Receptionist

Company Description

Following years of accelerated growth Culina Group is now a £2.2billion+ turnover business, employing over 22,000 staff, with a fleet of more than 5,000 vehicles. Culina Group operates from over 100+ depots across the UK and Ireland, serving more than 1,000 clients over its framework of chilled, ambient, contract packaging solutions and fresh and baked goods.

Company Overview

Stobart (Part of the Culina Group) is a leading ambient transport and logistics business, providing services to many of the UK’s best known brands across core consumer and retail sectors.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Job Description

We are now seeking a Receptionist to join our Front Desk team at our Appleton Thorn site in a 7-8 month fixed term contract. (Until Feb/March 2025).

Due to the location of site you will need a full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle.

As a Receptionist you will actively enhance the company’s corporate image by communicating with all callers and visitors in a courteous, confident and appropriate manner

This is a full time, temporary position working Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm offering a competitive salary and package with the opportunity to work for a forward thinking market leader.

Job responsibilities of Receptionist include:

Answering incoming calls in a timely and professional manner and directing them accurately and efficiently. Ensuring the reception area is covered at all times
To forward any messages correctly and concisely as soon as possible
Meet and greet visitors, following any on-site processes
Maintain the general upkeep of the reception area and other allocated areas, ordering and controlling any agreed site reception supplies
Receive and sort incoming post, distributing as soon as possible, dealing with outgoing post ready for collection
Hospitality duties for on-site guests as requested.
Providing hospitality for meetings at other sites when requested.
To ensure that the meeting rooms are clean, well-stocked and equipped throughout the day, in line with the Meeting Room Procedures
General site administrative duties
Keep up to date with news items, vacancies and process updates as detailed on the ESL Intranet system
Bookings email, dealing with company hotel and car hires also including other travel requirements for the business.
General Admin duties including copying and filing.
Provide shift cover for the other Receptionists absences/holidays
Co-operate with your employer to enable any legal obligations to be complied with.
Do not recklessly interfere with anything provided by the employer or others in the interests of health, safety or welfare.
Bring to the attention of Executive Assistant any perceived short comings in health and safety arrangements, situations or processes that you consider to be serious or which may present danger to you or others
Do not undertake or request others to undertake any works for which you/they do not hold the required competency or authority to undertake

Qualifications

To apply for the role of Receptionist, you will possess the following skills, experiences and qualifications:

Excellent communications skills both verbal and written.
Previous receptionist experience isn’t needed but could be beneficial.
Confident in speaking both internal and external guests/colleagues.
Positive and proactive approach to work - you know who needs what, where, and when
Excellent attention to detail
Sound administration skills, ability to use Microsoft products including Word, Excel, Powerpoint

Additional Information

As part of our drive to make Stobart’s a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

Annual Leave
Pension scheme – we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirements so we offer a great contribution
Life Assurance -  x 2 your annual salary
Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year
Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam