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The Fens
The Fens
The Fens offer a thriving landscape rich in waterways and countryside
An area of flat land used predominantly for agriculture and reminiscent of the drained lands of Holland. The Fens are renowned for fields of flowers grown for bulbs and Spalding is world renowned for its flower festival and parade through the town.Centrally located midway between London and York, the district is adjacent to the A1 trunk road and on main line rail routes - easily accessible.
Home to a large number of food manufacturers supplying supermarkets all over the UK. You may never have heard of the company but we guarantee you have eaten their food! Exciting new developments include a Food Enterprise Zone in the Holbeach area close to the National Centre for Food Manufacturing.
The Coast
There are hundreds of different jobs you could do in Lincolnshire. Here are just a few …
Tour Guide
Tour guides show visitors around places of interest like cities, historic buildings and art galleries.
Tour Guide
Role Description
1. Entry requirements
There are no set requirements, but it may help if you have some GCSEs or equivalent including English and maths.
Experience of dealing with the public and giving presentations could be useful, and additional languages may also help.
You may need a Blue Badge in Tourist Guiding to work in places like Westminster Abbey and York Minster.
2. Skills required
You'll need:
- excellent communication skills
- the ability to present information in an interesting way
- a good memory for facts, figures and events
- organisational skills for planning tours
3. What you'll do
You'll work in one place or accompany groups on driving or walking tours.
You'll escort groups around sites, giving information about history, purpose, architecture or other points of interest.
Salary Guide
Minimum: £18000
Maximum: £30000
Order Picker
Order pickers select the products that online customers choose.
Order Picker
Role Description
1. Entry requirements
There are no set requirements, but a good standard of general education is important, including GCSEs in maths and English. Computer skills will also be useful for using online sales systems and scanners.
You could get into this job through an apprenticeship.
2. Skills required
You’ll need:
good timekeeping skills
the ability to work quickly and accurately
a well organised approach
3. What you'll do
Your day-to-day tasks may include:
selecting items to match the customer’s order sheet
using voice-activated picking machines and scanners
requesting freshly made items from in-house departments like bakeries
checking product quality
choosing suitable replacements where stock has sold out
packing items ready for despatch
updating customer records on computer systems
helping customers if working in-store
4. Salary
Starter: £14,000 to £17,000
Experienced: £18,000 to £20,000
Highly Experienced: £23,000
You may receive higher pay for night shifts or meeting targets.
5. Working hours, patterns and environment
You’ll usually work up to 40 hours a week on shifts, which may include weekends and nights.
You’ll be based in a warehouse, distribution centre or larger retail store. The job can be physically demanding and you could work in cool temperatures, for example in chiller rooms.
You’ll need your own transport to get to work when shifts fall outside normal public transport hours.
6. Career path and progression
With experience, you could become a shift supervisor then move into section or warehouse management.
You could also become a delivery driver if you work for a supermarket.
Salary Guide
Minimum: £14000
Maximum: £23000
HGV Driver
Large goods vehicle (LGV) and heavy goods vehicle (HGV) lorry drivers transport and deliver goods between suppliers and customers.
HGV Driver
Role Description
1. Entry requirements
You'll need to be over 18 and hold a full car driving licence.
You can apply for a job as a trainee with a freight company or complete an LGV course with a private training provider. You'll also need a Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC).
You could get into this job through an apprenticeship.
2. Skills required
You'll need:
excellent driving skills and road safety knowledge
the ability to work alone and concentrate for long periods
a polite manner with customers
the ability to complete record sheets and paperwork accurately
3. What you'll do
You'll drive commercial vehicles over 7.5 tonnes, including articulated lorries, tankers, transporters and trailer wagons. You'll work from depots, distribution centres and warehouses, carrying goods all over the UK and overseas.
Apart from driving, your duties may include:
planning delivery schedules and routes with transport managers
supervising or helping to load and unload goods
making sure loads are safely secured
following traffic reports and changing your route if necessary
completing delivery paperwork and log books
You may also deal with basic maintenance, like oil, tyre and brake checks before and after journeys.
4. Salary
Starter: £18,500 to £22,000
Experienced: £23,000 to £28,000
Highly Experienced: £27,000 to £35,000
Overtime may be available.
These figures are a guide.
5. Working hours, patterns and environment
You'll usually work up to 42 hours a week. Overtime may be available but there are strict laws about the amount of hours you can spend driving between rest breaks.
Most of your time would be spent on the road, and you would drive day and night in all weather conditions.
Overnight stays may be necessary.
6. Career path and progression
You could take further training and gain an ADR (Advisory Dangerous Goods by Road) Certificate to drive hazardous goods like toxic chemicals by tanker.
With experience, you could train to become an LGV instructor, freight transport planner or move into management.
Salary Guide
Minimum: £18500
Maximum: £35000
Bus Driver
Bus and coach drivers transport passengers on local, national or overseas journeys.
Bus Driver
Role Description
You'll need
- excellent driving skills and knowledge of traffic regulations
- good customer service and clear communication skills
- an assertive but polite approach to difficult passengers
- good geographical knowledge
- If you travel abroad, you'll also need an understanding of overseas traffic laws and some basic foreign language skills.
What you'll do
- You could work for local bus companies, long distance operators, or holiday tour companies in the UK or overseas.
- You could also work in community transport, driving schoolchildren, hospital patients and older people to their destinations.
Your day-to-day duties may include:
- taking fares
- checking tickets and passes
- giving timetable or route information
- helping passengers who are having difficulty getting on or off the vehicle
- driving safely and keeping to timetables
- If you're a coach driver, your duties may also include:
- greeting passengers and checking documents
- loading and unloading luggage
- making announcements during the journey
- making sure passengers are back on board for return journeys, and after scheduled stops
- keeping the coach clean and doing basic vehicle checks
- recording driving hours and reporting any incidents
- If you drive to overseas destinations, you’ll need to keep passengers up to date with travel information and deal with border control authorities.
Salary Guide
Minimum: £14000
Maximum: £25000
Quantity surveyor
Quantity surveyors oversee construction projects, managing risks and controlling costs.
Quantity surveyor
Role Description
You could work in the public sector for a local authority, housing association or government department.
You could also work in the private sector for a building contractor, property company, civil engineering or architecture firm.
Your day-to-day tasks may include:
- finding out a client’s needs and assessing if their plans are feasible
- working out quantities and costs of materials, time and labour for tenders
- negotiating contracts and work schedules
- advising on legal matters, including risks and disputes
- monitoring sub-contractors and stages of construction
- writing regular reports on costs and preparing accounts for payment
- keeping up to date with construction methods and materials
- following health and safety and building regulations
Salary Guide
Minimum: £18000
Maximum: £80000
Landscaper
Landscapers create and maintain gardens, parks and other outdoor and interior areas.
Landscaper
Role Description
Skills required
You’ll need:
- creativity
- the ability to work with garden design drawings
- organisational skills
- practical skills to work with a variety of tools, and possibly small plant machinery
- business skills, if you decide to become self-employed
What you'll do
Your day-to-day duties may include:
- discussing clients’ needs
- working from plans made by garden designers or landscape architects
- ordering supplies
- preparing the ground or interior space
- turfing and seeding lawns
- planting and pruning trees and shrubs
- putting in new plants
- installing features like paving, paths, water features and rock gardens
- advising the client on how to look after the space
- providing on-going maintenance
Salary Guide
Minimum: £16000
Maximum: £30000
Crane driver
Crane drivers operate machinery used to lift and move heavy materials and equipment on construction, quarrying and mining sites, and in warehouses and ports.
Crane driver
Role Description
You’ll work on mobile, overhead or tower cranes.
On a building site, you’ll lift and move construction materials and equipment safely by operating the controls in the crane cab.
You’ll be in constant radio contact with workers on the ground, who’ll be giving you instructions on what to move and where.
Your day-to-day tasks may include:
- setting up cranes and carrying out safety checks
- loading and unloading lorries
- shifting loads around the site
- monitoring sensors that measure wind speed, crane stability and load weights
- carrying out minor repairs to machinery
- reporting any problems to the crane supervisor
- keeping records of the materials you’ve moved
- You could also work in open-cast mining and quarrying, moving earth and rock out of the way to get to the raw materials underneath.
Salary Guide
Minimum: £20000
Maximum: £36000
Supply Chain Manager
Supply chain managers organise the movement of goods and materials from suppliers and manufacturers to customers.
Supply Chain Manager
Role Description
1. Entry requirements
There are no set requirements, but it’s common to have a qualification in a relevant subject like:
logistics
international transport
supply chain management
transport management
geography
You could also start in a more junior role like transport clerk and work your way up.
Skills for Logistics and the The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT UK) have more information about careers in supply chain management.
2. Skills required
You'll need:
planning and organisational skills
the ability to motivate and lead a team
spoken and written communication skills
problem-solving and maths skills
good geographical knowledge
If your employer operates overseas it may be useful to speak a foreign language.
3. What you'll do
Supply chains are made up of different operations, from forecasting trends and buying through to transport and distribution.
Depending on which part of the supply chain you're in, your day-to-day tasks may include:
working with procurement managers and buyers to select products that are in demand and will sell
negotiating and managing contracts with suppliers
planning the best way to get goods from suppliers to distribution centres and retailers
tracking shipments and stock levels using computer software
working with retailers to make sure they receive their goods on time and in the right condition
looking at ways to improve supply chain networks
monitoring overall performance to make sure targets are met
preparing forecasts and inventories
recruiting, training and managing a team of supply chain staff
You might also be involved in brand and marketing planning.
4. Salary
Starter: £20,000 to £25,000
Experienced: £25,000 and £45,000
Highly Experienced: Up to £60,000
These figures are a guide.
5. Working hours, patterns and environment
You’ll usually work 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. You may work evenings and weekends on a rota basis, or be available on-call to deal with emergencies. Some companies run 24-hour operations involving shift work.
You’ll usually be office-based but would travel to meet clients. This could include travel overseas.
6. Career path and progression
With experience, you could progress to senior planning jobs and consultancy work.
Salary Guide
Minimum: £20000
Maximum: £60000
Employers in The Fens
Dalehead Food
One of our key values is to be a great company to work for. We value our workforce and are fully committed to developing our people and allowing them to show their full potential.
Dalehead Food
Founded in 1969, Dalehead Foods has grown into one of the UK's largest meat processors and prides itself on an outstanding reputation built on years of dedication and high quality service to customers and consumers. Dalehead Foods supplies fresh products including pork, bacon, sausages, cooked meats and lamb to household names such as Tesco and McDonalds, along with holding a special dedicated relationship with Waitrose. With a high focus on forward thinking and maintaining a reputable profile in an ever-changing industry, Dalehead Food's values reflect providing the best possible service to its customers, embracing creativity and innovation, and being a great company to work for.
As an ever-expanding and developing organisation, there are many roles within Dalehead Foods that cater to a range of skills and abilities. This, along with a culture focused on training and development, presents countless opportunities for those that join the organisation to expand their horizons and experience new roles or develop new skills that they may not have considered before.
With production at the forefront of Dalehead Food's recruitment focus, there are positions available throughout the entire process, beginning at Dalehead's BQP farm all the way through to dispatch as our product makes its way to supermarket shelves. Operatives within production environments are taught by dedicated trainers to make their way through graded positions which include learning knife skills, how to operate specialised machinery, and, of course, how to butcher meat to the highest quality and to the needs and requirements of our customers.
Outside of production, a huge support system exists housing departments such as Health and Safety, Technical, Human Resources, Finance, Engineering and Planning. They act as the backbone of the organisation who, in return, offer dedicated development and further opportunities for those wishing to take them. One of our most exceptional development opportunities is our Apprenticeship scheme which has seen a number of successful candidates progress through their qualifications and go on to higher levels whilst joining the business and developing their skills further both in and out of production environments including Butchery, Abattoir, Engineering, HR, and Finance, with Health and Safety and Technical Apprentices soon to be joining certain sites.
Dalehead Food's offers its colleagues endless opportunities to develop in a multitude of areas - both personally and professionally - and prides itself in excelling those who strive to achieve more and develop themselves.
The culture at Dalehead Foods is one of it's greatest appeals. In addition to it's dedication to internal development, Dalehead also holds a "one team" mentality, combining efforts to support each other to achieve the values and goals of the organisation. Successes are celebrated as a group achievement and our outstanding stars are recognised with programs such as our Dalehead Diamond and Instant Reward schemes. Dalehead Foods has an incredible support network with multiple members of staff trained in both first aid and mental health first aid, as well as a mentorship program that provides an impartial ear to those who need one.
Dalehead Foods also offers great engagement both in and out of working hours. We support our current charity, Mind, with regular on site fundraising such as bake sales and competitions, and also recently put together a dream team to tackle a 5k fundraiser run! We excel in offering events such as our popular children's Christmas party and have previously hosted summer fun days which brings people together and allows relationships and teams to bloom and strengthen in different environments.
Coveris
A leading international manufacturing company, Coveris Group is dedicated to providing solutions that enhance the safety, quality and convenience of products we use every day.
Coveris
Coveris is a leading European packaging company dedicated to providing innovative, sustainable solutions that protect, prolong and improve the products we use every day. As a manufacturer of multi-format paper and plastic products, our goal is to deliver optimal solutions that work to reduce overall environmental impact for both packaging and product.
With over 15 sites located throughout the UK, Coveris is responsible for the supply of high-performance labels, films, cardboard and hybrid packaging solutions to all leading retailers, manufacturers and brand owners. Having recently received the award for Flexible Plastic Pack of the Year at this year’s UK Packaging awards for its Freshlife® extended shelf-life avocado packs for Tesco and Waitrose, Coveris is leading the way for environmental packaging with its Pack Positive® sustainability strategy.
Coveris’ UK business is headquartered in Spalding with a further five manufacturing sites in Lincolnshire.
Sports Bike Shop
Our staff are passionate about our products and focus their energy on delighting our customers!
Sports Bike Shop
We're proud to be the UK's fastest growing retailer of motorcycle clothing and accessories. Over the last 12 years we've transformed from a spare bedroom business into the biggest online motorcycle clothing and accessories retailer in the UK.
How? It's really quite simple. We've focused all our energy on delighting our customers again and again with the highest quality products, the fastest delivery and good honest advice. Our passion for our customers is what has enabled us to get to where we are today and we have no plans to stop there!
We hire staff who are excited about our products and are keen to get our customers excited too!
10 reasons why we're the UK's favourite online bike store...
- We stock over 100,000 items in our purpose built warehouse
- 98% of customer emails answered the same working day
- Secure shopping 24/7/365 from our award-winning website
- We offer free UK mainland delivery and returns on any order over £25
- Quick and easy returns with over 96% processed and refunded the same day
- All of our products are sourced from official UK distributors
- We have over 90,000 unbiased and unedited reviews from our very own customers
- Trusted by over 250,000 bikers across the UK and Europe
- Our website gets more visitors than any other online motorcycle store in the UK
- We're contactable by phone or email 6 days a week for advice and support
Dynamic Cassette International
Since its incorporation, DCI has established a strong position in the printer supplies market, currently supplying customers in over 40 countries.
Dynamic Cassette International
- Based in Boston, Lincolnshire
- DCI was incorporated in 1983 originally producing typewriter parts
- In 1989, DCI achieved the Queen's Award for Export and Achievement
- In 1996, the Jet Tec brand was launched
- In 1997, opened Jet Tec Germany
- In 1998, the company was certified to the ISO9001 standard
- In 2004, DCI achieved the Queen's Award for Innovation for ExtraLife technology
- In 2005, The Recycling Factory was established
- In 2007, DCI was certified to the ISO14001 standard
- In 2010, the company was awarded the Green Dot Licence and the FSC® certification
- In 2011, DCI achieved the Blue Angel and the Nordic Swan accreditation for its remanufactured toner products
- In 2012, DCI was awarded OHSAS 18001 certification
Manor Fresh
Welcome to Manor Fresh Manor Fresh is an independently managed joint venture company, equally owned by the Fresca Group Limited, based in Kent and A H Worth & Co Ltd, based with us on the Holbeach Hurn site. Although we were only established in 2006, through the joint venture we have a fresh produce heritage that stretches back over 35 years.
Manor Fresh
We source, pack and supply a wide range of high quality potato and vegetable products to the leading retailers in the UK. Our products are grown by established and quality focussed growers, both here in the UK and abroad. We work closely with our growers, throughout the growing, harvesting and packing of our products, to ensure that quality and traceability are maintained from “Field to Fork”.
We also work constantly to find new ways to improve the taste, texture, appearance, and health benefits of our products through different growing techniques or new varieties. Extending the seasons is also very important to ensure that we can provide our products year round, although some products, such as the Brussels Sprout, will always be seasonal. Life here at Manor Fresh is much more than just putting product in a bag!
Our Exec Team believe it is important that everyone has the opportunity to add to their skills and shine. Wherever possible we love to promote from within, many of our senior staff and managers have started on the “front line” of production, worked hard to learn the product and the processes and worked their way up through the business.
For that reason we look for people to join us who have the right attitude towards work, who want to learn and progress. We work hard, take tremendous pride in what we achieve for our growers and customers, but we have some fun too!
Boston College
The College aims to provide an excellent working environment enabling a good work-life balance. We employ a wide range of people across all ages and try hard to reflect the local community in our workforce. We don't just employ teachers - there are a huge variety of jobs within the College including estates, marketing, administration and management as well.
Boston College
Boston College is the top performing college in Greater Lincolnshire, based upon national achievement rates, and is in a strong position financially. We are graded as good by Ofsted and 'A' level pass rates are 100%, with HE student satisfaction the joint highest nationally for the second consecutive year. As a general Further Education College, we provide training and education at all levels to anyone over the age of 16 and enrolled over 7000 students last year. We offer courses ranging from introductory taster sessions, through Foundation Learning (for people with mild to moderate learning disabilities), courses at levels 1 - 3 across our curriculum and on to Higher Education.
We have campuses in Boston and Spalding in Lincolnshire and we attract students in an approximate 30 mile radius. We employ around 450 people in a range of full-time, part-time and bank roles with a turnover of £15m last year. We are Boston's second biggest employer.
Boston College is part of the public sector. This means that our focus is on being a positive part of the local community and enabling people to make the most of their lives. Many of our former students tell us that the college has changed their lives.
Many people would think of a College only employing teachers or lecturers but we have a very wide variety of roles at Boston College. In addition to our qualified academic managers and teaching staff these include learner support staff, counsellors, vocationally qualified technicians and qualified professionals in roles such as finance, funding, estates, health and safety and human resources. All staff are expected to put the well-being and development of the learners as their first priority as they carry out their roles. Extensive training and support is provided to help people excel in their roles and ensure we all reach our potential. Within our Small Animal Unit we have a range of animals and reptiles which need caring for 365 days a year so some staff will be in on Christmas Day looking after the welfare of snakes, not many employers can say that!
Employees have the opportunity to transform people's lives every day and make a difference, whatever their role at the College. FE is a remarkable sector with constant new challenges and our supportive culture of respect and inclusion with a diverse range of colleagues from all backgrounds make Boston College a great place to work.
The College aims to provide an excellent working environment enabling a good work-life balance. We employ a wide range of people across all ages and try hard to reflect the local community in our workforce. We don't just employ teachers - there are a huge variety of jobs within the College including estates, marketing, administration and management as well. There are opportunities to progress within both business support and teaching roles and we do look to promote internally where possible.
We offer free access to a Health and Wellbeing service to all employees and together with generous holiday, sickness and pension schemes provide a supportive yet exciting place to work.
Further Education (FE) is central to the development and growth of the UK's economy. Training to improve people's skills levels is crucial if we are to continue to increase living standards and compete internationally with the quality of our goods and services. People already in the workforce need access to high quality training in order to gain promotion or change career and the College provides this. The focus on Apprenticeships and technical education
Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service
Our core purpose is to help individuals, particularly at transition points in their lives, improve their mental and physical health and well-being and choose healthier lifestyles.
Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service
Who we are – strengthening communities, supporting individuals
Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service (LCVS) promotes volunteering through its four accredited Volunteer Centres - in Boston, Manby (near Louth), Spalding and Grantham, matching would-be volunteers with opportunities and supporting volunteer involving organisations to recruit, train and retain volunteers.
LCVS is a charity working to support the health and wellbeing of communities and individuals.
It supports community groups to get established, survive and thrive by providing help and guidance with paperwork and governance, resources, sourcing funding and finding and training volunteers.
In addition, LCVS delivers and enables health-related community projects.
Find LCVS at www.lincolnshirecvs.org.uk
Worldwide Fruit Limited
Many organisations claim people are their greatest asset, but our Investor In People silver award in March 2014, and the FPC Fresh Awards Best Place to Work award in June 2014 confirms staff really are at the top of our agenda.
Worldwide Fruit Limited
As our name implies we are an international fruit marketing and distribution Company. We source products globally, from over 1000 growers worldwide ensuring continuity of supply 365 days of the year
Established in January 2000, we are an award winning business supplying top Quality fruit to the UK's leading supermarkets.Specialising in apples, pears and avocados and with offices in Spalding, Lincolnshire and Whitstable, Kent, we employ in the region of 250 staff and turnover £114 million per annum.
Product is sourced from top quality suppliers in the UK, New Zealand, South America, South Africa, USA and Europe. Our Packhouse at Spalding handles 4.4 million cases per annum which equates to 52.8 million packs.
Many organisations claim people are their greatest asset, but our Investor In People silver award in March 2014, and the FPC Fresh Awards Best Place to Work award in June 2014 confirms staff really are at the top of our agenda.
Our four Company values were chosen in consultation with our people and they chose - Passion - Quality - Innovation - Together.
Our Company mission is to be "Customers First Choice". With the introduction of a coaching culture and the development of a lean production system, continuous improvement is how we do business.
Lincolnshire Talent Academy
The Academy delivers proactive services to aid recruitment and skills development of our current and future workforce, whilst also ensuring the portability and integration of skills across the health and care system.
Lincolnshire Talent Academy
The Talent Academy concept was originally formed in June 2015 as an initiative by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust to support engagement of younger people into its workforce.
Due to its success, the Academy evolved in April 2016 incorporating its Lincolnshire stakeholders to strengthen and support local partnership and the benefits of collaboration.
Today, the Lincolnshire Talent Academy is an umbrella body made up of health and care organisations within the County. Led by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, the Academy represents a wide range of stakeholders from the health and care sector.
What do we do?
The Academy delivers proactive services to aid recruitment and skills development of our current and future workforce, whilst also ensuring the portability and integration of skills across the health and care system.
As employers, we work with students, schools, colleges and universities in addition to other agencies such as the DWP to provide services for individuals from the age of 14 and above, all of which are delivered in partnership though our stakeholders. Our remit includes careers inspiration activities incorporating the engagement of the education sector and delivery of careers guidance and work experience, through to the management of apprenticeship training and support for apprenticeship trailblazer standards development across our stakeholders.
With a common shared goal across all stakeholders – to adopt a “grow our own” culture within the county, the Lincolnshire Talent Academy provides the foundation for our collaborative approach to the engagement, recruitment and development of talent within the Health and Care community.
Ripe Now
Founded in 2006, Ripe Now Ltd. is a company based within the Fresh Produce sector. We import tropical fruit (such as mango, pomegranate and kiwi) from across the globe and ripen them in-house to our customer's specification.
Ripe Now
Founded in 2006, Ripe Now Ltd. is a company based within the Fresh Produce sector. We import tropical fruit (such as mango, pomegranate and kiwi) from across the globe and ripen them in-house to our customer's specification. Our customers also ask us to pack their own, known as 3rd party packing. These products include anything from bananas and pineapples to sweet potato and butternut squash.
We employ just over 100 people, the vast majority being based within our Production department. Other areas of the business include Commercial, Procurement, Finance, Warehouse, Technical, Human Resources and Quality – we like to think of ourselves as a family!
As a small company we value people as individuals and offer a friendly, flexible and engagement working environment. We are experts within our field – something that is acknowledged by our customers, suppliers and competitors. We are also focused on helping the communities within our supply base and ensuring that our supply chain is ethical and socially responsible.
The fresh produce industry is forever evolving based on consumer needs, supply availability and new product development. The industry is challenging at the moment, however the constant change makes it an exciting place to be – there is no time to be bored!
Majestic Bingo Limited
There's never a dull moment at Majestic! Majestic Bingo Limited is one of the largest operators of retail Bingo, currently having 16 clubs across the UK, with two in Greater Lincolnshire – The Regent in Spalding and Roman Bank in Skegness.
Majestic Bingo Limited
There's never a dull moment at Majestic! Majestic Bingo Limited is one of the largest operators of retail Bingo, currently having 16 clubs across the UK.
The Majestic experience is all about ensuring our customers have a great time from walking through our doors to leaving, and feel they have been entertained and looked after - it’s about the personal touch! Majestic Bingo utilise the latest technology in entertainment and we tailor this to our individual clubs. We offer our customers lots of fun but with a truly local flavour.
Who do you employ?:
We employ people in various roles from General Managers who run our Clubs, to Assistant Managers who support them and Duty Managers who oversee each bingo session. They are supported by Team Members and Supervisors across a variety of roles within the Club ranging from welcoming customers at reception, selling paper bingo tickets and electronic tablets at book sales, handling money in our cash office, providing great service as a fruit machine host in our arcade, walking the floor handing out change and checking claims when someone shouts 'bingo' and of course bingo callers who shout out those lucky numbers! Our registered Head Office where the Managing Director, Finance Director and Finance Team are based is in Spalding.
Why would someone want to work at your organisation?:
Our clubs offer a fun environment for our customers and this is only made that way through the great team members and management that work for us. Most of our staff know their customers on first name terms and enjoy the relationships they build up with each other.
Whilst we are a leisure business and generally open 7 days a week (we only close Christmas day!), however this gives our teams flexibility to work with us and we offer a variety of shifts which work with most of our team members lifestyles. An afternoon shift usually commences at around 10.30am and finishes around 3.00pm and evening shifts start around 5.30pm until around 10.00pm when our customers leave.
What is exciting about your industry?:
Bingo is a great leisure pastime that is enjoyed by people across every generation - we have customers aged from 18 to 100+ who come to play bingo, socialise with friends, enjoy a drink or grab a bite to eat. It's a sociable friendly atmosphere were people can attend with family, friends or on their own in a safe and comfortable environment.
There's also the opportunity to win some money, and whilst not everyone wins every time, there is also the chance of winning and we give away hundreds of thousands of pounds in prize money every month. Even if people don't win we hope they enjoy the thrill of the game and have fun whilst gambling responsibly.
Bakkavor Group plc
Working at Bakkavor isn’t about having a job; it’s about choosing a company where you can develop a career. If you share Bakkavor’s passion for great food and the company’s strong values you can expect opportunities, development and support to enable your career to grow.
Bakkavor Group plc
Established in 1986 by brothers Agust and Lydur Gudmundsson, Bakkavor specialises in manufacturing fresh prepared foods and is a market leader in the UK, with a growing presence in the US and China. Today, the UK is one of the largest and most dynamic fresh prepared food markets in the world. We have long-term, strategic relationships with the UK’s leading grocery retailers – founded on decades of experience building our customers’ own-label brands in the fresh prepared food market.
Our products, within the core UK Market, are grouped into four product categories: meals, salads, desserts and bread & pizza. In the US, we focus on the fast-growing fresh prepared food retail market specialising in meals and meal salads, dips, and soups and sauces. In China, we produce food-to-go products including fresh cut salads, wraps, sandwiches, soup, meal salads and fresh cut for a number of fast-growing Western food service operators.
Bakkavor has over 35 manufacturing facilities across the UK, USA and China and employs over 19,000 people.
We have a diverse range of roles within Bakkavor in functions such as
- Administration
- Commercial, Development
- Engineering, Finance
- General Management
- Human Resources
- Hygiene
- Information Systems
- Manufacturing
- Marketing
- Planning
- Procurement
- Supply Chain
- Technical
We also run specialist Graduate and Apprenticeship Schemes.
We have one set of values that describes how we work together and the behaviour we expect from every member of our team. These are Can Do, Teamwork, Innovation, Customer Care and Getting it right/Keeping it right.
We have a strong track record of adapting quickly to market conditions and developing successful products in short lead times. We are passionate about food and employ experienced chefs to drive culinary expertise throughout the business.
Working at Bakkavor isn’t about having a job; it’s about choosing a company where you can develop a career. If you share Bakkavor’s passion for great food and the company’s strong values you can expect opportunities, development and support to enable your career to grow.
At Bakkavor we are never standing still and no two days the same.
Did You Know?
Do you know about Micronclean?
Micronclean has a turnover of just over £25m and employs close to 450 people across the UK; the majority of these being based at theirr three main production sites, all based in Lincolnshire
Did You Know?
Do you know about Micronclean?
Micronclean has a turnover of just over £25m and employs close to 450 people across the UK; the majority of these being based at theirr three main production sites, all based in Lincolnshire
