Business Administration Apprentice

Level: 3


Employer: THINK HIRE LIMITED


Location: Waldron House

The Business Administrator will provide essential administrative and organisational support across all departments. This role ensures the smooth running of day-to-day operations by coordinating documentation, maintaining records, assisting with customer and supplier communications, and supporting managers in achieving departmental objectives.

Duration: 1 Year 6 Months

Expected start date: 08/12/2025

Hours per week: 35 hours

Wage: (Annually)

Job role includes

General Administration:

  • Manage incoming calls, emails, and correspondence, ensuring prompt responses and accurate message handling
  • Maintain accurate records, databases, and filing systems (digital and paper-based)
  • Prepare reports, presentations, and departmental documentation as required
  • Support compliance with company policies, health and safety regulations, and industry standards

Sales & Customer Service Support:

  • Process hire enquiries, quotations, and bookings in line with company procedures
  • Liaise with customers to confirm requirements, ensuring excellent service delivery
  • Support the sales team with order processing, client documentation, and aftercare follow-ups

Operations & Logistics:

  • Assist in scheduling equipment hire, delivery, and collection in coordination with logistics staff
  • Monitor stock availability and update records of hired assets
  • Process delivery and collection notes, ensuring all paperwork is accurate and up to date

Finance & Reporting:

  • Support finance with invoicing, purchase orders, and credit control administration
  • Track departmental budgets and highlight variances to management
  • Assist with expense processing and reconciliation of accounts

Cross-Departmental Support:

  • Provide administrative support to HR, including onboarding documents and training records
  • Coordinate internal communication between departments to ensure efficient workflow
  • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across business operations

About employer

Think Hire is the UK’s premier off-grid Energy-as-a-Service provider. Offering relocatable renewable energy solutions and cutting-edge solar hybrid power generation, we're not just a company; we're architects of a greener tomorrow. Pioneers of the Solartainer Versatile range, the world's first adaptable solar hybrid generators, Think Hire is at the forefront of driving positive change in the energy sector, with a focus on reducing carbon emissions and enhancing operational efficiency through an Energy-as-a-service proposition. Why choose Think Hire as your renewable energy partner? We are committed to reduce your onsite carbon emissions and operating costs. All of our assets include remote management and reporting as standard, so you can see your carbon reductions in real-time. We offer you the most carbon-efficient products and set-ups no matter the project at hand.

  • weighting: Essential
  • qualificationType: GCSE
  • subject: Maths and English
  • grade: 4-9 (A*-C)

  • Business Administrator Level 3
  • Off the job training will take place one day a week at Oldham College

    Full-time position for the right candidate.

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Vacancy title

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Duration: 18 months

Expected start date: 28/3/2022

Hours per week: 37.5 hours

Wage: 146.25 (weekly)

Job role includes

  • Explore what an apprenticeship is and how they work.
  • Understand what it means to be an apprentice.
  • Discover different apprenticeship types, get application hints and tips, and apply for vacancies.

About employer

Employer description

  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills