SALARY: £12 per hour
HOURS: 22.5 per week, Monday - Friday
LOCATION: Albert Road, Bristol
Operational Support Apprentice
Purpose of the role:
To provide efficient and effective administrative support to waste and facilities management service areas.
The successful applicant will be enrolled onto a Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship, with an expected completion date of 15/12/2026
Key Responsibilities:
* General administration, for example ordering and allocating equipment/stationary, resources and personal protective clothing, producing ID cards, managing outgoing post/emails and filing
* Compile and maintain resource administration, including local records systems and management information
* Production of regular ad hoc reports and support both annual/periodical audits
* Undertake general reception duties, welcoming visitors when required and ensuring office supplies are maintained for example printing, stationary and kitchen
* Operate job allocation system/s, ensuring that all required response times are applied, following up queries with management as required and updating jobs with notes
* Raising proactive jobs through the job allocation system/s
* Raising and GRNing Purchase Orders using Sage
* Assisting operational staff
* Note taker in meetings
Essential Requirements for the Role:
* Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively to ensure agreed deadlines are met
* Proficient IT skills with a good working knowledge of word processing (Word or equivalent) and spreadsheets (Excel or equivalent) and a willingness to learn new applications and technology as appropriate
* Good analytical/problems solving skills
* Effective communication skills
* Demonstrable ability to work on own initiative, both independently and co-operatively as part of a team
* Demonstrable ability to file and retrieve information, both in paper and electronic formats and an understanding of the need to handle information securely and confidentially
* Demonstrable numeracy skills with the ability to undertake accurate calculations
* A can-do attitude
* High level of personal integrity
Special Conditions:
* There may be a requirement to work at any Bristol Waste Company location
* The successful candidate is required to undertake college or study to complete Level 3 Business Admin qualification during the paid working week (Study may be weekly or in block periods)
* Required to complete and pass each part of the apprenticeship qualification to continue each year of the apprenticeship
Full Job Description can be provided upon request.
Our Benefits:
* Depending on your role we provide an employer contribution of up to 5% into the company pension scheme.
* Generous annual leave package with 25 days annual leave days plus 8 bank holidays.
* Support for Mental Health, we have an BUPA Employee Assistance Programme that provides support in a variety of different areas such as Mental Health, Financial and Family related topics. We also have Mental Health First Aiders across the business.
* Support for your Physical Health with our BUPA Health Cash Plan (we cover the cost of coverage for you), Cycle to Work scheme and an onsite Physiotherapist. All free for our colleagues.
* Because we value our colleagues so much, we want to recruit more employees just like them. Which is why we have our employee referral scheme.
* Dedicated learning and development team. We take pride in developing our colleagues and some examples of this include our In-House Driver Development Programme and internal promotions. Many of our Senior Leadership Team have developed from Operational roles, such as one of our Contract Managers who started as a Street Cleanser.
* Employee recognition awards and long service awards. To celebrate our colleagues wherever they are on their journey with us. We recognise and celebrate talent.
* Flexible working, we recognise that everyone is different and strive to create an environment that supports all colleagues. We have introduced a hybrid working model where possible and actively encourage part-time working, job sharing and flexibility on hours. If this interests, you please do get in touch, and we can start a conversation.
Everyone belongs:
At Bristol Waste everyone belongs – we are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation.
We give fair and equal consideration to all applications.
We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence.
Important note on applying:
* Please apply as soon as possible and before 23:59 on the closing date. Sometimes we close vacancies early if we receive a high number of quality applications.
* Due to the high volume of interest, we won’t be able to receive late applications and we are currently unable to respond to all who apply.
* If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, it unfortunately means you won’t be invited to interview on this occasion.
Contact us:
Please contact our People Services team to discuss this role, your application, or any reasonable adjustments and support in applying for this position:
* recruitment@bristolwastecompany.co.uk
* 0117 440 6676
We are on equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.