About us
SynTech Research UK is a small business operating just outside of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. We are professional, agile, and our mission is to to provide competitive, independent, investigative research and product development in: crop production; crop protection; crop nutrition; food quality; environmental preservation; product stewardship; genetics and seeds. Part of the Global SynTech Research Group.
Our work environment includes:
- Modern office setting
- Wellness programmes
- Smart Casual Dress
- Based on small business park on a farm.
Key Position Summary:
- Responsible for all office administration and clerical duties to facilitate the timely delivery of the annual UK GEP & GLP field trials programme.
- Following appropriate training, act as Deputy Archivist, ensuring all appropriate study (GEP & GLP), facility and personnel records are deposited and retained in the UK archive (plus manage controlled access). Also support the archivist with the control, issue and recalls of the company’s Standard Operating Procedures (not production) to all relevant staff.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- To co-ordinate and carry out all administration processes required to facilitate the successful delivery of the annual UK field trial programme including sending trial data updates, information delivery and supporting with field trial report generation.
- To support the Field Testing Manager with the day to day operation of the Field Facility including liaison with the landlord (as required), organising maintenance of the buildings (including laising with external contractors), ordering office & field supplies (including agrochemicals, seeds and fertiliser).
- Maintain and develop all filing systems.
- Support the field staff with data entry (as required), generating draft field trial reports (completion of data/info) and updating the company’s online trial database system (InSite) when updates and reports are sent to the sponsor company.
- Generate trial information booklets (“Field Notebooks”) and plot labels for the field team before trial starting.
- Support field staff with booking shipments of crop samples (to laboratories) and raw data packages (GLP) by courier or post.
- Assist field staff with client trial visit as well as client, technical & team meetings with the timely production of relevant documents (from ARM files) and organising refreshments.
- Communicate effectively and professionally with clients and company personnel via telephone and/or e-mail or in person.
- Liase with external IT support company for all business IT needs (as required).
- Support the Field Testing Manager to coordinate local HR needs for the UK team (as needed), including logging staff holiday and sickness records.
- Following appropriate training, fulfil the role of Deputy Archivist (working alongside the Archivist) ensuring SynTech UK conforms to the relevant national GLP and GEP guidelines.
- Support the team to ensure all appropriate study (GLP and GEP), facility and personnel records are deposited and retained in the UK Archive (plus manage controlled access).
- Following appropriate training, support the archivist with the control, issue and recalls of the company’s Standard Operating Procedures (not production) to all relevant staff.
Qualifications/Education/Experience/Soft Skills requirements:
- Ideally BA, BSc or equivalent qualification in Administration (or similar subject).
- At least 5-10 years practical working office experience in General Administration.
- Works efficiently with good attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal English.
- Good PC skills including the use of all Microsoft programs (including 365).
- Excellent communication, task prioritization (flexibility around daily changing business needs) and organisation skills.
- Comfortable and effective working alone or as part of a small team.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: From £13.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Bury St. Edmunds IP31 2NG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Administration: 5 years (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
