The Role – Senior Executive Assistant
Wykes Engineering is seeking a highly skilled and proactive Senior Executive Assistant to provide comprehensive support to our Head of Engineering. This is a dynamic role that requires excellent organisational skills and the ability to anticipate requirements and act with initiative.
Key Responsibilities
•Provide high-level, confidential administrative and business support to the Head of Engineering
•Act as the primary point of contact for our Head of Engineering, handling internal and external communications with professionalism and discretion
•Prepare and edit correspondence, presentations, reports, and other documents for executive review
•Support special projects and initiatives, including conducting research and managing timelines and stakeholders
•Oversee expenses, invoices, and other financial and administrative tasks
•Prepare meeting agendas, take and distribute minutes, and track follow-up actions
Required Skills and Experience
•Proven experience in a similar position
•Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with thorough attention to detail
•Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with the utmost discretion and integrity
•Strong time-management and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and multitask effectively
Benefits
•Competitive salary
•Health & Wellbeing programme
•Health shield Cash Plan
•Life Assurance
The Company – Wykes Engineering Ltd
Based in Rushden, Northants, we are a leading edge engineering SME specialising in the manufacture of materials processing equipment and energy from food by-product power generation. As a highly innovative and progressive design and manufacturing company, we have our own in-house manufacturing facility as well as our own advanced anaerobic digestion plant and renewable energy power plant.
Founded over 40 years ago, our engineering innovation has always been a fundamental part of our business. This has helped us to establish ourselves as a major player in our key areas of expertise, namely:
•Design and manufacture of equipment for the food bi-products and renewable technologies
•Processing bio-mass into energy
•Renewable energy production