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Dowding and Mills Plc

Salary

Competitive + Competative Package

Location

Altrincham

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Sulzer Dowding & Mills are a global leader in the repair and maintenance of high voltage electrical motors and generators, and related services across several industries. As a brand with over 100 years of history, we are committed to providing an outstanding level of service and technical support to our diverse client base.

We are currently recruiting for a Branch Manager join our Altrincham branch.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:

To hold total P&L responsibility for the branch and to ensure its success by agreeing, implementing and monitoring individual and branch objectives and targets whilst ensuring company policies and procedures are adhered to.

Business Development:

- Identify new opportunities for increasing the business. Manage the introduction of new products and services.
- Develop and lead a sales strategy focused on expanding the customer base and maximising the business from current customers.
- Establish an effective relationship with key customers to maximise business growth. Prepare and present presentations to customers, current and potential, using PowerPoint and other current presentation media.
- To monitor and action competitor activity and local business/industry trends.

Strategy:

- Develop a strategic plan for sales growth and profit maximisation for the branch, which supports the overall regional business strategy. Use modern presentation methods for presentation to the management team. Maintain and monitor the strategic plan as appropriate.

Leadership:

- The motivational leadership of a team of employees in the provision of a dynamic customer focused multi-functional engineering repair business.

Commercial:

- To provide a commercial focus to the business, ensuring that margins are maximised and that costs are controlled.

Reporting:

- To provide appropriate reports to the Regional Management team and Board of Directors on sales and financial performance in a pre-set format.
- Submit a monthly report incorporating an appraisal of the status of the branch in relation to its development programme and an assessment of its performance to date against budget, with special regards to sales, profit and cash flow.

Employee Relations and Training:

- To provide an effective and harmonious employees relations environment in which individual skills and performance are maximised.
- Develop and coach works manager/supervisors to ensure efficient and effective management of sites.
- Monitor performance levels of the branch employees, identify areas for improvement and address as required.
- Maintain and monitor an up to date training matrix for all employees to assist in identifying training requirements for the branch.
- Ensure that individuals are effectively appraised against agreed objectives and establish personal development plans aligned to the needs of the business.

QESH:

- Ensure that the branch conforms to the appropriate regulations to provide a safe working environment, including Health and Safety, Transport, Maintenance records and working time directive.
- Ensure all quality and operational standards are maintained in line with company expectations and implement new procedures as required.

Budget:

- In conjunction with the Regional Management team prepare the budget and capital appropriations for half-year projections.

Adhoc:

- To undertake any associated duties as required by the business.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

TECHNICAL BACKGROUND

- Strong Electrical Engineering background, preferably in a repairs / maintenance environment
- Knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office applications
- Knowledge and experience in the principles of quality assurance, quality control and health and safety legislation
- Good communication skills both oral and written

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

- A completed formal engineering apprenticeship or training scheme or equivalent
- Evidence of further education in an appropriate discipline i.e. Electrical/Mechanical Engineering and additional training and development in management theory and practice would be an advantage.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

- Proven man management skills, experience of managing staff
- Customer focus, with demonstrable adaptability in approach to offer our range of services
- Able to plan, direct and supervise work of engineers as well as select, motivate, evaluate and discipline staff
- Able to work on own initiative, be self-motivated and disciplined
- Able to plan and control company resources to maximise the productivity of the workforce and the services provided to customers

Sulzer Dowding & Mills is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.

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JOBG8

Salary

From £24,000 to £26,000 per year

Location

England, East Sussex, South East, United Kingdom, Eastbourne

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Salary �24-25k + Dependant on experience We are seeking an experienced Domiciliary Care Manager to manage a brand new start up Domiciliary Care business in the Eastbourne area. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced manager to develop and grow this business by recruiting care staff, setting up systems, carrying out on call duties and covering visits when necessary and building relationships with care managers, GP services etc.This position is full of variety and will be fast moving, it is also highly rewarding and flexible and you will be well supported by the owner of this business and senior management team. This exciting franchised owned care business is developing fast nationally, they use the HomeTrak planning system to plan weekly care staff rota's, so experience with using a similar system would be an advantage. Your role would also be to supervise staff, take on new care packages, carry out risk assessments, hold team meetings, prepare care plans and update when necessary, ensure high quality care is delivered at all times and to be a supportive, approachable manager. You will need excellent recruitment experience and staff retention skills, have a enthusiastic and positive approach to management and be an approachable supportive leader who has high quality values. Good local knowledge will be helpful and you will need to be a car owner/driver as part of your duties while the business is growing will be to visit service users, cover some on call duties and work flexibly in the community while maintaining a management role within the office. You will be well supported by the owners of this exciting developing business and will receive excellent training ongoing. You will also need good business acumen and have an excellent understanding of the care standards and CQC regs. This position may also suit a deputy manager or senior coordinator who has gained and NVQ 3 or 4 in health & social care and who may be looking for the next step up? However Domiciliary Care experience is essential for this role. An excellent salary and package will be offered to the successful candidate and further opportunities to develop your career will be forthcoming. This is a full time permanent management position and hours of work are 37.5hrs from 8.45am to 5pm Monday to Friday although flexibility will be required according to the needs of the business.

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JOBG8

Salary

From £25,000 to £30,000 per year

Location

West Midlands, England, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, confident, very caring, good humoured Domiciliary Care Manager to join a quality drivien care provider to manage and build on a busy, established home care business in Erdington, Birmingham. You will be responsible for managing and developing this established and busy branch. Experience in Domiciliary care is essential. This is a fabulous exciting opportunity which is varied in duties and is a busy demanding role, but highly rewarding. You must be a car owner driver and have good local knowledge. You will already ideally hold an RMA / NVQ 4 in Health and Social Care and be fully conversant with the NCS and CQC regs. You will have excellent communication, IT and leadership skills and the ability to work effectively in an ever changing environment. You will need to have excellent business development skills and be able to build good working partnerships with Local Authorities. You will need to have good business acumen with a commercial mind set and strong recruitment skills, have experience of delivering a high quality service to service users and understand the need to recruit, retain and support staff. Experience of planning community care staff rota's would be helpful but is not essential. You will be leading an established team including coordinators and admin staff within the branch. Our client is seeking a dynamic, approachable confident manager to build this exciting business to the next level within the Domiciliary Care sector. This role is a management role with a difference as you will need excellent delegation skills and be able to prioritise and manage change, a sense of humour is essential! Duties include: - Day to day staff management and recruitment of the branch. - Developing further business opportunities and marketing services - Overseeing of all daily operational issues - Full responsibility of branch P & L's and working within a budget - Ensuring all of care delivered is of the highest standard. - Adhering to all company policies, procedures and CQC requirements. Benefits include: - Unrivalled ongoing training and support - Excellent career prospects and future development If you would like to be recognised for your outstanding managerial ability and extensive knowledge of the care industry please apply NOW .

Recruiter

Dowding and Mills Plc

Salary

Competitive + Competative

Location

Southampton

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Sulzer Dowding & Mills are currently recruiting for the position of Works Manager for our branch based in Southampton.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:

• Assist the Branch Manager with the overall running of the Branch.
• Leading, managing and mentoring the departmental supervisors.
• Upholding long term customer relationships that have been established by the Customer Service Representatives.
• Assisting the Branch Manager in the recruitment, training, development, performance management, discipline, motivation and safe working practices of workshop staff.
• Identify training needs for workshop staff and ensure the workshop staff remain up to date with all Work Instructions.
• Documenting jobs to include health and safety compliance and quality assurance.
• Quoting and estimating of job to the level designated by the Branch Manager.
• Contract reviews on customers’ acceptance of quotations.
• Understand the work flow in each section of the Branch and work with Section Supervisors in the scheduling of jobs and allocation of resources so maximum efficiency and economy of operations is achieved with each job.
• Control the flow of jobs through the workshop including; scheduling, priorities, progress updates and productivity.
• Review of master production schedule and work orders by holding regular work in progress meetings.
• Revision of production schedule according to work order specifications, established priorities and the availability and capability of workers, parts, materials, machines and equipment.
• Compilation of reports when required.
• Ensuring and checking that all costs are on each job and that quoted work scope has been satisfactorily met.
• Ensure that labour time spent on the job is reasonable. Assess and manage time sheets if designated by Branch Manager.
• Assisting Branch Manager in the costing of job folders on completion of work
• Utilizing Branch resources (e.g. Office Supervisor and QESH Officer), oversee the Branch apprentices, ensuring training meets course and company requirements, log books are completed, rotation through each section has been achieved, and there is adequate supervision.
• Coordination of shifts, overtime, leave applications and apprentices block college release to ensure maximum coverage for required labour.
• Ensure that the Company QESH systems are adhered to in the Workshop.
• Customer liaison
• Job quoting
• Quality updates.
• Provide technical knowledge

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE
TECHNICAL BACKGROUND

• Technical apprenticeship working on electrical rotating machinery
• At least 3 years management/supervisory experience in service related industry with technical knowledge of electrical rotating equipment
• Excellent communication skills
• AC & DC repairs & Rewinds
• Management Experience

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• IOSH
• Recognised electrical or mechanical apprenticeship or equivelent

RELATED EXPERIENCE
• Management experience
• AC & DC repairs
• Working in similar environment

Sulzer Dowding & Mills is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.

Recruiter

JOBG8

Salary

From £25,000 to £30,000 per year

Location

United Kingdom, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

LOCATION: Edinburgh Also has Centre Manager vacancies in Glasgow, Perth, Fife and Falkirk JOB TITLE: Centre Manager SALARY & BENEFITS : �25,000-�30,000 Base Salary - �40,000 OTE WORKING HOURS: 37.5+ Dependant on Business Requirements THE ROLE: Our Client is currently seeking multiple Centre Managers to manage their expansion programme across Scotland. They are a market leading auto-care business with a passion for superb customer service in this fast moving and challenging industry. Their main products and services are tyres, MOT tests and car servicing. Key Responsibilities include:- Day to day running of the retail outlet Managing stock control Man management of technical staff Ensuring sales targets are met and profitability of the Centre is maximised Ensuring company values and customer service principles are promoted in a sales focused manner THE COMPANY: Our client is a premier discount auto-care business, who operate across the central belt of Scotland as well as Fife and Perth. They have built up an enviable reputation for delivering outstanding service and for giving customers value for money and are looking to expand further. They pride their selves on their company values and consider their people their greatest asset. The Company's growth plan includes developing co-ownerships and the Centre Manager role offers a great opportunity to prove your capability to be considered for a co-ownership in the future. THE CANDIDATE: We are looking for someone with: A Strong background in retail management Excellent customer service skills Excellent man-management skills The ability to prioritise and manage time well An entrepreneurial nature- flexible and ambitious Strong sales ability and driven to surpass sales targets The following would be advantageous: A background in the auto-care industry KEYWORDS: "customer service", "customer service manager", "retail manager", "branch manager", "store manager", "warehouse manager", "depot manager", "retail", "garage manager", "branch management", "retail management", "depot management", "garage management", "store management", "customer service management" "customer service manager jobs in Edinburgh", "retail manager jobs in Edinburgh", "branch manager jobs in Edinburgh", "store manager jobs in Edinburgh", "warehouse manager", "depot manager jobs in Edinburgh", "retail", "garage manager jobs in Edinburgh", "branch management", "retail management jobs in Edinburgh", "depot management jobs in Edinburgh", "garage management jobs in Edinburgh", "store management jobs in Edinburgh", "customer service management jobs in Edinburgh" "Glasgow" "Fife" "Falkirk"

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JOBG8

Salary

From £21,000 to £25,000 per year

Location

England, Bradford, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

LOCATION: Harrogate JOB TITLE: Hire Manager SALARY & BENEFITS : �21 - 25k Per Annum + Bonus, 20 Days Holiday, Pension, Share Options, Fully financed commercial vehicle WORKING HOURS: Mon - Fri 7.30 - 5pm +Alternate Sat Mornings 8am - 12pm THE ROLE: Hire Manager This is a exciting opportunity to work with one of the biggest brands in the Construction marketplace. They are currently opening a new outlet in Harrogate. The role will be to manage a Tool / Plant Hire outlet featured within a busy Builder merchants. You will have full responsibility for achieving the set budgets and managing the client base and your ledger effectively. Working to targets and KPI's you will be making the best of all opportunities and working collectively with other members of the Group to ensure a maximum returns. Offering excellent customer service and ensuring a great customer experience on all occasions Key Responsibilities:- Work to achieve all targets set Promote the Hire Business Po-active and Re-active Sales Build and maintain effective relationships with clients Manage logistics and transport Manage the depot effectively Manage your stock and safeguard against losses Ensure maintenance of the tools and Plant Work together as part of a team Cover duties within the branch when required THE COMPANY: Our client is market leading provider of Building Materials and Services, with an extensive Branch Network covering the UK and further a field the organisation offer excellent career development opportunities. THE CANDIDATE: We are looking for applicants with a strong base of knowledge of the Tool /Plant Hire Industry. You will need experience and strong product knowledge of light and heavy equipment and understand terminology and usage of these products. Ideally we are looking for a candidate who is looking to take control of their own Branch. Perhaps you are currently a Supervisor or Assistant Branch Manager and would like the opportunity to gain more experience in taking control of your own outlet. Key skills and experience essential:- Experience of the Plant / Tool Hire Preferably experience of managing a team or depot at a supervisory level Someone looking for career progression with a major firm Excellent attitude to dealing with customers Does this sound like you?... If the answer is yes please hit the apply now button. You will be forwarded an Online Application form to further strengthen your application and we will respond to you in due course. KEYWORDS: "Assistant manager" "Tool Hire Manager" "Plant Hire Manager" "Trade Sales" "Counter Sales" Branch Manager" Assistant Branch Manager" "HGV Driver" "LGV Driver" "Fitter" "PLANT Fitter" "Construction Plant Fitter" "Maintenance Mechanic" "HGV Fitter" "Heavy Plant Fitter" "Plant Hire" "Tool Hire" " Assistant manager in Harrogate" "Tool Hire Manager jobs in Harrogate" "Plant Hire Manager jobs in Harrogate" "Trade Sales jobs in Harrogate " "Counter Sales jobs in Harrogate" Branch Manager Job in Harrogate" Assistant Branch Manager Jobs in Harrogate"

Recruiter

JOBG8

Salary

From £7 to £7 per hour

Location

United Kingdom, West Midlands, England, Birmingham

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Field Care Supervisor We are now seeking 'Full Time Field Care Supervisors' (40hrs monthly for your senior duties as directed by your line manager) who will show warmth and support to our clients and their families; helping them to promote independence and dignity and positively enhancing their lives in our care within their homes. As one of the West Midlands' leading care organisations, 'West Midlands Homebased Care' provides affordable, reliable and flexible domiciliary care. We offer a wide choice of homecare services to adults with a range of needs. Support varies from help with everyday domestic tasks to high intensity personal care. Our care workers are specially chosen for their professional competence and friendly approach. So as a 'Field Care Supervisor' what do you need to do to make this happen? You will need to: Have a NVQ qualification, preferably Level 3 or working towards it. Be a driver and have your own transport. Be responsible for supervising and managing the Home Care Support Workers to ensure that they are adhering to the required high quality standards. Conduct regular one-to-one meetings with Home Care Support Workers to discuss their progress and training. Be able to provide a range of personal, social, emotional and practical care tasks as required for the wellbeing of service users living in their own homes. Work towards an assessment and planned package of care that will enable service users to exercise independent control over their own lives. Deliver high quality "hands on care" to service users in their own home. Ensure that both new and problematic packages of care are delivered and monitored in line with agreed care and support plans. Manage any emergency issues that arise and to ensure that the emergency is covered, which maybe through delegating to a Homecare Support Worker or covering the emergency yourself. Key Responsibilities - To act as "key worker" or lead worker as directed by the Branch Manager (BM). To attend along with the Referral Assessment and QA Coordinator all new packages for new service users with the aim of introducing the Home Care Support Workers, going through support and care plans and commencing the package. To undertake assessments of needs for non-complex cases, identifying needs to develop and implement an appropriate care plan. To ensure all documentation required in the service user's homes is both in place and accurately completed. To undertake 28 day quality assurance reviews as directed by the Branch Manager. To monitor the delivery of services as directed by the Branch Manager. To attend Service User reviews to ensure that services are being delivered in line with support and care plans. To take part in the induction/work shadowing of Home care Support workers as directed by the Branch Manager, ensuring that the work shadowing documentation are fully completed. To actively participate in the "on the job supervision" and spot checking of Home Care support workers as directed by the Branch Manager, ensuring that the necessary documentation is fully completed at all times. To provide the necessary support and mentoring for Home Care Support workers. To undertake field based training with the Home Care Support Workers ensuring that they are working within their competency level and the company standards. To assess Home Care Support workers against the Skills for Care Common Induction Standards through work shadowing sessions. To carry out quality assurance exercise through a new of process such as questionnaires, spot visits and observational supervisions. To be part of the on-call rota, recording and reporting all activities to the Branch Manager. To participate in the company emergency response arrangements as directed by the designated officer. To demonstrate excellent communication, negotiating and working skills in complex situations and to be able to represent the organisation in meetings with external agencies. The ability to work as part of a team to achieve the branch priorities is essential. To ensure the strictest confidentiality at all times in respect of your day to day work. To maintain professional boundaries at all times between self, support workers and service users. To ensure the company's code of conduct and dress code is implemented at all times. To ensure that Health and Safety responsibilities are adhered to in accordance with company Health and Safety policies and procedures. SPECIAL CONDITIONS In order to facilitate meeting this need of our services which operates 365 days/nights per year, it is an essential requirement of the job that the post holder will be required to work flexible and unsociable hours. This will include evenings, weekends, nights and Bank Holidays, and will also be expected to travel to local and surrounding areas.