Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company’s new website at: http://www.WabtecCorp.com. It’s not just about your career… or your job title…it’s about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world. Do you want to go into uncharted waters…do things that haven’t been done to make yours and someone else's life better? Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry. Who will you be working with? A Division of Wabtec UK Ltd, Northampton-based firm Bearward Engineering manufactures radiators for the power generation industry and is currently recruiting for an Office Assistant - Administrator. Role: Office Assistant - Administrator Salary: £Competitive Location: Northampton, (NN4 8HJ), (Onsite) Hours: Monday to Thursday, 08:00am to 16:30pm, and Friday 08:00am to 15:30pm Contract type: Permanent, Full-Time Annual Leave: 23 days plus statutory bank holidays Life Assurance: 4 x Salary Parking: Onsite available Amenities: Free hot drinks Benefits Hub: Access to retail discounts How will you make a difference? You will provide a high quality, effective, and efficient assistant service, to the design and production department and actively contribute to the business objectives. What will your typical day look like? Managing reception and visitor management. Prioritise tasks and efficiently manage a changing workload. Compile relevant documentation and distribute it to the necessary department. Ensure the relevant internal and external databases are kept up-to-date and accurate. Supporting the design office with general tasks. What do we want to know about you? Ideally you have previous administration experience. Strong communication skills as you will be maintaining and developing good relationships with internal departments and with clients, suppliers, and subcontractors. Must be able to work on own initiative. Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines for the team. Competent with MS applications (in particular Excel), experience with Oracle would be advantageous. Excellent planning and organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload. If you don’t have all the above criteria don’t worry, we would still like to hear from you as we live our values and always put people first and strive to expand what is possible. Apply today Legal authorisation to work in the UK is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. Please note that we do not accept agency candidate submissions without a formalised agreement with Wabtec Talent Acquisition. If you are an agency/third party Recruiter and have not been engaged by Wabtec for this search, we do not owe you a fee if you submit a candidate to the applicant tracking system that is ultimately hired. Wabtec Corporation is committed to taking on the world’s toughest challenges. In order to fulfill that commitment we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences and styles…people like you Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.