RECEPTIONIST - ROTHERWAS, HEREFORD
If you are looking for a new challenge with a global market leader which designs and manufactures aerospace search and rescue equipment, HR Smith Group of Companies is the one for you. We have over 5 decades of experience and are dedicated to finding the perfect solutions for our customers. The HR Smith Group, a world leader in airborne antennas, search & rescue equipment and aerospace electronics, has the following vacancy for an enthusiastic person to provide secretarial and reception duties in our Business Administration Centre.
Role Responsibilities:
- Answering incoming telephone calls and transferring callers to relevant staff members.
- Reception duties to including meeting and greeting visitors and guests, issuing visitor passes. Organising visitor refreshments when requested by Directors or Senior Management.
- Process and distribute incoming post, faxes and emails.
- General administrative duties to include stock control and ordering of stationary. Updating telephone lists as required, photocopying.
- Control bookings of Company vehicles to authorised Company drivers.
- Control bookings of meeting rooms as required.
- Assistance to the Directors with personal and business administration.
Essential Experience:
- Highly proficient using Microsoft Office suite software, Excel, Outlook etc.
- Previous experience in reception duties and meet and greet.
- Secretarial experience diary management/scheduling.
- Administration experience, filing and processing documentation.
Job requirements:
- Outstanding communication, interpersonal, customer service and organisational skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – face to face and via the telephone.
- Presentable, self-disciplined an able to work under pressure.
- Approachable with a willingness to help.
- To maintain a very high degree of confidentiality.
Benefits:
- Free onsite parking.
- Free refreshments (tea and coffee).
- Casual dress.
- Company social events.
- Opportunity for company bonuses.
- Cost of living reviews carried out annually by the Directors.
- 20 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off (to be taken any time in the year).
- Long service holiday accrual scheme where you gain 1 extra holiday day per year from 5-10 years’ service up to a maximum of 26 days.
- Life Insurance Scheme – 3x annual salary.
We have a positive, professional and welcoming environment; you will have the opportunity to work within a fully integrated multidisciplinary business. We offer good job security and stability with career development opportunities for the right candidate.
- Full time position.
- Hours are based on a 40-hour week, Monday to Friday 8.00am to 4.30pm with half an hour each day for lunch. No weekend, evening or bank holiday working.
- Salary commensurate with experience.
- Free internal training provided as required.
- Opportunities to progress, promote internally and up skill.
- Due to the nature of the business being a manufacturing environment, working from home arrangements are not available.
If you want to find out more about one of Herefordshire’s largest hi-tech companies then please visit our website; www.hr-smith.com. If you are interested in this role, please email your CV to [email protected].
The HR Department, H R Smith Group of Companies, Unit 416, Tarsmill Court, Rotherwas Industrial Estate, Hereford, HR2 6JZ.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Hereford HR2 6JZ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Administrative: 1 year (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
