PAYROLL APPRENTICE
SOUTHAMPTON
Are you passionate about numbers, people, and making a difference behind the scenes? We’re recruiting for a detail-focused individual to join our Payroll team as a Payroll Apprentice.
You’ll learn from our team of payroll professionals and receive full support to achieve Payroll Administrator Level 3. All this whilst gaining hands-on experience in a supportive, values-led environment.
We’re a people-first business that values accuracy, integrity, and continuous learning. You’ll be part of a team that celebrates effort, shares knowledge, and believes in helping each other thrive.
This 18 month Apprenticeship will involve spending 80% learning on the job by getting hands-on experience, and 20% attending on-line study to achieve Payroll Administrator Level 3. It is full-time working 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
What you’ll be doing:
• Assisting in preparing and processing payroll
• Maintaining employee data and handling sensitive information
• Supporting the Payroll Department with new starters, leavers, and payroll changes
• Responding to employee queries
• Learning how payroll integrates with HR, finance, pensions, and compliance
• Working closely with team members who want to see you succeed
Qualifications/Skills:
• GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths at grade 4 or above
• A genuine interest in payroll and numbers
• Having a desire to learn
• A keen eye for detail and a proactive approach to learning
• Organisational skills
• Basic IT skills, particularly in Excel and Word
About Trant:
Trant Engineering is a workplace built on trust, respect, care, and sustainability. We have a long history of engineering and construction excellence, delivering high quality EPC engineering and construction services throughout the UK and overseas. We successfully deliver complex turnkey engineering projects in sectors such as Process & Water, Energy, Defence, and Nuclear.
We offer clients a range of services including design, manufacturing, installation, construction and commissioning. Our in-house design and offsite manufacturing teams’ work closely to develop technology-based solutions with a strong focus on innovation and value engineering.
Our in-house multi-disciplinary services include civil, process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation, supplemented by the design and manufacture of Control Panels, MCC’s, PLC’s, SCADA and automation systems.
We have over 750 employees and with a healthy forward order book with a targeted turnover of £150m this year, it is an exciting time to join the business and a supportive environment to start your career.
Company Benefits;
At Trant, we offer the opportunity for career development within a safe, professional and friendly working environment. We value our employee’s and strongly support and encourage individuals to gain professional qualifications, whilst offering the opportunity to work on projects of differing sizes within a variety of industry sectors.
Our company benefits package includes;
- A competitive hourly rate
- Online learning to achieve Payroll Administrator Level 3
- 24 days holiday (increasing with service) + 8 bank holidays
- Company pension scheme
- Bike to Work scheme
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Reduced corporate gym membership
- Free Parking
Equal Opportunities & Diversity:
Trant Engineering Limited is committed to equal opportunities for all and we do not discriminate on the grounds of race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, gender, disability or age
*Please note, due to the volume of applications we are not always able to contact each applicant individually. If you have not heard from us within 10 working days of application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion
