Business Administration Apprentice – Level 3

Employer:

Celanese

Location:

Advanced Elastomer Systems (AES) plant, Traston Road, NP19 4XF, United Kingdom.

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Pay:

£19,100 to £26,000, dependent upon age

Hours of work:

31-40 hours per week

Training provider:

TSW Training Apprenticeships

Level:

Apprenticeship (Level 3)

Sector:

Business and Management

Pathway:

Business Administration

Possible start date:

07 September 2026

Closing date:

19 August 2026

Positions available:

2

Vacancy ID:

7159

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About the apprenticeship

Duties

• Provide day-to-day business administration support across several departments at the AES Newport site.
• Prepare and update documents, spreadsheets, reports and presentations accurately.
• Use Microsoft Office and learn business systems such as SAP.
• Raise purchase requisitions and support goods-receipt administration once trained.
• Maintain records, files and information in line with company procedures.
• Handle office post and support general office coordination.
• Work with colleagues from Safety, Process, Maintenance, Technical, Quality, Procurement, HR Administration and Training.
• Manage your Apprenticeship work, evidence and deadlines with support from Celanese and TSW.
• Follow site safety, confidentiality, data protection and quality procedures.
• Contribute ideas to improve administration processes where appropriate.

Additional information

Start your career with Celanese at the Advanced Elastomer Systems (AES) plant in Newport, South Wales. Celanese is recruiting a Business Administration Apprentice to join a varied, fast-paced manufacturing environment where high standards, safety, teamwork and continuous improvement matter every day.
This is a paid, full-time Apprenticeship and a practical route into business administration. You will learn on the job, work with experienced colleagues and build transferable office, communication, organisation and digital skills while working towards a recognised Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship.
You will provide administration support at one of Europe’s premier Thermoplastic Vulcanisate (TPV) plants, where raw materials are supplied to the global automotive industry. The role will give you exposure to key business functions including Safety, Process, Maintenance, Technical, Quality, Procurement, HR Administration and Training.
No previous office or manufacturing experience is required. This opportunity would suit someone who is ready to take their first or next step into a business career, enjoys being organised, is comfortable using IT, and wants to learn while gaining real workplace experience.
Your Apprenticeship with TSW Training Apprenticeships
Your Apprenticeship training will be delivered in partnership with TSW Training Apprenticeships, a Wales-based Apprenticeship provider delivering work-based learning programmes across Wales. TSW will support you and Celanese throughout the programme through a dedicated Apprenticeship practitioner/assessor, regular progress reviews, structured workplace learning, portfolio support and guidance to help you stay on track.
You will work towards the Level 3 Apprenticeship in Business Administration, which includes the Level 3 Diploma in Business Administration and Essential Skills Wales qualifications where required. The programme is designed to help you develop practical skills that can support progression in administration, operations, HR, procurement, training coordination and wider business support.
What you will do
• Create reports, spreadsheets and presentations using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Learn to use SAP to raise purchase requisitions and receive goods.
• Support different departments with routine administration tasks.
• Help with record retention, photocopying, filing and electronic document management.
• Manage office post and support general office coordination.
• Communicate professionally with colleagues across the business.
• Follow site procedures and contribute to a safe, organised working environment.
• Look for opportunities to improve simple processes and ways of working.

Key Skills required
• Enthusiastic, reliable and keen to learn.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good attention to detail and able to follow instructions accurately.
• Organised, punctual and able to manage deadlines with support.
• Comfortable using IT, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email and online systems.
• Curious and willing to ask questions to understand how the business works.
• Flexible approach to supporting different departments.
• Positive team player who can also use initiative.
• Interested in building a career in business administration within a manufacturing environment.

Requirements

Skills

We are looking for someone with enthusiasm, curiosity and the commitment to complete a 30-month Apprenticeship. You do not need to have started an office career already; you need to show that you are reliable, willing to learn, able to communicate well and motivated to build a future in business administration.

Qualifications

• Minimum of four GCSEs at grades A*–C / 9–4, or equivalent, including English Language or Welsh First Language and Mathematics.
• Predicted grades may be considered where results are pending.
• Applicants must be eligible to undertake an Apprenticeship in Wales and be aged 16 or over by the employment start date.
• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be able to work full-time on site in Newport.
• The Apprenticeship may include Essential Skills Wales in Communication, Application of Number and Digital Literacy where required.

Language

Welsh Spoken Skills:

No

Welsh Written Skills:

No

Course details

Training provider:

TSW Training Apprenticeships

Training provider course:

Apprenticeship in Business Administration (Level 3)

About the employer

Celanese

Advanced Elastomer Systems (AES) plant, Traston Road, NP19 4XF, United Kingdom

Disability confident

Yes, we are part of the Disability Confident Scheme from the UK Department for Work and Pensions.

Interview arrangements

TBC

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