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Mechanical Technician Salary: £33.54 per hour (Inside IR35)Hours: 40 per weekContract: 6-month rolling (18 months’ worth of work) Shifts: Earlies & LatesLocation: Chester About the Role If you thrive as a Mechanical Technician on momentum, precision, and engineering that actually makes an impact, this is where you belong. As a Mechanical Technician, you’ll be diving into hands-on maintenance, fault-finding, and real mechanical challenges that keep the UK’s modern fleet moving. We’re not just looking at traditional rail backgrounds, we want Mechanical Technicians from Automotive, HGV/Plant, Forces engineering, and Aviation who are ready to transfer their expertise into a sector that’s booming, evolving, and packed with opportunity. What You’ll Be Doing: • Carrying out mechanical maintenance in line with technical instructions and procedures., • Completing mechanical repairs and reliability-based maintenance activities., • Reporting progress and issues to Team Leaders and Production Managers., • Strong mechanical maintenance skills., • Previous rail experience is preferred, but candidates from automotive, plant/HGV, aviation, or military engineering are highly encouraged to apply., • Experience completing mechanical repairs and planned preventative maintenance. Apply now and join a team that keeps the fleet moving and everything on track. About ford & Stanley group Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas - recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom. • Ford & Stanley TalentWise - Business specialising in blue collar trade & technical services – permanent and temporary., • Ford & Stanley Recruitment - Business specialising in white collar spanning all company functions with specialist verticals within Digital, Rail Engineering, Civils & Infrastructure, General Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Logistics both permanent and contract., • Ford & Stanley Executive Search – Business specialising in Executive Search & Executive Interim Solutions in the UK, North America, Middle East and Europe. Services advertised by Ford & Stanley are that of an employment consultancy business.

Finance Manager JOB PURPOSE: To manage a team of staff responsible for ensuring the provision of high quality advice, information, analysis and interpretation to budget holders to underpin effective decision making, meaningful performance management and meet statutory requirements. The post holder will achieve a high level of customer satisfaction levels and make a real and demonstrable difference to the Council’s business. Location: Ellesmere Port (+ hybrid) Job Type: Temporary Duration of booking: Expected to last 2-3 months with possible extension Proposed start date: ASAP Pay Rates: Upto £28.46 per hour PAYE inclusive of holiday pay Hours / Working Days: 37.5 hours per week / Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm Sector: Local Government KEY AREAS • Support the production of the authority’s main financial statements, including; Balance Sheet, Movement in Reserves Statement (MiRS) and Comprehensive Income and Expenditure Statement (CIES)., • Strong working knowledge and practical application of the CIPFA Code of Practice., • Ability to interpret accounting standards and advise on complex accounting issues. PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES • Manage a specialised area of activity and/or lead and develop new initiatives to ensure that costs, benefits and risks are fully evaluated., • Act as the lead finance service point of contact supporting special projects to ensure the Council’s interests are safeguarded and benefits are realized., • Provide independent challenge, analysis and interpretation of financial and performance information to ensure that to ensure that inefficiencies, irregularities and performance variances (financial and non financial) are investigated and opportunities for improved service delivery and performance management are identified and implemented., • Interpret evaluate and report financial and related business information to senior managers, Members, clients and partner organisations, both orally and in writing, to support service improvement and ensure informed decision making on service planning and development., • Develop an innovative approach to business management within the organisation that will lead to increased performance levels being achieved., • Assess strategic and financial risks associated with issues falling within the defined area of responsibility and employ resources to ensure that officers and Members are advised appropriately and the interests of the Council are safeguarded., • Ensure business information requirements are reflected in the specification for and production of appropriate management information from key corporate and Directorate specific business systems., • Harness links with other corporate services, such as HR, ICT, and Policy and with external organisations such as NHS, other Local Authorities, to promote collaborative working across traditional boundaries to tackle shared issues. ESSENTIAL • CCAB Qualification, • Relevant Business /Performance qualification e.g. Degree in Business Studies or similar relevant (Politics/Local Government/Information Management), • Masters in Business Administration, • Diploma in Public Policy, • Educated to degree level or equivalent, • In depth experience in a relevant local government role, • Proven track record in finance and/or performance environment, • Experience of staff management at a senior level, • Demonstrable record of completed projects of an original and technically challenging nature, • Ability to lead transformation activity and manage organisational change and development within a financial/performance environment, • In depth technical knowledge and understanding of local government accounting and performance practice, • Ability to maximise the use of ICT within a financial environment., • Ability to interpret and present business data, statistics and trends in a meaningful way, • Analytical, ability to research and appraise and evaluate financial and strategic issues and options, • Demonstrable problem solving skills, • Sound influencing and networking skills, • Positive attitude to change and innovation, • Highly developed political awareness, • Resilience under pressure, • Ability to plan and prioritise competing workload demands and to organise and motivate staff, • Experience and Confidence in dealing with senior managers and Members, • Exercise sound and reliable judgement, • Excellent oral and written communication skills, • Facility to develop good working relationships and networks

Technician Salary: £44,929.67 Hours: 37 Hours per week Contract: Contract role 6 Months FTC, involves working days, nights and weekends Location: Chester About the Role We’re looking for a skilled Technician to help with the maintenance, repairs and examinations of mechanical and electrical rail systems. Key Responsibilities Perform mechanical maintenance to rail units. Replace electrical components as and when required Using tools to complete stripping out, re-fitting and maintenance to components. Complete mechanical repairs and rectification Perform examinations to rail units Work in part of a well knitted team Requirements Mechanical background Experience with examinations and maintenance Confident when completing mechanical duties Knowledge of fault finding and testing equipment; both mechanical and electrical. Strong fault‑finding and problem‑solving skills. Ready to take the next step in your career as a Mechanical Technician? Apply now and join the team that keep the trains moving! About ford & Stanley group Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas - recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom. Ford & Stanley TalentWise - Business specialising in blue collar trade & technical services – permanent and temporary. Ford & Stanley Recruitment - Business specialising in white collar spanning all company functions with specialist verticals within Digital, Rail Engineering, Civils & Infrastructure, General Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Logistics both permanent and contract. Ford & Stanley Executive Search – Business specialising in Executive Search & Executive Interim Solutions in the UK, North America, Middle East and Europe. Ford & Stanley Genius Performance - Performance is always accelerated when good people are coached, inspired, trained and focused in the right way. Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy. Services advertised by Ford & Stanley are that of an employment consultancy business

The Pricing Actuary will be responsible for Actuarial pricing primarily for the Company's Political Violence, Political Risk and Credit portfolios (with a focus upon account pricing, benchmark rate reviews and portfolio analyses). Develop a deep understanding of the Political Violence, Political Ris

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