Total 113 Business Management / Project / Planning job vacancies in Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1NP

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Your new role

We have an opportunity for a Junior Project Manager to join our client's team in Bridgwater. The team works on a hybrid working basis.

• Contract: 6 months
• Daily rate: £425 per day through umbrella
• Hours: 40, Monday to Friday

Our client is seeking a Junior Project Manager, who will be responsible for overseeing and executing various digital projects, ensuring their successful delivery within scope, budget, and timeline. Your project management expertise, leadership skills, and strategic mindset will be pivotal in driving innovation and efficiency in our digital initiatives - the creation of a digital power station.

Project Manager responsibilities

• Deliver multiple projects at any one time with a strong focus on infrastructure projects, as well as introducing new digital solutions.
• Develop detailed project plans, timelines, and resource allocation strategies.
• Lead a cross-functional team of IT professionals, designers, developers, and other stakeholders.
• Assuring and overseeing the development and execution of a stakeholder engagement plan to manage relationships, ensuring buy-in, timely involvement and commitment of key stakeholders.
• Manage project budgets and expenditures, ensuring cost-effectiveness and adherence to financial constraints.
• Identify potential risks and challenges in projects and proactively develop mitigation plans to address them.
• Active management of project progress, scope, budget, risks, issues, resources, dependencies, stakeholders, vendors, and requirements throughout the project lifecycle, escalating and reporting to the Programme Manager, Project Sponsor and Project Board, as appropriate.
• Work with SMEs and delivery partners to deliver the latest digital and IT trends, tools, and technologies.
• Collaborate with external vendors and contractors to ensure seamless integration and alignment with project requirements.
• Work closely with our Governance team to ensure projects are delivered within the regulations set out for auditability.

What you'll need to succeed:

• Proven experience as a Project Manager, with a track record of successful project deliveries, within the digital and IT domain and experience in infrastructure projects is very advantageous.
• Proficient in project management methodologies, tools, and software; maintaining a focus on project costs and outputs
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritise tasks effectively
• Excellent leadership, communication (written/verbal) at all levels of the organisation, and interpersonal skills.
• Project management certifications are advantageous

What you need to do now

Our client is looking to interview immediately, so apply today or call us on 0116 2615000 to speak with one of our Talent Acquisition Specialists!

If this role does not meet your requirements, but you know of someone else who would be interested, please send my details across to them.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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£25,000 - £30,000 per annum plus bonus office based Production Administrator Planner must have previous experience within manufacturing planning, reviewing the flow of work orders through a department, SAP experience is a massive bonus Power BI as well.

Monday to Friday office hours 1pm Friday finish

This role will report to the MPS Planning Team leader. Its primary responsibility is to assist with planning and prioritising operations, ensuring that goods are produced on time for distribution in a profitable manner. The goal is to ensure the smooth and cost-efficient flow of our production operations.

An excellent MPS Planner is well-versed in production procedures and ways to optimise them. They are organised, results-driven, and have excellent problem-solving skills.

You will collaborate with the Senior MPS planner to provide regular updates concerning any foreseen order delays to our external TSS colleagues, assist in assessing capacity constraints posed by incoming demand, aid production in evaluating order patterns and highlighting possible areas of concern, help production in its efforts to remove bottlenecks, arrears and provide manufacturing documentation.

1. Tasks and Responsibilities

· Releasing rapid / expedited production orders manually and adjusting volumes outside the automated ERP process.

· Monitor production progress, highlighting and addressing delays, then adjusting priorities as needed.

· Planning and levelling capacity, prioritising operations for optimal performance.

· Working with production to determine manpower, equipment, and raw material needs.

· Continuously seek and implement opportunities for process improvements.

· Addressing issues promptly to minimise disruptions.

· Coordinating production workflows for one or multiple products.

· Entering sales orders into the ERP system.

· Running the ERP system to generate daily manufacturing orders.

Collating manufacturing orders, including assembling document packs for production cells (e.g., printing drawings, inspection plans, and data sheets).

· Handling administrative emails.

· Identifying issues in document packs before release.

· Sending order chases to advise of delays.

· Performing general data entry and administrative tasks.

· Collecting output information (e.g., finished product count, defect percentages).

· Prepare and submit status and performance reports.

· Organising paperwork.

· Collaborating with quality control and warehouse staff

2. Education and Experience

· Proven experience in planning or scheduling within a manufacturing environment.

· Excellent knowledge of production planning

· Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data analysis

· Working SAP knowledge and being able to interrogate SAP for crucial information and reporting.

· Proficient Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI

· Ability to understand technical drawings.

3. Competences

· Knowledge of SAP

· Able to build Material and product knowledge.

· Able to operate in an engineering environment.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required to represent the Group appropriately.

· Ability to handle complex planning with many constraints and many stakeholders.

· Able to operate with a high degree of autonomy and initiative

· Exceptional organisational, time-management, communication, and teamwork skills.

· Ability to thrive under pressure and adapt to changing priorities.

· Highly self-motivated

4. Key Interfaces and Stakeholders

External TSS:

· Customer Solution Centres (CSC)

· Supply Chain Management (SCM)

· Quality

· Purchasing

· Dispatch

· Product Engineering

· Finance

· SAP consultants

6. Behavioural Characteristics

· Flexibility: Adaptability to changing circumstances.

· Team Player: Ability to collaborate effectively within a team.

· Service-minded: Focused on providing excellent service.

· Calm Under Pressure: Maintaining composure in stressful situations.

· Self-motivated and Engaged: Demonstrating initiative and enthusiasm.

· Organised: Structured and efficient in managing tasks.

· Excellent Communication Skills: Effective verbal and written communication.

· Diligent: Thorough and attentive to details.

· Accurate: Precision in work and data.

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

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Your new company
As an accomplished and professional project manager, you will have an opportunity to join a highly ranked and award-winning provider of higher education based in North East Somerset, ranked in the top 10 in the UK by The Guardian's 2024 university guide. Your new employer is ambitious, they have a defined strategy in place to drive excellence across both areas of education and high impact research.

Your new role
You will lead on the management of projects up to £1m in value relating to building alterations and refurbishments across a diverse and specialist estate. You will lead on the implementation and planning of projects, defining project scopes and goals, ensuring that they are agreed by all stakeholders. As a Project Manager, you will coordinate a range of both internal and external stakeholders, including consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and other specialist teams within the university.

What you'll need to succeed
In order to succeed in this position, you will need to have extensive experience in the management of delivery of a wide range of construction projects. You will need to understand the legal aspects of NEC and JCT contracts, and be able to demonstrate excellent stakeholder management skills.

What you'll get in return
In return, you will receive a starting salary of up to £44,200 per year - in addition, you will be able to take advantage of a wide range of industry-leading employment benefits, to include up to 30 days of annual leave per year (38 days off each year), access to a leading pension scheme, a 35-hour working week, the opportunity to work up to two days from home, and a flexi-hours scheme allowing you to manage your own diary and calendar to work with your personal life outside of employment.

What you need to do now
Our client has opted to shortlist for this position immediately, therefore please apply ASAP if you would be interested in exploring this role in further detail.

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Principal Planning Officer (Hybrid) needed in Taunton, £41.54ph PAYE - Reference: RQ1343085

Responsible for a range of complex planning casework to deliver strategic outcomes. Accountable for negotiating on proposals to deliver high quality development in Somerset in accordance with national guidance, planning law and adopted local plans/other guidance.
• Responsible for decision taking under the officer scheme of delegation for planning and other related applications.
• Provide clear direction to deliver the strategic priorities and meet the financial targets, as a member of the Development Management Service Team.
• Support senior colleagues at Area Planning and Strategic Planning Committees and present applications for decision.
• Update and advise elected members in respect of strategic sites and associated matters including briefings and training.
• Using professional knowledge analyse and evaluate complex technical information to provide professional advice to statutory consultees, other departments, developers/applicants, members and communities to ensure high quality outputs which support the delivery of the objectives.
• Balance the competing demands of other services and the viability of the development to make recommendations/determine priorities and negotiate complex S106 agreements to ensure high quality development is brought forward meeting the requirements of adopted planning policy and the delivery of infrastructure.

We support hybrid working & expect a presence at the office on a 1 day a week

This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis.

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to katie@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please be prepared.

Due to high volumes of CVs received we are not able to respond to all unsuccessful applications. You will always however hear from us by phone if we are able to take your CV forward to the next stage.

You can also follow us at Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn or via our website www.essentialemploy.co.uk.

Purpose of the role This post is designed to support commissioning activities for Community Pharmacy and Optometry providers as part of the NHS South West Collaborative Commissioning Hub (hosted by Somerset ICB), including providing administrative and project support. The post holder will also administrative and secretarial services to the Community Pharmacy/Optometry and General Practice Transformation senior management team, including for example, diary management, the preparation of agendas and minutes, taking appropriate follow-up actions as required. The NHS South West Collaborative Commissioning Hub is responsible for supporting the 7 Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) across the South West with commissioning and contract management of: Primary and Secondary Care Dental Services Community Pharmacy Community Opticians This includes engaging with key local system stakeholders, to ensure commissioned services are responsive to evidenced local need and are in line with national commissioning guides. The team also provides expert advice and support to the 7 ICBs across the South West regarding Delegated Commissioning of Primary Care Services. Alongside this work, the team are responsible for supporting the 7 ICBs regarding transformation of the primary care services listed above. Key responsibilities of the role Provide administration and secretarial support and advice to the team to support a number of initiatives by: Management of a generic inbox responding to Community Pharmacy/Optometry contractor queries as required Providing administrative support to the Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework annual process Providing administrative support to the management of Community Pharmacy core and supplementary hour changes Providing administrative support to the Community Pharmacy Temporary Suspension policy Supporting contractors with clinical waste queries Preparing agendas, taking minutes and distributing notes of meetings including typing up of group discussions and interviews as necessary Managing the electronic diary for agreed senior managers within the team, including arranging and changing appointments, prioritising these as appropriate. Ensure all urgent and/or confidential communications are received and distributed from/to relevant parties in a timely manner. Organising and planning events as directed, providing all necessary supporting materials. Supporting teams in project management and participating in department events. Working with all team members in the collection of information for performance reporting on relevant team projects. Acting as a point of contact for teams, dealing and responding effectively with complex queries from stakeholders and passing on relevant information to appropriate team members sensitively and autonomously. Running and collating reports which may include reports to the Board and senior management as required. Developing and maintaining effective electronic filing systems, to ensure that information is kept securely and is accessible to other members of the team Working together with other administrators across the Commissioning Hub to provide an effective network of communication including dealing with visitors to the base and being flexible to cover other administrators general duties as required. Providing guidance and advice on relevant policies and procedures. To carry out other appropriate delegated duties as required. Freedom to Act To use your own initiative and act independently regarding management of diaries, travel arrangements, and make appropriate decisions taking financial and logistical considerations into account To take forward specific project issues and actions. To assess and evaluate priorities to meet changes in demand To work unsupervised and without direction on occasion, whilst recognising the need to refer to others for support/guidance when required Working Conditions/ Effort Extensive VDU use Will have periods of intense concentration, particularly when transcribing minutes. Must be able to manage frequent interruptions. Occasionally required to have difficult conversations with peers in external organisations

A well-established independent Opticians based in Bath, Somerset are looking to recruit a full time Optometrist to join the team.

This is a well-established practice which has gone from strength to strength. It has a long standing reputation in the area for its high levels of patient care and professionalism.

Optometrist - Role

• Well established independent Opticians
• High end, modern environment
• Loyal patient base of all ages
• Focus on patient care
• Single/double tests each day
• Providing thorough sight tests to patients - 30-45 Mins
• Access to advanced equipment -OCT, Optomap
• Complex contact lens fits
• Working alongside an experienced team including a Dispensing Optician and another Optometrist
• Development opportunities - Additional accreditations and opportunities to develop specialist clinics
• Constant investment into training and advanced equipment
• High level of clinical freedom - You decide how to manage the patient, and what lens/contact lenses you want to dispense
• Working 5 days a week including some Saturdays (Alt Sats)
• Salary between £50,000 to £65,000 plus bonus
• 8.45am to 5.30pm
• Professional fees paid
• Private healthcare

Optometrist - Requirements

• Fully qualified Optometrist registered with the GOC
• Patient centred
• Willing to learn and develop
• Excellent communications and organisational skills

To apply for this role please send a copy of your CV to Rebecca Wood using the apply now link.

Job Purpose / Overview

The Mechanical, Electrical and HVAC (MEH) Programme operates as an alliance between client and four five main installation partners. We work as one team with a single purpose which is to deliver the pipework, cables, and ductwork, that will bring the Hinkley Point C power station to life.

The MEH Project Office Support is responsible for assisting the MEH Project Office team in implementing communication tools that will improve productivity and efficiency within the organisation, and consolidating information that will enable the team to work more effectively. This role involves collaborating with various functions to achieve goals such as producing presentations, facilitating online webinars, developing engaging content, and organising corporate events.

Operating Environment

MEH is a rapidly evolving organisation. As such, the post holder must be capable of operating in an environment that is undergoing rapid change. They will be responsible for executing communications and engagement initiatives set by the department, aligning with the overarching HPC strategic messaging.

Framework & Boundaries

The MEH Project Office Support operates as a member of the MEH Project Office and supports the Communications Advisor in delivering engaging communications content. They will work very closely with other MEH senior stakeholders to meet business support needs, including maintaining distribution lists, preparing weekly highlights/briefs, developing slidepacks, and updating organisational charts.

Principal Accountabilities

• Curate and coordinate regular publications (e.g., weekly highlights, quarterly newsletters).
• Design and maintain content on intranet sites and social media channels.
• Engage with HPC and MEH partner comms reps to provide updates on construction progress and good news stories.
• Plan, write, edit, proof, and post visually engaging content for events and brand initiatives.
• Understand the audience and adapt content to ensure it is on-brand, on-message, and appropriate for all media.
• Escort media personnel (filming/photography) around MEH work areas on site.
• Maintain distribution lists and communications inboxes.
• Answer queries on social media channels and upload content to the website.
• Coordinate events across the organisation, such as Away Days, webinars, and briefing sessions.
• Develop engaging presentations to be delivered by senior stakeholders.
• Request quotes and raise purchase requisitions.
• Deputise for the Communications Advisor as required.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• Confident communicator with good interpersonal skills
• A varied graphic design portfolio spanning a variety of media and initiatives targeting multiple demographic segments
• Experience in editing and proof reading
• Excellent English language and grammatical style
• Strong ability in the use of Office365 (SharePoint, Powerpoint)
• Ability to manage multiple tasks to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of Canva, WordPress or Adobe Creative Suite tools are desirable

Interested in this position? please click "apply now"

We try to respond to all applicants, but sometimes this is not possible due to high volumes of applications; if you have not heard from us within 14 days, regrettably it means you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Company information: Rullion Ltd

This contract vacancy is being advertised by Rullion Ltd

Since 1978, Rullion has been securing exceptional candidates for a range of clients; from large well-known brands, to SMEs and start-ups. As a family-owned business, Rullion's approach is credible and honest, focused on building long-lasting relationships with both clients and candidates.

Rullion is a forward-thinking recruitment company that specialises in providing a wide range of talent consultancy services to a diverse client base; from small start-ups to large household names.

We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants

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

Project Manager / Senior Project Manager - Construction

Location: Taunton

Company: Leading Main Contractor

Package: £70,000 - £85,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus + Private Pension

Are you an experienced Project Manager? Do you have a passion for the projects you work on? Do you have experience working on Large scale construction projects, Student Accommodations, Hospitals? Do you want to be a part of a great organisation who truly cares about their employees? Want to be seen as a person and not just a number? This company is absolutely snowed under with work and therefore are in an area of growth and looking to expand.

Responsibilities

Liaising with clients and reporting on progress to staff and the public

Supervising construction workers and hiring subcontractors

Buying materials for each phase of the project

Monitoring build costs and project progress

Conducting quality and safety inspections

Checking and preparing site reports, designs and drawings

Maintaining quality control checks

Motivating the workforce

Day to day problem solving and dealing with any issues that arise

Using specialist project management computer programmes

Working on-site in all weathers, at clients' businesses or in a site office

Requirements

SMSTS / SSSTS

First Aid

Fire Marshal

Full UK Driving Licence

Key Skills

Good communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Decision-making ability

Commercial awareness

Ability to motivate others

Teamworking skills

Good knowledge of building methods and regulations.

Next Steps

Apply today or get in touch for more information, please note all conversations will be treated with the strictest of confidence. You never know this could be the next step to unlocking the rest of your career.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

About SercoAt Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.
By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.
ApplyPlease click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.
Location: Homebased with travel to south / southwestPermanent, Full time£35,000
- £45,000 + Benefits
Here at Serco, we deliver health assessments that help determine eligibility for benefits on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Our extensive experience supporting complex case management services across the globe and experience of working with the DWP enables us to impact a better future for all. Service users are treated with care and respect, and our colleagues thrive in a supportive culture.

As the BI Analyst, you will be responsible for using BI tools to confirm process adherence and inform strategic decision making across the functional assessment service. Our strategy is to enable data-informed decision making across the services, creating the right solutions, driving automated analytics, whilst analysing our data to help identify opportunities to enable business performance. The analysts work through the end
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- end cycle of requirements gathering, report/dashboard development, analysing and interpreting the results to highlight insights for a variety of stakeholders and improving performance for our customer.You will be reporting directly into the Data and Insight Manager.

Your main responsibilities:

- Expertise – brings deep analyst experience to strengthen company, improve performance and adherence.
- Gathering and cleansing – Ability to gather a range of data from internal and external sources and cleanse this for a variety of stakeholders to use simply and effectively.
- Interpretation and insights – review existing or custom reports to identify performance trends, gaps and areas for improvement.
- Improvement – identification of areas for improvement in streamlining existing report mechanisms and methods for delivering information to stakeholders.
- Creation – ability to provide stakeholders with appropriate information in a variety of formats.
- Stakeholder management – build and maintain relationships with a range of stakeholders.
- Assist in the management of improvement products.


What you’ll need to do the role:

- Ability to quickly understand new areas of business and technology enabling impactful and effective conversations with the stakeholders.
- Knowledge and experience of development within business intelligence tools and tools such as Microsoft Power BI and SAP Analytics Cloud.
- Strong data visualisation and presentation skills.
- Data manipulation skills, including ability to extract, transform, and analyse data sets using BI tools.
- Ability to problem solve, break down complex issues and develop solutions based on findings in the data.
- Able to simply communicate complex issues, processes, and data to a non-technical audience.
- High customer focus with commercial awareness and a drive to deliver exceptional customer service.
- Excellent attention to detail and self-starter attitude


What we offer

- Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
- A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Simply Health Plans, Annual Leave Purchase Scheme and more.
- A Serco benefits portal offering a wide range of discounts for major high street brands in Retail, Leisure & Hospitality
- Committed to professional and personal development with a wide range of training and coaching opportunities to expand your capabilities.
- Up to 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

As a Planning Manager, your primary responsibility will be the planning and scheduling of materials essential for our sales orders. This role involves coordinating and expediting the material flow according to production schedules, collaborating with various departments to enhance planning processes, and ensuring customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities Include:
- Collaborating with team members to achieve targets related to On-Time Delivery (OTD), New Product Introduction (NPI), and Inventory.
- Working with the team to enhance forecasting at the site.
- Developing capacity planning strategies to support materials availability and timely execution of the production schedule, including new product introductions.
- Meeting customer fulfilment targets and ensuring timely communication of promise dates for Sales Orders.
- Formulating material/product stocking policies to support sales growth while minimising slow-moving inventory.
- Collaborating on cycle counting and obsolescence targets by implementing continuous improvement initiatives in the supply chain.
- Providing weekly reports to the business on current product lead times and implementing initiatives to align lead times with market expectations.

Essential Requirements:
- Comprehensive understanding of the supply chain, including production planning using MRP, raw materials, production, and logistics.
- Excellent analytical, negotiation, and communication skills, fostering strong relationships internally and externally.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant management experience, preferably in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Experience in Lean/JIT and/or Six-sigma, with proficiency in root cause problem-solving.
- Knowledge of forecasting, manufacturing planning, including capacity planning.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office/365 applications, particularly Excel.

Seeking a Project Leader for our centre in Clevedon

Looking for your next step in social care?

Are you a confident problem solver, creative thinker with excellent communication skills?

Your skills and experience working in care could be a great match for our project leader role. All you need is to be a role model for excellent support, someone who can inspire others and enable them to achieve their goals.

The support we provide is centred around each person’s values, preferences and needs this includes developing daily living skills, accessing a wider community, personal care and medication needs. In this role you’ll also lead and support a team of support workers.

A full UK driving licence and access to a car is essential for this role.

Benefits

• Sleep-ins paid at £60 extra (These can also be worked in other services. Basic salary £12.71 - £13.48 p/h) 

• On-going training and career development including professional qualifications 

• Contributory pension 

• We cover the cost of DBS checks 

• Rota's are planned in advance. 

• Access to Wagestream where you can track your basic salary and additional hours earnings throughout the month and stream (access) a portion of those earnings before your monthly pay date. You can also access a range of financial support and advice, as well as save directly from your earnings.

• Shopping discounts including Blue Light card, EE perks and Costco membership 

• Successfully 'recommend a friend' to join us and you'll receive a thank-you payment 

• Access to wellbeing helplines. 

• Health Cash Plan

You will:

• Be a confident problem solver and creative thinker with good communication skills

• Have resilience to overcome challenges

• Have experience working with people with a learning disability

• Be experienced in developing skills within a team

• Previous management experience is desirable

• Relevant social care qualification

• A management qualification would be desirable.

Your responsibilities:

• To empower the people we support to live the lives they want to lead

• Provide great leadership and day-to-day supervision to a team of support workers.

• Assist the locality manager in the supervision, coaching and mentoring of the team.

• Provide direct care and support to the people we support and model best practice.

• Co-ordinate the daily provision of support and activities for people we support to ensure the delivery of a high quality, responsive and efficient service.

• You’ll have finances and other resources to manage, along with legal requirements and standards of care to meet.

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Brandon Trust work alongside people of different ability so they are able to create opportunity and feel empowered to live the life they want.

All team leaders work flexible shifts to provide a 24/7 service. Successful applicants for this role will require an enhanced DBS check. 

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. 

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Job Title: Communications and Project Assistant
Location: Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: Attractive salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF58853

At Cavendish Nuclear we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Communications and Project Assistant at our Hinkley Point C site.

This is a brilliant opportunity to work as part of the MEH Alliance on the prestigious Hinkley Point C Nuclear project. The alliance work across the project to integrate and coordinate the delivery of all main Mechanical, Electrical, Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (MEH), cabling and associated support services. This innovative approach will help different contractors work as a single entity to deliver the complex installation of cabling and pipework in the power station's vast network of rooms.

The role
As a Communications and Project Assistant, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Being part of the MEH Alliance working on Hinkley Point C is a chance to be involved in a major project with national significance. You'll join our MEH Project Office team and be responsible for assisting the Communications Advisor and wider MEH team in implementing communication tools that will improve productivity and efficiency within the organisation.

Day-to-day, you'll collaborate with various functions to achieve goals such as producing presentations, facilitating online webinars, developing engaging content, and organising corporate events.

• Curate and coordinate regular publications (e.g weekly highlight, quarterly newsletters).
• Design and maintain content on intranet sites and social media channels.
• Engage with HPC and MEH partner comms reps to provide updates on construction progress and good news stories.
• Plan, write, edit, proof, and post visually engaging content for events and brand initiatives.
• Understand the audience and adapt content to ensure it is on-brand, on-message and appropriate for all media.
• Escort media personnel (filming/photography) around MEH work areas on site.
• Maintain distribution lists and communication inbox, whilst answering queries on social media channels and upload content to the website.
• Coordinate events across the organisation, such as Away Days, webinars, and briefing sessions.
• Develop engaging presentations to be delivered by senior stakeholders.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week, and provides hybrid working arrangements with three days in the office/on site and two days working from home.

Essential experience of the Communications and Project Assistant:

• Knowledge of Canva, Wordpress, or Adobe Creative Suite tools are desirable
• Previous experience in energy, construction or manufacturing is desirable
• Familiarity with social media platforms and digital communication tools

We value difference and don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Flexible working - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met.
• Opportunity to work with innovative technology.

Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we're innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group - from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

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Closing date: 20/08/24

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Small Works Project Manager

My client is a leading provider of data cabling and IT infrastructure solutions. They specialise in delivering high-quality services to their clients, ensuring seamless communication and data transfer capabilities. As they continue to grow, they are seeking a talented and motivated Small Works Project Manager to join their team.

Job Description: We are looking for a dedicated Small Works Project Manager to oversee small works, moves, adds, and changes projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data cabling and IT infrastructure, excellent project management skills, and a commitment to delivering projects on time and within budget.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and oversee data cabling projects, including small works, moves, adds, and changes.
• Coordinate with clients to understand their requirements and provide tailored solutions.
• Develop project plans, timelines, and budgets, ensuring all projects are delivered on schedule.
• Supervise installation teams, ensuring adherence to industry standards and best practices.
• Conduct site surveys and assessments to determine project requirements.
• Troubleshoot and resolve any issues that arise during the project lifecycle.
• Maintain clear and consistent communication with clients, stakeholders, and team members.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and company policies.
• Prepare and present project reports and documentation to clients and senior management.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Small Works Project Manager in the data cabling or IT infrastructure industry. We will consider construction PM background
• Strong technical knowledge of data cabling standards, practices, and technologies.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritise tasks effectively.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office.

Why Join Us:

• £35k plus benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• Collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Exposure to a variety of projects and clients.

• Benefits:

  Company pension

  28 days hol inc bank hols

  • Free parking
  • SSP
  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday 8am-5pm

If you are looking for your first step into the world of Business Administration next Summer, then we are keen to hear from you.Following the successful introduction of our rotational Business Administration Apprenticeship scheme in September 2022, and subsequent cohort in September 2023, we are now on the look out for our third cohort of Apprentices to join us here at Yeovil College in August 2024.Due to popular demand we are advertising the scheme earlier than normal to ensure we secure the top talent of future administrators to join the Yeovil College family. This unique opportunity allows you to provide administrative support to various departments across Yeovil College for the duration of the training programme by allowing you to work in a range of areas on a 6-month rotational basis allowing you to develop your transferable skills in customer service and general administration.For full details of key roles & accountabilities and person Specification please view the Job Description attached.The scheme currently has a 100% success rate and we are pleased to share that our apprentice's have gained permanent employment within Yeovil College.As this is a Level 3 apprenticeship, you will need to hold GCSE English & Maths at grade 4 or above (or Level 2 equivalent qualification).Salary: £12,348 Full time, 37 hours per week, all year round
18-24 months FTC, to start August 2024

Benefits include: 30 days annual leave (plus Christmas closure and Bank Holidays) Good opportunities for professional development. Pension Scheme. Access to free staff car park. Extensive Employee Benefits Scheme including discounts at high street and on-line retailers. Onsite free gym.Employee Assistance Programme.

£25,000 - £29,000 per annum plus bonus office based Production Administrator Planner must have previous experience.

Monday to Friday office hours 1pm Friday finish

This role will report to the MPS Planning Team leader. Its primary responsibility is to assist with planning and prioritising operations, ensuring that goods are produced on time for distribution in a profitable manner. The goal is to ensure the smooth and cost-efficient flow of our production operations.

An excellent MPS Planner is well-versed in production procedures and ways to optimise them. They are organised, results-driven, and have excellent problem-solving skills.

You will collaborate with the Senior MPS planner to provide regular updates concerning any foreseen order delays to our external TSS colleagues, assist in assessing capacity constraints posed by incoming demand, aid production in evaluating order patterns and highlighting possible areas of concern, help production in its efforts to remove bottlenecks, arrears and provide manufacturing documentation.

1. Tasks and Responsibilities

· Releasing rapid / expedited production orders manually and adjusting volumes outside the automated ERP process.

· Monitor production progress, highlighting and addressing delays, then adjusting priorities as needed.

· Planning and levelling capacity, prioritising operations for optimal performance.

· Working with production to determine manpower, equipment, and raw material needs.

· Continuously seek and implement opportunities for process improvements.

· Addressing issues promptly to minimise disruptions.

· Coordinating production workflows for one or multiple products.

· Entering sales orders into the ERP system.

· Running the ERP system to generate daily manufacturing orders.

Collating manufacturing orders, including assembling document packs for production cells (e.g., printing drawings, inspection plans, and data sheets).

· Handling administrative emails.

· Identifying issues in document packs before release.

· Sending order chases to advise of delays.

· Performing general data entry and administrative tasks.

· Collecting output information (e.g., finished product count, defect percentages).

· Prepare and submit status and performance reports.

· Organising paperwork.

· Collaborating with quality control and warehouse staff

2. Education and Experience

· Proven experience in planning or scheduling within a manufacturing environment.

· Excellent knowledge of production planning

· Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data analysis

· Working SAP knowledge and being able to interrogate SAP for crucial information and reporting.

· Proficient Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI

· Ability to understand technical drawings.

3. Competences

· Knowledge of SAP

· Able to build Material and product knowledge.

· Able to operate in an engineering environment.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required to represent the Group appropriately.

· Ability to handle complex planning with many constraints and many stakeholders.

· Able to operate with a high degree of autonomy and initiative

· Exceptional organisational, time-management, communication, and teamwork skills.

· Ability to thrive under pressure and adapt to changing priorities.

· Highly self-motivated

4. Key Interfaces and Stakeholders

External TSS:

· Customer Solution Centres (CSC)

· Supply Chain Management (SCM)

· Quality

· Purchasing

· Dispatch

· Product Engineering

· Finance

· SAP consultants

6. Behavioural Characteristics

· Flexibility: Adaptability to changing circumstances.

· Team Player: Ability to collaborate effectively within a team.

· Service-minded: Focused on providing excellent service.

· Calm Under Pressure: Maintaining composure in stressful situations.

· Self-motivated and Engaged: Demonstrating initiative and enthusiasm.

· Organised: Structured and efficient in managing tasks.

· Excellent Communication Skills: Effective verbal and written communication.

· Diligent: Thorough and attentive to details.

· Accurate: Precision in work and data.

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