BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR

Location: Lower Weare, Somerset
Job Type: Full time or Part-Time (Minimum 32 hours per week)
Salary: Dependent on Experience
Working Hours: Monday to Friday
We are BUKO Traffic & Safety, bringing together the trusted experience of Road Traffic Solutions (RTS) and Hooke Highways under one name. We’re part of the BUKO Group: a European leader in temporary traffic management and safety solutions. For more than 20 years, we’ve delivered temporary traffic management, events, and site management across the UK. Backed by decades of experience, local knowledge, smart planning with a family-first approach and an unrelenting commitment to safety.
With teams based nationwide, our 300+ professionals manage thousands of deployments each year - from inner-city utility works, rural schemes, high profile events and complex infrastructure projects.
We operate with one clear purpose: to keep people safe, projects moving, and clients confident - on the road to safety, together.
Are you a highly organised and proactive administrator looking for your next challenge? Do you thrive in a busy and varied environment where no two days are the same? We’re looking for a Business Administrator to join our team at our Somerset Depot.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As our Business Administrator, you’ll have a key role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the depot. Working closely with the Depot team, you’ll provide essential administrative support, maintain compliance standards, and ensure things run efficiently behind the scenes.
This is a hands-on role with plenty of variety. You’ll be liaising with colleagues, clients, suppliers, and subcontractors to help deliver excellent service.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• General office and depot administration
• Processing sales and purchase invoices, raising purchase orders and reconciling
• Collating data for weekly P&L reporting
• Handling customer and supplier enquiries and resolving queries
• Supporting payroll by processing timesheet and vehicle tracking information
• Maintaining holiday and sickness records and completing return to work documentation
• Carrying out new starter inductions and submitting HR paperwork
• Conducting drug and alcohol testing, once trained
• Coordinating fleet and equipment servicing and repairs with our Fleet team
• Managing depot stock including PPE, IT equipment & supplies
• Ensuring depot compliance – H&S, fire safety, first aid, CCTV, etc.
• Organising and attending meetings, including minute-taking
• Supporting project work and depot initiatives as required
• Arranging temporary accommodation for operatives working away from home and processing employee expenses