Business Administrator Apprentice (Level 2)

Leonardo; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo Helicopters is offering a one-year Business Administrator Apprenticeship (Level 2) in Yeovil. You will rotate through QA, Procurement, Programmes, HR and Operations to gain hands-on experience of how different functions interact and contribute to the business.

The programme includes induction at Leonardo and Yeovil College, with an End Point Assessment at the end of the year. GCSEs in Maths and English are required; security vetting is part of the process, including BPSS/NSV

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English at minimum; grades non-negotiable.
• Interest or aptitude in IT and business administration.
• Willingness to rotate across different business areas and learn processes.

Responsibilities

• Rotations across Quality Assurance, Procurement, Programmes, HR and Operations.
• Shadowing buyers, scanning documents and loading into SharePoint; KPI reviews.
• Support with diary management, issue amendments and department brochures.
• Assist with travel arrangements, reception duties and work experience processes.

Skills

Information Technology

Record and Document production

Project Management

Education

GCSE Maths and English (Grade 3-9 / A*- C)

Job description

Job Description

Looking for a great start to your career, earning and learning on a professionally accredited, award-winning scheme? We are looking to recruit the experts of the future on our nationally recognised, award-winning Apprenticeship Programme.

Our Business Administrator Apprenticeship (Level 2) Programme caters for those who are interested in office-based development within the Yeovil Helicopters organisation, aiming to give the apprentice an exposure and understanding of the different business functions and their interactions.

The organisation has a long history of training apprentices, and also evidence of progression of apprentice's post completion of their schemes into senior and critical roles. Apprentices have gone on to reach the highest levels in the Company - to management level and beyond!

Our 1 year Business Apprenticeship provides a wealth of learning and development opportunities whilst gaining a level 2 Admin Assistant standard.

Our Business Administrator Apprenticeship enables the apprentices to move around different business areas within the Yeovil Organisation gaining valuable experience and knowledge. This exposure will enable the apprentices to gain a valuable insight into the workings of the business, how different functions interact and enable a high level of networking.

The Apprenticeship

The Apprenticeship will start with an Induction into Leonardo. There will also be a Yeovil College Induction to ensure that apprenticeship requirements and expectations are fully established.

Placements will then commence onsite at Leonardo Helicopters (based on a 3 month period), rotating around different areas of the business.

During the final stages of the apprenticeship, the apprentice will move into a final placement to prepare for role post apprenticeship. Around 12 months' work will be collated to prepare the apprentice for an 'End Point Assessment' (or EPA).

Key Responsibility Areas

• Placements covered may include Quality Assurance, Procurement and Supply Chain, Programmes, Transmissions, UK Government Sales and Exports, HR and Operations.


• Transmissions - you will manage elements of a supplier; including the running and correlation of an order book, problem solving and the expediting of key parts from a vendor.


• Procurement - you will be shadowing buyers, scanning documents and loading into SharePoint, Supplier visit & KPI reviews, purchasing parts and managing contracts.


• Human Resources - you will log information, carry out reception duties, organise room bookings, arrange travel for the team, assist with the work experience process and Maximo requests.


• Programmes - you will be shadowing, completing maintenance of departmental systems, collate amendments for issue, diary management, action logs, communications support, updating of departmental brochures and organisation charts.


• During each three-month placement, you will be working with cutting-edge facilities, learning how the various business areas operate, discovering how projects are run, managed and delivered, and having opportunities to liaise with customers and suppliers. There may also be opportunity to travel between the Company's UK and international sites.

Your Additional Skills

• Information Technology


• Record and Document production


• Project Management

What you’ll bring

You must have (as a minimum) the following academic qualifications:

• 3 GCSE (Grade 3 - 9 / A*- C) in Maths and English - these grades are non-negotiable.

Highly desirable

We are looking for candidates who show a real interest in the organisation, as well as a desire to succeed in their chosen field.

Security Clearance

At Leonardo, many of our roles are subject to security and export control restrictions set by UK Government Security requirements and customer obligations. As a result, and in line with the UK Government Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) requirements, all successful applicants will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record declaration information and employment and/or education history verification for the previous five years.

For staff operating in more sensitive posts, there is an additional range of personnel security controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV). As part of this process, a range of factors may be considered, including an individual's background, travel history, nationality, previous nationalities held and other information relevant to the vetting assessment.

To be eligible for National Security Vetting at SC level, applicants will generally be expected to have continuously resided in the UK for the previous five years. For DV clearance, this is t