Business Administrator in Shrewsbury, Shropshire

About the Role

We are recruiting for a Business Administrator to join our client's Health & Safety team at their Shrewsbury head office.

This is an excellent opportunity for an organised and detail-oriented administrator who enjoys working in a varied role, maintaining accurate records and supporting the smooth running of business operations.

You will provide administrative and coordination support across Health & Safety, training, compliance, purchasing and environmental activities, working closely with the H&S Manager and colleagues across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate Health & Safety documentation, registers and records.
• Prepare meeting minutes, correspondence and reports.
• Coordinate training bookings, attendance records and training matrices.
• Administer e-learning programmes and workstation (DSE) assessments.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation and tracking outstanding actions.
• Process authorised purchase orders and respond to routine supplier enquiries.
• Coordinate PPE orders, distribution and associated records.
• Maintain environmental, waste management and sustainability records.
• Provide general administrative support, including telephone enquiries, visitors and deliveries.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across different departments to support business needs.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Previous experience in an administrative or business support role.
• Experience maintaining accurate records, registers and administrative systems.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work independently.
• A professional, proactive and reliable approach to your work.
• Experience handling confidential information.

Desirable: Previous experience within Health & Safety, construction or engineering, or familiarity with compliance documentation, training records and purchasing systems.

What's on Offer?

• Permanent employment.
• Monday to Friday working hours.
• 37.5 hours per week.
• A varied administrative role supporting Health & Safety and wider business operations.
• The opportunity to develop your experience within a specialist business environment.