We are currently recruiting for an Office Administrator to join a leading plastics manufacturing company based in Aintree, Liverpool. This is a 12-month fixed term maternity contract, with the successful applicant starting in June/July to have a sufficient handover period.

This is a full-time position offering a basic salary of £28-30,000 per annum plus annual bonus. You will be working 8.30am-5pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am-4.00pm on Fridays! This is an office-based role.

As Administrator, you will be reporting into the Office Manager and work amongst a busy office of approx. 12 people (including a Sales Administrator, Accounts Assistant, Production Team and Management). This is a varied role where you will arrange haulage for outgoing finished goods, liaise with production, manage elements of HR (annual leave, wellbeing) and more! Your role will involve the following:

• Arrange haulage for outgoing finished goods.
• Raise transport manifests.
• Input production paperwork.
• Scanning and file management of production and delivery paperwork.
• Dealing with delivery queries (phone / email)
• Liaison between warehouse, haulier, sales, and customers.
• Control of jobs through manufacturing and delivery processes to invoicing stage.
• Reporting of outstanding deliveries and tracking of OTIF.
• Managing finished goods and stock holding.
• Produce and distribute correspondence memos, letters, and forms.
• Preparation for meetings and capturing notes.
• Organise and maintain files and databases in a confidential manner.
• Manage communication including phone calls and emails.
• Schedule appointments, meetings and reservations as required.
• Management of annual leave system.
• Tracking and management of HR paperwork.
• Organise long service awards.
• Wellbeing champion role, including running relevant initiatives.

We are keen to hear from applicants with the following skills and experience:

• Experienced Administrator with ideally some experience in distribution or logistics (although not essential)
• Good knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook), plus CRM experience would be advantageous.
• An organised individual, with a good eye for detail
• Proactive, with the ability to manage multiple tasks.
• A strong communicator who can work well within a small team.
• Experience of using an HR system will be advantageous.

Benefits Include:

• Annual bonus (5%)
• 20 days Annual Leave – increases with length of service
• Death in Service Benefit x2 Salary
• Enhanced maternity pay and paternity leave
• Free Parking Onsite
• Employee Assistant Programme
• Auto enrolled pension scheme

Get in touch with us today to discuss this exciting opportunity for an Office Administrator!