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Principal Embedded Software Engineer / Embedded Software Manager Salary: Up to £100,000 + Bonus + 7.5% Pension + Free Daily LunchLocation: Maidstone (Full-time Onsite)Sector: Advanced Electronic Systems / Real-Time Imaging Technology A highly innovative engineering company developing complex embedded electronic systems used in precision imaging and high-performance data environments is seeking a Principal Embedded Software Engineer / Embedded Software Manager to join their growing R&D team. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you will work close to the hardware, leading embedded software development for sophisticated real-time systems involving high-speed data and video processing. The position offers the opportunity to influence architecture, mentor engineers, and contribute directly to next-generation technology platforms. The Role You will take a lead role in embedded software development, contributing to both architecture and hands-on coding while guiding a small team of engineers. Typical responsibilities include: * Designing and developing embedded software in C/C++ * Working with ARM / NXP microprocessors * Developing software for real-time operating systems (FreeRTOS, Zephyr or similar) * Working closely with electronics engineers on complex hardware platforms * Supporting high-speed data transfer and real-time video/image processing * Integrating multimedia interfaces including HDMI, MIPI, USB and DisplayPort * Reviewing schematics, analysing PCB layouts and debugging at bare-metal or RTOS level * Providing technical leadership and mentoring to embedded engineers This is a highly collaborative engineering environment where software engineers work closely with hardware, systems and product teams. Technical Environment * Microprocessors: ARM, NXP * RTOS: FreeRTOS (Zephyr or similar also considered) * Languages: C, C++ * Interfaces: HDMI, MIPI, USB, DisplayPort * Focus: High-speed data systems & real-time video/image processing About You We are looking for engineers who enjoy working close to the hardware and solving complex technical challenges. You will likely have: * Strong embedded C/C++ development experience * Experience with RTOS systems (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or similar) * Confidence working at low level with hardware * Experience with high-speed data or multimedia interfaces * Ability to debug systems using schematics and PCB layouts

Estimating & Procurement ManagerLocation: Aylesford | Salary: £40,000-£45,000 | Hours: Full-time, Mon-Fri 8am-5:30pm We are recruiting an Estimating & Procurement Manager to join a well-established retail manufacturer on a permanent basis. This is a key leadership role, managing a team of three, overseeing accurate quotations, strategic purchasing, supplier relations, and providing data-driven reporting to support production and procurement decisions. What you'll do: • Lead a small team, setting objectives, monitoring performance, and identifying training needs, • Prepare accurate job estimates for printed packaging products, factoring materials, machine use, labour, and customer requirements, • Develop and maintain pricing models aligned with company strategy and market benchmarks, • Oversee all purchasing activities for raw materials, outsourced services, and production supplies, • Negotiate with suppliers to ensure cost, quality, and service targets are met, • Monitor supplier performance, pricing trends, and material availability across the UK/EU, • Produce reports and KPIs on costs, estimate accuracy, material usage, and procurement performance, • Collaborate with Sales, Customer Service, and Production teams to support client quote requests, • Proven experience in estimating and procurement, ideally in a technical or packaging environment, • Previous supervisory or team leadership experience essential, • Strong commercial acumen with ability to balance customer needs with margin and cost considerations, • Experience in supplier negotiation and performance management, • Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and organisational skills, • IT literate, confident in Microsoft Office suite, • 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays, • Pension scheme, • Onsite parking, • Car salary sacrifice & cycle-to-work schemes Please note this position is only suitable for candidates who are already able to live and work in the UK without restriction. No relocations please. CVs to New Appointments Group, Expertly Matching Employers and Jobseekers since 1975. Before submitting your CV, please take a moment to check the layout, spelling, and grammar. If your CV includes graphics or design features, we'd also appreciate a simplified version in Word format. If this role isn't for you, please check out our website for other roles that may be suitable, or send us your CV, we would still like to hear from you! You can find us on our website or LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and x@nagrecruitment We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment in line with the Equality Act 2010. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. New Appointments Group acts as an Employment Agency for permanent roles and as an Employment Business for temporary roles.

Multi-Skilled Engineer £55,000 - £58,000 + Overtime + Training + Progression + Shifts (Earlies/lates)Rochester (Commutable from: Maidstone, Sittingbourne, Gillingham, Chatham, Gravesend, Aylesford) Are you a Multi-Skilled Engineer with an electrical bias looking for technical development, long-term stability and the chance to progress your skillset within a modern, growing operation? On offer is a role where you'll work with a wide range of automated, production and packaging machinery, receive ongoing training on new technologies, and play a key part in keeping a large-scale site running efficiently. This is a well-established, rapidly expanding business with significant investment planned, including new facilities and upgraded engineering workshops. They pride themselves on their strong values, supportive culture and commitment to developing their people, and are now looking to grow their engineering department further. On offer is varied and technically engaging work including reactive and preventative maintenance, electrical and mechanical fault finding, small installations, calibration tasks and continuous improvement activities. You'll benefit from tailored training, exposure to modern equipment and the stability of joining a company with long-term growth plans. This role would suit a Multi-Skilled Engineer with an electrical bias looking for development, stability and a long-term role within a successful and growing organisation. The Role: • Maintain and fault find on fast-moving production kit., • Keep the site running with quick, hands on problem solving., • Grow your skills with constant technical training., • Electrical Bias (60/40 split), • PLC Fault finding. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client. We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

We are recruiting a Complex Healthcare Assistant to support a young female with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome. She has severe epilepsy, global developmental delay a history of spinal surgery, central and obstructive sleep apnoea requiring NIV/BiPAP ventilation at night, profound hearing loss, diabetes, and requires support with enteral feeding, gastrostomy medication, and oral suction. Superior Healthcare provides round-the-clock care packages to support people living with long-term health conditions to live in the comfort and safety of their own homes. As a Community Healthcare Assistant, you join our complex care team and will work long-term with one or a small number of clients. You will benefit from a fixed rota with the option of overtime . We are ideally looking for carers, support workers and healthcare assistants who are keen to work full-time hours however part-time roles are offered. How we'll support you: Superior Healthcare will provide full, paid classroom-based training when you join us and paid induction shifts and ongoing supervision support from our in-house team of nurses and supervisors. If a client's needs mean that you require extra skills (for example, if they need assistance to meet their nutritional requirements), we will provide paid, specialist training to ensure that you, as a community care assistant, can confidently support their needs and develop your own skills. If you are eager to build a rapport with one or a small number of clients within your local community, keen to broaden your skills and welcome the consistency of the work that Superior Healthcare can offer, we hope to hear from you! Shifts 8am - 2pm or 2pm to 8pm Benefits: Pay rates £14.00 - £17.00 per hour Thorough induction, and ongoing paid training Option to work towards an NVQ/Diploma. Holiday Pay. Great Company Pension. Blue Light Card - we'll pay for it! Referral Scheme: receive Amazon vouchers when you refer-a-friend. Access to employee assistance program. Menopause support Ongoing support provided by our team of nurses and supervisors. Healthcare Assistant Requirements: Previous care experience involving personal care. A full UK driving license and access to your own vehicle. A minimum commitment of 2x shifts a week. So, whether you're a support worker, healthcare assistant, or community care assistant, we would love to hear from you! If you'd like to discuss your application before applying or find out more about the role, please contact REGDFR TPBN1_UKTJ

Plumber Unvented (Multi Trade) Salary: £180 - 190 Per day Salary paid Door to Door - PAYE Van & Fuel Card Uniform / PPE Full upskilling training provided. Work Phone Role includes a 7 day call our rota (paid on top of salary) Overtime paid (Full day rate) Office Address - Rochester Kent Must have a full UK Licence About Us: CC Cousins is a one-stop, total facilities maintenance solutions provider to the commercial and retail sectors, working with clients such as Avison Young, Savills, CBRE, Bluewater, Rontec, and The Royal Parks. We are proud to be a leading specialist within FM, and we are seeking a mobile team of reliable, skilled engineers to join our established workforce. We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Multi-Trade Plumber to join us. In this role, you will carry out heating engineering and plumbing duties, including reactive repairs, boiler and appliance servicing, installations, and associated works across a range of commercial properties. Role: CC Cousins are hiring for a Multi Trade Plumber (Unvented) to work on a full-time permanent basis within our Reactive Team. The ideal candidate will have familiarity with trades including: Plumbing Carpentry Decorating Tiling Minor reactive repairs i.e. toilet blocks, waste clearance. Our works are within, South and midlands fo the UK, London and home and surrounding counties. Travel is a key part of the role with a variety of works from small reactive repairs to larger quoted jobs. Completing jobs to a high standard and taking pride in your work is paramount. Responsibilities and Expectations: Applicants would be expected to be competent in working on their own or in a team and using their initiative to solve a problem when on site. Ensure all work is carried out within the allocated time frame and to a high standard and quality. Ensure Health and Safety regulations are followed, at all times. You should have a minimum of NVQ level 2 in Plumbing A minimum 3 years’ trade experience. Must have a full UK Licence The successful candidate would be provided with: Van and fuel card for business use only. Work phone. Full company uniform and PPE. This role includes a 7 day call out rota (paid on top of basic salary) Additional training/ upskilling provided to always ensure your health and safety on site. CC Cousins also provides opportunity for training. Specifically, skills training to ensure your safety on site and compliance for site specific needs.

Package Description: Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in someones life? Were looking for a caring, reliable and empathetic Support Worker to join our Dorset Outreach team.This is your opportunity to support a remarkable woman in her 50s living with autism, a learning disability and epilepsy, as she builds a happy, fulfilling life in her own home. About the person youll support: Susan has a vibrant personality, is expressive and strong-minded. Although she is non-verbal, she communicates clearly in her own way using gestures, facial expressions, and writing.Susan knows what she wants, and you'll need to be someone who really listens, learns her communication style, and builds trust over time. Susan has shown great resilience and is now building a brighter, more fulfilling future. Your support will help her reconnect with the things she loves like beach walks, drives, and lunches out at her own pace. She values calm, patient and consistent people who support her with respect and kindness. About the role: This is a 2:1 support package, meaning youll be part of a small, consistent team working closely with another Support Worker at any one time. Susans home is her sanctuary calm, quiet, and personal. Your relationship with her is central to the support you provide. Key responsibilities include: Supporting Susans confidence and trust-building journey Encouraging activities she enjoys: music, TV, drives, beach walks Helping Susan feel safe and supported in new or unfamiliar situations Communicating clearly in her preferred style Providing personal care and daily living support Following support plans with care and accuracy Keeping accurate records and raising any concerns Promoting independence and wellbeing in a respectful, person-centred way What were looking for: Experience with learning disabilities and complex needs (desirable, not essential) A calm, patient and thoughtful approach Willingness to learn and work closely with a tight-knit team Ability to follow detailed plans and communication strategies with consistency A Full UK driving Licence Why join us? We believe that every person deserves to live life their way and our teams make that happen. Youll be part of a values-driven organisation where relationships come first, and every voice matters. We offer: £13.00 per hour Company pension Refer a friend bonus earn up to £1,000 Full training and ongoing support Opportunities for career progression Blue Light Card (discounts in shops and restaurants) A caring, collaborative culture Job security and flexible working About Agincare Were a family run business thats been caring and supporting people since 1986. With over 4,500 team members, were one of the UKs largest care providers and are continuing to grow.We have over 100 locations across England including Care & Nursing homes, Home Care Branches, Extra Care Schemes, Supported Living properties and live-in Offices. Agincare are signatories of the Care Leaver Covenant and are committed to supporting care leavers to live independently.We are proud to be able to offer a guaranteed interview to care leavers, or an informal conversation about our career opportunities. All of our care services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Equal opportunities are important to us at Agincare and we welcome applications from all. GILEN TPBN1_UKTJ

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