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Location: London Central Hours: Monday-Friday, full-time (8-hour days) Start: ASAP Pay Rate: £34-36/hour (UMBRELLA) We are working in partnership with our client to source an experienced Carpenter for a few months. The successful candidate will support a range of fabric maintenance and carpentry tasks, with a strong emphasis on fire-door remedial works ahead of an upcoming audit.This opportunity is well suited to a professional Carpenter with proven experience in public, educational, cultural, gallery or museum environments. Candidates should ideally hold an NVQ Level 3 in Carpentry or an equivalent qualification. Key Responsibilities Fire Door Remedial Works (Primary Requirement)The core focus of this assignment is the completion of comprehensive fire-door repairs and compliance works across the estate. Candidates must demonstrate: • Extensive hands-on experience repairing, adjusting, and maintaining fire doors in line with current fire-safety regulations., • Competence in replacing and fitting intumescent strips, smoke seals, hinges, closers, locks, latches and associated ironmongery., • Ability to assess door performance, identify non-compliance issues, and carry out corrective actions to prepare for formal fire-door audits., • Install, repair, or replace locks, digital keypads, door handles, hinges, overhead door closers and floor springs., • Cut, prepare and install shelving., • Repair or replace damaged architraves, skirting boards, window shutters and access panels., • Replace edging strips on tables., • Repair pedestal units and assemble or repair residential bedroom furniture., • Attend to urgent issues relating to fabric or mechanical plant, including leaks, ensuring appropriate first-line response and making safe., • Liaise with line management regarding critical spares and consumables., • Assist the Building Services/Controls Engineer with periodic reviews of planned preventative maintenance schedules., • Provide support to colleagues on reactive tasks or installations requiring two-person working., • NVQ Level 3 in Carpentry or equivalent qualification., • Demonstrable experience in fire-door maintenance and compliance (essential)., • Previous experience in educational, cultural, gallery or museum settings (preferred)., • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently., • Good communication skills and confidence liaising with on-site teams. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Your new company A world leading specialist insurance organisation with over 350 years of history with over 200 territories served and £57bn in gross premiums. They are looking to bring in a Senior Manager to join their growing innovation hub focusing on new ideas, emerging technologies and market-wide transformation. Your new role A Senior Product Innovation Manager is required to join the team to translate innovation activity (sprints, POC's, discovery work, consulting engagements) into commercial, scalable market outcomes. The Senior Product Innovation Manager will drive a unified, consistent innovation and product development framework and ensure the market receives high quality, commercially relevant support to bring new products and solutions to life. The Senior Product Innovation Manager will build strategic relationships across the innovation ecosystem to bring new opportunities and insights into the marketplace. This will include contributing to long term roadmap planning, ensuring activity supports corporate strategy and market innovation needs. The Senior Product Innovation Manager will also act as a senior advisor on innovation methodology, market challenges, product strategy and commercial pathways. The role holder will also provide strong people leadership to a growing team (min of 3). This will include setting clear priorities, offering coaching and development and fostering a high performance, inclusive and psychologically safe culture. They will also ensure high standards of operational discipline, including clear planning, documentation and governance, and will uphold consistency and quality across consulting, springs and partnership engagements. What you'll need to succeed Strong experience of Product Innovation Good knowledge of a variety of product development frameworks, including design thinking, Lean and other traditional frameworks Leadership experience - ability to coach, mentor, train a team of Innovation Analysts Customer-facing skills - ability to gather customer insights and make evidence-based decisions Experience of running pilots and POC's Knowledge of the Insurance industry is nice to have What you'll get in return Competitive basic salary of £100K Variety of other benefits Hybrid working What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)

Location: London Central Hours: Monday-Friday, full‑time (8‑hour days) Start: ASAP Pay Rate: £34-36/hour (UMBRELLA) We are working in partnership with our client to source an experienced Carpenter for a few months. The successful candidate will support a range of fabric maintenance and carpentry tasks, with a strong emphasis on fire‑door remedial works ahead of an upcoming audit.This opportunity is well suited to a professional Carpenter with proven experience in public, educational, cultural, gallery or museum environments. Candidates should ideally hold an NVQ Level 3 in Carpentry or an equivalent qualification. Key Responsibilities Fire Door Remedial Works (Primary Requirement) The core focus of this assignment is the completion of comprehensive fire‑door repairs and compliance works across the estate. Candidates must demonstrate: Extensive hands‑on experience repairing, adjusting, and maintaining fire doors in line with current fire‑safety regulations. Competence in replacing and fitting intumescent strips, smoke seals, hinges, closers, locks, latches and associated ironmongery. Ability to assess door performance, identify non‑compliance issues, and carry out corrective actions to prepare for formal fire‑door audits. Understanding of fire‑door certification requirements and best practice for installation and maintenance.General Carpentry & Fabric Maintenance DutiesIronmongery Tasks Install, repair, or replace locks, digital keypads, door handles, hinges, overhead door closers and floor springs. Replace intumescent seals and undertake associated compliance‑related adjustments.Carpentry Tasks Cut, prepare and install shelving. Repair or replace damaged architraves, skirting boards, window shutters and access panels. Re-hang doors and undertake sash‑cord repairs.Furniture Repairs Replace edging strips on tables. Repair pedestal units and assemble or repair residential bedroom furniture. Repair or replace locks on pedestals and wardrobe units.Refurbishment Support Remove and reinstate fixtures and fittings such as blinds, shelving, noticeboards, whiteboards, pictures and door signage.Reactive Maintenance & Emergency Response Attend to urgent issues relating to fabric or mechanical plant, including leaks, ensuring appropriate first‑line response and making safe. Follow up on reported maintenance issues and update the CAFM (helpdesk) system with progress and completion notes.Stock & Materials Management Liaise with line management regarding critical spares and consumables. Maintain an organised store of fabric‑related materials to support timely reactive repairs.Support to Estates & Building Services Assist the Building Services/Controls Engineer with periodic reviews of planned preventative maintenance schedules. Provide support to colleagues on reactive tasks or installations requiring two‑person working. Record measurable conditions such as airflow, tap temperatures and water‑meter readings, passing data to the Estates Operations Supervisor.Fire Safety Support Assist with weekly fire‑alarm testing, ensuring accurate logbook entries and reporting defects promptly.Candidate Requirements NVQ Level 3 in Carpentry or equivalent qualification. Demonstrable experience in fire‑door maintenance and compliance (essential). Previous experience in educational, cultural, gallery or museum settings (preferred). Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to work independently. Good communication skills and confidence liaising with on‑site teams. Reliable, professional and able to meet agreed service deadlines.What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)