Maldon Salt is a fourth-generation family-owned business. Our pyramid salt flakes have been skilfully made using the same traditional artisan methods in the coastal town of Maldon since 1882. Today, we’re not just custodians of an ancient culinary tradition but also creators of a highly successful and respected global brand. Maldon Salt is recognised the world over as the finest of sea salts and we are proud to have held the Royal Warrant for official purveyors of sea salt since 2012.
As a business, we take our corporate social responsibility to our customers, partners, and ourselves extremely seriously. We are always seeking ways to lessen our footprint and are currently working on a five-year plan to both increase the sustainability of all the packaging we use and make sure all our packaging is easily recyclable. In addition, with every Maldon salt box produced we will be supporting the World Land Trust and the fantastic work they do to protect threatened habitats and wildlife.
It’s all part of our commitment to global environmental sustainability.
About the Role:
As an experienced and efficient Senior Administrator, the role will require you to work closely with the Office Manager, supporting the administration within all departments across the business.
Key Responsibilities
- Health & Safety checks of the office
- Support general office maintenance and office facilities to include printers, desk phones, mobile phones, franking machine
- Support Office Manager with organising staff events, such as Christmas Party
- Support the Managing Director in the absence of the Office Manager when required
- Review and manage the stock holding for PPE and Ad hoc items (signs, equipment, H+S & QA products, storage and location of items), including raising PO’s, updating prices and quantities accordingly.
- Receipt in all PPE and other items required for Operations
- Manage all PPE stock requests – picking and distributing items to the relevant person/team
- Ensuring PPE issue receipts are signed and scanned
- Organise PPE for visitors as required
- Using Sage X3, raise purchase orders to support multiple departments and receipt related invoices
- All delivery notes and invoices are scanned onto the system
- Deal with enquiries on Access Control for all sites
- Organise and facilitate meetings on behalf of senior management
- Packing/shipping of products nationally and internationally
- Scanning, photocopying, filing, shredding as required
- Any other reasonable duties, as required
- Sample/influencer shipping of products nationally and internationally
- Overseeing the diary management of meeting rooms.
- Organise Hampers for Charities and customers.
- Supporting the QSE Manager for setting up and maintaining SOP’s/Document Control in Mango
- Support the Operations and Finance department for various admin tasks as and when required to include but limited to, filing, scanning, typing self-compilated letters on behalf of Management.
- Support the Office Manager with various duties.
- Carry out stock takes for stationary, salt cupboard, cleaning products across multiple locations and order as appropriate.
- Scan and save Visitor forms.
- Any other ad hoc duties as and when required.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required:
Essential
- Minimum 4 years Senior Administration experience
- Strong MS Office Skills
- Excellent administrative and organisational skills
- Ability to build effective working relationships with employees from a range of backgrounds and levels of seniority across the organisation
- Ability to demonstrate common sense and sound judgement
- Effective communication skills, written, verbal and listening
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to work independently, use own initiative, prioritise workloads and multitask to meet deadlines
- Good problem-solving skills.
Highly Desirable
- Previous knowledge in manufacturing
- Experience of using Sage X3
Key Behaviours:
- Pragmatic ‘can-do attitude’
- Take personal responsibility to ensure results are delivered on time and to a high standard.
- Always displays honesty, integrity, teamwork, accountability and maintains confidentiality.
- Takes pride in their approach to their work
- Remains calm and professional.
- Has a clear, consistent focus on improving ways of working
- Supports a culture of continuous improvement
- A flexible approach
Qualifications:
- 3 GCSE’s A-C (9-5) in English & Math’s is essential
Hours and Location
- 37.5 hours per week, 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday
- Based at our Head Office in Oval Park, Hatfield Road, Langford, Essex CM9 6WG.
Salary & Reward Package
- £34,842.00 per annum
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro-rata)
- 1 week company sick pay after successful probationary period, increasing to 3-weeks Company Sick Pay (after 12 months service)
- Income protection (after 3 months service), payable at 75% of basic salary, for up to 5 years (subject to approved claim by insurance provider)
- Life Assurance (4 x basic annual salary, after 6 months service)
- Private Medical Insurance (after 6 months service), with option to self-fund partner/child/children
- Enhanced Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme (4% matched contributions)
- Opportunities for professional growth
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee discounts to high street retailers
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Company Events
- Christmas Shutdown
- Free tea and coffee
Closing date for all applications is 12 June 2026
First stage interviews will be held on 15 June 2026
Second interviews will be held on 17 June 2026
NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE
Pay: £34,842.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Application question(s):
- Do you have 3 GCSE at grade C or above?
Experience:
- Senior Administrator: 2 years (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
