Total 460 Manager job vacancies in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2DA

Chef Manager

Full-time - 37 hours per week - Weekdays and alternate weekends required

Quantum Care is a not for profit company providing high quality care services for over 2000 older people in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Essex. We are looking to recruit the right people to join us and provide the best possible care to our residents, offering support, maintaining dignity and assisting them to enjoy every day living in our Homes.

As a Chef Manager you will be responsible for:

Providing homely meals for our residents, meeting a diverse range of dietary requirements.
Planning staff rotas which are appropriate for the kitchen workload and arrange cover for planned absences, using existing and casual staff.
Organising every aspect of the catering operation within the home to provide a safe, nutritious, cost effective quality service to all customers.
Ensuring all statutory training takes place.
Ensuring regular stock takes occur and that stock is maintained at minimum agreed levels.
Communicating with all customers on a regular basis, whenever possible.
Managing the catering budget and producing financial information relating to performance against the budget on a monthly basis.
If you believe this is the job for you, we would love to have you join our team and in return we will provide the following rewards & benefits:

Competitive salaries with enhancements at weekends and Bank Holidays.
Career development opportunities and recognition of career milestones.
First class in house training provided from day one.
Free Employee Assistant Programme: Providing 24/7 assistance and support to help you balance work, family and life.
Company Pension Scheme (after 1 years’ service).
Free DBS check and uniform.
Access to retail discounts and offers.
Refer a friend scheme of £500 per referral
Terms and Conditions apply to all benefits

This is a great opportunity to join a well-established, values driven company that offers varied and rewarding work and opportunities for career progression. We welcome applications from a very diverse range of people who have the right to work in the UK. We are not able to offer sponsorship to candidates at this time.

Age UK is recruiting! We have a fantastic opportunity for a Store Manager to join our friendly and supportive Sawbridgeworth team.

Utilising your previous retail experience and excellent managerial skills, you will manage the day to day running of our store - maximising store sales and profits while ensuring our customers receive an excellent service. In doing so, you will be helping to raise funds for Age UK and the incredible services and support they provide to older people.

As Store Manager, you will manage our brilliant team of staff and volunteers, providing effective leadership, training, and development.

If you are a motivated manager with a passion for retail and would like to use your skills to support a charity that helps thousands of older people across the UK, this may be the role for you!

Due to the nature of this role, you will be required to handle/lift bags of stock (up to 10kgs.)

To ensure the smooth running of our stores, we will be conducting interviews throughout the advertising process. Early applications are advised.

You will have:

• Experience in a performance driven retail/customer centric environment
• Experience of managing people
• Ability to lift and carry bags of stock up to 10kg's
• Ability to build, retain and develop a team
• Strong drive to achieve results through others
• Ability to delegate, coach and listen
• Ability to manage time under conflicting priorities
• Ability to motivate self and others
• An open and adaptable approach to change and be able to support others through it
• Experience of communicating with a diverse workforce and customer base
• Ability to establish and maintain successful retail processes and merchandising
• IT literacy and numeracy skills

What we offer in return:

• A 35 hour working week
• 25 days holiday + bank holiday allowance
• A generous pension - we will contribute 8%
• Great discounts and rewards through Blue Light Card and BenefitHub
• Life assurance, Bupa health cashback plan
• Tickets for Good - Free and discounted tickets for events

Additional Information

To comply with UK legislation, we cannot accept applications from candidates under the age of 18 as the successful candidate will be required to work on their own in the shop without the aid of other staff.

All CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Please note that our system is unable to anonymise cover letters, and we would therefore ask that to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process fairer and more unbiased, that you remove any personal information from your cover letter/supporting statement, including your name before uploading this. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview.

Is this the job for you? We know that men, of all backgrounds, and men and women from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are currently under-represented in our workforce, and we want to change this! So, we are particularly keen to hear from applicants from these groups.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Social Media Manager
Hemel Hempstead (Hybrid – 50% of week in office, some travel to parks)
Annual salary + Bonus and Benefits

Are you ready to shape and elevate Haven’s social media presence? Haven, recently voted Best UK Travel Provider at The Sun Travel Awards 2024, is looking for a Social Media Manager to lead social interactions, develop a creative organic strategy, and grow positive engagement with holidaymakers and owners. Use your expertise to craft trend-driven content and build a strong influencer strategy that drives results. Be the voice of Haven, protect our brand reputation, and create a consistent identity across all channels.

Your Opportunity
To learn, develop and become an expert in a key area of the business by:
- Leading small team in developing, implementing and managing the organic social media strategy and influencer strategy, to meet business goals
- Collaborating across functions to ensure great, relevant, on-brand content is produced
- Ensuring community interactions are positive, timely and build brand reputation and consideration, whilst monitoring social sentiment
- Managing the social media agencies, ensuring content strategy is on-brand
- Providing regular reporting and insights to drive continuous improvement

What we’d like you to bring
- Advanced knowledge of social media – you can demonstrate building and improving brand engagement for a direct-to-consumer brand.
- Excellent knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok and social media KPIs
- Hands-on experience of social media best practices and content management
- Experience of supervising more junior team members
- The ability to deliver creative content and come up with fresh ideas

Above all you should be a capable self-starter who can work at pace, someone who takes a sudden change of priority in their stride.

What’s In It For You?
- Holiday allowance that rises with service, plus a ‘Holiday Buy Scheme’
- Annual bonus
- 20% discount on both Haven and Warner Hotels holiday for you, family and friends
- Comprehensive wellbeing support
- Access to the Bourne Leisure corporate box at the O2 Arena ,London
- Exclusive discounts with corporate partners
- Exciting career pathways, including Learning and Development opportunities such as Apprenticeships and Degrees
- Enhanced family friendly policies and pay (eligibility criteria applied)

Who are we?
We’re part of an award-winning Bourne Leisure family, which includes Haven Warner Hotels. We have 9,000 fantastic team members and 39 beautiful seaside locations and our HQ based in Hemel Hempstead.

What’s it like to work with us?
Our people and the teams they form are the backbone of a professional experience with us. At Haven, we take pride in our Breath of Fresh Air culture, which focuses on valuing and supporting every team member. We prioritise openness and transparency in our interactions allowing our team members to be their authentic selves.
We operate a hybrid working model, meaning 50% of your working week will be spent at the office, occasionally on Park, or at external events.

What can you expect during the recruitment process?
The interview process will be up to 3 stages and may contain a presentation or skills test, depending on the role. Please reach out if you need additional support or specific arrangements to enable you to perform to the fullest during this process.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of who we are and what we do. Our commitment to these values is unwavering and they are central to our mission. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries and we are ready to discuss any reasonable adjustments or flexibility that you may require, including whether a role can be part-time or a job-share.

We genuinely care about every candidate's experience during the recruitment process and are here to provide support where we can. If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments while applying, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at resourcingteam@bourne-leisure.co.uk

Overview of department:
We are Electronics Engineering. We are growing, dedicated and we work as a team to deliver our projects.

Responsibilities:
Your role as a Engineering Project Manager (EPM) is to deliver our most complex and priority projects to time, cost and quality; to drive the design, development and delivery of our highly complex electronic sub-systems, from concept through into full production. This is a fantastic opportunity to be a senior member of the project management team; someone who will contribute to our delivery strategy.

Skillset/experience required:
Someone with drive, passion and commitment who has:
* Experience of Project Management best practice: Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Compliance Management, Configuration Management and Earned Value Management.
* Experience of delivering significant project/programmes on time and to cost.
* Experience of project management across the various phases; from project conception and initiation through manufacture and qualification to customer delivery.
* A background in engineering development, ideally of complex systems or electronic units.
* Individuals with excellent communication skills; able to influence others to their way of thinking;
* Organised with an eye for detail and a sense of pride in what they deliver

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

eputy Residential Home Manager

We are looking for accountable, experienced and positive Residential Home Deputy Managers. Our Deputy managers will be assisting Home Manager running a small Children’s Homes up to 2 beds.

Location
Bedfordshire/North Hertfordshire

Working Time
Full Time – 40hrs p/w
Qualifications
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services; or equivalent; or a preparedness to work towards the same.

Salary
£35,000 p/a – £37,100 p/a

Overview
Deputy Manager – Empowering the Next Generation
At Cornerways Homes, we are seeking a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team as a Deputy Manager. In this role, you will play a crucial part in helping Children and Young People achieve their full potential and promoting their overall welfare. Working alongside our team of professionals, you will take accountability and work proactively to provide the necessary care, guidance, and support to empower our Children.

As a Deputy Manager, you will have the opportunity to assist the Manager in leading and managing our children’s home. You will contribute to creating a nurturing and supportive environment that aligns with the approach and ethos of our organisation. Your dedication and commitment will directly impact the outcomes and quality of care delivered to the children and young people in our care. This role offers a rewarding career path with a clear progression route towards greater responsibilities within Cornerways Homes.

Join us in making a difference in the lives of children and young people. If you are driven, compassionate, and have a genuine passion for helping others, we encourage you to apply for the Deputy Manager position. Be a part of our team and help shape a brighter future for those in need. Apply now and take the next step in your career journey with Cornerways Homes.

We offer Management workshops/coaching, 1:1 and group coaching for Home Managers and Deputy Managers.

Responsibilities
Assist the Manager to have responsibility for the management of services, including staff management and supervision, care and placement planning, safeguarding, communications, report writing and monitoring quality and compliance.

Ensure full implementation of statutory and organisational policies and procedures and provide feedback on the effectiveness of all policies and procedures.
Compliance with legal and regulatory requirements such as provisions set out in the Children’s Homes Regulations and Quality Standards 2015, Children’s Act 1989, Data Protection, Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018.

To be responsible for developing constructive working relationships within the wider community to promote the overall outcomes for looked after children.

Ensure that staff have the skills, experience and qualifications required to meet the needs of each child or young person placed in the home and provide continuity of care.

To lead and manage the home in a way that is aspirational, inspiring both children and young people and the staff who work there.
Produce monitoring reports, statistical data and evaluation as required and in keeping with organisational policies and procedures and within agreed deadlines.

To ensure that the principles of equality and diversity are embedded in the culture of the home.
To ensure that each child or young person has individual care and care planning which is tailored to their specific needs and requirements as laid out in their relevant plans.

To maintain professional relationships with the team around the child, multi-agency partnerships and where appropriate parents, families and other stakeholders.
Be accountable for budgets within the Home.

Experience
Experience working with young people in the last 5 years and at least 1 year at senior level.
Supervision or management experience.
Working with children, young people and their families.
Work in a residential setting.
Inter-agency work.

NVQ Level 4 Children, Young People & Families Practitioner

Knowledge and willingness to learn
Policies and procedures pertaining to running a residential children’s home.
Child protection, safeguarding children, impact of abuse and neglect, education and health needs of looked after children, equality and diversity and children’s rights.
Care and placement planning, risk and review processes.
Understanding of the education, health, social, emotional and psychological needs of looked after children and young people and how to ensure these needs are met.
Children’s Home Regulations and Quality Standards 2015, Single Social Care Inspection Framework (SSCIF), Children Act 1989, Children and Families Act 2014, Care Standards Act 2000, Children Act 2004, Working Together to
Safeguard Children 2015, Health and Safety at work and associated guidance and regulation.

JOIN THE UK'S NUMBER #1 NURSERY GROUP!!!

Kindred Nurseries has a rare opportunity for a passionate and motivating early years leader to inspire the team.

This is a full-time position requiring the successful candidate to work 42.5 hours per week Monday to Friday and is offering a competitive salary with an extensive benefits package.

The key responsibilities for a Deputy Nursery Manager is to:


Lead the team of early years educators with a hands on approach to deliver on Kindred's pedagogy
Model and monitor best practice in accordance with regulatory guidelines
Support the Manager, Third in Charge and Room Leaders to ensure the highest standards of Early Years care and education across the setting
Maintain an organised, safe and stimulating nursery environment
Keep accurate records and ensure procedures are followed within the room
Help build and maintain a reputation as the setting of choice in the area for both children and employees
Support and inspire your team of Room Leaders and Practitioners
Aid with the induction of new team members, welcoming them into the Kindred family
Deputise in the absence of the Nursery Manager
Manage the nursery staff deployment to ensure it is always compliant with legal ratios
Have regular supervision meetings with your team to discuss their strengths and areas for improvement


To be successful for this role you should:


Hold a full and relevant Early Years Level 3 Childcare Qualification or higher
Demonstrate sound knowledge of the EYFS guidelines
Experience of leading and managing a team
Have good time management, meeting deadlines
Excellent organisational ability and attention to detail
Strong written and verbal communication skills


This is the perfect opportunity for an experienced Early Years Educator or Room Leader who has a passion and genuine interest in children, to take that next step within their career in childcare.

What we can offer you:

Unlock a World of Benefits with Us!

Are you ready to boost your career and enjoy great benefits that support your well-being and work-life balance? Here’s what we offer:

Birthday Off: Celebrate YOU with an extra day off on your special day!

Fully Paid Sick Days: Take care of yourself without any worries—6 fully paid sick days mean you can focus on your health.

Cashback Health Plan: Stay healthy with our comprehensive cashback plan covering dental, opticians, physio, and alternative therapies.

Retail Discounts Galore: Enjoy exclusive discounts from over 200 brands—shop smart and save big!

Recognition & Rewards: Shine bright with our annual awards and recognition schemes that celebrate your hard work and dedication.

Holiday Break: Enjoy a stress-free time with days off between Christmas and New Year.

50% Childcare Discount: Because we understand that family comes first, enjoy half off on childcare expenses!

24/7 Virtual GP Access: Get medical advice at your convenience with free virtual GP appointments and cashback on prescriptions.

‍‍ 24/7 Counselling Support: Access emotional, financial, and debt advice whenever you need it through our 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family.

Discounted Gym Membership: Stay fit and healthy with special rates at local gyms.

Personal Financial Advisor Access: Get expert advice to help you manage your finances wisely.

Pension Discovery: Don’t leave money behind—find your lost pensions with our help!

Learning Platform Access: Enhance your financial understanding and gain valuable skills with our extensive learning resources.



Safeguarding, behaviour management and Whistleblowing policies and procedures to all the team with a deadline to have read and understood them. With a deadline for one weeks time. Just so you are aware.

More about Kindred Nurseries

Kindred Nurseries is a family of inspiring nurseries and preschools with a passion for creating a friendly and inclusive place to work. Our mission is to create inspiring worlds full of awe and wonder, our recent double award win at Nursery World and NMT shows that we are the place to work.

Our values are at the centre of everything we do


We are Always Learning
We are Inspirational
We have a Family Feel


As part of our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children in our care, the successful candidate is expected to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Your journey towards a fulfilling and rewarding career starts here!

Facilities ManagerSalary banding – £47,053 - £51,421Full Time / Permanent contractAn exciting opportunity has arisen at Oaklands for a Facilities Manager to provide exceptional facilities management across the College's estate.
The Oaklands Education group is a vibrant and diverse learning centred community, providing transformational education for over 100 years. Oaklands is more than just a College and is well positioned to be internationally known, nationally recognised, regionally relevant, and locally significant.
Oaklands College has a proud heritage of providing responsive, transformational education. We opened our doors to men and women in 1921. We have provided our students with the knowledge and skills to achieve their individual ambitions and make a valuable contribution to their communities. The College is developing in a transformational way, and we are seeking a Facilities Manager to play a vital role in our Journey.
We are looking for a hands-on, motivated and experienced Facilities Manager to join our team and play a crucial role in ensuring smooth delivery of daily operations across the estate. In this position, you will lead and support the grounds and maintenance team and also implement and drive the College’s PPM programme ensuring compliance with statutory obligations across the estate. You will also be responsible for the computer aided facilities management system, asset management system and statutory obligation dashboard.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in facilities management, strong contract and asset management experience and an understanding of statutory compliance mapping and reporting. You should be proficient in Microsoft Office and capable of managing multiple priorities effectively. Previous experience of managing and delivering facilities management across a multi-site estate is essential, along with a commitment to providing a high-quality end user experience to students and staff.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. We have fantastic benefits like a free on-site gym in St Albans, private healthcare options, a cycle to work scheme and financial wellbeing support. We take care of what's important to you.
If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.
Oaklands is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.

We are recruiting for a Head of Planning and Contracts who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The role is an unique opportunity to lead the Trust's role in population health management, contract negotiation and management and both short-term and long-term strategic and annual planning cycles. As part of this role, you will work collaboratively across the health and care system, engaging in and influencing the development of system-wide plans and collaborative projects.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.



Leading the negotiation, development and management of key commissioning contracts and supporting contracts and sub-contracts, ensuring that the terms and contents of any contracts reflect the Trust’s best interests;
Providing a high level of technical expertise on contracts, ensuring the latest national health and care policy is communicated and implemented within the Trust;
Co-ordinating and leading the development of a coherent series of annual and longer-term strategic business plans;
Working closely with Trust colleagues across corporate, clinical and operational teams, and with wider system partners, to ensure plans are aligned and developed in a consistent manner;
Developing a strategic prioritisation framework that aligns with the Trust’s agreed strategic objectives, and that allows a consistent approach to the consideration and prioritisation of business cases and provider intentions within the Trust;
Engagement in the development of population health management;
Day-to-day management of and leadership to other members of the Planning and Contracts team.

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full details of the role.


This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Nov 2024

Company Description

Title: Chef Manager

Location: Hertfordshire

Salary: £38K

Benefits:

• 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
• 3 volunteering days
• 3 days grandparent leave
• 24 week’s enhanced maternity leave
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts available on our HAPI app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
• Wellbeing hub
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Free meals whilst at work
• Career development opportunities
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Chef Manager with a background in exceptional food catering services to join us working at one of our highly prestigious education settings.

If you are passionate about creating delicious dining experiences that fuel young minds and ignite taste buds, then this is the perfect opportunity to bring your expertise to our table.

Nestled in the heart of Hertfordshire, this prestigious independent school caters for 130 day pupils as well as staff and includes not only a breakfast, lunch and supper service but also an extensive hospitality service.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled Chef Manager to make a name for themselves within the food service industry and be a part of setting the new standard for education catering.

Job Description

As a Chef Manager your focus is to work closely with your teams to develop a great work relationship and together to provide the best customer service.

As well as having an excellent presentation, organisational and communication skills, you will be able to demonstrate a real passion for food & service and possess bags of enthusiasm.

• Collaborate with the back of house team to help develop well-balanced and nutritious menus that cater to diverse dietary requirements and preferences.
• Prepare and manage the catering budget, ensuring cost-effective operations while maintaining quality standards.
• Establish strong relationships with school Bursars, Head Teachers and faculty.
• Recruit, train, supervise and motivate catering staff.
• Ensure compliance with food safety regulations, hygiene standards, and quality control protocols.
• Identify opportunities for growth, innovation and improvement in menu offerings, service delivery and operational efficiency.
• Maintain strict adherence to health and safety regulations, ensuring a clean and organised kitchen environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Chef Manager in a high-volume, quality-focused environment.
• You can demonstrate that managing, training, and supporting a team has been an important part of your career to date.
• Financially astute, you are very analytical and know how to create and maintain budgets and drive commercial performance.
• Excellent coaching, delegation and influencing skills.
• Ability to prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced, multi-faceted, creative environment and able to thrive under pressure.
• Ability to multitask, prioritise responsibilities, and adapt to changing circumstances in a fast-paced environment.
• Meticulous organisational abilities and a high attention to detail
• Empathetic, clear and highly effective verbal and written communication
• Ability to adapt to challenges and opportunities with a solution-oriented perspective.
• Excellent strategic thinking and critical reasoning skills

Additional Information

Holroyd Howe is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

To provide our teams with the right skills to succeed in their jobs, we invest in their training and development. Our exceptional teams of seasoned specialists customise our catering services to fit children of all ages and satisfy the unique needs of our clients.

We pride ourselves on:

Sustainability

Sustainability is at the heart of our thinking; always mindful of the ethics of our sourcing and how we prepare our meals.

Nutrition

We take nutrition seriously and understand the impact a healthy diet has on the fundamental years of development. Meals are always freshly prepared from scratch and packed with nutritious ingredients.

Food Innovation

We offer a wide portfolio of training opportunities and experiences, which attracts chefs who are passionate about culinary excellence and menu innovation to our team.

From tasting tables, theme days and food theatre, to chef demonstrations and supplier showcases, we create engaging and fun dining experiences for our students. We work together to make mealtimes exploratory, quirky, and fun for our pupils, helping them build strong and healthy relationships with food.

“Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity, it is an offence to apply for a role in regulated activity if you are barred from working with children, therefore we will require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding any criminal offences and shortlisted applicants will be subject to an online search of public available information on suitability to work with children.“

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.

Production Manager

The Client
Our Client is a well established company within the water treatment industry. For four decades they have forged a well deserved reputation at the forefront of this industry in the UK. In addition to distributing standard products their ability to build bespoke water treatment solutions to a customers specification has helped set them apart from the competition.

The ROLE
Due to continued success they now require a Production Manager to oversee the production process. The successful candidate will be required to:

* Lead a small team of multi-disciplined (mechanical and electrical) assemblers
* Plan production schedule
* Order the products to ensure stock levels remain adequate
* Quality standards
* Monitor the production processes and adjust schedules as needed
* Monitor productivity rates and product standards
* Liaise with different departments, teams and companies, e.g. suppliers, managers, clients
* Ensure customer orders are completed on time and to budget

The CANDIDATE
Our client is looking for strong applicants with experience in a similar role, the right candidate will:
* Posses a background in assembly/production
* Production planning/scheduling experience
* Multiskilled
* Supervisory/Management experience

Location: Based in Hitchin
Suitable living locations for this role would include;
Hitchin
Letchworth
Stevenage
Barton-le-Clay
Henlow
Royston
Luton
Dunstable
Shefford
Stotfold

Alternative Titles - Production Manager, Assembly Manager, Production Supervisor, Mechanical Assembly Supervisor, Production Planner, Production Scheduler

Mana Resourcing is a specialist recruitment company working within the Engineering, Sales, IT and Commercial sectors. We are established to service and support the recruitment requirements of modern businesses and candidates alike.
INAND1

VolkerWessels UK is a market leading contracting group of five closely linked businesses.

We provide integrated and ground-breaking solutions for the civil engineering and construction sectors, with specialisms in rail, highways, airports, marine, defence, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

Join our dynamic team as the Head of Data and Reporting, where you'll collaborate closely with the ICT Director and Data Architect. This crucial role is key to advancing our data strategy, maintaining top-tier data integrity, and producing insightful reports that guide strategic decisions.

About you

The role holder will rely on their exceptional relationship skills to create business buy-in and bring together expertise from across the organisation to create a community that can deliver results in line with the strategic priorities. Comfortable with ambiguity, this role holder will provide insight, council, and direction to all Data and Reporting demands.

The Head of Data and Reporting will develop and mature the newly established Data and Reporting function, such as planning and designing technical strategy, alongside creating competitive advantage and faster execution aligned to strategies by understanding our core competencies. This role offers a unique opportunity to significantly impact and change how VW UK operates.

If you are a passionate and strategic data professional looking to make a significant impact, we invite you to apply for the Head of Data and Reporting position at VolkerWessels. Join us in building a data-driven future and driving excellence in construction.

If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

VolkerWessels UK operate through five separate, but complementary businesses, working in collaboration and using our specialist skills to deliver an integrated service for our clients. At any one time, our people are working on our sites or in our offices, for around 250 projects across the UK. Everyday we overcome challenges, fulfilling our commitments, no matter what. That's what our business is about, that's how our people find satisfaction in their jobs.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service

Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

If you need support with your application, please contact us at

Additional information

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.

We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.

Royston Day Nursery

Room Leader | Full Time | 40 Hours Per Week

Salary: £28,080 per annum

Level 3 Childcare Qualification essential

Are you an experienced Room Leader who's looking for a change? Come and join us at Royston Day Nursery.

We are seeking a passionate Room Leader to join us in leading our team in delivering our ethos and curriculum to our children and families.

Royston Nursery is located just round the corner from Royston train station and a stones throw away from the town centre. The nursery is a big, busy but warm and welcoming space, with wraparound gardens perfect for little adventurers and their own outdoor classroom. The nursery has a home-from-home feel and environments are cosy and inviting, providing ample opportunities for children to play and explore.

Our nursery is open from 7:30am - 18:00pm and we would require you to be able to work varied shift patterns between those times.

Room Leader duties and responsibilities*:

• Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development
• Enhance the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social and emotional development
• Assist staff in updating the EyLog system and their child learning journals with the highest quality
• Promote respect and credibility for this position by leading as a role model with impartiality and consistency
• Assist with embedding an effective key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and identify training or development needs for staff
• Maintain accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan system and on file
• Ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent and visitor at all times
• Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met

*Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.

Room Leader requirement and skills:

• Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - Essential
• Over 1 year’s experience working in Early Years - Essential
• Over 6 months’ experience working in a senior position - Desirable
• Sound knowledge of Ofsted expectations to achieve a Good or Outstanding rating - Desirable
• Knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - Essential
• Fluent in written and spoken English - Essential

We’re a family by name, and we’re a family by nature too. We are defined in many different ways, by many different people. Different cultures. Different ideas. Different ages, genders and skillsets. Whilst every individual will have their own definition of family, these definitions all come together to show Family First for who we are.

We are: Defined by Family

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

Royston House Nursery is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.

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Benefits

Family First benefits include annual leave starting at 24 days on top of a paid birthday day off and bank holidays. On top of this we have discounted nursery fees for all our teams, friends and family, access to a discount/perks platform with exceptional learning & development opportunities tailored to you.

*All perks are pro-rota for part time staff and subject to successful completion of probationary period. These perks may be subject to further conditions and can be withdrawn or reviewed at the discretion of the company.

Vacancy Reference: SG8 7AG

Posted via: eyrecruit

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role and a wide range of financial and non-financial benefits offer by the Trust.

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• Annual salary of £30,000 - £40,000
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Flexible working environment with travel across the North London, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire territory

The Role:
The Area Sales Manager will have the following responsibilities:

• Taking accountability for area targets and drive growth through promotional activities and new account openings.
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• Focusing on structured cold calling to achieve growth and sales targets through all merchant accounts.
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The Candidate:
The ideal candidate for the Area Sales Manager role should have:

• Previous sales experience, ideally face-to-face.
• Some experience of selling into either bathroom or kitchen showrooms or a associated market place
• A flexible but tenacious sales-led approach, self-motivated with the ability to work on their own initiative.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and customer service skills.
• Effective planning and organising skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to identify issues and resolve them.
• IT literacy.
• Full UK driving license.

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INDSLS Coburg Banks Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.