Administration Assistant - Maternity leave

We are advertising this position on behalf of Fodder. Based at the Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, this role is to cover maternity leave from November 2015 for a minimum period of 4 months up to 12 months.

Fodder is an award winning shop and café which sells the very best food and drink from Yorkshire. Fodder has an amazing butchery counter, a deli counter laden with fresh pies, pasties, cheese, sweet treats and take away sandwiches. Fruit and veg comes straight from the farms and lots of lovely jams and chutneys alongside freshly baked local bread and mouth-watering cakes.

Fodder is run and championed by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society and acts as a shop window for local farmers and producers giving a crucial local market for their produce. The shop is Britain's first charitable food hall with all profits re-invested to benefit the rural community. Fodder is dedicated to delivering the best possible service to its customers.

As an Administration Assistant the main purpose of the job is to efficiently manage all the administrational tasks of running Fodder.  This is an office based job and requires someone with fantastic organisational skills, meticulous attention to detail, good customer service skills and the ability to keep a small office tidy!

An ideal Administration will have the following skills and experiences:

• Must be competent on Excel and Word and have good understanding of these packages – training will be given in Eureka software.
• Must be efficient and very organised and be able to work under pressure and also have the ability to plan ahead.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely
• Ability to handle cash accurately
• Good written and oral communication skills are crucial. Good customer service skills are vital to deal with customers both over the phone and via email and deal with questions from senior managers, customers and the general public. 
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with enthusiasm and judge what the key priorities are on an hourly/daily/weekly basis.
• Ability to cope with interruptions and still focus on the tasks that need completing.
• Great team player
• Fantastic attention to detail 
• Ability to keep confidential information confidential.

Your working hours will be 40 hours per week working 5 out of the 7 operational days of the week (usually Monday to Friday) with additional hours as an essential feature of this role.  The hours will be 10.00am to 6.30pm (with half an hour for lunch) as this position helps with cashing up and locking up.

In return you will receive a competitive salary dependent upon experience.

For an opportunity to join this company please submit your CV online.