Administrator – Fixed-Term-1 Year-Maternity Cover
Location: Essex
Job Type: Full-time, Fixed-term contract, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Contract Length: 52 weeks
Start Date: October 2026
Salary: £27,976.00 PA
A busy and well-established water dispenser company requires an Administrator to join its team in Essex on a fixed-term basis of 52 weeks.
This is an office-based role, Monday to Friday, and will suit someone who is organised, confident dealing with customers, and able to manage a varied workload in a busy working environment.
The Administrator will be part of a supportive and experienced team within a company that values its employees and has excellent staff retention across the business.
The role of Administrator includes:
- Supporting and reporting directly to the Operations Manager in the day-to-day running of the busy distribution centre
- Taking orders from customers for additional products and service requests — no selling involved
- Liaising with customers to organise delivery and collection times, ensuring customer satisfaction and high service standards are maintained
- Dealing with invoice queries and general account queries
- Completing weekly and monthly tasks to required deadlines, including preparing reports for Head Office
- Preparing spreadsheets to a high standard for review and analysis
- Opening new customer accounts and raising first invoices
- Providing day-to-day support across various departments
- General office duties, including filing and maintaining records
The role of Administrator requires:
- Strong communication skills
- Good organisational skills and attention to detail
- Geographical knowledge of the Essex area would be an advantage
- Competence using Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word and Excel
- Experience using Excel and the ability to prepare spreadsheets to a good standard
- The ability to multi-task and work under pressure during busy periods, particularly during the summer months
- A flexible approach and willingness to work as part of a team to cover holidays and support other roles when required
Package includes:
- Competitive salary
- Holiday allowance
- Monthly attendance bonus
- Generous Christmas bonus
- Birthday bonus
- Monday to Friday working pattern
- Free parking on site
- Free refreshments on site
This is a fixed-term role for 52 weeks, to start at the beginning of October to provide support within our Essex administration team.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed-term contract
Contract length: 52 weeks
Salary: £27,976.00 PA
Pay: £27,976.00 per year
Work Location: In person
