Business Administration Apprentice – WHS Plastics (VAC1000337342)

The apprentice will play a key role in ensuring the business meet its key goals and targets. Providing a general administrative support to the Materials, Planning & Logistics (MP&L) function including the warehouse, customer services, planning and expediting.

Duties to Include

• Assisting with the maintenance and updating of the relevant Information Management System, portal or system including but not limited MRP system


• Assisting warehouse department with CHEP bookings


• Loading of customer schedules where necessary


• Arrange customer collections in a timely manner


• Loading of supplier schedules, and communicating with them for accurate delivery dates


• Assisting with all general administration duties including preparation of reports, letters, data analysis and filing


• Assist with the collation of Data and Key Metrics Maintaining a good standard of housekeeping within your own work area


• Undertake any other duties as directed that can reasonably be accommodated within the scope and salary range for the job and your expertise


• Maintain professional competence by always complying with training procedures


• Become familiar with the aims, values and aspirations of the company to sustain and promote them


• Assisting with the arrangements for internal meetings

From time to time, you may be required to perform other duties as requested by your Line Manager, and whilst not listed above, these duties will be appropriate to the level of responsibility held and to the scope of the role as defined.

The training you will be getting

• Business Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard -
  

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• Relevant workplace training Functional Skills if required

Desired skills and personal qualities

• Administrative skills


• Analytical skills


• Attention to detail


• Communication skills


• Customer care skills


• Initiative


• IT skills


• Logical


• Non judgemental


• Number skills


• Organisation skills


• Patience


• Problem solving skills


• Team working

Qualifications

Essential Requirements

BTEC in:

• Business (grade Pass)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade C/4 or above)


• Mathematics (grade C/4 or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Other Requirements

At least 1 year's work experience in customer service is required. What has attracted you to the role? Why do you think you would succeed in the role?

About the Company

WHS Plastics successfully operates in a highly competitive global marketplace, partnering with major international companies in a variety of market segments including automotive, electronics, extrusion, industrial, off highway, packaging, metal pressings and hygiene products. We have a strong UK footprint supporting some of the UK's biggest brands along with an overseas facility supplying blue chip global companies. The core of our business is the design and manufacturing of injection mouldings ranging from high quality functional parts, to complex assemblies featuring added value elements such as painting and foiling processes, for both interior and exterior automotive components. To complement these skills, we advise customers on material choices, the use of technical polymers and recyclable materials. We also manufacture high quality injection moulding tools, assembly equipment and a wide range of metal pressings. When dealing with customers we always deliver measurable benefits to differentiate our offerings from the competition.

Address

Thorns Road
Brierley Hill
DY5 2LA