Admin / Weighbridge Support
Date: 10 Jun 2024
Location: Penryn, GB, TR10 9DH
Company: Colas
Colas Ltd are a UK subsidiary of the global Colas Group, which operates in over 50 countries worldwide and employs over 55,000 people including over 1500 in the UK across multiple sites. We are specialists in highways construction and have been involved in large-scale UK and international construction projects within the highways, airfields, and marine sectors as well as offering highways maintenance services and manufacturing our own innovative surfacing products. We hold a 'Gold Investor in People' award for continuously developing and rewarding our employees, offering excellent career potential.
Purpose of the Role
Carnsew Quarry (part of the Colas Ltd Group) is a quarrying business based near Falmouth, in Cornwall. We now have a permanent requirement for an Administrator to join a dedicated and hardworking team. Not only do we offer a competitive salary and excellent employee benefits, we are also committed to your training on the weighbridge side of the role (holiday cover) and your career development. This role is office hours and we would request a 6.00am start for ONLY 4 weeks of the year, when you cover the weighbridge controller's holidays.
Main Responsibilities
As Administrator you will work closely with all team members, from operators to management. The Administration role is to meet and greet visitors, receive telephone calls and sort and distribute the post. There will a section of admin tasks from updating Excel spreadsheets (not advanced level) to the data processing on to the in house database. The administration role also requires filing, photocopying, sending of mail or fax, etc.
The Ideal Candidate
To be successful in the role of administrator you will have worked in administrative role previously, have good communication skills, be organised and be computer literate.
Compensation Data
Here at Colas, we offer a great total compensation package, including:
• A salary of £23,500 - £27,000 per annum
• Our Colas Pension Scheme has combined contributions of up to 10%
• Life Assurance Scheme which is x4 basic salary
• 25 days annual leave per year + Public Holidays
• Holiday Purchase & Selling Scheme
• Hybrid Working Scheme (dependent on the role)
• Opportunities to study towards a fully funded Professional Qualification
• Ongoing personal/professional development
• Discounts on car leasing, holidays, cinema tickets, restaurants and much more through our online employee benefits portal
Note to Recruitment Agencies :
In line with our Company Policy, Colas Ltd has a preference for direct hiring and we will reach out to our PSL (Preferred Suppliers List) agencies if the role is eligible for release. We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If a speculative CV is sent, no fee will be applicable.
As a business, we hold three core values Caring, Sharing and Daring.
We are committed to Caring for our colleagues, promoting, equality and diversity, and maintaining a culture of fairness, transparency, and respect for all employees, clients, communities, suppliers, contractors, and other stakeholders.
We harness a productive environment where talents are being fully utilised and organisational goals are met, Sharing our knowledge and expertise with colleagues to progress and expand on new ideas, promoting trust, responsibility, and solidarity.
Our culture is built on an innovative and pioneering mindset, Daring to welcome new ideas and approaches. We are driven to invest in our employees and encourage them to participate in innovation, moving forward and striving to provide sustainable infrastructure solutions.
