Service Administrator Apprenticeship in Skelmersdale at Carrylift Materials Handling

Salary£16,640 / year
Work typeIn person
LocationSkelmersdale
Job typeApprenticeship Jobs
Closes22 Nov 2026
LevelIntermediate
Starts30 Nov 2026
Hours40 a week
Duration1 Year 2 Months

Job description

Summary

Carrylift Materials Handling Ltd in Skelmersdale are recruiting for an Apprentice Administration Assistant. The successful candidate will work towards completing a Level 2 Administration Assistant apprenticeship over 14 months.

What you will do at work

  • Management of the service schedule, liaising with customers and agreeing service appointments, and requests to attend equipment breakdowns. Coordinating labour availability in an economic and effective manner. Keeping customers advised of progress and timescale’s, where applicable, and ensuring all requests from them are managed accordingly
  • The day-to-day management of service engineers, preparing their work schedules and assigning emergency work as applicable and ensuring equipment or other essential resources are made available as required
  • Responsibility for the quality of work carried out, and on completion of the work, the equipment is safe for others to use
  • The management of supporting administrative activities including verification of engineers time sheets and job sheets etc. ensuring the times that are booked are accurate
  • The administration of the companies computer system and ensuring that data is recorded in a timely and accurate manner, that errors and/or changes are advised to the respective departments to ensure that the data held for the department is accurate and current
  • To assist in the preparation of performance reporting as requested
  • The evaluation, costing and authorisation of service quotations, and hire contract sales within agreed limits
  • Co-ordination and co-operation with other company departments and employees as applicable ensuring they are kept fully informed of service department objectives, purpose, problems and achievements and where necessary, ensuring their approval is obtained for issues outside your remit

Training

  • Level 2 Administration Assistant
  • Work based learning
  • Functional skills

Requirements and skills

Skills

  • Team working
  • Smart in appearance
  • Good attention to detail
  • Willing to learn new skills

Qualifications

  • GCSE English (4) – essential
  • GCSE Maths (4) – essential

About this employer

  • Carrylift Group was founded in 1988 and has grown to be one of the largest materials handling suppliers in the UK.

     

  • We specialise in bespoke handling solutions, local service and RTITB-accredited forklift truck training courses. We are ISO9001 accredited, and deal in a variety of equipment, from MHE to cleaning machines, access equipment and many others.

     

  • Operating through a network of strategically located service centres, we hold in excess of £2m in parts stock and are a principal member of the TCM forklift dealer network

     

  • The majority of our staff come from a time served, forklift engineering background to ensure you receive the highest quality of service.

After this apprenticeship

  • Progression onto full time employment
  • Progression onto Level 3 Apprenticeship

Employee benefits

  • 25 days holiday per anum
  • Parking on site
  • 10 person team
  • Additional H&S training offered

Employer

Carrylift Materials Handling

Listed via Find an Apprenticeship

Training provider

Training provider
North Lancs. Training Group
Training course
Administration assistant (level 2)
Working pattern
Monday- Friday 8:30am- 5:00 pm 30 minute break

Published by the employer on Find an apprenticeship, the government vacancy service.

Location

3 Peel Road
West Pimbo
Skelmersdale, North West
WN8 9PT
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