Who are CGG?

CGG (http://www.cgg.com/) is a fully integrated Geoscience company providing leading geological, geophysical and reservoir capabilities to its broad base of customers primarily from the global oil and gas industry.

Through its complementary business lines of Equipment, Acquisition and Geology, Geophysics & Reservoir (GGR), CGG brings value across all aspects of natural resource exploration and exploitation.

CGG employs over 5,500 people around the world, all with a passion for Geoscience and working together to deliver the best solutions to its customers.

CGG, a high technology and innovation company, are looking for a Business Improvement Assistant.

Are you interested in joining a team that work to improve the business for both employees and customers? Are you good with people and enjoy solving problems? This is an incredible opportunity to add real value, in a global industry leading company, that provides innovative solutions to our clients.

Become Part of our Team

CGG are recognised world leaders in Geoscience, our clients rely on our expert knowledge and professionalism to deliver great results.

You will work in a team responsible for collaborating with our project-teams to deliver impressive results. We work together to meet and exceed our client’s expectations; this is achieved through knowledge sharing and continually evaluating and anticipating our clients’ needs.

We are looking for individuals who are intuitive, ask questions and will continuously seek to improve our workflows and processes.

The apprenticeship and additional training

The apprenticeship you’ll be studying towards is Business Administrator Level 3, this will give you excellent skills in the fundamental competencies needed in the workplace. This apprenticeship covers everything from using IT systems to communication skills and building positive working relationships.

As Business Improvement Assistant your development will be supplemented by CQI (Chartered Quality Institute) certified training, arming you with the recognised professional training and qualifications needed in the business improvement profession.

What does a Business Improvement Assistant do?

You will form part of a team whose remit is to make CGG the best company it can be for our customers, employees and stakeholders. An important part of the role includes working with a variety of people on initiatives designed to bring about changes to the way we work and behave. You’ll have the opportunity to help resolve issues, complaints and other challenges the business faces.

You will be given guidance, training, support, mentoring and the opportunity to develop in depth knowledge of our business needs, as well as gain experience using business management systems.

Your responsibilities will include assisting in the analysis of audit reports, status reports, metrics and data to help understand the current state of the business and identify areas of concern. You will work with teams to understand cultural issues, pressures and identify areas for improvement directly with our production teams.

Responsibilities include:

• Proactively assessing internal and external customer feedback
• Working on the roll out of initiatives to push the company and its services forward
• Working closely with many teams on the identification of solutions to issues and inefficiencies
• Promotion and generation of new solutions, methods, ideas and tools
• Reporting on and presenting results to staff and senior management

Person requirements and required Education and Experience:

Previous experience is not necessary for this role, we will provide in depth training alongside your apprenticeship. We are looking for an individual who has an interest in business management, and who thrives when working in a team.

Candidates must have excellent communication skills both written and verbal, an ICT qualification would be beneficial but it is not essential.

Qualifications and Experience:

- Level 2 qualification in English and Maths

Benefits Package

• Salary starting from £16,000 p.a.
• Highly attractive bonus scheme
• Initially 22 days holiday with future increases, complemented by a flexible buying and selling holiday program
• Company contributory pension plan
• Flexible Private Medical & Dental care programs, tailored to suit individual or family needs
• Employee Assistance Program to support our staff 

We Care about our Staff and Environment

We recognise the importance of work life balance for our employees, which is supported through our flexible working and relaxed dress code policies.

We recognise and actively support the wellbeing of our staff through many different initiatives;

• Onsite Exercise classes, almost every day of the week and promoting active lifestyles
• Onsite Social Games area which provide downtime through the working day
• Our restaurant, offering great food and a highly effective social and work space
• Regular social club events, spontaneous reward events throughout the year
• Many discounts schemes, including Gym membership and a cycle purchase scheme

We encourage and actively support a strong sense of community, through volunteering and various company initiatives, as well as a strong company commitment to protecting our environment through sustainable solutions, energy saving and waste reduction enterprises.