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Sales Office Manager - Milton Hill (The Venues Collection), Oxford | Full-Time / Permanent We are looking to bring on board a Sales Office Manager , for Hotel and Events within our lovely Venue, Milton Hill House, a beautiful Georgian manor with 120 bedrooms and 22 function spaces set in Oxfordshire parkland. Extremely Competitive Salary, 5 days a week, occasional weekend work may be required 40 hrs a week As Sales Office Manager, your role will be: To motivate & lead the sales office team to achieve the financial targets & key performance indicators of the venues & manage the day to day operation of reservations & meetings & events sales. To operate effective diary management across rooms & meetings and events in order to maximise all yield opportunities. To ensure that the Sales Office team can deputise effectively in the absence of the Sales Office Manager and cover tasks such as rate management & forecast process. In conjunction with the General Manager, participate & host the weekly or Bi-weekly Sales Strategy meeting in order to discuss & set strategy, ensure conversion & pro-active sales actions are in place to deliver the hotels budget & forecasted revenue performance. To produce the weekly rooms & events sales forecast and supporting commentary where required, ensuring involvement from Assistant Sales Office Manager in this process in order to deputise in absence of Sales Office Manager. To participate in the weekly forecast meeting with the General Manager & Financial Controller. To ensure effective communication from the Sales Office department to the operational venue team to ensure the smooth running of events, this includes ensuring BEO's are issued in a timely & correct manner, sleeper forecasts are shared & attendance of one of the team at the weekly BEO meeting. Ensure hotel revenue procedure are adhered to for No shows, cancellations, contracting, room allocation, upgrades & reservation process in order to maximise revenue opportunities. To ensure all the reservation & event processes & procedures are completed & operating to TVC standards. To ensure the Sales Office team follow the accounting procedures regarding corporate credit facilities in line with company polices & procedures & ensure effective deposit procedure is in place. To oversee the event invoicing process, ensuring all conference bills are produced correctly and in a timely manner. Audit & take positive action to ensure data integrity on all accommodation & event bookings. Ensure all relevant team members are fully briefed regarding all accommodation & event sales promotions. Ensure all bookings are being followed up, contracted to TVC standard & updated in Opera. Ensure all denied business in pro-actively secured where possible in another TVC venue if not referred to Lime Venues for the wider Compass opportunity. To recruit, train and develop new sales team members. To produce statistical information as required including month end pack, weekly cancelled, denied or refused business. To attend any communication/ operational meetings where appropriate to represent the sales department. To help host events during busy seasonal times where required. To support the Director of Sales with new business leads and supporting client events where necessary. Benefits: Medicash - Healthcare benefits, including dental, optical and therapy treatments (includes up to 4 dependent children) Aviva Digicare - Free annual healthcare check Exclusive Benefits & Wellbeing site (Perks at Work) Entertainment discounts - up to 55% off cinema tickets Health & Wellbeing discounts - Discounts for Nuffield Health (20%) and Pure Gym (10%) Travel discounts - Discounts with holiday companies such as TUI and Expedia Shopping discounts - Save up to 15% at high street and online stores by purchasing Shopping Cards Meals on duty Vodaphone discounts Pension scheme and Life Assurance Employee Assistance Programme 23 days + BH's and additional day off for your birthday 2 days additional leave, following return from Maternity leave during first year back Competitive and supportive family benefits Day off for baby's first birthday Holiday purchase scheme On-going training & development and career pathways Professional subscriptions paid Financial wellbeing programme and preferred rates on salary finance products Great things happen when people get together in our spaces to meet, spaces to sleep and spaces to celebrate at Milton Hill House. From leisure breaks, weddings and celebrations to conferences, meetings, training, and every business event in between our venue provides an informal atmosphere where you and our guests can be themselves.We combine our spaces with a bigger family. Milton Hill House is part of The Venues Collection - a division of Compass Group UK & Ireland, the market leader in contract catering & support services. Part of Compass Group UK&I, we are a grouping of seven easily accessible event spaces with hotel-like residential and leisure facilities, which all sit under the brand name The Venues Collection. Located across the UK, our venues all feature stylish and individual event spaces, including both contemporary and historic meeting areas. Join us to grow your career with the industry leader, and get competitive pay, great perks and unrivalled opportunities for learning and development, at one of the UK's biggest businesses.Every day, our teams of passionate hospitality professionals strive for excellence in delivering employee dining and hospitality to some of the UK's leading workplace as well as inspiring exceptional experiences in iconic cultural and heritage destinations. Job Reference: com/0209/94171001/52760365/SU #Venues Collection Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength! TPBN1_UKTJ

Department Quality Engineer Abingdon Rd, Culham, UK Full-time Salary: £56,596 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension Division: Risk Assurance & QSHE Site Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire Confirmed Grade: Level 5 Department: Quality Company Description By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the worlds energy? If so, read on. Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs. UKAEA leads the way in realising fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for ground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative. As an employee of UKAEA, you will benefit from: - Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert. - Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible). - Flexible working options, including family friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment. - Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders. - Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays. - Wide range of career development opportunities . - A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive . Job Description The salary for this role is £56,596 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance) plus excellent benefits, including an outstanding pension . Onsite working is expected for 3 days a week, however, we actively consider requests for flexible working. This role is based at the following site: Culham, Oxfordshire . This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data. The Role As a Department Quality Engineer , you will drive quality excellence across our operational and project activities. Working as part of the QSHE Risk and Assurance Directorate, you will support teams in enhancing their Quality Management System processes and guide them on quality-related improvements that elevate organisational performance. You will investigate non-conformances, identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and oversee inspections both on-site and at supplier locations. Additionally, you will: - Support projects throughout the delivery lifecycle with quality guidance - Ensure quality requirements are built into product specifications and designs - Define and communicate supplier QA/QC requirements - Monitor compliance with UKAEA and ISO standards - Conduct surveillance and inspections at UK and international supplier sites Qualifications To be considered as a Department Quality Engineer, you will need: - Experience of managing quality assurance and control activities within a highly regulated industrial engineering setting - Extensive knowledge and experience of quality methods with the ability to drive to the root cause of specific concerns - Experience of auditing internal processes and external suppliers - Experience in system quality level and component QA grading - Knowledge and experience of ISO9001 based quality management systems and awareness of ISO14001 and ISO45001 - A degree or equivalent in an engineering or technical discipline Other organisations may call this role Quality Assurance Engineer, Senior Quality Engineer, Engineering Quality and Compliance Specialist, Quality Systems & Improvement Engineer, Industrial Quality Assurance Engineer, Quality Engineer, Engineering Quality Auditor, or Quality Performance & Risk Engineer. Additional Information For a full list of benefits and to apply, select the apply button to be taken through to the UKAEA careers pages. UKAEA's mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission. We are under-represented from some groups and so want to encourage applications in particular from women in STEM, people from Black British Caribbean and African backgrounds, and from Pakistani and Bangladeshi British backgrounds. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks, actively promote inclusion and take steps to increase diversity within our organisation. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success. Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks, but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications. For applicants applying from outside the United Kingdom or those who have spent time outside the UK in the last five years, please visit the UK Government website for information on criminal records checks.If your country of residence or previous residence is not listed on the website or if the UK Government does not have information on obtaining a criminal records check from that state, we regret to inform you that we cannot process your application. TPBN1_UKTJ