Operations Assistant

University of Reading; Reading; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in food processing is searching for an Operations Assistant to join their team in Reading. The role supports order management, customer communications, and accounting tasks, and offers a pathway to permanent employment. Flexibility and collaboration with various teams are key in this dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role preferred.
• Full clean driving license required.
• Willingness to assist in various areas of the business.

Responsibilities

• Input orders accurately into order management system.
• Support driving team with order loading.
• Transfer invoices between systems for accuracy.

Skills

Organization

Flexibility

Communication

Tools

SAGE

Phoenix

Job description

M4 Recruitment are seeking a highly organized and proactive Operations Assistant to support a busy food processing site in the Reading area.

Key Responsibilities to include:

• Work collaboratively with the Factory Production Team to ensure that orders are accurately inputted onto the business order management system
• Support the Driving Team to ensure customer orders are accurate and loaded correctly utilising route management tools
• Monitor email orders
• Transfer invoices from business order software to ensure Invoices are accurate using SAGE
• Accurate payment and recording of purchase orders
• Transfer Invoices from the business ordering system to the accounting software
• Where appropriate conduct customer follow up calls to ensure that customers are informed of unfulfilled orders in a timely manner
• Maintain cash float forFarm Shop
• Accuracy of shop till accounting
• Identify any discrepancies

Ideal candidate:

• Be flexible with hours
• Happy to assist within other parts of the business to cover absence
• Happy to work in the mea/game industry
• Experience with 'Phoenix' an advantage but full training will be given
• Full clean driving licence required due to location

This is a temporary role that would become permanent following a qualifying period for the right candidate.

Working hours are generally 0800 - 1600 with some flexibility

M4 Recruitment are an employment business and operates as an equal opportunities employer. Permission to place an advertisement for the above-mentioned role has been given by the company