Technical Engineering Sales Administrator Apprentice

About the role

🚀 Join Our Dynamic Commercial & Sales Support Team! 🚀

Are you ready to dive into the exciting world of precision engineering and play a key role in our success? We're looking for sharp, motivated individuals to join us! This is your chance to gain incredible experience and make a real impact.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Be the Go-To for Our Clients: You'll be supporting our commercial team, handling customer inquiries and making sure they get the quotes they need, lightning fast! ⚡
• Crafting Killer Quotes: Help us prepare accurate customer quotations and cost estimates. Think of yourself as a pricing ninja! 💰
• Keeping Things Organized: Maintain all our quotation records and commercial documentation – neatness is key! 📂
• Customer Communication Champion: Connect with customers about their needs and project requirements. Build those amazing relationships! 🤝
• Follow-Up Pro: Support customer relationship activities and ensure smooth follow-up actions. Keep those projects moving! ✅

What You'll Learn & Master:

• Estimating & Costing Wizardry: Get hands-on experience with our company's estimating and costing procedures. You'll be a pro in no time! 🤓
• Quotation Creation: Assist in producing precise quotations for high-quality machined components, tooling, and engineering services. 🛠️
• Cost Breakdown Genius: Understand machining times, materials, subcontract processes, and overhead costs. Break down costs like a boss! 💯
• Engineering & Manufacturing Insight: Get a solid understanding of precision machining, tooling manufacture, and the demands of aerospace engineering. ✈️
• Drawing & Specification Savvy: Learn to interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications. Decode the blueprints! 📜
• Manufacturing Lifecycle Explorer: Work with our engineering, production, and quality teams to grasp the entire manufacturing journey. From concept to creation! ✨

Business Support Superstar:

• Data & Reporting Ace: Assist with data entry, reporting, and general administrative tasks. Keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes. 📊
• Continuous Improvement Contributor: Support activities that make us even better. Your ideas matter! 🌱
• Record Keeping Rockstar: Maintain accurate records and documentation. Precision and reliability are your middle names! 🔢
• Compliance Champion: Adhere to our company's quality, health & safety, and business procedures. Safety first, always! ⛑️

Ready to launch your career with us? Apply now! 🚀

Key responsibilities

• Support commercial and sales activities, including customer enquiries and quotation processes.
• Assist in preparing customer quotations and cost estimates, applying company procedures.
• Maintain accurate quotation records, commercial documentation, and other business records.
• Develop an understanding of engineering drawings, manufacturing methods, and the complete production lifecycle.
• Provide general business support, including data entry, reporting, and administrative tasks, complying with company procedures.

Entry requirements

GCSE in: (Maths and English (grade 4 and above), Science (grade 4 and above))