Part-Time Admin Assistant

PART-TIME ADMIN ASSISTANT

TS Plumbing & Heating Services Ltd

Sandy Lane, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 0PD

£12.71 – £13.25 per hour, depending on experience

Permanent | 16.5 – 18 hours per week | Three days per week

ABOUT TS SERVICES

TS Services is an established, family-run plumbing, heating and building company based in Romsey.

We are looking for a friendly, organised and dependable Part-Time Admin Assistant to join our busy office team. This is a varied, hands-on role supporting the day-to-day running of the business and helping us continue to provide a reliable service to our customers and engineers.

THE ROLE

You will work alongside our existing full-time administrator, with both members of the administration team sharing the general office workload during their working hours.

Your responsibilities will include

  • Answering incoming telephone calls and taking clear, accurate messages
  • Making routine customer, supplier and appointment-related calls
  • Monitoring shared email inboxes and responding to routine enquiries
  • Keeping customers updated regarding appointments and ongoing work
  • Booking appointments and helping to manage the engineers’ diary
  • Providing day-to-day administrative support to our engineers
  • Taking enquiry details and gathering information, photographs and documents for estimates
  • Placing approved material orders and monitoring deliveries
  • Obtaining missing job information and helping prepare routine invoices
  • Maintaining vehicle records, business trackers and recurring reminders
  • Collecting job information and photographs for company records and marketing
  • Completing general office administration and supporting the team wherever required
ABOUT YOU We are looking for someone who:
  • Is friendly, professional and confident speaking with customers
  • Is organised, reliable and able to manage several tasks at once
  • Communicates clearly by telephone and email
  • Records information accurately and follows tasks through to completion
  • Is comfortable using Microsoft Office
  • Can work independently while also contributing to a shared office workload
  • Is willing to learn new systems and develop their knowledge of the plumbing and heating industry
  • Recognises when a matter needs to be escalated to a manager
  • Is able to work from our Romsey office at least two days per week
Previous administration or customer-service experience is desirable but not essential. Experience using Commusoft or another job-management system would be an advantage, although full training will be provided.

WORKING ARRANGEMENTS

  • Three days per week
  • Approximately 16.5 – 18 hours per week
  • Typical working hours of approximately 9:00am–2:30pm or 8:00am–2:00pm
  • Exact working days and hours to be agreed with the successful applicant
  • A minimum of two days per week at our Romsey office
  • Following successful training, the third day may be worked from home by agreement
  • Occasional additional holiday or sickness cover would be helpful but is not essential
The working pattern will be coordinated with our existing administrator to help maintain office coverage across the working week.

PAY

£12.71 – £13.25 per hour, depending on experience.

The anticipated starting rate is £12.71 per hour, with pay reviewed following successful completion of the three-month probationary period.

BENEFITS

  • 28 days’ holiday including bank holidays, calculated pro rata
  • Workplace pension, subject to eligibility
  • Statutory Sick Pay, subject to eligibility
  • Free secure on-site parking
  • Company events
  • Training on company systems and procedures
  • Supportive working environment within an established family-run business
  • Some homeworking flexibility following successful training
EMPLOYMENT TERMS This is a permanent position, subject to the successful completion of a three-month probationary period.

Pay: £12.71-£13.25 per hour

Expected hours: 16.5 – 18.0 per week

Benefits

  • Casual dress
  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Free parking
  • On-site parking
  • Sick pay
  • Work from home
Application question(s):
  • Are you able to work from our Romsey office at least two days per week?
  • Are you available to work approximately three days and 16.5–18 hours per week?
  • Which weekdays are you available to work?
  • Are you comfortable answering telephone calls and dealing directly with customers?
  • Do you have experience using Microsoft Office?
  • How many years of administration or customer-service experience do you have?
  • Have you previously used Commusoft or another job-management system?
  • Would you occasionally be able to provide additional holiday or sickness cover?
  • When would you be available to start?
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Romsey SO51 0PD
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