Afternoon Receptionist

Draken Europe offers exciting careers that matter.

We believe that mission success does not start with the mission itself. It begins with our people.

Draken also believes in fair reward and recognition for our employees. As such, we offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including up to 12% matching pension contributions, bonus incentives, discounted PMI, electric car scheme, tech vouchers, wellbeing programmes and much more.

The Role

We’re looking for a professional and friendly Afternoon Receptionist to support our front-of-house operations and ensure a smooth experience for visitors, contractors, and colleagues alike.

This is a part time position (20 hours), working Monday - Friday 12:30 - 16:30. You may also be required to cover additional morning shifts if our morning Receptionist is unavailable.

What You'll Be Doing

As our Afternoon Receptionist, you’ll play a key role in maintaining a safe, secure, and professional environment. Your responsibilities will include:

• Greeting visitors and managing security protocols
• Handling incoming calls and enquiries with courtesy and efficiency
• Keeping the reception area tidy and presentable
• Managing incoming and outgoing mail
• Issuing ID/access passes for visitors, contractors, and new starters
• Supporting first aid coordination and emergency response
• Booking pool/hire vehicles and managing associated paperwork
• Providing admin support to the Site Services Manager
• Assisting with airside access arrangements
  
  
  

What We're Looking For

• Organised and proactive, with a keen eye for detail
• Confident using IT systems, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Professional and discreet, with a high level of integrity
• Flexible and reliable, able to adapt to changing needs
• Customer-focused, with excellent communication skills.
• A professional secretarial or administration qualification is desirable but not essential.
  
  
  

Our employee values

Draken is committed to eliminating unlawful and unfair discrimination and we celebrate the differences that a diverse workforce brings. A range of perspective and talent supports our values and drives our success, with a mix of voices generating better discussions, business decisions and outcomes for all.

At all our sites internationally, every member of the Draken Europe team is accountable to ensure that we are all treated fairly and with respect.

We are also an Armed Forces friendly organisation, and as part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, welcome applications from veterans and services spouses and partners who met the criteria in our job specifications.

In line with our Disability Confident Commitments, we provide reasonable adjustments to facilitate our interview process, please liaise with us if any reasonable adjustments are required.

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Whether it is adversarial support, electronic attack or customised rotary-wing training, we offer the most accurate and advanced readiness training in the industry. Our vast, differentiated fleet, cutting edge hardware and experienced instructors are engaged to help your mission take off.

Being ready is not only a matter of when. But where. We provide services in the UK, US and across the NATO countries. Making sure that our allies can manoeuvre around defeat and prepare to prevail.