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About Us Lowe Corp Europe, inclusive of Lowe Rental and PKL Group (UK) Ltd, is the world s leading refrigeration, commercial catering equipment and Portable Kitchen supplier to major food exhibitions, sporting events and retailers across the globe; from the Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix to Glastonbury, we provide high quality rental solutions to help our clients entertain and delight their customers. With over 40 years experience, our unique culture is built on people, from motivating and developing our highly talented team, to truly listening to and delivering against our clients needs. Beijing to Boston, Berlin to Belfast, we are an entrepreneurial organisation and take pride in our ability to provide innovative products and services to our impressive client-base. The Role Are you the kind of person who loves rolling up your sleeves and getting stuck in? A natural problem-solver who can fix, build, and make things work? If that sounds like you, we ve got an exciting opportunity. We re looking for a practical, multi-skilled, hands-on On-Site Project Assistant to help repair, refurbish, and maintain our Portable Kitchen Units and Portable Buildings at sites across the UK and sometimes overseas. This isn t a desk job. It s a get-stuff-done, no-two-days-the-same role where you ll be using your skills, learning new ones, and supporting major events and public sector projects. What You ll Be Doing Every day is different. You might be: • Fixing roofs, floors, doors, windows, or plumbing, • Carrying out carpentry, painting, and general repairs, • Getting equipment moved, set up, and ready to use, • Making sure everything is safe, functional, and finished to a high standard, • Travelling around the UK (and occasionally abroad) to support exciting projects and events Who We re Looking For We hire attitude as much as experience. If you re hands-on, helpful, and love working practically, you ll fit right in. You should have: • Knowledge in at least one trade (carpentry, plumbing, roofing, flooring, painting, etc.), • A can-do, leave it with me mindset, • Good communication skills and the ability to work well in a team, • The ability to stay calm, flexible, and focused when things get busy, • Strong attention to detail and pride in a job well done Essentials • Full, clean driving licence, • Willingness to travel across the UK and overseas, • Basic computer literacy, • A tidy, safe, respectful approach on site What You ll Get • Full training and mentoring from experienced professionals, • The chance to grow your skill set across multiple trades, • Opportunities to travel and work on high-profile projects, • A supportive team that values your work and development Exceptional candidates who do not meet these criteria may be considered for the role provided they have the necessary skills and experience. Lowe is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workforce. We are incredibly selective in our hiring and shortlisting for this vacancy will be completed on the basis of merit. Candidates should tailor their CVs to reflect our essential criteria.

Working as part of a team providing excellent customer service wherever there is interaction with one of our customers. Customer communication management is utilised to drive Store sales.

This is a really exciting time to join our Halfords Garage Services team. You will be working at one of our new Fusion centres; it will be upgraded with the latest facilities to lead the way in providing a first-class customer experience and a great working environment, where you’ll play a pivotal role in driving the centres success. Ready for the next step in management with the UK’s largest Automotive service, maintenance and repair business and we offer great career opportunities, benefits, and an uncapped bonus scheme! As an Assistant Manager, you’ll work alongside the Centre Manager to provide productive management and leadership, driving profitability, with firm focus on the customers journey. You will have had previous hands-on experience as a mechanic or management experience in a similar environment as you will be dividing your time between the workshop, working alongside the technicians, and assisting the Centre Manager with daily sales and customer service. If you have the desire to help drive business performance, passionate about customer experience, and are looking for a long-term career with excellent progression and training schemes, this really could be the perfect opportunity for you, don’t delay apply today! • maximum £35,000 per annum, • Average uncapped bonus of £7,100 per year (with potential to earn more), • 5 days a week, • 5.6 weeks’ annual leave, • Up to 50% off garage bills in our Autocentres and 25% off most our Halfords products in our retail stores, • Discounts on everything from groceries, shopping, insurance, days out, restaurants and more, • Family & Friends Discount Events, • Opportunity to buy a Trade Price Bike & enrol in the Cycle to Work Scheme, • Financial planning support via Wagestream - access up to 30% of your salary in advance, • GP Access, 364 days a year, 24 hours a day, • Join the Share save scheme with a 20% discount on shares, • Health Cash Plan – to access wellbeing services and claim back healthcare costs, • Pension Scheme & Life Assurance, • You will be given every opportunity to progress your career at Halfords. This includes access to hybrid training plus the ATA & MOT Tester Qualifications too. What we’re looking for: • Proven ability to deliver high levels of customer satisfaction through effective management and leadership, • Experience in coaching, training, and developing colleagues in the moment, • Strong technical/mechanical knowledge, ideally supported by a Level 2 or Level 3 qualification in Light Vehicle Maintenance (or equivalent experience), • Solid understanding of workshop operations, diagnostics, and vehicle maintenance processes, • Bring your own set of tools and put them to great use in a busy, well-equipped workshop, • Experience of maintaining compliance with Health & Safety standards, • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, • IT proficient, with the ability and willingness to learn in-house systems, • Strong organisational and time management skills Not sure you meet all the criteria? We'd encourage you to take the wheel and apply anyway! At Halfords we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for our colleagues. We're an equal opportunities employer and proud to welcome applications from all backgrounds and embrace diversity within our one Halfords Family.

Salary: Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits Operations Assistant - Gloucester - Pipe and Climate Centre So, who are we? We are Pipe and Climate Centre, part of the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do – and best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild. Also, did we mention? In addition to your salary, there are also benefits on tap – including annual leave (increasing with length of service), a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%), potential to earn bonuses, and access to a great range of online and high street discounts. We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme and more! As an Operations Assistant based in Gloucester, you’ll be responsible for: * General Warehouse duties. * Picking and packing customer orders, locating stock. * Loading/unloading vehicles safely. * You will need to support the Trade Counter as required providing exceptional customer service at all times. * Carry out deliveries when required. This is a full-time, permanent role working 40 hours per week Monday to Friday, 08:00-17:00 (with flexibility), with 1hrs break. No weekend work required. And here’s what we’d like you to have: * Driving Licences - Must Have * Previous warehouse experience. * Previous sales and customer service experience. * Confidence in engaging with customers and delivering outstanding. customer service. * FLT experience would be an advantage. We look forward to receiving your application!