Receptionist – 9 Month FTC

We’re delighted to be recruiting for a helpful and friendly Receptionist on a 9 month fixed term basis on behalf of a prestigious, local business.

Compromising of a variety of successful aviation engineering, maintenance and sales enterprises and independently owned for more than 45 years, this accomplished company is proud of its expertise and its excellent reputation for delivering a wide range of high-quality services.

This is an exciting opportunity for a proficient administrative professional. You will be responsible for a range of day to day reception and clerical duties, while consistently delivering an outstanding level of customer service.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Greeting and recording visitors to the company, arranging refreshments and notifying the relevant team member of their arrival
• Answering incoming telephone calls, forwarding calls to colleagues and taking messages where necessary
• Answering queries from clients by telephone and email
• Sorting and distributing incoming post
• Managing outgoing post and parcels
• Updating the internal database
• Maintaining the tidiness of the reception and kitchen areas
• Assisting the Customer Services and Logistics teams with various administrative duties

Skills and experience required:

• Previous experience of working in a similar reception role which also involved a range of administrative duties
• Strong IT proficiency, with good knowledge of MS Office, particularly Outlook, Word and Excel
• Confident numeracy skills, with consistent accuracy
• Excellent attention to detail
• Takes an organised approach to work
• Excellent communication and customer service skills, both verbally and in writing
• Enjoys working as part of a collaborative team

Hours of work:

• Office based Monday to Friday 8.30am – 5.00pm with 30 minutes’ lunch break

Salary and benefits:

• £22,000 – £23,000