Business Admin Apprentice - Steel Industry (19-Month Program)

Barrett Steel; Reading; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded apprenticeship

Salary £16,500 during apprenticeship

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension + Life Assurance

Discounts on retail and leisure

Health and wellbeing services

Long-term career progression

Mentor during apprenticeship

Job summary

Barrett Steel is offering a fully funded 19-month Business Administration Apprenticeship at their site. You will study one day per week while gaining hands-on experience Monday to Friday, 8:30am–5:00pm, with mentoring from an established site team and blended learning techniques.

The role includes administration, customer service, and data handling, with a starting salary of £16,500, plus pension, life assurance, and staff discounts. Local to the site and driving preferred.

Qualifications

• Organised and methodical approach with a genuine interest in Barrett Steel.
• Basic IT skills including Word; Excel and PowerPoint at a basic level.
• GCSE English and Maths at grade 5 or above preferred.

Responsibilities

• Answer incoming calls and route enquiries.
• Respond to non-sales queries like order progress and transport.
• Contact customers to obtain missing information and respond to queries.
• Organise paperwork for processing and keep IT records updated.
• Maintain stock records and scanning of documentation.
• Assist with purchasing of non-steel consumables.
• Process customer orders and send to production.
• Support customer service and continuous improvement.

Skills

Organised & methodical

Basic IT skills

GCSE English & Maths

Local to site

Driving / learner driver

Education

GCSEs English & Maths (Grade 5+)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Barrett Steel is offering a fully funded 19-month Business Administration Apprenticeship at their site. You will study one day per week while gaining hands-on experience Monday to Friday, 8:30am–5:00pm, with mentoring from an established site team and blended learning techniques.

The role includes administration, customer service, and data handling, with a starting salary of £16,500, plus pension, life assurance, and staff discounts. Local to the site and driving preferred.