Office Assistant / Receptionist

We are seeking an experienced Office Assistant with Reception duties to join our team in our Tees Office on a fixed term 12 month contract. As an Office Assistant, you will be responsible for providing exceptional support to our teams in delivering efficient services. You will work closely with the local team, as well as external stakeholders to demonstrate your business acumen. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career and establish a broad network within Svitzer and the Maersk Group, where learning and development opportunities are abundant.

Specific areas of responsibility and main tasks will be to:

• Provide reception/admin support for the Tees office ensuring all visitors are courteously received and that they are signed in/out the visitor’s book and telephone calls are dealt with in a prompt and efficient manner.  Ensuring the reception area is always kept in a tidy manner.

• To process all deliveries to the office both internal and external, also arranging couriers for parcels to be dispatched.

• To receive and distribute incoming post and collate outgoing post daily.

• To monitor and order stationery for the office

• To support the business organizing meetings, booking rooms, arranging refreshments. Ensure onsite meeting rooms are ready for use after each meeting.

• To provide administration support to all departments within the Tees office when required.

• To ensure alarm tests are done on a weekly basis and recorded.

• To be the contact with the outside caterers for the daily food provisions, also ensuring stocks of kitchen equipment are kept to and acceptable level.

• Be the main contact for Office maintenance.

We are looking for :

• Proven experience of working in a receptionist role/admin role.

• IT literate with experience of using Microsoft Office and Outlook.

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.

• Ability to work as part of a team or on own initiative.

• The ability to maintain strict confidentiality of information.

Please submit your CV and a covering letter.

Applications will be reviewed on a daily basis, and the vacancy may be filled earlier than the deadline indicated. Therefore, it is advisable to apply as early as possible.

Please note that you must possess the right to work in the UK to be considered for this role, as we are unable to sponsor visa applications.

Building a Diverse Workplace

In Svitzer we value the diversity of our talent and will always strive to recruit the best person for the job – we value diversity in all its forms, including but not limited to gender, age, nationality, race, sexual orientation, disability, or religious beliefs. We are proud of our diversity and see it as a genuine source of strength for building high performing teams.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that members from some under-represented groups are less likely to apply for jobs if they don’t meet every single qualification. At Svitzer we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles, and we are excited about hearing from you!

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