meeting arrangements
- Customer service – to liaise with colleagues and external contacts
- Provide support for visitors both internal and external as required
- Assist with the planning and organisation of site wide events and department specific events
- Flexibility to support different areas of the business
- Assist with promoting the Administrative Network throughout the wider organisation
- To undertake billing and related functions including the timely and accurate distribution of invoices, maintenance of records and files
- Checking and approval of invoices.
- Any other duties that may be assigned.
Candidate Requirements
Skills required
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft packages (e.g. Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
- Ability to use own initiative and work effectively as part of a team
- Flexible attitude to work - ability to adapt to changing demands and requirements
- High degree of integrity and trust
- Ability to multitask
- Problem solving skills
- Demonstrate a progressive attitude towards developing their knowledge and skills
- High attention to detail
Personal qualities
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- Have a passion for creativity and delivering results.
- A genuine motivation to drive own development
- Be driven by a desire to work in a corporate environment
- Self-motivating with a desire to learn and push the boundaries of the role
- Drive, enthusiasm and ambition with a can-do approach
- Demonstrate a progressive attitude towards developing own knowledge and skills
Training To Be Delivered
Qualification to be delivered: Level 3 Diploma in Business administration
Apprenticeship Standard: Business Administrator
Training Provider: CMS Vocational Training
Delivery model:
- Online delivery
- Remote 1:1 support every 5 weeks
- Reviews with learner and line manager every 10 weeks
The Apprentice will receive a minimum of 20% of their training away from their day-to-day job. This external training will be delivered either on a day release basis or onsite by the training provider and will result in the Apprentice gaining a Level 3 Diploma in Business Administration.
The Apprentice will gain transferable core skills and knowledge. In addition, they will gain skills specific to the working practices of Kemira.
Future Prospects
Potential of a future business administration role within the organisation once the apprenticeship standard is completed, with the opportunity to undertake further professional qualifications. Apprentices may be eligible to annual wage increments subject to company budgets and satisfactory completion of goals.
Things To Be Considered
You cannot hold a Level 3 Business Administration qualification
Kemira Chemicals UK Ltd and Cogent Skills are working together to deliver this Apprenticeship. The successful candidate will be employed by Cogent Skills but will be based at the host employer offices at Teesport.
You must be willing and able to travel to the place of work (and local college/training provider) to meet the work times stated. Please ensure you check out travel options to be able to commute to the workplace.
Times of work may vary and may, on occasion, require a limited amount of overtime.
Please be aware, any offer of employment will be subject to a pre-employment medical which will include a drug and alcohol screening.
About Kemira Chemicals UK
Kemira is a global chemicals company serving customers in water-intensive industries. We provide expertise, application know-how and chemicals that improve our customers’ water, energy and raw material efficiency. Our focus is on pulp & paper, oil & gas, and water treatment.
There are four UK manufacturing sites manufacturing water treatment chemicals. The Apprentice would be based at the Goole site, which manufactures ferric sulphate.
Kemira has extensive experience in industrial water treatment. As a global actor we constantly meet with a diversity of water-related challenges. This has provided us with an unsurpassed bank of knowledge. We provide water chemicals and innovative solutions for raw water and recycled water to ensure wastewater is treated in such a way that when released its quality is comparable to, or even better than, the receiving waterway.
