Operations Assistant: Growth, Variety & Early Finish

Maintech Recruitment Ltd; Barton-under-Needwood; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary (£27k–£32k)

Early finish 4pm

Training and development

Career progression

Collaborative team

Job summary

Maintech Recruitment is seeking an organised Operations Assistant to join a growing environmental engineering business in the UK. You will be at the centre of customer operations, coordinating enquiries, orders, deliveries and supplier interactions, while supporting multiple teams.

The role emphasises organisation, adaptability and hands-on problem solving. The position offers full-time office hours (8am–4pm) with training and development supported, and opportunities for progression as the

Qualifications

• Experience in administration or customer service preferred
• Strong organisation and multitasking skills
• Confident communicator with customers and suppliers
• Willingness to learn new business systems including AI tools
• Calm under pressure and team-oriented

Responsibilities

• Handle incoming customer enquiries by phone and email, resolving them or routing to the right person
• Prepare and issue customer quotations, following up to track opportunities
• Process customer orders and raise purchase orders, liaising with suppliers
• Arrange transport, couriers and logistics for deliveries and incoming goods
• Keep the CRM and other systems accurate and up to date
• Follow up with customers after delivery and support warehouse/technical teams

Skills

Organised

Attention to detail

Clear communicator

IT savvy

Adaptable team player

Tools

CRM systems

AI tools

Job description

Maintech Recruitment is seeking an organised Operations Assistant to join a growing environmental engineering business in the UK. You will be at the centre of customer operations, coordinating enquiries, orders, deliveries and supplier interactions, while supporting multiple teams.

The role emphasises organisation, adaptability and hands-on problem solving. The position offers full-time office hours (8am–4pm) with training and development supported, and opportunities for progression as the