Admin Assistant

Metalcraft Engineering Ltd; Belfast; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A busy structural engineering company in Belfast is seeking an Admin Assistant to support daily operations. This role involves managing communications, document management, and assisting with sales and purchase order processing. The ideal candidate will have strong IT skills, a good telephone manner, and some office administration experience. The position offers 33 days of paid holiday and operates for 39 hours per week, from Monday to Friday.

Benefits

33 days paid holiday

Equal Opportunities Employment

Qualifications

• Strong IT skills, especially in Microsoft Office.
• Excellent communication skills for handling phone and email correspondence.
• Ability to manage documents accurately.

Responsibilities

• Answer phone calls and direct post and email correspondence.
• Liaise with customers and suppliers.
• Manage and update records.
• Assist with sales and purchase order processing.

Skills

Confident IT skills including Microsoft Office

Good telephone manner

Strong organisational skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Office administration experience

Experience in construction and/or manufacturing environment

Job description

We are recruiting for an admin assistant to join our busy team. This position involves supporting daily office operations, managing communications, and ensuring that administrative tasks are completed accurately and on time.

Responsibilities

• Answering phone calls and directing post and email correspondence.
• Liaising with customers, suppliers and members of our team.
• Document management.
• Updating records.
• Assisting with various administrative tasks required to meet industry regulations and maintain company accreditations.
• Assisting with sales and purchase order processing as required.

Skills and Qualifications

• Confident IT skills including experience with Microsoft Office.
• Good telephone manner.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail to ensure accuracy and completeness of data.
• The ability to work alone and as part of a team.
• Some office administration experience.
• Previous experience within a construction and/or manufacturing environment.

Further Information

Established 75 years ago, Metalcraft Engineering Ltd. are a busy structural, sheet metal and general engineering company based in Castlereagh, Belfast.We offer 33 days paid holiday per year with 25 days taken at recommended trade times. This position is available from 5th January 2026.We are an Equal Opportunities Employer. We do not discriminate against our job applicants or employees and we aim to select the best person for the job. We monitor the community background and sex of our job applicants and employees in order to demonstrate our commitment to promoting equality of opportunity in employment and to comply with our duties under the Fair Employment and Treatment NI Order 1998.

Vacancy ID 1748817 Job Sector Secretarial and Administration Area Belfast Location Belfast Salary To be discussed, dependent on experience No. vacancies 1 Contract Type Permanent Weekly hours 39 Published date 03/12/2025 Closing date 15/12/2025 Worktime 8am-5pm Monday to Thursday and 8am-1pm Friday