Job Description

Location: Ulverston

We are a two-minute walk from Ulverston train station which offers great transport links from within Cumbria and Lancashire.

Hours: 37 hours per week, Mon-Fri (part-time considered) Benefits: Flexible working arrangements including lunchtime finish on Fridays, 24 days holidays per year plus Bank Holidays, holiday buyback option, profit share scheme, free parking, cycle to work scheme, bike storage and shower facilities.

Do you have great business administration skills and an interest in learning new skills? If so, this opportunity within the green economy working for a people-orientated, pioneering LED lighting company could be the ideal role for you!

The Role

As our Business Administrator, your responsibilities will include:

Providing general administrative support to our busy commercial team,

Effective and timely inputting, dispatching, and invoicing of customer orders,

Processing of internal purchase/sample requests,

Updating databases and preparing reports,

Making and answering calls to/from customers and suppliers and dealing with post and emails in a friendly, positive manner,

Ordering and maintaining our office supplies.

Why Work for Us?

At Forge we're very good at designing, manufacturing, and delivering cutting edge LED lighting solutions. But we're also really good at caring about the environment and our people.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and well-organised

Business Administrator

to join our team, where we have a great working atmosphere with regular social events.

You'd be working for an award-winning business focused on innovative design, superior quality, and outstanding service. Our Low-energy LED lighting is making a fundamental positive contribution to the challenge of the Climate Crisis and has applications from domestic, and commercial users, and is being used in industry and into biotech and beyond.

What we are looking for in the successful candidate:

Enthusiastic and well-organised, with a professional & positive telephone manner,

Literate and numerate with good attention to detail,

5+ GCSEs at A*- C or equivalent (including Maths, English Language, and a Science) and a minimum of two A Levels or commensurate experience or qualifications,

A good level of IT skills especially Microsoft Office and Excel,

Confident, proactive and able to prioritise workload and operate on own initiative,

Good communication skills and happy to learn new skills,

Experience of working in a busy office preferred.

To Apply

Send your CV together with a covering letter explaining why you are the right person for this role.

We will hold a virtual interview with anyone we shortlist for the role to get to know you and give you the opportunity to get to know more about us too.

Final interviews will be held in our Ulverston office.

Please visit www.forge.co.uk for further information and why not check us out on Facebook

Forge reserves the right to close the vacancy at any time, if it is deemed that there have been enough applications received. No agencies please.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 25,000.00-28,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Cycle to work scheme Flexitime Free parking On-site parking Profit sharing Referral programme
Ability to commute/relocate:

Ulverston LA12 7NQ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person