Administrative Assistant

Contract Type: 12 Months Maternity Cover

Working Pattern: 35 hours per week ( Full-time) Monday –Friday

Location: Interim Facility: Advance Manufacturing Research Centre Heatley House, Bowram Street, Preston 

We have an exciting role for an Administrative Assistant at the new AMRC based in Preston supporting the two directors.

Are you a self-motivated, enthusiastic, customer focussed individual with experience of working in a busy office environment? Do you excel at taking ownership of tasks, have aptitude work across multiple workloads, and work with a high level of accuracy?

If you have shown aptitude for:

• Providing a high level professional support to senior mangers
• Efficient and accurate service with a strong customer focus
• The ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people
• Work on your own initiative

Then this could be an ideal opportunity for you.

We are seeking a highly motivated and dedicated individual to join the AMRC NW. The role will be dynamic and interesting, and is ideally suited to someone with an administrative background. This is an opportunity to work in a dynamic and diverse office environment providing comprehensive administrative support to the directors and research team.

You will be working within a busy office and must be able to manage your own workload and carry out a number of roles within the team. You will be conducting general administrative tasks including, but not limited to, preparing requisitions, orders, sales invoices using the University’s SAP system and marketing administration. The role will also involve the organisation of events and visitors to the centre.

The AMRC NW vision to place Lancashire amongst the most innovative regions in the UK, with applied research facilities comparable with the best in the world, ensuring Lancashire is an attractive destination for inward investment and the creation of new businesses, in addition to providing world-class support for existing manufacturers.

You will need a minimum of 5 GCSEs A-C or Grade 9-5 and experience in an administration role ideally supporting a team.

The AMRC NW is part of The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing (AMRC) is a cluster of world-class centres for research into advanced manufacturing technologies used in the aerospace, power generation, medical and other high-value manufacturing sectors. The AMRC has more than 80 industrial partners, including global giants such as Boeing, Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems and Airbus, as well as small businesses. www.amrc.co.uk

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