Administrator in North Petherton

Company Description

South West Larder: Togetherness, Nurture, Pride, Planet

Full Time: 39 hours a week

Salary: £16.93 per hour

Location: Central Production Kitchen, North Petherton

Closing Date: 21/08/2026

Interviews: Week Commencing - 31/08/2026

Want to work for a company where Togetherness, Nurture, Pride and Planet are at the heart of everything they do? Then look no further, Somerset Larder produces fresh food and meals to go using locally sourced ingredients from all over the west country. Our philosophy is to nourish the community with amazing produce, to employ local people and to train apprentices for future careers in the catering and hospitality sector.

At Somerset Larder, our Values have been set by our staff. Our Values exist for the good of our working lives and company performance. Our Values are:

• Togetherness - “Be a tractor not a trailer.”
• Nurture - “You grow, I grow, we grow.”
• Pride - “We can and we will”
• Planet - “We’re part of a bigger picture”

Job Description

As a CPK Administrator, you will play a vital role in keeping day-to-day central production kitchen operations running smoothly. You will support the team by handling production data, entering pre-calculated rotas, orders, and counts, liaising with suppliers, drafting professional email correspondence, and maintaining site compliance.

Data & Production Support

• Download and produce daily production numbers for the kitchen team.
• Create and print product labels and recipes for the kitchen team.
• Use Microsoft Excel and pivot tables to organize operational data, track numbers, and generate production schedules and reports.

Data Input & Purchasing Administration

• Accurately input pre-calculated order quantities into purchasing software.
• Enter prepared staff rotas into the scheduling system.
• Log pre-counted laundry totals into the dedicated online portal.

Communication & General Administration

• Draft clear, formal, and professional emails to clients, suppliers, and internal management.
• Handle incoming and outgoing telephone calls with excellent customer service.
• Assist with other ad-hoc administrative duties as required.

Site Compliance & Reception

• Ensure all visitors and contractors paperwork has been filed after being completed by contractors/supervisors.
• Maintain strict discretion and high professional integrity regarding all sensitive business, supplier, and operational details.

Qualifications

Skills and knowledge

• Strong capability in Microsoft Office Suite, including confidence working with pivot tables (Excel) and datasets (essential).
• Precision when inputting data (rota schedules, purchasing numbers, and laundry log counts).
• Excellent written English skills for drafting formal emails.
• Confident and clear telephone manner.
• Previous administrative experience in a kitchen, manufacturing, or logistics environment (desirable).

Interpersonal Skills

• Organized, proactive, and detail-oriented.
• Ability to prioritize a varied list of administrative tasks effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• High level of professional integrity, discretion, and confidentiality when handling sensitive information.
• Strong customer service focus for internal and external communication.
• Alignment with company values: Togetherness, Nurture, Pride, and Planet.

Additional Information

Employee Benefits Menu

At Somerset Larder, we believe our people are the secret ingredient to our success. Here’s a flavourful look at the benefits we’ve cooked up for our amazing team:

• Generous Time Off - Savour a well-balanced blend of work and personal time with our generous annual leave allowance (31 days including bank holidays).
• Pension Contributions with Extra Spice - Prepare for your future with a pension plan that goes beyond the basics – 5% from you, matched with a hearty 5% from us.
• Life Assurance - Our life assurance plan is here to provide peace of mind, so you can focus on serving up excellence.
• Cycle Scheme - Get a healthy and eco-friendly start to each day with our cycle scheme – perfect for working up an appetite!
• Comprehensive Family Leave Benefits - When life serves up big changes, we’re here to support you with a menu of family leave benefits designed so you can make memories as you care for your family.
• Free Food and Drink on Shift - Enjoy a daily free meal/drink so you can fuel up and stay energised.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)/Mental Health First Aiders - Tap into our 24/7, all-year round helpline and portal Wisdom, loaded with resources on health, finances, legal advice and lifestyle tips – a full menu of support options.
• Christmas Shutdown - Relax during the festive period whilst the operation is closed between Christmas and New Year – a rarity for the Hospitality industry (option to volunteer for skeleton staffing).
• Learning, Development and Apprenticeship Opportunities - Stir up new skills with a range of development and apprenticeship opportunities to help you grow your career and cook up success in the culinary world.
• Access to Occupational Health - As a perk of being part of the HPC project, you will have access to Health Partners, the UK’s leading provider of workplace health services.
• Refer a Friend Scheme - Use our employee referral programme and benefit financially by adding people from your professional network to our workforce.
• Monthly Recognition: A Toast to you - Each month, we raise a glass to our star team members who go above and beyond, as nominated by their colleagues.
• Long Service Awards - Celebrate the milestones! Receive our heartfelt gratitude and special recognition at your 5- and 10-year anniversaries.
• Annual Team Awards - Join us for our annual awards event as we honour the outstanding contributions and achievements of our team. It’s our way of saying cheers to you!

This benefits menu is our recipe for a rewarding and fulfilling career, where you can develop your talents and delight in the journey ahead.

Pre-Employment Screening

Successful applicants will be required to provide a three-year employment history and five-year address history to work on Hinkley Point C. They must be able to provide in date photographic ID and their right to work in the UK so that security clearance can be obtained as these roles are based on a nuclear regulated site.