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Baked Product Development Manager Billingham (Home of McCoys, POM-BEAR, and more!) We operate a dynamic working model built on trust, choice and balance. Colleagues typically connect in person 3 days per week, as we know the best ideas and relationships grow when we collaborate side by side. We also offer Dynamic Friday Hours, giving colleagues the opportunity to flex their time and finish early on a Friday, where the role allows. Join our snack-loving team We’re looking for a Baked Product Development Manager to join us at KP Snacks. If you’re ready to bring your ideas to the table, grow your skills and be part of a team that values what makes you, you – this could be your next big move. About the role This role reflects our increased innovation focus on our baked snacks portfolio as part of KP Snacks’ long-term growth ambitions. You’ll bring specialist knowledge of baked goods/crackers/biscuits and lead the development and improvement of products from concept through to commercialisation. Alongside this technical focus, you’ll play a key role within our UK R&D leadership team, to further enhance our R&D tools and processes, driving technical excellence with technical agility. Reporting directly into our Head of R&D, you'll partner with cross-functional teams across KP and the wider Intersnack Group, including marketing and consumer insights, supply chain, procurement and suppliers/academia, whilst ultimately be a critical member of our One R&D Intersnack Community. This is an ideal opportunity for someone with solid R&D experience within a reputable FMCG organisation, with passion and knowledge in baked categories, with a genuine desire to help develop and influence our wider R&D capability. What’s in it for you? We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here’s a flavour of what we offer: * Annual bonus scheme, with a strong track record of overachievement * £6000 car cash allowance * Comprehensive healthcare support – including Medicash Health Cash Plan or Private Healthcare, Digital GP, Best Doctors second opinion service and specialist cancer care * KP Pension Plan – contribution matching up to 7% of your salary * 25 days holiday, plus the option to buy more * KP4ME – our online platform for benefits, discounts, wellbeing tools and more What will you be doing? * Lead the development of baked snacks projects You'll be responsible for developing and commercialising new baked snacks across our UK brands. This will include recipe formulation, benchtop development, scale-up planning, and overseeing trials at factory level, ensuring every product meets our quality, safety, and brand standards. * Deliver projects with technical excellence and agility You’ll design and lead robust experimental plans, from bench to scale with strong focus on data-led decision-making, and help embed R&D best practice via enhanced tools and processes. You’ll ensure product designs are factory-ready and transitioned smoothly into production using our P2M and MoPD stage gate processes. * Collaborate across KP and the wider Intersnack network Partner closely with colleagues in manufacturing, marketing, procurement, and our Intersnack flavour team, you’ll ensure projects are technically sound and commercially viable. You’ll also be an active contributor to the Baked Community of Practice, sharing insights and championing technical innovation. * Develop yourself and others As a member of the UK R&D Leadership team, your contributions will influence the overall UK R&D agenda, and you will be one of our champions to nurture R&D talent across our organisation. Who are we? We’re KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us work together to make the snacks people love – from Hula Hoops to McCoy’s. In the UK, we’re a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We’re proud of our close-knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together. We’re committed to inclusion We’re building a workplace where everyone belongs. If you don’t tick every box, we’d still love to hear from you – your unique perspective could be just what we need. And if there’s anything we can do to make the process easier for you, just let us know. We’d love to hear from you if you can bring: * FMCG Baked expertise: Several years experience in developing baked goods (e.g. crackers, biscuits) with a strong understanding of ingredients, processes, and functionality. * STEM qualification: A degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Engineering, or another STEM discipline; relevant certifications or project management training are a plus. * Strong technical skills: Confident designing and running experiments, analysing data, and writing reports to support R&D decision-making. * Project delivery in FMCG: Proven track record of managing and delivering a portfolio of projects and programs within a fast-paced environment. * Leadership/collaborative mindset: Natural affinity to lead, engage, and coach others, sharing best practice, and contributing to a positive, continuous improvement culture. #LI-SC1 #LI-Hybrid

We're currently recruiting an ambitious Chef Manager to help us create exceptional food experiences for CH&CO on a full time basis, contracted to 40 hours per week. As a Chef Manager, you will be responsible for creating an outstanding culinary experience. In return, you will have the chance to progress your career with a company that invests in its people, celebrates individuality, and rewards and recognises employees who go beyond the plate. Could you bring your spark to CH&CO? Here's what you need to know before applying for a Chef Manager position with Compass Group UK&I. Working with us has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits and development opportunities: • Great operational training and development, • Life assurance scheme, • Personal Development and Training opportunities - We are passionate about our growing team, • A great wellbeing strategy - including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, • Regular social events and communication with our leaders, • A holiday purchase scheme, • Access to some great high street discount vouchers Here's an idea of what your shift pattern will be: • Mon: Full-time (Days), • Tues: Full-time (Days), • Weds: Full-time (Days), • Thurs: Full-time (Days), • Fri: Full-time (Days), • Sat:, • Preparing delicious, high-quality food that delights our clients and customers, • Identifying opportunities to improve our food service, • Supporting and training our teams, leading from the front to make sure everyone can excel in their role, • Delivering our tasty food concepts to our customers, • Ordering food, looking after stock control and controlling food waste, • Overseeing the efficiency of all catering operations, including managing inventories and implementing action plans, • Managing budgets and successfully meeting financial targets, • Hold a City & Guilds 706/1 & 2 or NVQ equivalent, • Be passionate about great-tasting food and exceptional customer service, • Have experience managing teams in a similar role, • Be a brilliant communicator and easily build relationships, • Strive for excellence in an enthusiastic and motivated manner, • Be an ambitious and motivated individual who is always looking to upskill, • Possess the ability to work under pressure, • Demonstrate exceptional timekeeping and reliability, • Have a safety-first mindset Job Reference: com/0501/48283001/52783022/BU #Gather and Gather CH&CO, a part of 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!

Great food in the workplace isn’t simply about fuel. It’s about increasing productivity and improving performance; it’s about happy motivated people and inspiring environments. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do - we live to bring food and people together. We are brave, bold and curious adventurers in food and drink. Never shy of being different, always challenging the conventional. Our passionate team of chefs, baristas, servers, nutritionists and much more, love nothing more than creating memorable moments that enrich the everyday. Come and join our award winning teams - we are currently recruiting for a Chef Manager to join our team in County Durham. Location: Barnard Castle , County Durham, DL12 8DT Rate of Pay: £40,000 per annum Working Pattern: Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week, 08:00am - 16:30pm Key Responsibilities: • Oversee daily kitchen operations, with a primary focus on breakfast, brunch, and dinner services, ensuring high standards of food quality, presentation, and timeliness., • Lead, manage, and support a team of 10 kitchen and front-of-house staff, fostering a positive working environment and ensuring consistent performance through active supervision and engagement., • Develop and plan menus in line with seasonal availability, customer preferences, and budgetary guidelines, while maintaining variety, nutritional balance, and cost control., • Manage staff rotas and scheduling, ensuring appropriate coverage across all services and monitoring working hours to comply with labor regulations and operational needs., • Conduct regular stock takes and maintain stock levels, placing timely orders, minimising waste, and ensuring cost-effective use of resources., • Facilitate effective communication within the team through regular meetings and clear, timely updates to ensure alignment on daily operations, service expectations, and kitchen priorities. What's in it for you? Working with Gather and Gather has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy. • Personal Development and Training opportunities, • Life assurance scheme, • Pension scheme, • Holiday allowance, • Access to Healthcare Support App which includesAnnual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion, • Eye care, • A great wellbeing strategy - including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance, • Family friendly support, • Regular social events and communication with our leaders, • A holiday purchase scheme, • Volunteering days, • Professional subscriptions, • Recognition schemes and people awards, • Long service awards, • Access to some great high street discount vouchers

Department: Estates and Facilities Directorate Property Assets and Space Grade: Grade 8 Salary range: £47,389-56,535 Working arrangements: Full time (nominal 35 hours) Permanent Evenings and weekend working, as business needs Hybrid working(minimum of three days per week onsite, depending on business need, following the initial induction/ training period, which will be full time onsite) There may be a requirement to participate in an out of hours on-call rota The Role and Department As Senior Space Manager, you will provide the leadership and management expertise to drive performance improvement in the planning, development and operation of space across the University estate portfolio, to meet strategic aims, objectives and targets. You will be responsible for the development of strategies, policies, operating processes, data and information management, performance improvement programmes, business case development, monitoring, benchmarking and reporting on all aspects of space management. You will work closely with departments across the Directorate and wider-University, to ensure space management policies, standards and processes are embedded into all aspects of estate planning, development and operations. You will be the Directorate lead on the University Space Management Group, compromising senior members of staff across Faculties and Services.You will lead the operation of the group and provide support to the designated Chair in the delivery of aims and objectives. You will engage with sector and industry wide networks to identify best practice and opportunities for collaboration, exploring the adoption of innovations in space management to support strategic aims and performance improvement targets. The Estates and Facilities Directorate provides essential services to Durham University and is responsible for managing, maintaining and developing the infrastructure and building fabric of the various campuses. Further information about the role and the responsibilities is at the bottom of this job description.

The Role and the Department The Arts and Humanities Faculty Global Opportunities Coordinator role is an excellent opportunity to work as part of a cross-departmental team providing support to the staff and students of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Our Professional Services teams place a strong emphasis on professional development and team members are encouraged and supported to identify and take forward process improvements, specific projects and other initiatives appropriate to their grade. In particular this role, with close supervision from the Deputy Faculty Manager, and via collaboration with the International Office's Global Opportunities team, involves ensuring the best possible experience for students preparing for and engaged on travel abroad as a constituent part of one of the Faculty's degree programmes, or participating on a Durham degree programme as an exchange student. This newly-established role is an excellent development opportunity for an individual with the confidence, resilience and dynamism to support academic colleagues in reinforcing the Faculty's commitment to internationalisation in education, as well as skills required to support students to take full advantage of the opportunities and challenges of residence abroad. On a day-to-day basis, this will include: • Providing support, advice and guidance for students preparing for or embarked on their year abroad, and for those exchange students participating in Durham degree programmes, • With appropriate support, establishing and coordinating a faculty-wide Year Abroad student engagement programme., • Coordinating the annual nominations and applications processes for partner Universities and external organisations (e.g. the British Council)., • As a Department Travel approver, and following appropriate training, assessing and approving students' insurance and risk assessment documentation, escalating higher-risk cases as appropriate., • Regularly reviewing the Faculty's student-facing information and communications platforms, including the establishment and maintenance of appropriate social media channels, to ensure that they remain up to date and compliant., • In collaboration with academic colleagues, coordinating the monitoring and recording of placement activity to ensure that students can travel abroad safely and in accordance with relevant policy and legislation.

Job Introduction: Are you passionate about managing a high performing, customer-focussed on site construction team and genuinely care about building affordable quality homes, where they are needed for the people who need them the most? If you are Passionate about what we do here at Gleeson and are considering a new challenge, we have a great opportunity for an experienced Site Manager to join our Construction team, managing the onsite team, working with external partners and subcontractors whilst working collaboratively with our onsite Sales team. To be considered for this role you will share our Gleeson Values of being Passionate, Collaborative and Respectful along with having previous experience as a Site Manager working on high volume new build housing developments. Main Responsibilities: We're looking for proactive people who genuinely believe in what we're doing, building homes, changing lives. Collaborative leaders, who positively influence teams, who can strongly communicate across departments, on and offsite. You'd reinforce directions set out by the Contracts manager and Construction Director, helping deliver the development safely, and on schedule - we need people who lead by example. The role includes: Managing the development to maintain and deliver the build programme in accordance with budgets and forecasts. Ensuring that the final product is to Gleeson Homes standard Full responsibility and control of all site staff and sub-contractors including labour only groundworkers/contractors , ensuring that all employees comply with our Health and Safety standards Liaison with head office, NHBC and local authority departments Timely ordering of materials ensuring the build programme can be achieved Ensure all NHBC inspections are carried out as required Carry out hand over inspection of properties to the customers in accordance with our customer care procedures Complete as soon as practicably possible any customer care defects raised in conjunction with our customer care team Actively encourage a philosophy of safety, progress, quality and innovation The Ideal Candidate: Previous experiences as a Site Manager working on high volume new build housing development. Must have extensive knowledge and experience of managing labour only groundworkers/contractors . Full UK driving licence Excellent knowledge of construction build programmes Strong commercial awareness Comprehensive knowledge of construction processes Experience of successfully achieving customer service requirements Awareness of codes of practice that impact on Construction matters e.g. NHBC, Building Regs, etc. It is mandatory that you are able to use Zutec and Digital plot books Qualifications & Training: SMSTS Qualification CSCS Card First Aid Fire Marshall Scaffolding Please note, we will ask you to bring your qualifications to the interview stage so please ensure you have evidence prepared. Benefits: Generous holiday entitlement of 26 days per annum + bank holidays Choice of company car/ car allowance Discretionary Bonus Scheme Holiday Buy Back Scheme Company Pension Scheme Private Medical Insurance Scheme Healthshield membership Life Assurance Scheme Share Purchase Plan Highstreet/ Store Discounts TPBN1_UKTJ

Job Introduction: Are you passionate about managing a high performing, customer-focussed on site construction team and genuinely care about building affordable quality homes, where they are needed for the people who need them the most? If you are Passionate about what we do here at Gleeson and are considering a new challenge, we have a great opportunity for an experienced Site Manager to join our Construction team, managing the onsite team, working with external partners and subcontractors whilst working collaboratively with our onsite Sales team. To be considered for this role you will share our Gleeson Values of being Passionate, Collaborative and Respectful along with having previous experience as a Site Manager working on high volume new build housing developments. Main Responsibilities: We're looking for proactive people who genuinely believe in what we're doing, building homes, changing lives. Collaborative leaders, who positively influence teams, who can strongly communicate across departments, on and offsite. You'd reinforce directions set out by the Contracts manager and Construction Director, helping deliver the development safely, and on schedule - we need people who lead by example. The role includes: Managing the development to maintain and deliver the build programme in accordance with budgets and forecasts. Ensuring that the final product is to Gleeson Homes standard Full responsibility and control of all site staff and sub-contractors including labour only groundworkers/contractors , ensuring that all employees comply with our Health and Safety standards Liaison with head office, NHBC and local authority departments Timely ordering of materials ensuring the build programme can be achieved Ensure all NHBC inspections are carried out as required Carry out hand over inspection of properties to the customers in accordance with our customer care procedures Complete as soon as practicably possible any customer care defects raised in conjunction with our customer care team Actively encourage a philosophy of safety, progress, quality and innovation The Ideal Candidate: Previous experiences as a Site Manager working on high volume new build housing development. Must have extensive knowledge and experience of managing labour only groundworkers/contractors . Full UK driving licence Excellent knowledge of construction build programmes Strong commercial awareness Comprehensive knowledge of construction processes Experience of successfully achieving customer service requirements Awareness of codes of practice that impact on Construction matters e.g. NHBC, Building Regs, etc. It is mandatory that you are able to use Zutec and Digital plot books Qualifications & Training: SMSTS Qualification CSCS Card First Aid Fire Marshall Scaffolding Please note, we will ask you to bring your qualifications to the interview stage so please ensure you have evidence prepared. Benefits: Generous holiday entitlement of 26 days per annum + bank holidays Choice of company car/ car allowance Discretionary Bonus Scheme Holiday Buy Back Scheme Company Pension Scheme Private Medical Insurance Scheme Healthshield membership Life Assurance Scheme Share Purchase Plan Highstreet/ Store Discounts TPBN1_UKTJ

Job Title: Contracts Manager Location: Bowburn, DH6 Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Contracts Manager and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters. Why Persimmon Homes? We're one of the UK's largest and most established housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year. At Persimmon, we don't just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as a Contracts Manager, you'll benefit from: Competitive salary Bonus Car Allowance or Company Car 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction Healthcare Life Cover & Contributory Pension Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development What is the role? We are looking to recruit an experienced Contracts Manager to join our Construction Team. This role reports into the Construction Director and oversees the week to week management of a number of sites, whilst supporting the site management teams and maintaining a steady flow of information between all departments. The purpose of the role is to manage the build programme, ensuring all aspects of construction projects are in conformity with the Persimmon Way, budgets, timelines and construction and quality standards. What you'll do as a Contracts Manager: Manage a number of construction projects ensuring they are completed on time and to specification, while complying with company and construction build and quality standards Manage, report and cost control the logistics and resources associated with developments, working to regulatory and quality standards and implementing cost saving solutions, to ensure compliance and budgetary targets are met Conduct routine visual inspections and ensure site operations are monitored, recorded and in compliance with Group construction standards and the Persimmon Way Manage the workforce effectively, conducting HR processes including resourcing, performance management, coaching and training to ensure sites are adequately resourced and employees achieve their full potential Appoint and retain subcontractors, including sourcing and negotiation of contracts, to ensure resources are available to achieve build and quality targets Ensure subcontractors deliver performance against Group guidelines, to ensure costs are controlled and projects complete on time, to the desired quality standards and within budget Work cohesively with other departments across the Operating Company such as Sales and Customer Care to ensure achievement of targets Delivery of the Group Health, Safety and Environment Policy while ensuring compliance throughout the team to ensure health and safety standards are met What experience do I need? Experience within the housebuilding construction industry Understanding of the NHBC or /LABC/Premier standards Understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation Experience managing multiple construction development sites Current CSCS Card (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme) is preferred Full UK Driving Licence is essential Qualified to minimum NVQ Level 7 in Construction Site Supervision is desirable, however training will be provided TPBN1_UKTJ

At Tarmac, who you are matters. We want to get to know you. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer. We are currently looking for a Contracts Manager for our North East Contracting team to lead, guide and direct teams to fully support and drive the Contracting strategy for the region. You will be responsible for the effective delivery of projects, including Motorways Strategy, Operational Business plans and all Operational objectives. This role provides leadership, guidance and direction to ensure all objectives and targets are achieved, ensuring the team maximise financial returns and remain fully compliant with safety and business policies and procedures. Although this is a regional role and we can be flexible on your location, it will be based at our Birtley office, so needs to be within reasonable travel distance. If you have the experience and skills to successfully deliver this role, then we want to hear from you. Wereworking hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment anditsimportant that our people come from a variety ofdifferent backgrounds. Main Responsibilities Reporting to the Operations Manager the role of Contracts Manager will be responsible for leading and ensuring delivery of the area operations strategy, driving operational efficiency through business optimise principles of minimising cost and maximising value on all contracts. The role of Contracts Manager will alsobe responsible for: Working with Operations manager and Managing QS to ensure submission and weekly review of contract performance including pre and post?contract evaluations to aidaccuratemonth end forecasts Developing andmaintainingkey customer and supply chain relationships via regular communication and visits Working closely with internal and external stakeholders to reduce delays and the cost to serve customers viaaccurateweekly, monthly and 6 monthly?forecasts for all contracts Contributing to the improvement of turnover and volumes and helping to secure a long - term work bank by building relationships with key existing and new clients in your area, engaging with commercial teams, supporting keytendersand liaising with clients Driving the operational strategy, ensuring all operational activitiescomply withsafety and business policies and procedures and are delivered within the required budget Driving the effective management of any exposure to both financial and risk,maximisingfinancial return on all contracts and ensuring prompt cash collection within contract provisions Actively involve self in the resolution of contract disputes tomaximisesustainable profit and cash flow Effective management, coaching and development of all direct reports providing coaching, mentoring as necessary Promoting sustainable products and working methods with clients to reduce carbon Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate for the role of Contracts Manager will possess in depth experience in a similar role managing construction work within the contracting market including surfacing and asphalt experience.You will also have proven experience of managing teams effectively for performance and growth, along with an excellenttrack recordof client interface. Suitable candidates for the role of Contracts Manager will also have: Product and operational technical knowledge with strong, effective operational experience Solid commercial knowledge and understanding with experience of estimating and costing systems Working knowledge of compliance and Quality Assurance requirements Strong communicationskills engaging at all levels with internal and external stakeholders Proven ability to build and create vision for success Ability to work to tight deadlines NEBOSH or IOSH Certified Higher Education qualification (HND/HNC Level or Degree)advantageous IT Literate Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint Why Tarmac We don't just offer a job, we offer a career. Alongside this role, you'll have access to industry-leading rewards, development opportunities, and a culture that puts people first, including: Bonus scheme Enhanced holiday entitlement Contributory pension scheme Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc. Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc.(REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female voice and menopause Training and development opportunities Were proud to be part of CRH, and even prouder to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know, were here to support you. Ready to build your future? Click Apply to get started. Please note: we sometimes close roles early due to high interest, so dont wait too long! #Tarmac #TarmacCareers #SeniorOperationsmanager #manager #contractsmanager #contracts #commercialperformance #risk #operations #performance #motivation #health&safety #H&S #wellbeing #governance #performance #regionaljobs #management #oversight #training #leadership #crossfunctional #businessstrategies #northengland #northeastjobs # Chester-le-Street #CountyDurham #NorthYorkshire #Cumbria #Durham #Northumberland #TyneandWear #Gateshead #Sunderland #Durham #NewcastleuponTyne#Hartlepool#Darlington #LI-RE1 Tarmac Trading Limited TPBN1_UKTJ