Apprenticeship - Business Operations – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

A business operations apprenticeship with plenty of learning and development opportunities! Your full time job will include a varied set of tasks across multiple departments. The full course will be delivered at your work place in working hours.

Wage

£18,000 a year

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Training course

Operations manager (level 5)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4:30pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 14 May 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

Admin - answering telephone
Admin - meeting preparation
Commercial - printing drawings
Commercial - drawing take offs
Commercial - data input into bespoke system
Customer Care - making customer calls
Customer Care - logging and recording issues
Finance - create financial applications
Finance - clearing payments
Purchase - creating invoices
Purchase - reconciliation of payments
Operations - HR / meetings / recruitment
Operations - leadership and project managment
Operations - strategy/ growth / KPIs
Operations - future planning / IT development

Where you’ll work

TRILOGY HOUSE
THORPE WAY
BANBURY
OX16 4SP

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

GLP TRAINING LTD

Your training course

Operations manager (level 5)

Equal to higher national diploma (HND)

Course contents

Communicate and present information to stakeholders using different types of media.
Identify problems and provide solutions.
Manage and set goals and accountabilities for individuals and teams.
Analyse performance data for individuals and teams to identify areas for improvement.
Manage and influence project activity to deliver within budget and resource requirements.
Lead and influence the team and individuals to support an inclusive culture of equity, diversity, and the promotion of well-being.
Motivate team members and individuals through collaborative activities, for example one-to-one coaching and team meetings, to achieve organisational goals.
Use digital tools to analyse information and monitor performance and budgets to drive the implementation and delivery of plans and projects.
Research, interpret and analyse information to inform the implementation of business plans or projects.
Evaluate the impact of outcomes from organisational plans or projects to drive the decision-making process.
Interpret and implement the practical application of regulation, legislation and organisational policies for stakeholders.
Manage continuous improvement and change for their team and organisation.
Analyse and prioritise organisation activities in response to the operating environment.
Implement business continuity plans, including risk assessment, contingency planning and disaster recovery, to ensure the uninterrupted operation of critical functions.
Identify and respond to external factors that may influence the future landscape and evaluate their impact on the organisation.
Influence and negotiate with stakeholders to shape and agree goals and outcomes.
Manage relationships across multiple and diverse stakeholders.
Deliver sustainable services and solutions which allow the organisation to respond to changes in social, economic and environmental factors.
Manage and facilitate learning and continuous professional development for their team.
Coach and mentor individuals within their team.
Develop and implement operational plans that align with the strategic direction of the organisation.
Communicate and present information to stakeholders using different types of media.
Identify problems and provide solutions.
Manage and set goals and accountabilities for individuals and teams.
Analyse performance data for individuals and teams to identify areas for improvement.
Manage and influence project activity to deliver within budget and resource requirements.
Lead and influence the team and individuals to support an inclusive culture of equity, diversity, and the promotion of well-being.
Motivate team members and individuals through collaborative activities, for example one-to-one coaching and team meetings, to achieve organisational goals.
Use digital tools to analyse information and monitor performance and budgets to drive the implementation and delivery of plans and projects.
Research, interpret and analyse information to inform the implementation of business plans or projects.
Evaluate the impact of outcomes from organisational plans or projects to drive the decision-making process.
Interpret and implement the practical application of regulation, legislation and organisational policies for stakeholders.
Manage continuous improvement and change for their team and organisation.
Analyse and prioritise organisation activities in response to the operating environment.
Implement business continuity plans, including risk assessment, contingency planning and disaster recovery, to ensure the uninterrupted operation of critical functions.
Identify and respond to external factors that may influence the future landscape and evaluate their impact on the organisation.
Influence and negotiate with stakeholders to shape and agree goals and outcomes.
Manage relationships across multiple and diverse stakeholders.
Deliver sustainable services and solutions which allow the organisation to respond to changes in social, economic and environmental factors.
Manage and facilitate learning and continuous professional development for their team.
Coach and mentor individuals within their team.
Develop and implement operational plans that align with the strategic direction of the organisation.

Your training plan

At the workplace!

More training information

GLP Training Ltd

Requirements

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Creative
Initiative

About this company

LJ Construction delivers best-in-class Carpentry Contracting services to the nation's largest house builders

http://www.ljconstruction.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

We have a small company gym, free lunch on Fridays, and a supportive team that makes work enjoyable and welcoming (including Cooper the office dog!).

After this apprenticeship

We cant guarantee a role with LJ Construction.
The training and development on this apprenticeship sets you in a great posisiton to move into a large variety of key positions in any business.

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