Job Description

Overview

Established 75 years ago, Metalcraft Engineering Ltd. are a busy structural, sheet metal and general engineering company based in Castlereagh, Belfast. We are recruiting for an admin assistant to join our busy team.

This position involves supporting daily office operations, managing communications, and ensuring that administrative tasks are completed accurately and on time.

The role will include:

Answering phone calls and directing post and email correspondence. Liaising with customers, suppliers and members of our team. Document management. Updating records. Data entry. Assisting with various administrative tasks required to meet industry regulations and maintain company accreditations. Monitoring office supplies and ordering items as necessary. Assisting with sales and purchase order processing as required.

The successful candidate will have:

Confident IT skills including experience with Microsoft Office. A confident, approachable telephone manner. Strong organisational skills and attention to detail to ensure accuracy and completeness of data. Good communication skills. The ability to work alone and as part of a team.

The following experience is desirable but not essential:

Some office administration experience. Experience of using an ERP or MRP system. Previous experience within a construction and/or manufacturing environment.

Please note that this is a full time, office-based position. Office hours are 8am-5pm Monday to Thursday and 8am - 1pm on a Friday.

We offer 33 days paid holiday per year with 25 days taken at recommended trade times.

This position has a start date of 5th January 2026.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer. We do not discriminate against our job applicants or employees and we aim to select the best person for the job. We monitor the community background and sex of our job applicants and employees in order to demonstrate our commitment to promoting equality of opportunity in employment and to comply with our duties under the Fair Employment & Treatment (NI) Order 1998.

Please download and return a monitoring form with your application: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1757kn5ExvVE7gZhX8OmKp25mbtvFHcvA/view?usp=drive_link

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 25,000.00-27,500.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension
Work Location: In person