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RECEPTIONIST - ROTHERWAS, HEREFORD

If you are looking for a new challenge with a global market leader which designs and manufactures aerospace search and rescue equipment, HR Smith Group of Companies is the one for you. We have over 5 decades of experience and are dedicated to finding the perfect solutions for our customers. The HR Smith Group, a world leader in airborne antennas, search & rescue equipment and aerospace electronics, has the following vacancy for an enthusiastic person to provide secretarial and reception duties in our Business Administration Centre.

Role Responsibilities:

• Answering incoming telephone calls and transferring callers to relevant staff members.
• Reception duties to including meeting and greeting visitors and guests, issuing visitor passes. Organising visitor refreshments when requested by Directors or Senior Management.
• Process and distribute incoming post, faxes and emails.
• General administrative duties to include stock control and ordering of stationary. Updating telephone lists as required, photocopying.
• Control bookings of Company vehicles to authorised Company drivers.
• Control bookings of meeting rooms as required.
• Assistance to the Directors with personal and business administration.

Essential Experience:

• Highly proficient using Microsoft Office suite software, Excel, Outlook etc.
• Previous experience in reception duties and meet and greet.
• Secretarial experience diary management/scheduling.
• Administration experience, filing and processing documentation.

Job requirements:

• Outstanding communication, interpersonal, customer service and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – face to face and via the telephone.
• Presentable, self-disciplined an able to work under pressure.
• Approachable with a willingness to help.
• To maintain a very high degree of confidentiality.

Benefits:

• Free onsite parking.
• Free refreshments (tea and coffee).
• Casual dress.
• Company social events.
• Opportunity for company bonuses.
• Cost of living reviews carried out annually by the Directors.
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off (to be taken any time in the year).
• Long service holiday accrual scheme where you gain 1 extra holiday day per year from 5-10 years’ service up to a maximum of 26 days.
• Life Insurance Scheme – 3x annual salary.

We have a positive, professional and welcoming environment; you will have the opportunity to work within a fully integrated multidisciplinary business. We offer good job security and stability with career development opportunities for the right candidate.

• Full time position.
• Hours are based on a 40-hour week, Monday to Friday 8.00am to 4.30pm with half an hour each day for lunch. No weekend, evening or bank holiday working.
• Salary commensurate with experience.
• Free internal training provided as required.
• Opportunities to progress, promote internally and up skill.
• Due to the nature of the business being a manufacturing environment, working from home arrangements are not available.

If you want to find out more about one of Herefordshire’s largest hi-tech companies then please visit our website; www.hr-smith.com. If you are interested in this role, please email your CV to recruitment@hrsmith.biz.

The HR Department, H R Smith Group of Companies, Unit 416, Tarsmill Court, Rotherwas Industrial Estate, Hereford, HR2 6JZ.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Hereford HR2 6JZ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Administrative: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person