Business Administration Apprentice

Business Administration Apprentice (Operations)

This is an exciting opportunity to start a career within a forward-thinking organisation that is respected as the UK’s leading independent steel stockholder.

All About Us

C Roberts Steel Services Limited are part of Barrett Steel, the UK’s largest steel stockholder with over 150 years of heritage. Family owned, the group is made up of 30 sites and holds over 120,000 tonnes of steel stock. Barrett Steel is committed to providing innovative and exceptional service by continuously investing in the latest processing machinery and materials handling equipment. Customer needs and community support are at the heart of everything, ensuring Barrett Steel is always your local steel stockholder. For more information about the company visit

All About the Role

You will be given the training necessary to carry out your role, including mentoring by a strong, established site team. You’ll use the latest in blended learning techniques, to ensure you receive the highest levels of training whilst working on the core business activities. The hours of work are Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm

Specific tasks may include:

• Transport and load planning
• Sorting incoming material, direct deliveries, customer collections & goods inwards
• Keeping the IT system cleansed & updated
• Stock locations, batches, amendments to stock & cutting notes
• Investigating any stock losses/discrepancies
• Scanning of all documentation (POD's, stock notes etc)
• Support with the purchase of non-steel consumable items
• Dealing with customer orders and data files and issuing orders to the factory for production
• Customer Service & Continuous Improvement
• All admin support.
• Support the promotion and improvement of safety and awareness

We offer You

• A fully funded 18-month Business Administration Apprenticeship where 20% of your time will be spent working on ‘off the job’ learning and the rest in the business
• £13,500 salary during the apprenticeship
• 39.5 hours a week
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Pension + Life Assurance
• Discounts on retail and leisure 
• Access to health and wellbeing services
• A long-term career in the business with progression opportunities 
• A mentor during your time on the apprenticeship

All About You

You will have the passion, drive, and confidence to work within the business in a collaborative, creative way.

Essential Skills for the role: 

• You should be organised and methodical in your approach with a genuine interest in developing a career in Barrett Steel. 
• A good level of IT; able to confidently use Microsoft Word and ideally Excel and PowerPoint at a basic level
• GCSE qualifications in English & Maths ideally at grade 5 or above
• Live local to site 

summary

Hours:

Monday-Friday 8.30am-5.00pm

25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Cycle to work scheme, Life assurance, Company discount scheme for savings on retail and leisure, Access to health and wellbeing services, Barrett Steel pension