RETAIL ASSISTANT MANAGER – Abingdon

gap personnel, acting as an employment business, are recruiting for x3 Sales/Customer Service Administrators on a permanent basis for our wholesale client based in Wolverhampton (WV6).

This is a very exciting role for an innovative and experienced individual, to grow with us at a time of expansion. Reporting to Senior Sales and Customer Services and being part of friendly team. We are looking for someone who is self-motivated, articulate and customer focused. The main aim of the Customer Services Representative is to provide excellent service and to meet and exceed our customers’ requirements as well as achieving sales growth.

Job Duties

• Outbound business to business sales calls to include lapsed customers, new customers (cold calling) and upselling to existing customers.
• Processing orders via telephone, fax and email onto a bespoke CRM system.
• Processing inbound queries via both telephone and email quickly and professionally.
• Support the retention and growth of the customer base by continually liaising with current customers and prospecting for new customers via own initiative or using our call list system.
• Regularly updating the customer database to ensure that all details are up-to-date and accurate.
• Advising customers of available products and offering alternatives that best fit their needs.
• Form meaningful customer relationships through conversations where you identify, understand and meet their needs, providing access to specialist advice where required.
• Liaising with warehouse and distribution to ensure orders arrive on time.
• Log customer issues as well as responding to and solving customer problems / queries / complaints.
• General administrative duties.
• Take on any other responsibilities or tasks that are within your skills and abilities whenever reasonably asked.

Ideal Candidates:

• You’ll need to be a highly organised, confident and an articulate individual who can work effectively under pressure.
• Experienced in business to business sales.
• You will need to have good time management skills and able to prioritise your workload.
• The ability to work well within a team across a range of people and recognise opportunities to secure increased business on behalf of the Company.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications.
• Work accurately with attention for detail.
• Self-motivated and passionate.

Benefits:

• Straight permanent position
• £25k per annum + additional £4.5k OTE and bonuses
• 9am till 5.30pm Monday to Friday
• Free Parking
• Staff Discounts
• 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)

If this is a role you would be interested in, please get in touch on 01902422940 or apply online with your CV

RETAIL STORE MANAGER – Reading

Gap personnel acting as an employment agency are currently recruiting for Retail Store Manager on a permanent basis based in Reading.

GENERAL SUMMARY

You will be passionate, friendly, helpful, and treating everyone with respect. But also, super-efficient - doing more for customers with less.

When things get tough (which they will), you’ll take control and get fast, impressive results through your team. You’ll always lead by example - rolling up your sleeves and getting the job done. It’s how you’ll encourage everyone else to give that little bit more.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Authorises the duties of all employees in their store,
• Decides about handling complaints,
• Authorises the working hours, time off and breaks, as well as overtime if required, of all employees in their store,
• Making sure the shop floor runs smoothly,
• Meet the store’s monthly targets and handle budgets,
• Recruit and train staff,
• Serve customers as needed,
• Check that the products you sell are well displayed,
• Managing deliveries,
• Determines reduced prices for last units of special products on sale,
• Controls the till procedures of their employees.
• Is responsible for controlling accuracy of the till operation,

IDEAL CANDIDATE MUST HAVE:

• Knowledge of business and management principles,
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadline,
• Knowledge of human resources management practices and procedures,
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment,
• Ability to motivate others,
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills,
• Ability to prioritize work,
• Full driving license,
• Strong leadership and problem-solving skills,
• Excellent multitasking skills,
• Minimum of 3 years of experience on managerial position in retail sector.

HOURS OF WORK:

Based on rota. Shifts vary and you will be covering between 8-12 hour shifts across 7 days a week.

SALARY:

from £48,490.00 per annum

BENEFITS:

• 20 days holiday rising to 25 days, plus bank holidays,
• Health Cash Plan,
• Gym membership discounts,
• Discounted cinema tickets,
• Money off holidays,
• Sick pay,
• Recognition at long service awards,
• Maternity, paternity and adoption leave after 2 years,
• Access to an online wellness portal,
• 24/7 Employee Assistant Programme.

Free on-site parking, on good public transport route, ongoing work and a friendly working atmosphere.

Sound like the job for you? Click APPLY to upload your CV and one of our friendly team will be in contact.

Whilst we endeavour to respond to all applications individually, due to high volumes, this is not always possible. Successful applications will be contacted within 1 week of the closing date. Thank you for your interest in this role.

We are currently recruiting a Resourcer to join our team

based in Wrexham on a permanent basis

Whilst experience of working in a fast-paced recruitment environment is an advantage, we will be offering full training for a new starter!

As a Resourcer, you will be supporting our on-site and branch network, sourcing the very best candidates for our clients.

You will provide general support to the on-site and branch network with candidate sourcing, management, and registrations, whilst upholding the company’s compliance standards at all times.

You will be managing recruitment campaigns including the social media pages.

Building strong relationships with the candidates and maintaining the company values at all times.

Do you have experience in customer service?

Are you a motivated individual who is dedicated to achieving success?

Do you have strong work ethic, and always eager to take on new responsibilities and challenges?

Does this role sound suitable for you? If so, we want to hear from you!!

!! Look no further and start your journey with us today !!

Main duties include the following:

• Drafting adverts professionally and compliantly, placing adverts with job centres, job boards and social media
• Good commercial awareness and cooperation with the on-site and branch team, gathering leads and market intelligence for consultants
• Approaching candidates with utmost professionalism and curtesy, excellent levels of communication maintained throughout the recruitment process
• All internal standards and procedures are adhered to where the interview process and assessments are concerned
• Demonstrating a pro-active approach to candidate marketing, due care paid to client’s requirements when specking candidates out and skill matching
• Excellent customer service via telephone and within all e-mail and SMS communications
• Liaise with the network to gain a good understanding of the client specific requirements and adhering to them
• Pre-screening candidates, booking candidates in for interviews ensuring excellent communication throughout, interviewing, conducting client specific assessments and inductions, contacting on-site and branch network to seek orders, matching workers to relevant booking and booking workers onto contracts, candidate marketing
• Building strong relationships with the candidates and gap network
• Running recruitment campaigns to include CV searching and ensuring that all recruitment media available are utilised

Skills required:

• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent IT skills
• Good telephone manner, must be comfortable and confident on the phone
• Previous social media experience
• Ability to work under pressure and to deal with high volume of calls
• Good team player

Benefits:

• Access to a range of health & wellbeing initiatives to help you balance work, family, and personal life including counselling and wellbeing services
• Access to private medical and dental insurance
• 25 days holiday, plus UK public holidays
• Your birthday off to celebrate
• Corporate annual awards ceremony with fantastic prizes
• A fantastic working environment, working with colleagues that are passionate about the job they do and company they work for.

This role is office based in Wrexham

Monday to Friday 8:00-5:00pm

The starting salary is £21,00 per annum

 To apply for this exciting opportunity, click APPLY NOW

We look forward to hearing from you

Job reference: GAP001

All adverts are refreshed weekly, applications to be submitted by close of play Friday. Whilst we endeavour to respond to all applications individually, due to high volumes, this is not always possible. Successful applications will be contacted within 1 week of the closing date. Thank you for your interest in this role. gap personnel group are committed to the selection, recruitment, and development of the best people, basing judgements solely on suitability for the job. By applying for the above position and providing your personal data to us you understand that your data will be processed in line with our Privacy Policy.

HR & Payroll Officer

£29k - £32k per annum

Monday – Thursday 8am–4:30pm / Friday 8am–1pm  

Wrexham

Based in Wrexham, an opportunity has arisen to join an established and internationally renowned manufacturing company on a permanent basis, working within our clients HR Department reporting to the HR Manager.

Performance Objectives

• The job holder will predominantly administer payroll, pensions, day to day time and attendance, complete journal entries and a variety of internal reports.
• However, as part of a busy HR team, additional general HR duties and analysis will be required.
• Tasks will also include working as part of a team to implement new time and attendance, and HR systems.
• As a key team member working on the development and implementation of new payroll and HR systems, innovative and creative thinking is essential.

Person Specification

Essential

• Educated to GCSE level in Maths and English (or equivalent).
• Payroll experience on Sage Payroll.
• Intermediate Excel skills.
• Generalist HR and payroll experience.
• Good communicator, competent at liaising with colleagues in different departments, in a variety of circumstances.
• Proficient in payroll in order to run three payrolls per month on Sage Payroll, with support from the HR and Payroll Manager.
• Flexible team player, willing to assist colleagues with a range of HR and payroll duties.

Desirable

• Payroll qualification.
• Manufacturing sector experience.
• CIPD qualification.
• Payroll processing at year end experience.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours.
• Employer contributory pension scheme.
• Educational sponsorship.
• Attendance bonus and long service awards.
• Sports & Social club for discounted events tickets and prize draws
• Subsidised canteen.
• Onsite parking.

To apply please call gap personnel Wrexham branch on 01978 366666 alternatively, send your CV to rebecca.brown@gap-personnel.com

gap personnel group is committed to the selection, recruitment and development of the best people, basing judgments solely on suitability for the job. By applying for the above position and providing your personal data to us you understand that your data will be processed in line with our Privacy Policy. Whilst we endeavour to respond to all applications individually, due to high volumes, this is not always possible. Thank you for your interest in this role and we look forward to working with you in the future.

RETAIL ASSISTANT MANAGER – Reading

Gap personnel acting as an employment agency are currently recruiting for Retail Assistant Manager on a permanent basis based in Reading.

GENERAL SUMMARY

You will be passionate, friendly, helpful, and treating everyone with respect. But also, super-efficient - doing more for customers with less.

When things get tough (which they will), you’ll take control and get fast, impressive results through your team. You’ll always lead by example - rolling up your sleeves and getting the job done. It’s how you’ll encourage everyone else to give that little bit more.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

· Making sure the shop floor runs smoothly,

· Meet the store’s monthly targets and handle budgets,

· Assign the duties of all employees in their store,

· Recruit and train staff,

· Deal with any enquiries and complaints and monitor customer service,

· Serve customers as needed,

· Put together the rotas and shifts,

· Check that the products you sell are well displayed,

· Managing deliveries.

IDEAL CANDIDATE MUST HAVE:

· Knowledge of business and management principles,

· Ability to work under pressure and meet deadline,

· Knowledge of human resources management practices and procedures,

· Ability to work in a fast-paced environment,

· Ability to motivate others,

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills,

· Ability to prioritize work,

· Full driving license,

· Strong leadership and problem-solving skills,

· Excellent multitasking skills,

· Minimum of 3 years of experience on managerial position in retail sector.

HOURS OF WORK:

Based on rota. Shifts vary and you will be covering between 8-12 hour shifts across 7 days a week.

SALARY:

from £33,815.00 per annum

BENEFITS:

· 20 days holiday rising to 25 days, plus bank holidays,

· Health Cash Plan,

· Gym membership discounts,

· Discounted cinema tickets,

· Money off holidays,

· Sick pay,

· Recognition at long service awards,

· Maternity, paternity and adoption leave after 2 years,

· Access to an online wellness portal,

· 24/7 Employee Assistant Programme.

Free on-site parking, on good public transport route, ongoing work and a friendly working atmosphere.

Sound like the job for you? Click APPLY to upload your CV and one of our friendly team will be in contact.

Whilst we endeavour to respond to all applications individually, due to high volumes, this is not always possible. Successful applications will be contacted within 1 week of the closing date. Thank you for your interest in this role.

Purchasing Assistant

£24,078 per annum

Monday – Thursday 8am–4:30pm / Friday 8am–1pm  

Wrexham

Based in Wrexham, an opportunity has arisen to join an established and internationally renowned manufacturing company on a permanent basis as a Purchasing Assistant working within the Purchasing Department.  The successful applicant must be self-motivated and able to meet strict deadlines with flexibility in this fast-paced role.

Performance Objectives

• Meeting cost targets for purchased parts and materials.
• Negotiating prices with suppliers.
• Conducting vendor surveys and ratings.
• Drafting orders.

Person Specification

• Administration experience, accuracy and attention to detail.
• Competent in using MS Word, Excel & Outlook.
• Proactive in solving issues arising.
• Ability to communicate successfully with a range of internal and external contacts.
• Experience working with a supply chain, purchasing or logistics function, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
• Hold GCSE Maths and English at grade C and above, or equivalent qualification.
• Previous experience of SAP.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours.
• Employer contributory pension scheme.
• Educational sponsorship.
• Attendance bonus and long service awards.
• Sports & Social club for discounted events tickets and prize draws
• Subsidised canteen.
• Onsite parking.

To apply please call gap personnel Wrexham branch on 01978 366666 alternatively, send your CV to rebecca.brown@gap-personnel.com

gap personnel group is committed to the selection, recruitment and development of the best people, basing judgments solely on suitability for the job. By applying for the above position and providing your personal data to us you understand that your data will be processed in line with our Privacy Policy. Whilst we endeavour to respond to all applications individually, due to high volumes, this is not always possible. Thank you for your interest in this role and we look forward to working with you in the future.

We are currently recruiting Warehouse operatives in Kirkby L33, Knowsley Industrial park.

You will be part of the gap personnel team working on an ongoing basis

Candidates will be required to work in a fast-paced warehouse.

The role will include picking items from locations guided by a hand-held scanner, Candidates will locate the stock isle, pick the correct stock, use a hand-held scanner to scan the item barcode & pack item.

Tipping a container and checking stock quantities are correct. Moving all stock to a designated location and picking items to be delivered to stores.

Once all items are picked, candidates will be required to send the stock items to the packing area ready for distribution.

All candidates will receive full training however due to the nature of the work and the fast-paced environment; we are ideally looking for candidates to have previous warehouse or equivalent experience in a fast-paced environment

Do you feel like this role would be suitable for you?

Look no further and start your journey with us today!!

Available shifts:6am to 6pm and 6pm to 6am rolling shifts on a 4 on 4 off basis

Salary:

Days- £10.01 per hour Overtime £13.35 per hour

Nights- £11.65 per hour Overtime £14.99

Break entitlement: All 12-hour shifts have 2x30 minute break 1 paid 1 unpaid.

Company Benefits:

• Free on-site parking
• Canteen
• Lockers

Contract period: Temporary contract, no fixed term.

Perm opportunities available after a minimum of 12 weeks and if there is a need from Matalan.

Transport Required: This site is on a public bus route, no need to have own transport but to have own transport is an advantage

Train:

• Runs every 20 minutes from Liverpool Central (needs a connecting bus or would need to cycle 15 minutes)

Bus:

• From city centre- 21 bus route, 20x bus route (runs through Walton, Fazakerly)
• From Huyton- 898 or 899 (also runs through Croxteth) 217 (runs from Halewood to Belle Vale onto Huyton)
• From Kirkby- 97a, 98a or X3 all run locally throughout the day.
• From Anfield/Everton- 19
• From Croxteth- 14a

To apply for this exciting opportunity or for any more information in regard to the position advertised you can: -

Call the office on 0333 344 6977

Send us a message on WhatsApp 07485301488

Please state your

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Where you saw the job advert
• And “KIRKBY”

gap personnel who are operating as an employment business

JOB REFERENCE - NRC003

We are looking for Auto electrician / Vehicle Assemblers to join the team at one of our rapidly growing clients in Haslingden!

Great opportunity to work for market leading manufacturer of temperature controlled commercial vehicles!

Interviews taking place at Head Office in Haslingden.

Immediate start available for the successful candidates.

Temporary to permanent contract after completing 12 weeks

Successful candidate will be involved but not limited to assembling and fitting various parts of vehicles and electrical aspects: wiring cables, fitting lights, tail lifts etc. 

Great attention to details and ability to follow written instructions is essential

Previous experience in similar environment is preferred.

This is a very manual role, so candidates must be physically fit

Shifts & Rates of Pay:

Mon to Thurs: 6 am - 4 pm - £10 per hour

Overtime is paid after 39 hours. Monday to Saturday time and a half and double time on Sunday.

Benefits that client offers once you are employed directly:

• Discount on food and retail shopping, days out and holidays

• Medical and counseling support 

• Cycle to work scheme

• Further pay increases based on skill set

If you are interested and have relevant skills please submit your CV to blackburn@gap-personnel.com

BRAND NEW SITE WITH GREAT SITE FACILITIES

NIGHTS FLT COUNTERBALANCE DRIVER NEEDED - DORDON TAMWORTH

SUNDAY TO THURSDAY AND TUESDAY TO SATURDAY SHIFTS

22.00-06.00- 30 MIN BREAK

£13.80PH PLUS OVER TIME @ £17.25ph

*TEMP TO PERM OPPORTUNITY*

We are working with a BRAND-NEW site based in the Dordon, Tamworth B781TX  area and we are looking for Counterbalance FLT Drivers for this fantastic opportunity.

This company is an international company with a friendly and approachable team leaders and management team.

The schedule for this role is every Tuesday-Saturday night shifts- £13.80 per hour with the opportunity for over time at an enhanced rate at £17.25ph

What this role includes:

• Loading and unloading stock from lorries
• Moving the stock around the warehouse to make more room
• Operating FLT Counterbalance Trucks

**You will need a valid FLT counterbalance license to apply**

Something great about this company is that they don’t believe staff should have to pay for their meals during shifts so… all meals are provided free of charge; all you must do is choose what you want from the menu!

There are a lot of other benefits that come along with this role such as:

• Private medical insurance
• Private dental insurance
• Pension scheme with option for 5% employee, 10% employer
• Bonus Scheme
• Online and high street discounts
• 25 Days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays!
• Death in service policy
• Staff discounts
• Reward and recognition platforms
• Opportunities for extended training on different Trucks

After 12 weeks there is an opportunity to go permanent which all of the above applies to^^

Candidates will be required to take a drugs and alcohol test before undertaking 1 week of training shifts on days. 

If you are interested in this role then please call 01159347000 or apply here. 

Farm Assistant required in Hackthorn, Lincoln LN2

This is a great opportunity for anyone who enjoys working outdoors. 

Working Hours: Monday to Friday 07:00am - 16:00pm and every other weekend on a rota basis for a few hours in the morning

Pay: Paid weekly at £10 PH

General Tasks:

• General outdoor maintenance of the farm ie fixing fences, sheds etc. (Tool experience needed)
• Loading trailers on the farm with feed sacks and spreading the feed
• Rounding up livestock onto trailers
• Loading and unloading hay bales - heavy lifting involved 

We are looking for candidates that are comfortable with outdoor work, happy to work in a more physical role, reliable (as the animals need feeding) and flexible to work a few hours on alternating weekends.

Due to the location your own transport is essential.

If you are interested in this role then please call 0115 934 7000 or apply through here.

Here at Gap Personnel, we are working with a site based in Burnaston, Derby. We are looking for x3 FLT Counterbalance Drivers who are looking for long term and wanting to expand their experience. This site is a large international car manufacturer.

Hours & Pay:

Working on a weekly rotation Monday-Friday, 05:30-14:30 one week then 15:00-00:00 the week after. You will be paid £11.71ph with overtime of £17.57ph on week days and Saturdays up to £23.42ph on Sundays. (Pay increases after 12 weeks)

Job Role:

• Loading and unloading trailers – Undercover into the main building
• Using FLT Trucks
• Loading and unloading parts from trucks and the warehouse
• Working to production targets to help with the production flow
• Moving parts around the warehouse.

Benefits

• In house training is offered
• Good site facilities
• Genuine temp to perm roles offered after 12 weeks
• Friendly team
• Ongoing training can be offered for growth

Ideal Candidate

• FLT Experience required
• All in-date FLT counterbalance certificates are accepted
• In house certificates by Npors, RTITB and ITSSAR accepted.

If you are interested in this role then please email your FLT certificates to nottingham@gap-personnel.com subject “DERBY FLT JOB” and include your phone number and name then we will call you straight back.

For more information please call 01159347000

Gap Personnel

Training Opportunities for FLT Driving offered here...

 This site is the largest supplier of IBA Materials, there are 25 trucks on site that deliver recycled products. They offer a full service for removal of any type of waste.

We are looking for x 3 candidates to start on our weekly rotating shifts 06:00-14:30/14:00-22:30 with the pay being £9.51ph plus over time rates. 

What will I be doing?

• Production line- sorting through aggregate, sorting metal and plastics into the correct containers.
• Shoveling waste into correct bins
• General tidying around work stations, and occasional spillages
• Scraping off waste that is passing through the machines using tools

You will be provided with full PPE such as:

• Gloves and goggles
• Jumpsuit to go over clothes
• Helmet

This client offers a permanent contract after 12 weeks, which will come with training benefits to further your experience and knowledge such as Forklift licences, Machine Operating etc. 

We will be holding a walk-about, so you can go see where you will be working and get to meet some of the staff

If you would like to come and join us then please give our office a call on 01159347000 or apply through here

We look forward to hearing from you!