Facilities & Reception Apprentice

About the role: The reception/facilities assistant apprentice will help the Facilities/H&S Team achieve better internal customer satisfaction within the Abcam headquarters building. A Level 3 advanced apprenticeship in which you will work in our business 4 days a week with the 5th day focused on your academic learning delivered by the CRC who are experts at training Facilities management apprentices. The duration is 24 months and on successful completion of your apprenticeship we expect you to have gained the skills, confidence and knowledge to join the team on a permanent basis. About the Facilities/H&S team at Abcam: The Facilities/ H&S team has grown from small beginnings into a flexible busy and competent team. We currently maintain three buildings on the Cambridge Science Park; providing a safe working environment, maintaining the buildings and equipment and operating internal services which enables our employees to support our customers to Discover More. Key areas of responsibility:

• Supporting the main reception duties such as sorting post, answering reception calls and fielding them through to the company and placing orders
• Visitor management, security requirements such as issuing of ID cards
• Providing administrative support to the facilities team
• Helping to organise and run wellbeing events
• Helping to allocate and prioritise daily workloads
• Acting as the focal point for 'Facilities Help' requests and ensuring they are processed in the most effective way

What we are looking for: We are looking for a team player that is proactive and eager to learn. Someone with the potential to grow facilities management skills and that is willing to progress with Abcam on our journey from the Science Park to our new premises at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus in 2019. Requirements and Experience:

• Confident, positive & welcoming and mindful that for many visitors, they will be the first face of Abcam
• Ability to communicate with people at all levels confidently and professionally
• PC literate - competent user of Microsoft Office packages including Word, Excel and Outlook
• Eligibility would be 5 GCSE grade C and above (include English. Maths and Sciences)
• Organised and methodical
• Determined & sees things through to completion

If this sounds like you and you'd like to join a growing company, then apply now using a CV and cover letter explaining how you feel you can make a difference at Abcam! About Abcam: Ever since 1998, when our founder, Jonathan Milner, started selling antibodies from the back of his bike, Abcam has aimed to help scientific researchers make breakthroughs faster. We now have offices and labs in the UK, the US, China and Japan, and as we continue to grow, we remain ambitious, driven by our customers' success and their research needs. It's our goal to provide a world-standard in protein research tools, technical support and delivery. When you join Abcam, you'll join a global business with the passion and the vision to become the most influential company, and, best-loved brand in life sciences. Our culture is our key differentiator. We believe in empowering individuals, with responsibility given at an early stage. The working environment is fun and fast-paced, collaborative and outcome focused, with a strong customer focus. In addition to competitive salaries, we can offer an attractive flexible benefits package which includes share options, a culture focussed on wellbeing and opportunities for growth and development.