Office Assistant

Are you looking for an opportunity to further develop your career in an office environment? If so, then we have the job for you…

An interesting position has arisen for a friendly and enthusiastic Office Assistant to join our busy Administration/Facilities team at our pharmaceutical distribution centre in Kempston.

If you’re a quick learner with the skills below, we look forward to hearing from you.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Greeting visitors and contractors
• Updating spreadsheets and schedules
• Signing for deliveries and collection dockets
• Managing and distributing all incoming and outgoing post
• Manning the site switchboard, screening and directing calls taking detailed messages when necessary
• Weekly inventory checks of Company food supplies, stationery and high viz clothing, ensuring all stock is up to date and ordering more when necessary
• General administration tasks such as filing, typing, copying, scanning

What you’ll need to succeed:

• Great communication skills, both written and verbal, with an excellent command of English
• Confident MS Office skills, particularly Word & Excel
• The ability to multitask, problem solve, meet deadlines and prioritise a changing to-do list
• Be organised, with great attention to detail
• Have a friendly, outgoing personality
• A minimum of one year’s experience in a similar role