Motorsport Administrator and Stock Apprentice
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Company: PalmerSport Limited
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Location: Bedford, MK44 2YP
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £15,470.00 per year
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Sector: Business Services
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Ref: VAC-12570
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Application Deadline Date: 04/12/2022
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Start Date: 09/01/2023
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm - Occasional weekends
Brief Description
How would you like to join PalmerSport who are based in Bedford. They are the world’s greatest driving event and a motorsport experience like no other. They are looking for a Motorsport Administrator and Stock Apprentice to join their busy stores and parts department to help with their large fleet of racing cars and manage stock.
Qualifications Required
To be considered for this role you will ideally need to have GCSE grades 9-3 (A*- D) in English and maths or the ability to work towards Level 2 Functional Skills during the programme.
If you don't meet the entry requirements for this vacancy but are still interested in an apprenticeship, please contact our dedicated Apprenticeship Recruitment Team who can discuss this with you further - jcarter@bedford.ac.uk or 07887 787813
Personal Qualities
Team Player
Ability to work under your own initiative
Ability to work in a fast paced environment
And a get up and go attitude
Skills Required
Knowledge of Racecar components
Some IT skills
Training to be Provided
You will gain the following qualifications:
- Business Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship
- Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required).
You will also study a range of topics, including: IT, record and document production, decision making, planning and organisation, project management, policies, relevant regulations, stakeholders, processes and external environment factors.
Future Prospects
On successful completion of your apprenticeship you can work up to a lead role within the business.
Vacancy Detail
PalmerSport in Bedford organise corporate motorsport events, owning and operating the Bedford Autodrome circuit complex at Thurleigh Airfield Business Park.
This new and exciting position requires an individual who has some knowledge of automotive and mechanical components, ideally knowledge of race car parts.
You will be working along side the stock manager to select the correct car parts required and then invoice the customer. The stock are contained in huge lorries based on site and have a range of small and large parts. So this is where your knowledge of parts is important to the role.
Once a month you will attend race events where, again you will supply car parts as they get damaged in races, so you are a vital member of the race team. You will also attend events in Belgium.
You will be working as part of a team to keep the lorries stocked with components for the championships and placing orders for parts required and keeping track of invoices and expected delivery times.
You will also be logging all deliveries and checking stock levels on a stock management system.
Other Information
Core working hours are 8.30 - 18.00 in the week but hours are driven by business needs. You must be flexible and able to work some weekends and Bank Holidays, especially during the busiest time of year (typically March to October) along with early starts and late finishes where necessary at for events.
In addition to supporting the race series on 8 to 10 weekends per year, PalmerSport driving events take place at Bedford Autodrome, so part of your time will be allocated to supporting the PalmerSport workshop team with parts supply when needed.