Receptionist - Part Time

About us

We are Very.

Our purpose, helping families get more out of life, powers everything we do.

We want our people to get more out of life too! If you're high performing, ambitious and make the most of every opportunity, we want to hear from you. In return, you'll enjoy heaps of flexibility, great perks and benefits, and the freedom to be yourself, keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go.

About the team

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Part time Receptionist to join us at our Skygate facility, our state of the art distribution centre in the East Midlands.

The site is responsible for 94% of our customer orders, houses 7.2m products and processes 633,000 items every week.

Our world class automated technology processes customer orders in as little as 17 minutes. I's our talented Skygate colleagues who really make the magic happen though. Together, they've created a culture where diversity is celebrated, and work life balance is a priority.

You will get to learn and develop here, working in an unrivalled culture and living by our values every day.

About the role

The Receptionist role is key to ensuring safety controls and daily operations run smoothly. The role is to cover reception on Mondays and Tuesdays, however flexibility is needed to cover holidays and sickness absence where required.

Working pattern: Monday and Tuesday 8am - 4pm

As a receptionist for our Skygate facility, you will be responsible for:

• Acting as a focal point for all day to day operations, contact and information
• Maintaining Security awareness and working alongside other members of the Security team
• Effectively dealing with all enquiries and visitor interactions at the front desk and contacting colleagues when visitors arrive
• Access & egress controls
• Answering incoming calls or internal calls from both colleagues and visitors
• Receiving and passing on mail deliveries to the relevant individuals
• Assisting in meeting room bookings and scheduling
• Responding to alarms and acting in accordance with emergency procedures
• Maintaining all records related to reception duties
• Administration support for the Fulfilment Centre Leadership Team
• Ad hoc administration and support tasks, where required to support the wider site

About you

This is a super important role to our site, greeting all visitors and representing The Very Group as the first point of contact to those visiting our site. You will have prior experience working as a receptionist at a busy site, comfortable with handling multiple priorities and duties at one time. The key skills required are:

• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong customer service and administration skills
• Highly motivated and willing to learn
• Attention to detail and accuracy on all aspects of the role are essential

Some of our benefits

• Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews
• LinkedIn learning access
• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk
• Matched pension up to 6%
• More benefits can be found on our career site

Diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities

We're building a culture of everyday inclusion, and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. We don't discriminate based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply, interview, or perform a role, let us know via . We'll be happy to support you.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer and have nine brilliant colleague networks - including DAWN (Disability Awareness at Very) and Think (Neurodiversity at Very) - that are helping us make Very an even more inclusive place to work.