Contact Barrett Steel
Barrett Steel
Business Admin L3 Apprentice
Oxfordshire
Contact Barrett Steel
- Hours
- Full Time
- Posted
- 10 hours ago
- Salary
- 16500.00 GBP Annual
- Recruiter
- Barrett Steel
- Closes
- 30 Sep 2026
- Course
- No
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Recruiter Type
- Direct Employer
Description
This is an exciting opportunity to start a career within a forward-thinking organisation that is respected as the UK s leading independent steel stockholder.
All About Us
Goodman Steel Services are part of Barrett Steel the UK s largest steel distributor and processor, with over 160 years of heritage we are still family owned and operate from 29 sites across the UK and Ireland, holding more than 120,000 tonnes of steel stock. Although we are a business with significant scale, our success is built on the people who make it happen every day. We continually invest in our people, the latest processing machinery, technology, and materials-handling equipment so that we can deliver an exceptional service to our customers. Our people, our customers, and the communities in which we operate are at the heart of what we do. We are a forward-thinking business that values hard work, ambition, teamwork, and are always open to new ideas. We now have an opening for a Business Administration L3 Apprentice.
All About the Role
You will be given the training necessary to carry out your role, including mentoring by a strong, established site team. You ll use the latest in blended learning techniques, to ensure you receive the highest levels of training whilst working on the core business activities. The hours of work are Monday-Friday 8.30am-5pm
Specific tasks may include:
Incoming call answering, fielding customer enquiries to the appropriate person.Responding to non-sales queries such as order progression update, transport queries, incorrect/missing items etc.Contact customers to obtain missing information and respond to queries.Organising paperwork for processingKeeping the IT system cleansed & updatedStock locations, batches, amendments to stock & cutting notesScanning of all documentation (POD's, stock notes etc)Support with the purchase of non-steel consumable itemsDealing with customer orders and data files and issuing orders to the factory for productionCustomer Service & Continuous ImprovementTo maintain customer account details to ensure up to date contact, delivery and unloading information is on file; to provide relevant information to purchasing, accounts, works and transport departments to ensure the company complies with Health & Safety legislation and can exceed our customers expectations on customer service.All related administration
We offer You
A fully funded 19-month Business Administration Apprenticeship where 1 day per week you will study and the rest in the business.GBP16,500 salary during the apprenticeship25 days holiday + bank holidaysPension + Life AssuranceDiscounts on retail and leisure Access to health and wellbeing servicesA long-term career in the business with progression opportunities A mentor during your time on the apprenticeship
All About You
You will have the passion, drive, and confidence to work within the business in a collaborative, creative way.
Essential Skills for the role:
You should be organised and methodical in your approach with a genuine interest in developing a career in Barrett Steel. A good level of IT; able to confidently use Microsoft Word and ideally Excel and PowerPoint at a basic levelGCSE qualifications in English & Maths ideally at grade 5 or aboveLive local to site Drive or learning to drive
Ad ID: 5418934713
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