Total 179 job vacancies in Ashford, Kent, TN24 8SW

Are you seeking a new opportunity? Join our client's team at Cranbrook and enjoy:

Competitive Pay: Earn £12.31 per hour, overtime rates of £18.46 paid after 37.5 hours per week. Rates are PAYE, 28 days holiday per year which increase with length of service.

London weighting bonus of £7.75 per shift

Shifts: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm with some overtime required. The odd shift of 6.30am - 2.30pm will at times be required.

Perks: Free on-site parking, provided PPE, comprehensive training.

Career Development: Access to Manpower 'MyPath' for online courses.

Responsibilities:

• Delivering exceptional customer service.
• Ensuring safe and professional operations in line with client standards.
• General yard and maintenance duties including the heavy lifting of gas cylinders
• Operating the Fork Lift - counterbalance
• Assisting in the office taking calls from customers
• Some general admin duties will be required - full training is given

Requirements:

• Valid FLT counterbalance licence - refreshed in the last 3 years
• Outstanding customer service
• Computer literate
• Successful candidates require a DBS check

Details:

• The role is due to start immediately and will run until April 2025 when it will be reviewed.
• If you are interested please telephone Manpower on 01472 361616 between 0800 and 1700 Monday - Friday or click apply!

• 20 days of annual leave
  
• Refer a driver to us once you've joined and earn £1000
  
• Access to our people's pension scheme
  
• Free physiotherapy service
  
• Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers
  
• Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to
  
• Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential
  

• Driving and operating a mechanical sweeper
  
• Collecting public litter bins, assisting with litter picking and traffic management
  
• Reporting any fly-tipping, graffiti, fly posting or damaged/missing litter bins to the depot
  
• Ensuring the vehicle is tipped, washed and the cab is left clear of litter, uniform and personal items at the end of your shift
  
• Accurately complete paperwork
  
• Report any accidents to depot management
  

• Class 2 Licence
  
• Up to date CPC / Digi card
  
• Being a team player is key to ensuring our collections run smoothly
  
• A can do attitude and strong time management skills
  

What's next?

Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.

We're proud to be listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024, being named as a Top 10 Very Big Organisation to work for two years in a row! This accolade further demonstrates our commitment to our people and our actions in creating an environment where everyone can be their true selves and enjoy working at Veolia.

We want to ensure that you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and interview process please do not hesitate to let us know.

We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues. We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants and members of staff are treated equally, without discrimination because of sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

We therefore welcome and encourage all candidates who meet the minimum requirements to apply.

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Acorn by Synergie is recruiting for Delivery Drivers (Cat B) for our clients Distribution Operation in Aylesford so now is an exciting time to be part of our clients brand.

As a Delivery Driver (Cat B) Driver, our client offers:
* £140 to £200 per day - Self Employed.
* Fully Expensed Van.
* 9 hour planned Delivery Route.
* Paid Training Days.
* Full induction and training with a supportive team once your on the road.
* Free car parking.

What will the role involve?
* You will be delivering packages across a planned route to an approved timescale
* Loading and unloading parcels from your van (must be able to lift a minimum of 23kg)
* Driving a company van.
* Full training and induction will be provided and you'll work with a supportive team (Fully paid training days)

What are we looking for?
* You will need a UK or EU Driving Licence - 12 months+
* You must have no more than 6 penalty points on your licence
* Must be over the age of 21
* Hard-working, motivated and great at working in a fast-paced environment
* A good understanding of the local area would be an advantage.

If you are interested in this role then please apply ASAP
Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.

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Job title: Senior Estimator

Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 (DOE) + Car Allowance

Location: Kent

Repairs & Maintenance

We are on the lookout for a Senior Estimator to come and join the Refurbishment Team. We are looking for candidates that have experience of working within a main contractor on Social Housing refurbishment projects, partnerships and frameworks. The ideal candidate will already be managing individual tenders up to the value of £10m.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the contractors HSE&Q standards, operating processes, company policies and all legislative requirements are adhered to at all times.


• Manage the coordination and preparation of tender documentation.


• Develop awareness of clients' processes and procedures for bid evaluation.


• Effectively plan tender documentation and pricing information.


• Prepare tenders from architect's drawings, specifications, bill of quantities, pre-priced schedule of rates supplied by the client.


• Understand business development and the bidding market place including competitor environment and market forces (regional variation).


• Attend meetings and assist in preparation of contract mobilisation plans and provide insight into the details of the tender.


• Manage tender process to seek and establish project prices from sub-contractors.


• Evaluate, engage and negotiate on price documents, assess for accuracy and confirm best value on price and service quality.

Qualifications:

• Quantity Surveying degree or equivalent.


• Minimum 5 years Quantity Surveyor or Estimator experience is desirable.


• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office particularly Excel and keen to extend knowledge on software packages.


• Good data interrogation skills


• Organisation and project management skills, able to prioritise.


• Working knowledge of marketing and economic factors.


• Sound knowledge of building construction/maintenance techniques and materials.


• Good legal/contractual knowledge


• Valid driving licence

Job title: Quantity Surveyor (Planned/SHDF Works)

Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 (DOE) + Car package

Location: Kent

Repairs & Maintenance

Daniel Owen are proud to be representing a leading Social Housing Contractor in the Kent area that are looking for a brand new Quantity Surveyor to join their team.

You will be carrying out tasks such as being responsible for individual contractor accounts and regular reports and analysis. You will also provide commercial insight and support to ensure financial efficiency is achieved.

You will play a key role in budget management. You will be reviewing applications for payments, as well as creation of weekly and monthly reports for the Commercial Manager and Commercial Director as required.

Responsibilities:

As Quantity Surveyor on this project, you will be a vital member of the team, and will work with your colleagues and the client to:

• Support project delivery whilst achieving target margins


• Ensure all necessary contractual processes have been observed, notices issued, records kept and documents stored


• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with customers, consultants, subcontractors and your colleagues across the Property Services pillar


• Prepare and negotiate interim valuations and final accounts including all necessary measurement


• Make sure any agreement of variations with the supply chain is documented and recorded

To be successful in the role you will possess the following skills and attributes:

• Experience in working in a repairs quantity surveying / commercial environment


• Experience of working in a social housing / housing maintenance environment (either client or contractor side)


• Understanding of NHF and other bespoke schedule of rate based contracts.


• Good planning, budgeting, organising and prioritisation skills. Experience of keeping sound business records


• Strong report writing skills and able to interpret financial and other systems data. A good standard of written business English and a good working knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint.


• Able to build and sustain working relationships with different departments to achieve goals


• Ability to work in a fast paced work environment and manage multiple activities and priorities to a deadline.


• Willingness to take on new responsibilities and a desire to develop new skills to progress within the organisation.

If this sounds like a role that suits your profile, then feel free to get in touch.

Role: Senior Design Manager

Location: Canterbury

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Salary & Package: Highly Competitive

Duties:

• You'll be working within the regional build team, supporting them in building projects
• You will be responsible for the management and delivery of design information in accordance with the agreed design programme and deliverable schedule
• Ensuring that the appointed design consultants carry out their duties in line with their appointment
• Input at both pre construction and construction stage of a project
• Mentoring junior staff
• The production of design programmes, design scopes, design responsibility matrices, appointments, schedules to record progress, upline reporting, attending/chairing necessary meetings and workshops
• Ensuring that the design is compliant to relevant legislation and technical requirements

Experience and Qualifications required:

• Previous experience working as a Senior / Design Manager for a regional and or national Contractor
• Experience of undertaking design management activities at both tender and construction stages
• In-depth knowledge of construction processes and materials
• Knowledge of current design, planning legislation and compliance issues

WHATS NEXT?

For more information, please contact Sam today.

Randstad Construction Property Engineering is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Working within the public sector you will be required to support the Environmental Health Team in the role of Food Safety Inspector.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Carry out Food Hygiene inspections/surveys in the district alongside other statutory functions with the Food & Safety Team.
• Gather evidence, writing letters and taking enforcement action
• Ad-hoc duties to support the wider team

To be considered for this role you will need to have:

• Ideally registered with the Environmental Health Registration Board and hold a relative qualification.
• Demonstrable knowledge, experience and expertise in relation to Food Safety.
• Relevant experience of Food Safety and enforcement.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to convey and receive information accurately with tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload
• Able to travel within the district

This is a long-term temporary role requiring an immediate start, offering 37.5 hours per week.

New Appointments Group, Expertly Matching Employers and Jobseekers since 1975. Committed to diversity, equality and opportunity for all. Twitter: @nagforjobs

This position is for a Part Qualified Accountant in the Finance Department of a large successful manufacturing business. The role involves assisting in managing the company's financial affairs during an interim period.

• Immediate start for 3-month temporary period
• 37.5 hours a week, office based.

Job Details:

• Prepare and present financial reports
• Preparation of management accounts
• Help maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records
• Manipulating data in excel
• Support the FC in improving and simplifying processes

Person Spec:

• ACCA/AAT/CIMA part qualified
• Intermediate skills in Excel
• Sound knowledge of financial regulations and accounting practices.
• Manufacturing sector accounting experience would be preferred.

New Appointments Group, Expertly Matching Employers and Jobseekers since 1975. Committed to diversity, equality and opportunity for all. Twitter: @nagforjobs

We have an exciting opportunity for an immediate start for a Waste and Recycling Operative for a client in Aylesford on a temporary ongoing basis which could lead permanent for the right candidate.

The role is in the waste and recycling department, you can be working inside and outside. We are looking for someone with experience with a counterbalance forklift (internal certificates accepted). Part of the role will be loading waste collections using a FLT.

You will be collecting, sorting and disposing waste and recycling and sorting into relevant areas such as cardboard, plastic, wood. You could be sorting and baling waste cardboard and plastic film along with recovery of packaging waste/recycling products returned for recycling to maximise revenue from the waste streams. You will be maintaining the general cleanliness of the site.

This role is not heavy but physically demanding and can be dirty. We are looking for someone who is self-driven.

This role is Monday to Friday 8-4 and pays £13.08ph. Half hour unpaid lunch.

New Appointments Group, Expertly Matching Employers and Jobseekers since 1975.
Committed to diversity, equality and opportunity for all.
Twitter: @nagforjobs​

Temporary Helpdesk Operator

Job Title Helpdesk Operator

4 months assignment with a possible extension

£16.00 per hour (paid weekly)

Facilities Managements purpose is to manage the day to day issues that arise around station assets. FM source, maintain and upgrade station assets as and when necessary. Forecasting asset life spans and working to obtain value for money and using up and coming technology to do so.

Brief Description

Provide an efficient and effective general administrative support service to internal and external customers. The administrative support you bring will make all areas of work progress smoothly from receiving and recording faults from various contact sources, to processing, progressing and issuing permits.

About the role (Internal)

As a Helpdesk Operator, you will act as the first point of contact for all fault related issues ensuring strong and accurate customer focused skills are utilised at all times. You will own through to resolution all incidents and queries that come through to you, making sure the customer is fully updated at each step of the process. Working smartly, you will utilise all departments available to you in order to mitigate any potential or future business impact on the customer.
Key Accountabilities
1. Provide effective first level support for all business related issues and Second line support to customers logging "How do I…?" calls relating to certain standard applications
2. On behalf of customers, own and manage incidents and issues through to completion
3. Accurately log, assign and update call records with all of the relevant information and track through to closure.
4. Adhere to processes relevant to each issue to meet the business need and to minimise business impact.
5. Notify, through escalation, all protracted issues or process failures to the line manager.
6. Responsible for raising user awareness of basic software skills and best practice methods in the use of standard Network Rail software and hardware tools, to improve overall productivity and reduce the number of issues raised.

Do you have…?
* Ability to understand customer requirements and determine support requirements?
* Excellent customer service skills?

* Do you have attention to detail, are you methodical and organised?
* Able to work well within a highly disciplined team under pressure?
* The ability to prioritise competing issues?

Are you…?
* Proficient in the use of Windows 10, MS Outlook, Word and Excel? Desirable: used Concept Evolution

Please Note: This role consists of a 35 hour working week, spread over varied shift pattern and own transport is desirable as public transport is limited.
This is not an IT Helpdesk position.

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you. 

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Location: Bexleyheat 
Hours per Week: 8 hours with the opportunity to work more hours.
Shift pattern: Part-time - flexible shift patterns across mornings; afternoons; evenings and weekends, which will be discussed further at interview  
Salary: £8.65 - £11.90 per hour

If you love retail, you’re in the right place.  

Are you looking to join a great place to work?  We are recruiting for a Sales Assistant to join the team! 

Let’s talk about the job: 

No two days are the same here at Savers and the ideal Savers Sales Assistant has a positive can-do attitude, who loves getting involved and working as part of a team. You are all about making our customers feel great and leaving them with that Savers smile. You are the hero in store that ensures our store standards are insta worthy. We recognise you are the future leaders of Savers. The challenge doesn’t stop there – our SAs are well known in their store, as they get the opportunity to connect with their local community and offer our customers the best deals on the high street. 

Let’s talk about the benefits: 

· Up to 33 days holiday entitlement 
· Company sick pay and pregnancy loss policy. 
· Wagestream - access to an app that gives you power over your pay and supports financial wellbeing 
· Aviva Digicare Workplace+ - access to free digital healthcare services such as digital GP appointments and mental health consultations 
· Discount deals with over 3,000 retailers, including a discount card with our sister company, Superdrug 
· Employee Assistance Programme with Retail Trust 
· Your career, your way – a clear progression plan, steered by us and driven by you! 

Let’s talk about you: 

· Are you passionate about the products we sell?  
· Are you excited to work in a fast-paced retail environment?
· Do you love getting stuck in and being a team player?

If you can say yes to all those things - whilst keeping people at the heart of everything you do - then this could be the career opportunity you have been searching for!

Next steps… 

If your application gives us that bargain buzz, you will be contacted to arrange a phone interview within 14 days of application. Good luck!  

Here at Savers, we love inclusivity. If you need any adjustments to support you through your candidate journey, please email us: savers.jobs@uk.aswatson.com  

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Acorn by Synergie is recruiting for Delivery Drivers (Cat B) for our clients Distribution Operation in Aylesford so now is an exciting time to be part of our clients brand.

As a Delivery Driver (Cat B) Driver, our client offers:
* £140 to £200 per day - Self Employed.
* Fully Expensed Van.
* 9 hour planned Delivery Route.
* Paid Training Days.
* Full induction and training with a supportive team once your on the road.
* Free car parking.

What will the role involve?
* You will be delivering packages across a planned route to an approved timescale
* Loading and unloading parcels from your van (must be able to lift a minimum of 23kg)
* Driving a company van.
* Full training and induction will be provided and you'll work with a supportive team (Fully paid training days)

What are we looking for?
* You will need a UK or EU Driving Licence - 12 months+
* You must have no more than 6 penalty points on your licence
* Must be over the age of 21
* Hard-working, motivated and great at working in a fast-paced environment
* A good understanding of the local area would be an advantage.

If you are interested in this role then please apply ASAP
Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme