Junior Office Administrator Apprentice

A B TURNKEY SOLUTIONS FOR MANUFACTURING LTD

Buckinghamshire (MK1 1HW)

Closes in 12 days (Wednesday 17 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 2 September 2025

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Summary

Opportunity to join a busy, down-to-earth engineering production office with scope to learn, self-develop and become a valuable team member. This job will involve working within a variety of areas of the business from, with daily contact with workshop personnel to the business directors. The role will predominantly revolve around documentation management.

• Wage:

  £16,640 a year

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  Annual Wage

• Training course: Business administrator (level 3)
• Hours: Monday to Thursday, 08:00 to 17:00. Friday, 08:00 to 14:00.

  40 hours a week

• Start date:

  Wednesday 1 October 2025

• Duration:

  1 year 3 months

• Positions available:

  1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Main Responsibilities:

• Phone Calls: Answer and direct calls to the right person.
• Ordering Supplies: Order materials, stationery, and other items when needed.
• Stock Checks: Keep an eye on stock levels for office and vending products.
• Admin Tasks: Do basic tasks like copying, scanning, and printing.
• Couriers & Documents: Arrange couriers and print production documents when asked.
• Maintenance: Book maintenance services and engineers when needed, following proper procedures.
• System Updates: Add new employees, suppliers, and customers to the business system.
• Purchase Orders: Create purchase orders when required.
• Customer Requests: Enter customer quote requests into the system for the sales team.
• Order Processing: Load customer orders and gather all needed documents for production.
• Customer Contact: Keep customers updated about deliveries and answer general questions.
• Quality Support: Help with quality reports by printing and scanning documents.

Where you'll work

Unit 2 Enigma Building Bilton Road
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Bletchley
Buckinghamshire
MK1 1HW

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE

Training course

Business administrator (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

• Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to: write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data. Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages. Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem. Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
• Produces accurate records and documents including: emails, letters, files, payments, reports and proposals. Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management. Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others' work. Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures. Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
• Exercises proactivity and good judgement. Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way. Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
• Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation. Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately. Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
• Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms. Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively. Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately. Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately. Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
• Completes tasks to a high standard. Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themself to continuously improve their work. Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements. Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly. Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
• Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines. Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace. Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation). Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities. Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate. Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
• Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report. Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects. Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.

Training schedule

Training for Business Admin Apprenticeship with Milton Keynes College.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• Maths (grade 9-4)
• English (grade 9-4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Patience
• Teamwork
• Resilience
• Punctuality
• Confidence
• Organised

Other requirements

Driving licence is not essential, however, the ability to attend work regularly is paramount – we must be able to rely on attendance. The job is primarily office based, with ad-hoc shop floor visits during the day-to-day performance of the role. The current workforce consists of a variety of nationalities and faiths, so respect for fellow colleagues is important.

About this employer

AB Turnkey Solutions Ltd (ABTS) is a leading subcontract manufacturing specialist, delivering high-quality, high-volume, cost-effective manufacturing across a wide range of industries. Through a combination of advanced technology and engineering expertise, we produce solutions to support our customers’ requirements. ABTS offers a variety of services, which include: Laser Cutting, Brake Pressing, CNC Machining and Turning, Coded Welding (including Laser Welding), Powder Coating and much more.

After this apprenticeship

Possibility to develop into a more senior position deputising for the senior administrator upon successful completion and integration within the team.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000339847.

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Closes in 12 days (Wednesday 17 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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