Part Time Administrator (25 hours per week over 5 days)

We require a Part-Time Administrator to work within the HV/HT Business Unit for the UK's fastest growing, most customer focused, electric motor and generator service company.  You will report to the HV/HT Supervisor.  This is an excellent opportunity for career development for the right person with full training being provided.

The job is to work alongside the Full Time Administrator and has become available due to our expansion programme and to help Houghton International become the best in the world in what we do.

Job Description:

• Booking new jobs onto the system
• Input timesheet data onto EMIR software
• Administration support
• Stock control
• Populating spreadsheets
• Assembling cost information for invoicing
• Raising orders
• Daily coordination of shipping and transportation process
• Producing performance charts
• Completing jobs off EMIR and invoicing day of despatch
• Query handling
• Maintain accurate records
• Develop and maintain good working relationships internally
• Develop good working relationships with customers and suppliers

Person Specification:

You must possess strong communication skills, with the ability and confidence to deal with people at all levels. Excellent internal / external customer service and IT skills are essential. Previous industry experience is desirable.

Hours of Work:

This role is part-time and will be 25 hours per week, worked over 5 days Monday to Friday, during the core working hours of the business. Overtime on occasions may be required to meet the needs of the business.

The core working hours of the business are: Monday to Thursday 8.00am – 4.30pm and 08.00am - 3.30pm on Fridays.

How To Apply:

Email: careers@houghton-international.com with your CV and a full detailed covering letter explaining why you are interested in the position and what you feel that you can bring to the role or call us on +44 (0)191 234 3000 and ask to speak to Jacqueline Mason, HR Manager.

Houghton International is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Latest Vacancy: Receptionist / Administrator

Due to our continuous expansion programme, a new exciting opportunity has become available within Houghton International.

This is an interesting and varied opportunity for a Team player who enjoys delivering professional high standards of customer care and satisfaction both on the telephone and in a customer facing role.

If you enjoy being organised, building rapport with internal and external customers and want to use the sound Administration experience you have gained in a similar role this could be the new challenge you are looking for.

Making our clients feel welcome as first point of contact you will meet, greet and offer refreshments. In addition you will answer the switchboard in a professional and friendly manner, directing the calls to the correct recipients or alternatively taking and forwarding on messages.

An important part of the job role is to carry out a variety of administrations tasks for the Business Units which could include:

• Organising business travel and meetings
  
• Distributing marketing material
  
• Word processing
  
• Booking the meeting rooms
  

This is a job share position over 3 days per week working between the hours of 12.00pm – 5.00pm on Wednesday, 08.00am - 5.00pm on Thursday and 08.00am - 4.00pm on Fridays. To cover the job share partner holidays additional hours will be required to be worked as and when required.

In return we offer a competitive remuneration package with the opportunity of ongoing personal development.

How To Apply:

Email: careers@houghton-international.com with your CV and a full detailed covering letter explaining why you are interested in the position and what you feel that you can bring to the role or call us on +44 (0)191 234 3000 and ask to speak to Jacqueline Mason, HR Manager.

Houghton International is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Latest Vacancy: Workshop Controller

Due to our current expansion programme, a new exciting opportunity to develop your career within Houghton International has become available.

We are looking for an enthusiastic member of the team who will support the Business Unit Manager by planning the daily work load of the workshop in order to meet set targets whilst retaining high levels of quality and customer satisfaction.

The Workshop Controller is responsible for the implementation of best practice in workshop productivity and utilisation. Success will be achieved through meeting quality standards, customer satisfaction, continuous business and individual improvement in a safe, cost effective and timely manner whilst remaining legally compliant.

Main Duties of the Role:

• Effectively plan the daily workshop activity through raising job cards and actively assessing resources.
• Optimise workshop productivity and efficiencies through monitoring time and costs of each set job through electronic time management system.
• Challenge Supervisors and Business Unit Team Members to continuously complete all jobs to meet quality standards in a safe, timely and cost effective manner.
• Feedback to the Business Unit Manager or other appropriate person of any customer problems or complaints.
• Maintain quality standards through quality control and conformity of the finished product.
• Ensure security, cleanliness of workshop and vehicles relevant to Business Unit.
• Raise invoices ensuring all work completed has been fully detailed and charged for.
• Ensure all account customers have not had credit suspended and work falls within credit limit and or payment times.
• Prepare statistical reports for the Management Team.

Person Specification

Essential:

• Experience of leading a Team in a similar role
• Engineering experience
• Strong Administration skills
• High levels of interpersonal skills
• The ability to show empathy
• Ability to manage your own workload and prioritise workload.

The core hours of work are 39 per week over 5 days between business hours of 8.00am – 4.30pm Monday to Thursday and 8.00am to 3.30pm on Fridays. To meet the needs of the business additional hours may be required to be worked, which may include evenings and weekends.

The role on occasions may require UK and or Global Travel therefore a full driving licence is desirable.

Salary: £24k - £30k depending on experience.

How To Apply: 

Email: careers@houghton-international.com with your CV and a full detailed covering letter explaining why you are interested in the position and what you feel that you can bring to the role or call us on +44 (0)191 234 3000 and ask to speak to Jacqueline Mason, HR Manager.


Houghton International is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Supporting Schools in The Gambia

Houghton International recently made a donation towards a project to send unwanted school furniture and playground equipment out to schools in The Gambia.   Information on the project is below:

"The 40ft container left the UK at end of January 2012. It had taken about a year to collect, store and pack the container. Most of the stuff is unwanted furniture from schools that were being closed or knocked down and if we didn't take it, it would have gone to landfill.

The primary school in Gambia has about 2000 pupils and their needs were very basic as you can see from the photos.

The container arrived in February 2012 while we were there and it was quite an emotional sight when we saw it arrive (we weren`t there for our first one 2 years ago).

It took Phil and 3 helpers 2 to 3 days to pack the container. It took these boys just 2 hours to unpack when it arrived!  We were rewarded with a certificate of appreciation which was presented to us just before we left.

Your generous donation helped make this possible. Many many thanks. Sue and Phil Taylor"