Business Administration Apprentice
EXEL (CHEMISTS) LIMITED
Normanton (WF6 2AQ)
Closes in 12 days (Monday 22 December 2025)
Posted on 26 November 2025
Contents
Summary
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Business Administration Apprentice to support the smooth day-to-day running of our operation. This is an excellent opportunity for someone starting their career who is eager to learn, develop new skills, and gain hands-on experience across administration, HR support, and business operations.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, Shifts to be confirmed.
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 29 December 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
General Administration:
- Support the office of the Managing Director
- Handling incoming enquiries via phone and email
- Managing incoming and outgoing post
- Ordering stock, uniforms, and PPE
- Preparing documents, letters, and standard communications
- Supporting with project-related tasks such as appraisals, filing systems, and data collection
- Assisting with meeting preparation, including agendas, printing, and minutes
- Booking meetings, rooms, travel, and accommodation when required
- Maintaining office supplies, equipment, and shared spaces
- Undertaking any other administrative tasks appropriate to the role
HR Support:
- Monitoring and updating the HR system daily to support payroll deadlines
- Assisting the HR Manager with recruitment processes, including advertising vacancies, shortlisting, and arranging interviews
- Supporting onboarding activities, including preparing induction packs and setting up new starters
- Responding to employee queries under guidance
- Updating HR processes, documents, and templates
- Maintaining accurate personnel files and training records
- Helping coordinate employee communications, including benefits information and company-wide updates
- Supporting the logging of absence, leave, training, and compliance data
Communication & Customer Service:
- Welcoming visitors and ensuring they follow site procedures
- Drafting simple internal communications or email templates
- Supporting customer or supplier communication where appropriate
- Assisting with gathering staff feedback for internal initiatives
Project & Process Support:
- Assisting with preparing reports, spreadsheets, or presentations
- Supporting internal projects, including continuous improvement initiatives
- Helping document or map business processes
- Collecting data or feedback to support decision-making
Finance & Operational Administration (where required)
- Logging invoices or supporting purchase order processes
- Conducting basic stock checks or reconciling deliveries
- Liaising with suppliers for quotes, order updates, or administration queries
Where you'll work
Exel (Gb) Ltd, 56 High Street
Normanton
WF6 2AQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
METAGEDU APPRENTICESHIPS LTD
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
The successful candidate will complete a Business Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Maths (grade 4-9)
- English (grade 4-9)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
Other requirements
Salary: £7.55 / Hr
About this employer
Located across the north of England, we are dedicated to providing convenient access to quality healthcare. We provide a wide range of innovative, high quality services and products to meet the needs of our customers.We believe in support of our customers and empowering them to make decisions about their health and wellbeing by providing expert advice and information. We provide a range of private and NHS services. Our pharmacy is well equipped to provide health care services with a specially designed consultation room and highly trained staff. This means you can enjoy quality health services in a comfortable and private environment. Our private services are competitively priced and most are available at short notice. We stock a wide range of over the counter medicines and also pharmacy only medicines. If you need advice about a treatment option, come to speak with our qualified team of healthcare professionals. We are passionate about providing high quality patient care and medication management. Our team consists of health care professionals who love to help people in the community to live healthier lives.
After this apprenticeship
- Excellent progression available within the company
- The successful applicant will undertake more responsibilities as the Apprenticeship develops with a strong view to securing permanent employment on completion
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
METAGEDU APPRENTICESHIPS LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000002490.
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Closes in 12 days (Monday 22 December 2025)
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