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Job Title: Bike Mechanic / E-Bike Technician About Port Port is building the infrastructure for the future of last-mile delivery. We provide electric bikes for rental, used by couriers across London, powered by our proprietary charging station technology and a growing network of urban hubs. Our comprehensive mobility package includes charging, parking, maintenance, and dedicated fleet management software-ensuring seamless operations for riders and businesses. We currently operate in London and parts of Europe and are rapidly expanding across. Join us in building sustainable infrastructure for urban delivery. About the Role As a Bike Mechanic / E-Bike Technician, you will play a crucial role in ensuring our fleet of e-bikes is safe, reliable, and ready for our riders. Working both in our workshop and on the field, you'll be responsible for maintenance, repairs, and quality checks, contributing directly to our mission of sustainable urban mobility. Key Responsibilities Diagnostics of E-Bikes: Perform in-depth inspections and fault diagnosis for mechanical and electrical systems, including motors, batteries, brakes, and control units. Repairs: Carry out safe and efficient repairs on e-bikes and charging docks, including component replacement and system recalibration to restore full functionality. Quality Assurance: Conduct post-repair quality assurance checks to ensure bikes are roadworthy and meet company safety standards. Preventative Maintenance: Perform regular maintenance tasks such as brake adjustments, chain lubrication, firmware updates, and general tune-ups. Assembly: Assemble new e-bikes and retrofit existing bikes with upgraded parts, ensuring build quality and consistency. Field Support: Respond to field service requests for minor repairs or battery swaps, ensuring bikes remain available and operational across all service areas. Inventory Management: Track and manage spare parts inventory, ensuring timely ordering and availability of critical components. Documentation: Maintain accurate records of all repairs, diagnostics, and parts usage for internal reporting and compliance purposes. Safety Compliance: Follow all safety protocols and procedures while working in the workshop or out in the field. Continuous improvement: Helping to support continuous service improvements SOP Adherence: Follow Port’s Standard Operating Procedures meticulously to ensure consistency, efficiency, and safety in all technical tasks. Performance Metrics: Work towards achieving daily, weekly, and monthly targets such as including service turnaround times, repair quality, and bike availability Who You Are Experience: Experience of working in manufacturing, mechanical environment and/or have a minimum of 1 year experience in bicycle or e-bike maintenance and repair Technical Skills: Proficient in diagnosing and repairing mechanical and electrical components of bicycles. A background in mechanical/Electric maintenance is an advantage Certifications: Relevant certifications in bicycle mechanics or electrical systems are an advantage Physical Requirements: Comfortable handling and lifting heavy e-bikes as part of daily operations, including work in varied outdoor conditions. Soft Skills: Strong problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and good communication skills Autonomous and Happy to work flexibly with rotational hours Keen interest in bicycles Why Join Us? You’ll be joining a team building a new kind of urban infrastructure - one that makes mobility more accessible, sustainable, and efficient. You’ll work on meaningful, tangible projects with real-world impact, and have ownership over a growing part of our operations. 📍 Manchester, UK ⏳ Type: Freelance/Self employed on a 40 to 48 hours / week (depending on profile and availability). The role offers the possibility to move to a permanent role - Please note, this position is shift-based with the working week running Monday to Sunday. We are open to discuss shift patterns (days and time of day) to adjust to availability 🚀 Are you our next hands-on, detail-oriented, and tech-aware Bike Mechanic ready to make a real impact as part of Port’s growing micromobility team? Join us and help keep our fleet moving!

Are you looking to kick-start a new career in health & safety? We are recruiting for companies who are looking to employ our Health & Safety Traineeship graduates to keep up with their growth. The best part is you will not need any previous experience as full training will be provided. You will also have the reassurance of a job guarantee within 20 miles of your location upon completion. Whether you are working full time, part-time or unemployed, this package has the flexibility to be completed at a pace that suits you. The traineeship is completed in 4 easy steps, Step 1 - IOSH - Managing Safely Here you will learn about the basics of health and safety. Step 2 - NEBOSH Now you will decide whether you would like to study the NEBOSH General, Construction or the Fire Safety course, depending on the path that you intend your career to follow. You will have an expert tutor on hand if required. Step 3 - Risk Assessments You will write a series of risk assessments that need to be up to a workplace standard. This is a requirement to gain your NEBOSH certification. Step 4 - NEBOSH Exams The exams can be sat in one of the official NEBOSH testing centres, or online. (Online only currently available for general certificate). Your Job Upon Completion Once you have completed all of the mandatory training and exams, we will place you into an entry level health & safety role as either a advisor, officer or coordinator, where you will be guaranteed a starting salary of £25K-£45K. We have partnered with a number of large organisations strategically located throughout the UK, providing a nationwide reach of jobs for our candidates. At a one off cost of £1099, or a deposit of £162 followed by 10 interest free monthly instalments of £113, this represents a great opportunity to start a rewarding career in health & safety and have a real career ladder to start climbing. If you are not offered a role at the end of the training we will refund 100% of your course fees.

Job Title: Personal Assistant & Office Administrator We are currently seeking a Personal Assistant & Office Administrator to join our team. This is a dynamic, hands-on role ideal for someone with strong organizational skills and prior experience in the services industry. Key Responsibilities: Provide direct support to management with scheduling, communication, and task coordination Oversee day-to-day office administration and ensure smooth operations Handle correspondence, filing, and document management Assist with basic bookkeeping and liaising with clients or suppliers as needed Maintain a professional and organized office environment Requirements: Proven experience in a similar role, ideally within a service-based business Excellent communication and time-management skills Strong attention to detail and the ability to multitask Proficiency in Microsoft Office and general office software Ability to work independently and handle confidential information

Are you looking to kick-start a new career in IT? We are recruiting for companies who are looking to employ our Cyber Security Traineeship graduates to keep up with their growth. The best part is you will not need any previous experience as full training will be provided. You will also have the reassurance of a job guarantee (£24K-£45K) upon completion. Whether you are working full time, part time or unemployed, this package has the flexibility to be completed at a pace that suits you. The traineeship is completed in 4 easy steps. Step 1 - Online Training The first step is completing a selection of professional, accredited and industry recognised IT Support courses by CompTIA, Microsoft and Cisco. Step 2 - Practical Training You will gain the practical experience by using our cutting edge Livelabs. Gaining hands-on experience is essential in today’s IT industry for both certifications and keeping up to date with new technologies. Step 3 - Official exams You will then go on to sit the CompTIA A+ exams to give you the official certifications which will be recognised worldwide. Step 4 - IT Technician placement (£24K-£45K) You will be placed into your first role as an IT Technician, with a starting salary of anywhere between £24K-£45K. You will need to gain two years experience in this role before you can progress into a Cyber Security role. Cyber Security Role You will now be ready to move into your Cyber Security role. We have partnered with a number of large IT companies who have a massive shortage of qualified Cyber Security professionals. At a one-off cost of £999, or a deposit of £149 followed by 10 interest free monthly instalments of £104, this represents a great opportunity to start a rewarding career in IT and have a real career ladder to start climbing. If you are not offered a role at the end of the training, we will refund 100% of your course fees. Apply now and one of our friendly advisors will be in touch.

Are you looking to kick-start a new career in IT? We are recruiting for companies who are looking to employ our Network Engineer Traineeship graduates to keep up with their growth. The best part is you will not need any previous experience as full training will be provided. You will also have the reassurance of a job guarantee (£24K-£45K) upon completion. Whether you are working full time, part time or unemployed, this package has the flexibility to be completed at a pace that suits you. The traineeship is completed in 4 easy steps. Step 1 - Online Training The first step is completing a selection of professional, accredited and industry recognised IT Support courses by CompTIA, Microsoft and Cisco. Step 2 - Practical Training You will gain the practical experience by using our cutting edge Livelabs. Gaining hands-on experience is essential in today’s IT industry for both certifications and keeping up to date with new technologies. Step 3 - Official exams You will then go on to sit the Cisco CCNA exam to give you the official certifications which will be recognised worldwide. Step 4 - IT Technician placement (£24-£45K) You will be placed into your first role as an IT Technician, with a starting salary of anywhere between £24K-£45K. You will need to gain two years experience in this role before you can progress into a Network engineer role. Network Engineer Role You will now be ready to move into your Network Engineer role. We have partnered with a number of large IT companies who have a massive shortage of qualified Network Engineers. At a one off cost of £999, or a deposit of £149 followed by 10 interest free monthly instalments of £104, this represents a great opportunity to start a rewarding career in IT and have a real career ladder to start climbing. If you are not offered a role at the end of the training we will refund 100% of your course fees. Apply now and one of our friendly advisors will be in touch.

Are you looking to kick-start a new career in IT? We are recruiting for companies who are looking to employ our IT Technician Traineeship graduates to keep up with their growth. The best part is you will not need any previous experience as full training will be provided. You will also have the reassurance of a job guarantee (£24K-£30K) upon completion. Whether you are working full time, part time or unemployed, this package has the flexibility to be completed at a pace that suits you. The traineeship is broken down into 3 easy steps. Step 1 - Online Training The first step is completing a selection of professional, accredited and industry recognised IT Technician courses by CompTIA, Microsoft and Cisco. The training is delivered via multimedia rich video tutorials, presentations and quizzes through a portal that you study from home. You will also be assigned an expert tutor to help you throughout your training. Step 2 - Practical Training You will gain the practical experience by using our cutting edge Livelabs. Gaining hands-on experience is essential in today’s IT industry for both certifications and keeping up to date with new technologies. Step 3 - Official exams You will then go on to sit the CompTIA A+ exams to give you the official certifications which will be recognised worldwide. Through our range of partnerships throughout the UK with IT organisations, we are able to place you into an entry level IT role within your local area working in either an IT Technician/Desktop Support/First Line Support Role. We guarantee you will be offered a job upon completion, or we will refund you 100% of your course fees back. At a one-off cost of £799, or a deposit of £112 followed by 10 interest free monthly instalments of £78, this represents a great opportunity to start a rewarding career in IT. Read through the information? Passionate about starting a career in IT? Apply now and one of our friendly advisors will be in touch.