WordPress & E-Commerce Website Assistant

Miller’s Recruitment; Ovingdean; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in Ovingdean is seeking a Website Assistant to manage and enhance their e-commerce website. Candidates should be proficient in WordPress and Elementor, with a keen eye for detail and the ability to communicate effectively across teams. This role offers a supportive working environment with opportunities for skill expansion and a chance to impact a growing online platform.

Benefits

Supportive working environment

Training opportunities

Pension scheme

32 days holiday entitlement

Qualifications

• Experience with product data entry and light content management.
• Basic understanding of SEO and product categorisation is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Add new products to the site with images and specifications.
• Update existing product information for accuracy.
• Liaise with teams to gather product data.
• Ensure high standards of layout using Elementor.

Skills

Proficient in WordPress and Elementor

Familiar with WooCommerce

Detail-oriented

Strong initiative

Job description

Overview

The Role: Are you confident with WordPress and Elementor? Do you have an eye for detail and a proactive approach to gathering and managing product information? We’re looking for a dedicated Website Assistant to help maintain and grow our e-commerce website specialising in catering equipment.

Our WooCommerce-based website has been built using WordPress, Elementor, and the Blocksy theme. With the foundations in place, we’re now seeking someone to take ownership of product content and technical information across the site.

Key Responsibilities

• Adding new products to the site, including images, pricing, and technical specifications
• Updating existing product information to ensure accuracy and consistency
• Liaising with internal departments (e.g. technical, sales, purchasing) to collect accurate product data
• Keeping product descriptions and technical documents up to date
• Ensuring a high standard of layout and user experience across product and landing pages using Elementor
• Making minor content and design adjustments as needed within the Blocksy/Elementor framework

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Proficient in WordPress and Elementor (essential)
• Familiar with WooCommerce and e-commerce best practices
• Comfortable editing and formatting product content, specifications, and images
• Detail-oriented and organised, with a strong sense of initiative
• Confident communicating with different teams to gather and verify information
• Experienced with product data entry and light content management
• Basic understanding of SEO and product categorisation (desirable but not essential)

What We Offer

• A supportive and friendly working environment
• Opportunities to expand your skill set in web content and digital retail
• The chance to make a visible impact on a growing e-commerce site

Company Information

Who are we?

Miller’s Vanguard are proud to have been supporting all the UK’s Supermarket chains for over 40 years. We are the people in the background ensuring that supermarkets keep the Nation fed, maintaining a wide and varied range of assets from food production equipment through to loading bay lifts.

Our services include:

• Nationwide reactive maintenance
• Hygienic Deep cleaning & Planned maintenance services
• Refurbishment, logistics and installation of equipment

We do all of this with the firm foundations of being owned by the global Ali Group, whose turnover is in excess of £4 billion p.a.

Our People

Despite being a large operation here at Miller’s Vanguard we still firmly believe in running the business like we have done for the last 40 years, by valuing our biggest asset – you, the employee.

Our team of over 500 employees have the advantage of working in state-of-the-art environments:

• New (2021) Technical response centre
• Award-winning research, innovation, and recycling facility
• Industry-leading Mercedes Benz fleet

We believe in providing you with the very best environment and tools to do the job.

Career Development

Training is a huge part of our culture at Miller’s Vanguard. Our City and Guilds accredited training centre coaches and develops employees regardless of position or length of service. We want to ensure staff can progress and keep pace with ever-changing equipment technologies.

Why Join Us

• Training in our City & Guilds accredited academy
• Job-specific uniform and tooling for all roles
• Company-wide fun days and charity events
• Company Pension
• Holiday entitlement of 32 days per year
• Regular staff rewards and family-friendly events