Summary
We are seeking a proactive Office Junior Apprentice to join our team. This role provides vital administrative support while helping you gain hands-on business experience.
This is an entry-level opportunity for an organized individual with strong attention to detail, a professional phone manner, and a willingness to learn.
What you will do at work
An average week in this role offers a structured balance of front-of-house customer service, financial admin, and essential workplace organization.
Here is what your typical day or week will look like:
• Managing Daily Correspondence: You will start most mornings by filtering your email inbox, and answering incoming phone calls to direct enquiries or take messages.
- Client and Appointment Care: You will spend time calling clients to confirm upcoming appointments, updating the team calendar, and ensuring all customer records are kept fully up to date
- Financial & Order Processing: As part of your commercial training, you will be responsible for pricing up and quoting for jobs, drawing and creating cut sheets, as well as matching incoming invoices against purchase orders and delivery notes to verify accuracy
- Organising Systems and Supplies: You will keep the workspace efficient by filing paperwork both alphabetically and numerically, completing accurate data entry, putting away material samples, and keeping stationery cupboards neatly stocked
Training
Full Level 2 Administration Apprenticeship.
Requirements and skills
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Qualifications
- GCSE Maths and English (3) – essential
About this employer
We have over 50 years’ experience within the natural stone industry, and take great pride in our extensive knowledge of all aspects of stone and marble. We source the very highest quality stones in the world to create stylish and hard-wearing products for use in kitchens and bathrooms.
Not only do we offer premium luxury stone products, but we also help clients to achieve their desired interior look by offering advice and guidance on the best natural stone to use to complete their project. We can offer help and advice on the best luxury stone to choose, and then manufacture, produce and fit the product with complete satisfaction.
By choosing Marbonyx, the luxury stone specialists in Essex, you are guaranteed to receive the best possible natural stone products and very best tailored service.50
After this apprenticeship
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, your hard work can lead to a long-term career with us.
- Potential Full-Time Position: For the right candidate who demonstrates strong progression and a great work ethic, there is a strong possibility of a permanent, full-time position within the team
- Career Progression Routes: Securing a permanent role opens up opportunities to specialize further into areas such as Senior Administration, Finance Support, or Office Management
- Higher-Level Training: Depending on business needs and your career goals, we are open to discussing further sponsorship for a Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship or professional administrative certifications.
Things to consider
Transport can be an issue if candidate doesn’t drive. All office based, no home working, we are on an industrial estate, Rochford is the closest train station PLUS a bus and walking.
Employee benefits
• Full Employee Benefits: Alongside your salary, you will receive our standard company benefits package, including paid annual leave (plus bank holidays) and enrolment into the company pension scheme if you chose to
• Apprentice Extra Discount: While not provided directly by us, as a registered apprentice you will be officially eligible to independently purchase a TOTUM Apprentice (NUS Extra) discount card for major retail and travel savings.