Requirements
Candidates must have recent administrative experience and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Strong communication, organisational skills, and an awareness of health and safety procedures are essential for this role.
Job Description
Join us as a Part-Time Administrative Assistant
Wienerberger Ltd manufactures and provides wall, roof and landscaping products for the construction sector. We offer innovative and sustainable solutions across the whole building envelope for new build, renovation projects and across the building industry.
About the role
This is a fixed term contract role providing maternity leave cover until approximately the start of March 2028.
As an Administrative Assistant you will be providing trusted administrative support to the technical department at our Kingsbury Central Laboratory. You will help maintain accurate records, support compliance activities, coordinate day to day administration and contribute to the smooth running of laboratory operations. Your work will support high-quality technical services and ensure colleagues have the information and resources they need to work effectively.
Duties include:
- Support the technical department with all required administrator work
- Raise purchase order numbers for suppliers and consumables
- Produce Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents as required
- Ensure site visitors are signed in and inducted
- Manage deliveries and haulage collections
- Order laboratory consumables in a timely manner
- Create and edit laboratory documents for reports and data collection
- Maintain health and safety documents and policies
- Manage meeting room bookings, lunch orders and housekeeping
- Manage training profiles and training hours
This role plays an important part in supporting the technical function and maintaining reliable processes that help us deliver quality products and services for our customers. Your attention to detail and organisational skills will contribute to compliance, efficiency and continuous improvement across the department.
The role is based in Kingsbury. The site is accessible from Tamworth, Nuneaton and Sutton Coldfield, with convenient road links via the M42 and A5 transport routes. Free parking is available on-site.
Hours of Work: 17.5 hours per week (to be worked between 8.00am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday). Hours must be worked on-site.
About You
Essential
- Understanding of Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Competence with IT systems and data input
- Good numerical skills
- Recent administrative experience
- Awareness of health and safety procedures and compliance
- Strong communication and organisational skills
Desirable
- Laboratory experience
- Experience of SAP
- Experience within the clay industry
- Experience with budget or financial administration
About our Benefits
- Salary: competitive
- Support is there when you need it through our employee assistance and wellbeing programmes. This includes a 24/7 online GP, access to counselling, mental health support, and get fit programmes.
- Health and wellbeing benefits include dental cover, a health cash plan, and eye tests.
- Financial advice and support are available, including expert guidance from our pension provider and help with savings and loan options.
- Discounts are available with a range of retailers, gyms, and wienerberger products.
- Life assurance is provided at twice your annual salary.
About us
wienerberger UK & Ireland is building for what’s next - delivering full building envelope solutions for the built environment. Uniting leading brands and expertise, we empower our partners to create lasting impact, with quality products, technical support, and a shared commitment to progress.
Wienerberger is pronounced “vee-ner-ber-ger"
Join us as a Administrative Assistant and help us shape tomorrow - because we’re building for what’s next – and that starts with you.
The closing date for this role is subject to change and may be closed earlier than advertised.