Receptionist

BaxterStorey UK; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Volunteer days

Grandparent leave

Maternity leave (24 weeks enhanced)

Training & development

Pension & life insurance

Perkbox discounts

Wellbeing hub

Employee assistance

Free meals at work

Career development opportunities

Job summary

BaxterStorey UK is recruiting a Corporate Receptionist to join our Leatherhead team. You will be the first point of contact for clients and visitors, delivering friendly and professional reception services.

The role is Monday to Friday, 08:30–17:00, 40 hours per week, based at Leatherhead office. The successful candidate will work with a small team and support admin duties for the Chef Manager as needed.

Qualifications

• Naturally warm and engaging with excellent people skills.
• Proficiency with basic IT and Microsoft Office.
• Experience in customer-facing or corporate reception preferred.
• Strong timekeeping and organisation with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Be the first point of contact in person, email, and phone.
• Keep reception area welcoming and tidy.
• Greet clients and issue passes.
• Handle queries from staff, guests, retailers, and contractors.
• Assist with booking and managing meeting rooms.
• Coordinate bi-weekly car valet service and pool car bookings.
• Maintain post room, mail and parcels.
• Escalate building issues to reception and contractors.
• Perform administrative duties.
• Support Chef Manager with admin duties and data entry.
• Stock foyer tea/coffee point daily.

Skills

Warm personality

Multitasking

Professional communication

Timekeeping

Discretion/confidentiality

Tools

MS Office

Email/scheduling software

Visitor management systems

Job description

Company Description

Title: Receptionist

Location: Leatherhead

Salary: up to £28500 per annum

40 hours per week -Monday to Friday

Benefits:

• 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
• 3 volunteering days
• 3 days grandparent leave
• 24 week’s enhanced maternity leave
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts available on our Perkbox app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
• Wellbeing hub
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Free meals whilst at work
• Career development opportunities

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Receptionistwith a background in exceptional reception services to join our business and work at one of our friendly office locations.

Job Description

Corporate Receptionist
Salary: £28500
Monday - Friday, 08:30 - 17:00
Permanent position

Our client is a well-known motor manufacturing company whoarelooking for a professional,welcomingand experienced Corporate Receptionist to join their head office based in Leatherhead, Surrey.

We are looking for someone with a friendly and approachable manner who can always remain professional, displaying sound communication and interpersonal skills. The ideal candidate needs to be IT literate with the ability toprioritiseyour own workload and work efficiently to agreed deadlines. You will be working alongside one other part-timereceptionistso it is important to work well as a team, as well as be confident to work alone.

Responsibilities

• Being the first point of contact in person and via email and telephone.
• Ensuring the reception area is kept welcoming and tidy.
• Greeting all clients and their guests and issuingvisitorand staff passes.
• Dealing with queries from staff, guests,retailersand contractors.
• Assistingwith the booking and management of meeting rooms.
• Coordinating bi-weekly car valet service and pool car bookings.
• Ensuring the post room is kept stocked, tidy andorganised.
• Manage incoming/outgoing mail and parcels.
• Escalating any building issues reported to reception and liaising with contractors.
• Administration duties.

In addition the successful candidate will be involved in supporting the Chef Manager with admin duties. Assisting with marketing and data entry.

Part of the duties for reception is ensuring the foyer tea point and coffee machine is stocked sufficiently and maintained daily.

Qualifications

• Naturally warm, bubbly personality with exceptional people skills and the ability to build rapport quickly and leave a lasting impression - Proven Ability to multitask effectively, juggling multiple priorities whilst maintaining composure and organisation - Strong communication skills, including excellent phone etiquette and professional written communication
• Proficiency with basic IT systems, including email, scheduling software, and Microsoft Office applications - Desirable experience in a customer-facing or reception role within a corporate environment - Excellent time keeping and organisational skills with meticulous attention to detail - Ability to remain calm, efficient, and solution-focused when managing challenging situations
• Strong problem-solving capabilities and flexibility in adapting to changing workplace needs - Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and handling sensitive information with discretion - Inclusive mindset with the ability to work collaboratively across all levels of the organisation - Desirable: Experience with visitor management systems or reception software