Warehouse Business Administrator Apprentice

ULTRIMAX COATINGS LIMITED

Apprenticeship Level 3
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About the Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic Level 3 Warehouse/Administrator Apprentice. You will work within our paintshop department and will be supported through your qualification with real experience to complement your learning.  Duties include: meeting and greeting customers , and general administrative duties including typing correspondence by e-mail.

Ultrimax specialises in industrial coatings, spray equipment and consumables in both the UK and Ireland. This role will assist with helping to create bespoke paint colours for our customers along with supporting the administration side of the production role.

This is a hands-on role, which will give the Warehouse/Administrator apprentice exposure to a variety of operational procedures and also an office environment. You will work with both paint shop production and warehouse management and will be involved in a variety of different exciting projects.

We are currently in a period of growth and we are delighted to have an opportunity for an apprentice to join our team.

General duties including:  

  • Responsible for co-ordinating the correspondence from customers 
  • Meeting and greeting customers   
  • General administrative duties including typing correspondence by e-mail
  • Entering data onto the spectrometer systems with a high level of accuracy and speed to produce the different colour paints   
  • Tracking internal projects including sales orders coming through Sage 200
  • Working with various databases to extract and manipulate information   
  • Attending meetings with the operations and sales team   
  • Working with the paint team to fulfil customer needs
  • Recording Paint formulas 
  • Stock control; managing stock levels and reordering as and when appropriate   
  • Any other duties requested by the line manager.
You must be able to travel to and from work and college. Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week). The Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage guide is updated every April (ANMW): https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates
  • Successful completion of the apprenticeship could lead to a higher-level apprenticeship or full-time employment for the right candidate

About the Training

Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship Standard:

  • Training will be at Doncaster College where you will access a wide range of facilities on offer
  • Day release  
  • https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/business-administrator-v1-0 
  • You will undertake Functional Skills for English and/or Maths if needed  
  • You will undertake both on and off the job training by a team of industry-qualified professionals to give you the best skills, knowledge, and experience

About the Employer

Tell us about the organisation The Ultrimax journey began in 1973 in Doncaster, with founder Donald Hoare selling cellulose paint and panels from the family home garage. Over the years, Ultrimax has forged partnerships with renowned brands such as Mirka, Jotun, Sayerlack, Iwata, and Wagner. Proudly, we’ve also developed our own line of high-quality Ultrimax products, recognised for their reliability and excellence. In 2023, we expanded our team and excited to now be offering the same brands and services in Ireland with our depot in Antrim, Northern Ireland and regional office in Dublin supporting our customers in the Republic of Ireland. With over 50 years of expertise, we’ve grown into a distinguished brand with a vision to elevate paint shop support in both the UK & Ireland.

Skills Required

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Training Provider

DN COLLEGES GROUP

Course/Training

Business administrator (level 3)

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