Technology Director (Head of Computer Science Engineer)Location: Oxfordshire - HybridSalary: £79,600 + 7% bonusJob Type: Permanent, Full-TimeBudget Responsibility: £5-10M
Your new company

My client is a world-leading organisation whose mission is to drive forward fusion energy. The organisation partners with an exciting number of academic and scientific endeavours from across the globe.
Your new role
Based in Oxfordshire, my client is looking for a Technology Director to join their team to head up a department of 30 (with growth plans of up to 50) people. The department consists of multidisciplinary technology teams working on some of the world's most exciting projects and research. Some of the key responsibilities include:

• Provide strong leadership for the department.
• Manage and grow a team of Computer/Data Science, HPC, and AI/ML experts.
• Develop and maintain a strategy for actionable, scale-out simulation and data science/AI/ML capability.
• Ensure all R&D and developed software assets meet stringent QA requirements.
• Oversee and execute programmes, managing change activities within the Computing Division.
• Communicate progress and activities across multiple programmes, both internally and externally.
• Facilitate the adoption of best practices and standards in software development.
• Evaluate and enhance the capability of the department across the organisation.
• Promote the use of scale-out computing and AI/ML methods.
• Advocate for new and disruptive technologies with internal stakeholders.
• Develop and deliver training to increase the understanding and adoption of transformative solutions in HPC/AI/ML.

What you'll need to succeed

Essential:

• Master's degree, PhD, or equivalent experience in a relevant STEM subject.
• Significant experience leading teams in an R&D or Engineering capacity.
• Proven ability to manage broad portfolios of £10 million+ including work, budgets, and schedules.
• Significant people management experience for teams of 20+ technology professionals.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of influencing at all levels.
• Deep understanding of modern software engineering practices and simulation domains.

Desirable:

• Experience in digital innovation within the fusion sector or similar fields.
• Track record of strategic leadership and establishing broad networks and partnerships.

What you'll get in return

• Strong Hybrid Working Scheme
• Generous Pension Package
• Relocation Benefits
• 5-7% corporate bonus scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• ... And more.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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We currently have an opportunity for a Mobile Parking Attendant covering Banbury, Oxford and surrounding areas.

You will be required to visit a number of sites throughout your shift using a company van which is provided.

As a Mobile Parking Attendant your role will involve:

– Undertaking regular patrols of the car park.
– Issuing the appropriate enforcement notice to vehicles which contravene the onsite regulations.
– Customer service assisting with queries/complaints
– General onsite cleaning
– Frontline machine maintenance
– General onsite admin

The ideal candidate will display;
– Good communication skills both verbal and in writing
– Good Customer service skills
– Good numerical skills
– Good technical experience and ability to use smart phones and / or PDA’s
– The ability to deal with conflict whilst remaining calm and polite at all times
– The ability to work under their own initiative and self-motivate
– Accuracy and attention detail
– Awareness of Health and Safety

The successful applicants MUST hold a full, current UK driving license.

The role is 40 hours per week to include– days/evenings/weekends. The successful candidate will need to be flexible as the rota can change to suit business needs.
Salary £25,000 per annum

Should this vacancy be of interest to you, please apply including your CV.

Exciting Opportunity in Fusion Energy: Technical Coordinator at UKAEA
Overview
Join the forefront of Fusion Energy innovation! The Hydrogen 3 Advanced Technologies Division (H3AT) at the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is seeking a talented Technical Coordinator to play a pivotal role in advancing tritium life cycle solutions for fusion energy on a power plant scale. Be a part of our dynamic team, focusing on research and development to achieve a commercially viable fusion fuel cycle.

Role: Technical Coordinator
Level: Professional Support - Technical
Reports to: Team or Group Leader
Location: [Specify Location]

Responsibilities
As a Technical Coordinator, you will provide crucial support to multiple, medium complexity engineering projects. Your responsibilities include:

Serving as the local information manager (LIM) for assigned projects.
Creating, collating, and managing key technical documents throughout the project cycle.
Maintaining project-related databases and trackers in line with project milestones.
Allocating correct information/document access rights on project databases.
Assisting in the preparation of technical reports, specifications, and tender documents.
Supporting engineering procurement, processing, filing, and distribution of documents.
Organizing technical meetings, providing supporting documents/agenda, and ensuring follow-up actions are implemented.
Sharing knowledge, ideas, and providing support/informal training to team members.
Promoting UKAEA's values, championing a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Qualifications and Experience
Essential:

Good interpersonal skills; ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively.
Previous experience in technical report writing.
Strong organizational skills; ability to plan, organize, and prioritize workload.
Proficiency in MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
Ability to work autonomously with minimum supervision.
Desirable:

Previous experience in project management-related support.
Familiarity with quality management and purchasing systems.

Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.

Mobile Warehouse Stock Auditor - Oxfordshire - £25,000

Own Car is Required

The position

• This full-time permanent position,you will be responsible for driving around Engalnd and Scotland to complete audit checks, candidates will need to be based in Oxfordshire.
• Rate of pay: £25,000 per annum
• Weekly hours: 37.5 hours plus 30 min unpaid break
• Shift patterns 5 days out of 7 days, shifts can start as early as 2am (unsociable hours)
• Working Environment: Mixed
• Some weeks would require 4 nights away from home - Food allowance & accommodation will be provided - Travel time included in working hours.
• Full Driving License and access to your own transport is essential

A day in the life of a Warehouse Stock Operative

As a Mobile Accuracy Checker, you will work as part of a dynamic and supportive team in what can be described as a fast-paced and target driven environment to ensure the stock entering our customer store is accurate.

Job activities

• Audit the Inbound accuracy of multiple supplier deliveries at customer store level.
• Audit Picker accuracy of stock arriving at stores and fully investigate all errors found.
• Adhere to agreed audit and error verification procedures at all times.
• Maintain integrity at all times.
• Ensure the expected productivity levels are achieved, in line with customer expectations.
• Review daily targets in line with customer expectations.

RAS Benefits

• Flexible working shifts patterns - based around the store delivery window
• Competitive salary with optional pension scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Full training to help you perform at your best
• Recognition Awards and Incentives
• Genuine career progression
• Refer a friend bonus

Job specifics

• Able to actively respond to both verbal instructions and audible warning devices
• The ability to communicate well, both written and verbally.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word.
• You will be confident in their ability to add and subtract without the use of a calculator.
• Full Driving License and access to your own transport
• All work may require prolonged periods of standing and all employees will be required to kneel, bend and squat in order to access and work with low and ground level stock.

This role is being handled by Retail & Asset Solutions (RAS). To discuss this vacancy or any other great positions we have please call us on 01689 879444 for a confidential chat about working for our business.

By applying to this role, you are consenting to Retail & Asset Solutions to hold and process your data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations. If you have any questions or wish to exercise your right to access, erase or restrict the holding or processing of your data then please contact us at applications@retailassetsolutions.com and we will respond to your query as soon as possible.

Head of Software
£70,000 + 5-7% bonus
Hybrid, Oxfordshire
Permanent, Full-time

Your new company
Our client is at the forefront of energy innovation, aiming to revolutionise the industry with cutting-edge digital tools and software. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the way this organisation uses software development and how the software team develops and changes for years to come.

Your new role As the Head of Software, you will lead a large central software engineering team encompassing a wide diversity of roles, activities, platforms, and technologies. The role will also be responsible for the dissemination of high-quality software engineering processes across the organisation as well as the implementation and maintenance of the tools and applications across the organisation.
Responsibilities could include

• Provide strategic leadership for the software engineering team.
• Work with stakeholders at all levels to anticipate needs, provide strategic advice, and deliver the most effective software programmes.
• Lead and manage the software team, offering development plans, and motivating team members.
• Transform the organisations activities through modern software, data, and simulation solutions.
• Work across the organisation to highlight and provide guidance on best practices for software development.

What you'll need to succeed

• Proficient in coding languages such as C++, Python, Fortran and Java
• Significant people management experience in varied teams and the ability to define and establish new abilities and develop others as leader
• Substantial experience in software engineering in an R&D environment, including responsibility for managing software team(s)
• Extensive experience with software tools, including version control, editors, DevOps and planning.
• Excellent understanding of modern software engineering practices
• Broad familiarity with a wide range of software and data technologies and approaches
• Ability to establish and work in an Agile/SCRUM environment
• Ability to communicate, build trust, and influence at all levels

What you'll get in return

• A highly competitive pension
• Large holiday allowance and Christmas office closure
• Cycle to work schemes
• Social and community events
• Flexible and Hybrid working policy

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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We have an opportunity for a highly motivated Assistant to join the Technology Platforms team within Centre for Human Genetics here at the Nuffield Department of Medicine. Your primary role will be to help establish, develop and run high throughput service utilising platform generating multi-omics and spatial data from single cells to whole tissue samples.

You will be responsible for reliably implementing a range of molecular biology tasks, according to standard protocols, ranging from simple assays (sample quantitation and PCR) to complex tasks either manually and/or with the assistance of automation. You will be tasked with troubleshooting technical or scientific problems, working closely with peers, senior management and relevant technical support. You will be performing the steps required for the running of the different platform technologies as well as highlighting and implementing improvements to current procedures. You will also be responsible for keeping accurate daily records of experiments on tracking sheets, electronic lab books or LIMS as appropriate.

It is essential that you hold a degree in Biological Sciences along with experience of performing complex experimental procedures following SOPs. You will have demonstrable ability to organise and prioritise work efficiently delivering results to required standard and to an agreed schedule as well as demonstrable knowledge in molecular and cellular biology, genomics and -omics. You will also have the ability to communicate with a wide range of people and to enjoy working as a team player with a lively and motivated group of scientists.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application. Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience.

This position is offered full time on a fixed term contract until 31 July 2026 and is funded by the Technology Platforms SRF.

Only applications received before 12 midday on Tuesday 27 August 2024 will be considered. Please quote 172858 on all correspondence.

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Technical Contract Manager
Location: Oxford Leisure – across 5 sites
Contract Type: Full time, permanent
Working Hours: 40 hours per week, between Monday to Sunday + Excellent benefits
Salary: £37,000
- £40,000 + Benefits
Here at More Community Leisure Trust our goal is to get more people, more active, more often. We provide affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities to support healthier and happier people across all segments of the local community. To deliver those services takes an enthusiastic and customer focused team
- and right now we are looking to recruit for a Technical Contract Manager to join the team. 
This role will see you lead, manage and be responsible the Oxford Technical team and their performance. Working collaboratively with the Oxford Partnership Management team, as well as fully supporting each Facility operations team to ensure that their service deliver is maintained.

In addition to this, you will be required to consistently provide on a pre-planned, ad-hoc, breakdown and reactive basis, a professional and effective maintenance, service, and repair function across the cluster. You will ensure compliance with the operational requirements and contractual obligations whilst providing efficient and effective management of the expenditure for the planned & reactive maintenance budgets for the contracts.


Serco manages these facilities on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the Trust.

Key Accountabilities


- Manage the technical delivery both back and front of house in a customer focused environment by means of support and working through individual site teams.
- Ensure the legislative and company standards are maintained with regards to statutory compliance and reporting procedure for our trust & local authority clients.
- To provide a professional service to the Oxford Management Team in respect to small project works by producing quality scope of works, tendering such works in accordance with company financial standards and engaging and managing such works.
- To ensure that cyclic planned preventative maintenance and service works are completed to satisfy the contract specification for the Oxford Contract as set out in the company’s planned preventive maintenance procedures and being appropriately recorded.
- To co-ordinate and have undertaken by approved term maintenance specialist works providers, cyclic maintenance and service works on a contract appointment basis to satisfy contract specification for the Oxford Contract as set out in the company’s planned preventive maintenance procedures and appropriately record.
- To monitor the reactive maintenance, service and repair works within the Oxford Contract to satisfy those requirements of the contract specification.
- To assist and support the site-based Management Team in respect to any reasonable technical request.
- To monitor the CAFM defects reports in accordance with agreed procedures ensuring that service standards are maintained to the requirements of the contract’s specification.
- To respond appropriately to all maintenance issues in accordance with the agreed priority rating system and with minimum disruption to facilities.
- To advise the general (facility) managers and site based technical staff in respect of relevant health and safety environmental issues.
- To monitor, manage and focus the site teams to effective use of the facilities second bigger costs base (utilities) via means of an efficient plant and building operation.



What you’ll need to do the role

The successful candidate must have a minimum of 3 years building services experience, qualified in an associated building services trade and experienced in managing a team.
Previous management or supervisor experience essential. Minor works project management experience, knowledge of swimming pool plant, water hygiene and HVAC system would be advantageous.

Personal Attributes


- A high work ethic.
- Good personal motivation.
- High personal integrity and motivation..
- A willingness to receive formal training and acquire new skills (relevant to the post being applied for).
- A flexible and supportive approach to work.
- A willingness to adopt and deliver a non-standard working day and or week (including for example, nighttime, weekend and bank holiday working).
- A willingness to adopt and deliver an on call out of normal working hour’s emergency call out and site attendance function


This role will require a clean driving license as travel between the sites is involved



What we offer

- Free membership at the Centre plus heavily discounted use of classes and facilities
- Free safeguarding training and DBS check
- Excellent Development and Training Opportunities
- 6% employer matched pension contribution


- 21 days annual leave + Public Holidays
- Life assurance up to 2x base salary
- Simply health cash plan
- Anytime health line
- Employee assistance programme


- Benefits portal offering discounts on eating out, travel, shopping and entertainment
- A safe and supportive culture
- A chance to make a positive difference to the community

#leisurejobs



Serco/Serco Leisure Operating Limited are appointed as the Trust’s Managing Agents. We manage the recruitment process and the Trust’s employees in the delivery of the service on their behalf. The Trust is committed to equal opportunities and requests any potential applicant to contact the Recruitment Team on 0345 010 4000 as soon as possible if an applicant has any additional queries, requirements or will need additional time in submitting an application. Applicants should be aware that in line with the company’s policy, employees will have a DBS check where appropriate.

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Position: Technical Sales/Project Manager
Location: Witney (OX18 – hybrid)
Salary: c. £50k per annum base salary + generous uncapped bonus
Hours: Monday – Friday (09:00 to 17:00 with some flexibility)
Experience: Technical Sales, Business Development, Client Relationships, Negotiation, Engineering Sales, Construction, Project Management, Technology

The Opportunity:   

Thompson & Terry Recruitment are working on an exciting opportunity within one of our engineering clients based just outside of Witney, who are looking to recruit a value driven Technical Sales professional with a strong interest in project management to join their friendly and well-established team.

This successful candidate will work closely with the Managing Director as well as the existing Sales and Project Management teams to assist in the onboarding of each client as well as the project managing the delivery of impressive engineering projects with both high net worth individuals and well known brands across the UK.

Whilst our client's well established product is truly world-renowned thus many of their customers proactively want to buy, due to the nature of the sales process there isn’t a ‘one size fits all’ therefore it is important you are an innovative thinker and able really find think outside the box to find a solution for each and every project.

The successful candidate must be a real team player and be driven to deliver every project to a really high standard. To achieve this you must be a ‘real Chameleon’ by one day being able to attend a board meeting with a global brand and the next be on site project managing the installation.

This role is really well suited to a candidate coming from a technical or engineering background, who either has project management experience or highly organised and keen to make the transition to manage the full sales and delivery process.

The Company:   

Thompson & Terry Recruitment are working with a highly innovative and entirely unique technical business based near Witney who are looking for a Technical Sales/ Project Manager to join their team and contribute towards their growth.

Our client are UK leaders within their sector, offering a product that is not available at this level anywhere else in the UK.

The successful candidate will be joining a really tight-knit and super friendly local team, who boast amazing staff longevity with well over 10 years the average (including the office dog!).

In exchange for your hard work you will enjoy a strong basic salary, a generous uncapped bonus scheme, as well as a great benefit pack which includes flexible hours, hybrid working and an enhanced annual leave allowance.

Requirements:   

- Extensive experience of excelling within a client focused Technical Sales position
- Experience within Project Management or highly organised with the desire to learn
- Personable and dedicated to providing an exceptional customer experience at all levels, whether that be when speaking directly with a high-net-worth individual or a delivery person delivering a part
- The ability to manage own workload and consistently think outside the box in an innovative way to find a solution for every project
- A real team player, who genuinely wants to be a valuable part of a well-established special business over the coming decades
- Full UK driving license and access to own car


Thompson & Terry Ltd, trading as Thompson & Terry Recruitment (thompsonandterry.co.uk), are an Abingdon based recruitment agency specialising in placing candidates into jobs in Oxford and across Oxfordshire. We typically source candidates into Office Administration Jobs, Sales Jobs and Marketing Jobs. No terminology used in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of any of the protected characteristics.   

PLEASE NOTE: Due to a high volume of applications, if you have not heard from us within 5 working days, unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful at this time. 

This pioneering company revolutionises gas sensing with advanced Laser Dispersion Spectroscopy (LDS), ensuring precise measurements in any weather. Their dedicated team sets new standards in gas sensing, enhancing industrial efficiency and promoting environmental sustainability. Their work embodies a commitment to scientific excellence and sustainable progress.

Your role will be to create, develop and maintain the software running both on the Orion and on the Cloud analytics servers. You will be working with our Data Scientists to integrate advanced atmospheric modelling solutions, with our field teams to streamline and optimise the sensor deployment process, with our operations team to control, monitor and diagnose instruments deployed to the field and with our engineers to continually enhance and improve our products.

About You
You're a smart, enthusiastic professional developer with a background in one or more commercial high-level languages. You relish solving difficult problems and are confident working in complex real-time, threaded environments. A methodical thinker, you naturally collaborate to find the best innovative solutions validate them and present them to the team.
Essential skills:

• 2 years commercial experience of high-level language development, ideally on Linux
• Experience with the selection and use of third-party libraries and frameworks
• A desire to transition to or develop Python skills
• Familiarity with software process - coding standards, unit tests and source control
• Excellent communication, collaboration and team skills

Desirable skills:

• Knowledge and experience with Python and ZeroMQ
• Experience with Agile teams and processes
• Knowledge of Python visualisation libraries - Bokeh, Holoviews
• Experience with state machines
• Knowledge of data and statistics libraries
• SQL, Postgres and psycopg2
• DevOps experience with Azure
• Containerisation - Docker
• C and C++ on Linux

Transport Technical Administrator

Overall Purpose:
To provide administrative and technical support to the Health Physics Transport Team and facilitate the transport of dangerous goods and import/export arrangements at UKAEA. This will include supporting facilities implementing the advice provided by the Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser (DGSA) and Export Controller (EC) on the regulatory aspects of the transport of dangerous goods (including radioactive material), import and export compliance and the overseeing of consignments to and from site.

The Transport Technical Administrator is to provide administrative support to the DGSA and EC to facilitate UKAEA remaining compliant with relevant internal procedures, national and international legislation.

Accountabilities:
* General admin duties - maintaining accurate filing both locally and on Share-Point.
* Support the DGSA and EC in providing advice in relation to dangerous goods, radioactive material and the import/ export of goods/ technology particularly those considered dual use.
* Implement the policies and arrangements in place to ensure compliance with statutory legislation and UKAEA requirements.
* Signpost projects and managers regarding transport and import/export to relevant sources of advice and support.
* Support the assurance of the adequacy of transport arrangements through overview of audits, inspections, investigation of events and self-assessment reviews.
* Support the delivery of training (Radioactive Materials Co-Ordinator, export control and the creation of CBT packages) and the maintenance of the transport of dangerous goods, export control and radioactive acquisition sections on Nucleus.
* Maintain and update training matrix for all of UKAEA sites.
* Maintain spreadsheets recording all shipments of dangerous goods and radioactive material.
* Produce a quarterly report on all dangerous goods and radioactive transports to aid in the production of the DGSA annual report.
* Become SQEP for export form/Laptop form sign off
* Maintain the Transport Team's SharePoint pages.
* Maintain and update multiple databases for on and off-site transfers.
* Monitoring and responding to queries on the dangerous goods inbox.

Specific Qualifications/Experience:
Good standard of education
Good written and oral communication skills
IT Skills - High level in Excel and Word mainly and Share-Point desirable.
Awareness of dangerous goods and export control regulations desirable but not essential

Other Duties:
Support UKAEA arrangements for emergency response on-site and where appropriate off-site.
Support in export control procedure implementation

Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.

Mobile Warehouse Auditor - Oxfordshire - £25,000

The position

• This full-time permanent position,you will be responsible to carry out nationwide audit checks across a number of different grocery and DIY clients. All travel time will be included in your working hours.
• Rate of pay: £25,000 per annum - (Company car or £200 per month car allowance)
• Weekly hours: 37.5 hours plus 30 min unpaid break
• Shift patterns 5 days out of 7 days, shifts can start as early as 2am (unsociable hours)
• Some weeks would require 4 nights away from home - Food allowance & accommodation will be provided
• Working Environment: Mixed
• Full Driving License required

A day in the life of a Warehouse Stock Operative

As a Mobile Accuracy Checker, you will work as part of a dynamic and supportive team in what can be described as a fast-paced and target driven environment to ensure the stock entering our customer store is accurate.

Job activities

• Audit the Inbound accuracy of multiple supplier deliveries at customer store level.
• Audit Picker accuracy of stock arriving at stores and fully investigate all errors found.
• Adhere to agreed audit and error verification procedures at all times.
• Maintain integrity at all times.
• Ensure the expected productivity levels are achieved, in line with customer expectations.
• Review daily targets in line with customer expectations.

RAS Benefits

• Flexible working shifts patterns - based around the store delivery window
• Competitive salary with optional pension scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Full training to help you perform at your best
• Recognition Awards and Incentives
• Genuine career progression
• Refer a friend bonus

Job specifics

• Able to actively respond to both verbal instructions and audible warning devices
• The ability to communicate well, both written and verbally.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word.
• You will be confident in their ability to add and subtract without the use of a calculator.
• All work may require prolonged periods of standing and all employees will be required to kneel, bend and squat in order to access and work with low and ground level stock.
• Full Driving License required

This role is being handled by Retail & Asset Solutions (RAS). To discuss this vacancy or any other great positions we have please call us on 01689 879444 for a confidential chat about working for our business.

By applying to this role, you are consenting to Retail & Asset Solutions to hold and process your data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations. If you have any questions or wish to exercise your right to access, erase or restrict the holding or processing of your data then please contact us at applications@retailassetsolutions.com and we will respond to your query as soon as possible.

Position: Technical Support Advisor
Location: Abingdon (OX14)
Salary: £25,000 per annum (+ bonus)
Hours: 37.5 hours worked over a 5 day week (shifts between the hours of 08:00 – 20:00 Monday – Friday) and 3 weekend dates in every 7/8 weekends (10:00 to 17:00)
Experience: Technical Support, Troubleshooting, Help Desk, Service Desk, Ticketing, Customer Service, Customer Experience, Customer Care, Inbound Calls, Outbound Calls, Call Centre, B2C

The Opportunity

Thompson & Terry Recruitment are working alongside a well-known and nationally respected UK client, who are looking to recruit a knowledgeable and customer-focused Technical Support Advisor to join their evolving and rapidly expanding Abingdon based team.

As Technical Support Advisor, you will be responsible for managing a high volume of inbound and outbound calls, lives chats and emails to customers requiring assistance with their technical products.

The nature of our client’s product being technical and ever evolving means that the successful Technical Support Advisor needs to be able to diagnose and get to the root of technical issues remotely with customers whilst also being comfortable resolving the issue in an easy to understand manner. The successful candidate must also be able to absorb information, and confidently go above and beyond to offer customer service excellence to resolve the query and will become an expert in our client’s products and offerings.

This Technical Support Advisor job is very well suited to candidates looking for a route into an office environment who are keen to progress within a helpdesk/service desk environment long-term.

The Company

Thompson & Terry Recruitment are working with a well-known and nationally respected UK brand, who are looking to recruit a kind and patient Technical Support Advisor to join their large and modern offices based in Abingdon.

Our client are rapidly expanding and are looking to enhance their reach, whilst ensuring that their customer service focus remains at the centre and the forefront of what they offer. The business completely live by a set of strong core values around really going above and beyond to achieve excellence so it is vital the successful candidate completely buys into this.

In exchange of your hard work, our client rewards their staff with flexible working conditions, social events and awards alongside their professional benefits; strong bonus scheme, 25 days holiday (+bank holidays) and a generous contributory pension scheme.

Requirements:

Experience of offering customer service excellence
Technically-minded with the ability to develop outstanding technical product knowledge
Excellent telephone manner and communication at all levels
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Thompson & Terry Ltd, trading as Thompson & Terry Recruitment (thompsonandterry.co.uk), are an Abingdon based recruitment agency specialising in placing candidates into jobs in Oxford and across Oxfordshire.

We typically source candidates into Office Administration Jobs, Sales Jobs and Marketing Jobs. No terminology used in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of any of the protected characteristics. 

PLEASE NOTE: Due to a high volume of applications, if you have not heard from us within 5 working days, unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful at this time.

Technical Coordinator

At Fawkes & Reece we are currently recruiting for a Technical Coordinator to join a regional specialist residential Contractor. This fantastic opportunity comes with chance to join a expanding and highly successful team within a business who does things differently.

About the role of Technical Coordinator

Joining a highly experienced technical team, within the residential sector overseeing units ranging from 60 - 150 units across the Oxfordshire, Berkshire & Hampshire region.

Responsibilities for Technical Coordinator

Within this role you will be responsible for:

• Managing the design process during the technical stage
• Overseeing of a projects lifecycle and insisting everything is on track in correct manner.
• Liaison with external authorities.

Requirements for Technical Coordinator

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• Minimum 2 years' experience in a role of Technical Coordinator
• Preferably experience within the Residential experience
• An understanding of civil Engineering and sustainability is desired but not essential.
• Relevant Degree qualification

My client is prepared to provide any necessary training and development in order for this individual to achieve career succession and satisfaction.

What we offer for Technical Coordinator

• Competitive salary ranging between £50,000 - £55,000.
• Car Allowance
• Bonus Scheme
• Matched pension contribution scheme
• Private health care
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

If you want to hear more about this Technical Coordinator role, please apply with an up-to-date copy of your CV or contact Claire Spiers in our Southampton Office on 07749578588.

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Technical Contract Manager
Location: Oxford Leisure – across 5 sites
Contract Type: Full time, permanent
Working Hours: 40 hours per week, between Monday to Sunday + Excellent benefits
Salary: £37,000
- £40,000 + Benefits
Here at More Community Leisure Trust our goal is to get more people, more active, more often. We provide affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities to support healthier and happier people across all segments of the local community. To deliver those services takes an enthusiastic and customer focused team
- and right now we are looking to recruit for a Technical Contract Manager to join the team. 
This role will see you lead, manage and be responsible the Oxford Technical team and their performance. Working collaboratively with the Oxford Partnership Management team, as well as fully supporting each Facility operations team to ensure that their service deliver is maintained.

In addition to this, you will be required to consistently provide on a pre-planned, ad-hoc, breakdown and reactive basis, a professional and effective maintenance, service, and repair function across the cluster. You will ensure compliance with the operational requirements and contractual obligations whilst providing efficient and effective management of the expenditure for the planned & reactive maintenance budgets for the contracts.


Serco manages these facilities on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the Trust.

Key Accountabilities


- Manage the technical delivery both back and front of house in a customer focused environment by means of support and working through individual site teams.
- Ensure the legislative and company standards are maintained with regards to statutory compliance and reporting procedure for our trust & local authority clients.
- To provide a professional service to the Oxford Management Team in respect to small project works by producing quality scope of works, tendering such works in accordance with company financial standards and engaging and managing such works.
- To ensure that cyclic planned preventative maintenance and service works are completed to satisfy the contract specification for the Oxford Contract as set out in the company’s planned preventive maintenance procedures and being appropriately recorded.
- To co-ordinate and have undertaken by approved term maintenance specialist works providers, cyclic maintenance and service works on a contract appointment basis to satisfy contract specification for the Oxford Contract as set out in the company’s planned preventive maintenance procedures and appropriately record.
- To monitor the reactive maintenance, service and repair works within the Oxford Contract to satisfy those requirements of the contract specification.
- To assist and support the site-based Management Team in respect to any reasonable technical request.
- To monitor the CAFM defects reports in accordance with agreed procedures ensuring that service standards are maintained to the requirements of the contract’s specification.
- To respond appropriately to all maintenance issues in accordance with the agreed priority rating system and with minimum disruption to facilities.
- To advise the general (facility) managers and site based technical staff in respect of relevant health and safety environmental issues.
- To monitor, manage and focus the site teams to effective use of the facilities second bigger costs base (utilities) via means of an efficient plant and building operation.



What you’ll need to do the role

The successful candidate must have a minimum of 3 years building services experience, qualified in an associated building services trade and experienced in managing a team.
Previous management or supervisor experience essential. Minor works project management experience, knowledge of swimming pool plant, water hygiene and HVAC system would be advantageous.

Personal Attributes


- A high work ethic.
- Good personal motivation.
- High personal integrity and motivation..
- A willingness to receive formal training and acquire new skills (relevant to the post being applied for).
- A flexible and supportive approach to work.
- A willingness to adopt and deliver a non-standard working day and or week (including for example, nighttime, weekend and bank holiday working).
- A willingness to adopt and deliver an on call out of normal working hour’s emergency call out and site attendance function


This role will require a clean driving license as travel between the sites is involved



What we offer

- Free membership at the Centre plus heavily discounted use of classes and facilities
- Free safeguarding training and DBS check
- Excellent Development and Training Opportunities
- 6% employer matched pension contribution


- 21 days annual leave + Public Holidays
- Life assurance up to 2x base salary
- Simply health cash plan
- Anytime health line
- Employee assistance programme


- Benefits portal offering discounts on eating out, travel, shopping and entertainment
- A safe and supportive culture
- A chance to make a positive difference to the community

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Serco/Serco Leisure Operating Limited are appointed as the Trust’s Managing Agents. We manage the recruitment process and the Trust’s employees in the delivery of the service on their behalf. The Trust is committed to equal opportunities and requests any potential applicant to contact the Recruitment Team on 0345 010 4000 as soon as possible if an applicant has any additional queries, requirements or will need additional time in submitting an application. Applicants should be aware that in line with the company’s policy, employees will have a DBS check where appropriate.

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Mobile Warehouse Stock Checker - Oxfordshire - £25,000

Own Car is Required

The position

• This full-time permanent position,you will be responsible for driving around Engalnd and Scotland to complete audit checks, candidates will need to be based in Oxfordshire.
• Rate of pay: £25,000 per annum
• Weekly hours: 37.5 hours plus 30 min unpaid break
• Shift patterns 5 days out of 7 days, shifts can start as early as 2am (unsociable hours)
• Working Environment: Mixed
• Some weeks would require 4 nights away from home - Food allowance & accommodation will be provided - Travel time included in working hours.
• Full Driving License and access to your own transport is essential

A day in the life of a Warehouse Stock Operative

As a Mobile Accuracy Checker, you will work as part of a dynamic and supportive team in what can be described as a fast-paced and target driven environment to ensure the stock entering our customer store is accurate.

Job activities

• Audit the Inbound accuracy of multiple supplier deliveries at customer store level.
• Audit Picker accuracy of stock arriving at stores and fully investigate all errors found.
• Adhere to agreed audit and error verification procedures at all times.
• Maintain integrity at all times.
• Ensure the expected productivity levels are achieved, in line with customer expectations.
• Review daily targets in line with customer expectations.

RAS Benefits

• Flexible working shifts patterns - based around the store delivery window
• Competitive salary with optional pension scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Full training to help you perform at your best
• Recognition Awards and Incentives
• Genuine career progression
• Refer a friend bonus

Job specifics

• Able to actively respond to both verbal instructions and audible warning devices
• The ability to communicate well, both written and verbally.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word.
• You will be confident in their ability to add and subtract without the use of a calculator.
• Full Driving License and access to your own transport
• All work may require prolonged periods of standing and all employees will be required to kneel, bend and squat in order to access and work with low and ground level stock.

This role is being handled by Retail & Asset Solutions (RAS). To discuss this vacancy or any other great positions we have please call us on 01689 879444 for a confidential chat about working for our business.

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