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Administrator - Fresh Food Production

🏢 James Hall & Co • 📍 Preston, North West England, England • 🕒 2 days ago

Salary Range

£23,549 - £57,878

£1,962 - £4,823 / mo

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Location Base

Preston, North West England, England

Tier-1 UK Economic Zone

Est. Take-Home Pay

68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)

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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard

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Position Overview & Specifications

Administrator

(Fresh Food Production)

Based at our state-of-the-art head office and distribution centre on the outskirts of Preston, James Hall & Co. Ltd. have been established for over 150 years proudly serving communities across the north of England as supplier and distributor to over 600 SPAR stores.

We are proud to be one of the biggest employers in Lancashire with over 3000 colleagues who represent our core values of passion, enterprise and family every single day.

Hours

38 hours per week, 5 days per week. Monday to Thursday 8.00am - 4.30pm, Friday 8.00am - 3.45pm

About the Role

As an office administrator, you will be responsible for handling all correspondence, answering phone lines, taking messages, preparing reports and other general office duties. You will be responsible for providing general administrative support within the fresh food production department.

Here’s What You Can Expect to be Doing

Accurate and timely data inputting into departmental records

Producing letters, statements and written work using Microsoft Word
Placing orders with suppliers daily, ensuring accurate levels of stock control
Effective processing of all department invoices
General office duties

A Few Things About You

Excellent numeracy skills
Good communication skills including over the telephone
To be able to organise their workload and continuously meet deadlines
To be able to work effectively as part of a small team
To be able to work on own initiative and show a personal drive for overall team success

Willingness to learn
Understanding of general office duties

James Hall & Co. Ltd. have one simple vison: to still be in business in another 50 years!

To make this vision possible we need the best talents to join us on our journey. We are a family company and we believe that if we look after our people, they will look after us.

Here are some of the benefits that you can take advantage of as an employee of James Hall & Co. Ltd.

Company Doctor – We care about the health and wellbeing of our people. That is why you will have access to our company doctor with the ability to book appointments directly.

Free On-site Parking - You don’t have to worry about paying for parking or getting from your car to the office as our site boasts a secure car park with over 1000 spaces.

Subsidised Canteen – We know how hard our people work so when hunger strikes, we have an excellent on-site canteen that offers a wide range of freshly cooked meals, salads, sandwiches and confectionary plus free tea and coffee

Learning & Development – We want all of our colleagues to reach their full potential. That is why you will benefit from our in-house learning and development team who will provide you access to fully funded accredited training and industry recognised qualifications.

Grocery Aid – We understand the importance of mental health. We work with the national charity Grocery Aid to provide all colleagues a 24/7 helpline service that is free, independent and confidential. Grocery Aid also offer a wide range of other fantastic services to support you when you need it.

We also offer staff discount, cycle to work scheme, company sick pay, bereavement pay, enhanced pension scheme and our famous Christmas Hamper!

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