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Business Administrator Apprentice

MICROBIOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED · Bury

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Pay
£15,600 a year
Hours
37.5 a week
Length
21 months
Starts
23 Nov 2026
Advertised closing date
13 Nov 2026
Openings
1 position
Last checked
2 hours ago

Applications are handled by MICROBIOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED directly.

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What you would do

To provide day-to-day administrative support across the business, helping to ensure that internal processes run efficiently and that colleagues and clients receive a professional and responsive service.

Day to day

  • Answering the telephone, taking and relaying messages as necessary
  • Computer input/entry onto multiple systems such as workflow/smartsheets
  • Generation of Data
  • Raising Quotes
  • Attending team meetings
  • Work with other members of staff to ensure the level of customer service is maintained for all clients
  • General office duties including filing, photocopying, scanning etc.
  • Maintaining quality procedures in line with ISO 17025:2017 (including recording NCR’s)
  • Protect confidential data in line with procedures and processes
  • Communicate with customers professionally in line with company communication policy
  • Complete objectives in the timescales agreed
  • Reporting task progress to team
  • Attending seminars if/ when required

What you would study

Business administrator (level 3)

Business Administrator L3 Apprenticeship Standard

This is a work-based qualification with college attendance one day a month.

Training provider: BURY COLLEGE

Working week

Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm.

What you need

  • GCSE English at grade 4/C or above or equivalent (essential)
  • GCSE Maths at grade 4/C or above or equivalent (essential)

Skills they are looking for

  • 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

After the apprenticeship

We are offering the right person a long-term career and a permanent position within the company upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.

Where

Bury, North West (BL9).

About MICROBIOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Founded in 2001, we are a complete service provider offering an integrated regulatory and laboratory testing service for the cosmetics, personal care and disinfection markets.

This is an entry-level role supported by government's youth employment schemes available for 16 – 24 year olds. Our funding for this vacancy utilises the department for education’s new £2,000 Apprenticeship Hiring Payment (for more information on eligibility please see further details on the government website – https://www.gov.uk/employing-an-apprentice/get-funding.

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