Operations Assistant – 6 month fixed-term contract
Are you experienced in customer service and administration? If so, we’ve got a perfect opportunity to join our growing team!
Fixed-term contract, paying £25,000 to 26,000 a year pro-rata!
What we’re looking for
Ideally:
- Certification in office administration
Essential requirements:
- Previous administration experience
- Previous customer service experience
- Experience with tasks such as data entry
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and Outlook
- Excellent communication skills
- GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths
Personal Skills & Attributes
- At least two years’ experience working in an administrative role
- Demonstrable competence as a general administrator
- The proven ability to work across multiple teams and functions to deliver the best result for the organisation
- The ability to take ownership and work independently, as well as enjoy working with colleagues to achieve goals
- To maintain the highest standards of confidentiality
- Clear, accurate and concise verbal and written communicator
Key responsibilities
Administration of:
- Private hire bookings, including preparing work tickets and quotation requests, checking tour itineraries, confirming hotel details and liaising with clients and drivers
- Documentation required for overseas hire work
- Driving licence, tachograph and CPC checks
- External coach parking at our depot location
- Insurance/ Incident Management process in liaison with the Oxford Bus Incident Manager
- Shared mailboxes
- Dealing with School Transport enquiries and ticketing queries
- Financial Accounting software (Xero) for the purposes of monthly reporting
- Support the administration of uniform ordering and stock taking
- DBS applications and processing of Local Authority Safeguarding badges for all driving colleagues
- Petty Cash, driver expenses, and driver floats
- General Office Administration and telephone queries
- Lost property
- Client feedback and any customer complaints
Management of:
- Internal fuel payment card ordering, reconciliation and monitoring
- Authorised Testing Facility (ATF) for MOT payments, bookings, invoicing, cancellations
- School Transport timetabling and ticketing in liaison with Schools and Local Authorities
- Private Hire client invoicing
General:
- Build effective partnerships with the wider Depot team and support managers in meeting their objectives
- Engage regularly with all colleagues in the wider business using various methods of communication
- To generally promote the company and uphold the company’s reputation, enhancing the company’s image through appearance and behaviour
- To perform any other duties as may be required by the Area Director, Finance Director, Financial Controller and H/R Manager within the context of the post
Benefits
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount scheme
- Free flu jabs
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
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To speak to us about this role call 01451 820369 or email hr@pulhams.co.uk
Closing Date: 3 October 2025