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The Role

The Partnership Manager will be a key role in the SCENE infrastructure. Located in Durham University's Research and Innovation Services Division, you will be a member of both the regional team supporting the SCENE programme and the University's Research Commercialisation Team

The postholder will work on a 'matrix' basis, with line responsibility to management structures within the host institution but functionally engaged into the regional team, building on the experience of successful collaborative working development through the Northern Accelerator programme. You will develop and deliver projects and support activities on behalf of both teams.

You will provide a critical integrator role working with the core team and other Partnership Managers to drive the SCENE programme in your institution and across the partnership.

You will ensure that the activities and programmes being led and developed through the SCENE programme with partners in the eco-system are well connected to the Teams within the University, drawing from our capacity and reflecting our needs and priorities. You will support the University to take advantage of the various aspects of the programme.

You will also be expectedtolead on a specific activity or group of activities as part of theRegional Programme, working as part of the regional Team. For example, you might take a lead on a group of Innovation showcases, or sector facing Innovation challenges.

An illustration SCENE Staffing Structures will be available here.

The Department

The postholder will sit within Durham University's Research and Innovation Services (RIS) team,
working closely alongside both the Core Regional team which is hosted by Durham and as part of the Research Commercialisation Team. RIS is a professional services directorate at the heart of Durham University.

RIS provides expertise, leadership and support to academics and professional colleagues across the University for all research, research-related, knowledge exchange and economic development activities. Our aim is to strengthen Durham's role at the leading-edge of research and innovation, inspiring extraordinary change across the world and in our region. Our vision is to facilitate world- leading research and knowledge exchange through a high-performing, high-quality service.

The team is based in our exciting new professional services hub at Bolden House, which is located on the outskirts of Durham near the Arnison Centre in Pity Me. Bolden House brings professional services teams together across the University in a vibrant office environment which supports collaborative working and is designed to embrace hybrid working.

Further information about the role and the responsibilities is at the bottom of this job description.

ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Head of Maintenance at a Barchester care home, you'll make sure we have a clean and well-maintained environment so that residents feel at home and staff can do their jobs well. Creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere is part of our commitment to delivering first-class care and support.

You can expect plenty of variety as a Head of Maintenance with us. You'll turn your hand to all sorts of tasks within the care home building as well as in the gardens and grounds. That could mean fixing a leaky tap one minute and planting some new bulbs the next. You should be comfortable working alone, leading a team and supporting the General Manager with annual budget planning. We'll also need you to liaise with contractors on jobs that fall outside the expertise of your team.

ABOUT YOU
The wellbeing of our residents will be your number one priority as a Head of Maintenance at Barchester you'll make sure all work is carried out with sensitivity to their needs. With hands-on experience of property maintenance, you'll have at least one trade skill and, ideally, a proven ability to undertake a wide range of maintenance tasks. You should be reliable and flexible when it comes to your working hours. This role also calls for a full UK driving licence, IT literacy and GCSEs in Maths and English (or equivalent).

REWARDS PACKAGE
In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:
Free training and development for all roles
Access to wellbeing and support tools
A range of retail discounts and savings
Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme
Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'

And so much more!

If you'd like to use your maintenance and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Are you a driven, passionate leader with a natural ability to create a fun environment for both our customers and team whilst achieving company objectives?

We have something fun for all the family to do, regardless of age. Our centres are fantastic places to visit, and even better places to work in. Why not come and help us entertain?

We love to entertain-it's in our DNA! Beyond bowling, we offer Houdini's Escape Rooms, Karaoke, a 4D Laser Arena, Soft Play, Arcade Machines, Pool Tables, licensed bars with cocktails, and a fabulous food menu.

The Role

As a General Manager you will manage the day-to-day operation of our centre, which includes:

• Creating a culture of excellent customer service
• Driving the business growth through local promotions and central product delivery
• Developing an annual business plan with the Regional Manager focusing on growth and financial target
• Creating a professional environment with training, appraisals, fair management and support team operations and strategy execution.

Skills You Need

• A minimum of 2 years' experience as a hands-on General Manager, ideally within leisure or hospitality, whilst leading and developing large teams
• Experience in optimising revenue and overall business performance
• Full of determination, enthusiasm, and patience
• Fully flexible and highly adaptable to change

Our Fantastic Benefits

• Industry-leading bonus scheme
• 33 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Adoption leave
• Tenpin Treats - Retailer discounts and Best Doctors
• Free Bowling for family & friends
• Free Food (when working 6+ hours)
• Medicash
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free counselling
• Life assurance (4x annual salary)
• Birthday off
• Long Service Awards

Career Development

Looking for career development? Tenpin is the place to start. We value great people and offer opportunities for advancement, with many of our managers having started as Team Members.

What Happens Next?

Ready to grow your career with us? Click apply and complete our quick 2-minute application.

Competitive Salary Plus Bonus + Car Allowance or Company Car

Barchester have a rare opportunity for a passionate senior sales professional to join us as a Divisional Sales and Marketing Manager. This vital role will support the 47 care homes across the South West Division's portfolio to grow their occupancy and have a positive impact on the commercial success of each and every home. We are looking for someone who is self-motivated, creative, with excellent attention to detail, who will be able to communicate ideas and improvements clearly at all levels.

Regular travel across South West / London.

Required experience/qualifications:
A background in sales, marketing, and/or communications
Previous experience managing a high-performing sales team
Confident in using various reporting processes
Experience analysing market and financial data, and presenting conclusions
Full UK driving licence

Responsibilities:
Review the top line of each care home, translating findings into business plans to achieve occupancy, revenue, and EBITDAR objectives
Line manage a team of Customer Relationship Managers and oversee the commercial performance of a team of Home Service Advisors
Strategic input into enquiry generation across the division
Work with management across the division to identify specific difficulties around enquiry management and community engagement, and deliver training to address these areas
Recruitment, induction, training, and retention of Customer Relationship Managers and Home Services Advisors
Oversee a Divisional Activities lead and delivery of Life Enrichment programmes in all homes
Maintain a good awareness of the market opportunities across the division
Travel to care homes across the division to gain a depth of knowledge into the Barchester approach and home-specific challenges
Deliver occupancy support sessions on a monthly basis across all regions to develop clear action plans
Work closely with the marketing and life enrichment teams to develop, deliver, and promote the Barchester ethos
Support Barchester's ambitious new build programme to ensure occupancy growth in newly opened homes
Oversee social media activity for 47 care homes
Demonstrate a clear focus on quality and customer experience

Rewards and Benefits:
Generous salary
Competitive car allowance
Access to a range of retail and leisure vouchers
Free learning and development opportunities

As the only healthcare provider to be accredited as one of the best companies to work for in the UK, Barchester are dedicated to ensuring that our team are respected and their contribution valued. If you are looking to develop a career with an employer that is supportive and offers progression opportunities, Barchester is an empowering and rewarding place to be.

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Hotel Manager – Premier Inn – Winchester

2 month fixed term contract

Intro: 

Become the leader of a hospitality Dream Team and take hotel management at Premier Inn to even greater levels of guest satisfaction.  

As a Hotel Manager at the UK’s leading hotel brand, you’ll be taking our famous name to more guests, keeping our unique culture alive with your team and using your management experience and skills to make your hotel a success. 

As the leader of the hotel, you’re responsible for the safety of everyone within it. Manage your team, develop them, bring out the best in them and be rewarded with a vibrant Premier Inn that delights guests time and time again. 

 Why you’ll love it here: 

• Award-winning induction and training 

• Performance-related company bonus scheme, Pension Scheme and Share Save Scheme 

• Whitbread Privilege Card giving you 25% off in our restaurants and up to 50% off in our Premier Inn Hotels. 

• 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) 

• Get discounts at shops, your utility bills, travel, cinema trips, supermarkets and more through Perks at Work. 

What you’ll do:  

• Lead and motivate our team of Front of House and Housekeeping, back of House, Maintenance to ensure outstanding service and compliance with our brand standards 

• Work with the team to manage daily operations within the hotel, including the bar and kitchen, to keep us the UK’s number one 

• Understand the bigger picture and what really matters in your hotel to drive improvement and spot commercial opportunities 

• Ensure health and safety standards are met throughout the hotel and oversee food service operations to maintain our high-quality standards  

What you’ll need: 

• Previous management experience in the hospitality industry or similar environment where you led a team to success 

• Strong leadership skills with a passion for customer service 

• Excellent team management and communication skills with a warm, genuine approach to people and a capacity to engender trust and win support at all levels 

• Commitment to safety and maintaining high standards of service 

Be a part of Premier Inn – a Great British business  

At Premier Inn, we do hotel jobs differently. Award-winning training. All the support you need to develop. And brilliant career prospects with the UK’s biggest hotel brand. It's about giving our own people a great experience, so they give our guests the great all-round experience they expect from us. 

The Regional CI Manager, reporting to the Global CI Manager, is responsible for deploying the company Lean Continuous Improvement (CI) strategy, resulting in a significant impact to Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Safety (QCDS).

They will provide training, expertise, and direction for improvement activities to support the enterprise goals and objectives across the assigned territories (sites).

The CI Leader will work closely with the Global Operations Leadership Team, as well as cross-functionally, to identify, recommend, develop, implement and/or support cost- effective operational/business solutions for all aspects of the organization.

Our business is in the manufacturing of mission-critical equipment and components, supporting cleaner energy solutions through our brand portfolio consisting of Cook Compression, Waukesha Bearings, Waukesha Magnetic Bearings, Inpro/Seal, Bearings Plus, and FW Murphy and hold market leading position’s globally within power & energy, marine, industrial, chemical and general processing industry sectors.

Note: This position has a requirement to attend sites in Glasgow and Ellesmere Port readily on a weekly basis. It may require up to 30% travel, both domestically and internationally.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING:

• A Bachelor’s, or preferably Master’s Degree in an Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing or Business Administration field.
• Six Sigma Black Belt certification and / or Lean certification. Ideally, also SME/AME/ASQ/Shingo Prizes.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in Lean Transformation, driving continuous improvement within a high-performing organization, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• A proven ability to build the culture, vision & strategy for Continuous Improvement.
• Experience leading & executing Operational Excellence processes, and learning & development programs in a manufacturing environment.
• Established experience working with dept. / function managers to establish and execute the CI roadmap, to deliver baseline results.
• Proven experience leading Kaizen events.
• Ability to coach, work collaboratively and successfully influence stakeholders.
• Ability to effect change, influence and drive a CI mindset.
• Demonstrated program management skills with ability to deliver results across functions and multi-site manufacturing operations.
• Strong leadership, organizational, communication, interpersonal skills, integrity and trust and the ability to motivate.
• Strong analytical skills and business acumen.
• A high level of self-motivation with proactive approaches to problem solving and strong decision-making capabilities
• Proficient in Excel, Outlook, Word, Visio, Power Point and Power BI (Value Stream Mapping)

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Strategy Deployment

• Lead the execution and communication of the regional sites’ CI strategies and roadmap, focusing on transformation, end-to-End processes, and systems enhancements to improve Gross Margin via the deployment of the strategic productivity initiatives (ex: flow of materials, lead time reduction, etc.)
• Act as the primary Lean champion for the Region, promoting a culture of continuous improvement across all levels.
• Support the implementation of the 0Dover Operational Excellence Program.
• Facilitate workshops and targeted improvement events to help teams quickly achieve strategic objectives.
• Ensure improvements identified and rolled into the plant to capture savings. Track pillar team key performance indicators to ensure improvements are sustained and countermeasures are developed if needed.

Influential Leadership

• Provide CI training, coaching, and support to frontline leaders to build internal capability
• Teach problem solving skills through the use of problem-solving tools
• Implement CI best practices.
• Lead GEMBA walks and coach/mentor/train the plant/functional team to deploy a consistent Daily Lean Management System (DLMS) and drive CI culture across the plant/functional areas.
• Serve as Subject Matter Expert on flow lean and problem-solving tools for the assigned territory. Reporting and Data Analysis
• Support data-driven decision making by maintaining KPI dashboards and visual management systems.
• Monitor and analyze operational performance metrics to identify areas of improvement.
• Communicate monthly productivity and CI results to plant/functional management and Global Operations Leadership Team
• Establish standardized work and audit schedules for sustainment.
• Drive the improvement of the QCDS metrics.

DOVER PRECISION COMPONENTS

Part of Dover Corporation and holds market leading positions globally and delivers performance-critical solutions across the oil & gas, power generation, marine, industrial, chemical and general processing markets. We design and manufacture mission-critical equipment components to deliver more affordable, cleaner energy solutions and enable manufacturers to operate more efficiently.

WE DELIVER CUSTOMER SUCCESS​

Dover Precision Components delivers products and services that enhance performance, improve safety, reduce carbon emissions, and accelerate clean energy adoption, through collaborative customer relationships, expert engineering, and an innovative culture. Our strong Company portfolio is comprised of long products and services offered under Cook Compression, Cook Mechanical Field Services, Waukesha Bearings, Waukesha Magnetic Bearings, Inpro/Seal, Bearings Plus, and FW Murphy Production Controls. Our global footprint reaches more than twelve locations in the Americas and more than six locations in Europe and China.

BUILDING POTENTIAL, SUSTAINING PERFORMANCE, BOOSTING FUTURES

We are diligent in recognizing our employees’ needs and providing an enriching experience through professional developmental opportunities. Our authentic, collaborative company culture, combined with a competitive suite of health and welfare offerings, emulates who we are. We are Dover Precision Components, #LifeAtDPC #SWE

We're currently recruiting in our Inverness Centre (Millburn Rd) Premier Inn. Working 37.5 hours per week, paying up to £13.86 per hour.

Hotel Duty Manager - Inverness centre Millburn Road Premier Inn

Come and be a Duty Manager at Premier Inn in Inverness

Lead our dream team to make sure every aspect of our famous hotel experience is welcoming, safe, and brilliant. 

If you’ve got experience in retail or other jobs where you have successfully led people before, then this role is perfect as your next step in management. 

We’re looking for a dedicated professional who knows how to deliver outstanding customer experience and has the skills to inspire others.  

Immediate start – with all leadership experience relevant. 

PAY RATE: Up to £13.86 per hour (day shift) 

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent – we don’t do zero hours contracts! 

HOURS: 37.5 hours a week 

LOCATION: 

Millburn Rd, Inverness IV2 3QX

Why you’ll love it here: 

• Training and support: At Premier Inn we do careers worth staying for, so from day one, you'll receive a warm welcome and learn our simple administration system that will make your job easier. Plus, there's a clear career path within our business to help you grow. 

• Whitbread Benefits Card: Enjoy up to 60% off Premier Inn rooms and 25% off meals in all Whitbread Restaurants. 

• Pension and saving schemes: Take advantage of our company pension and save-as-you-earn scheme. 

• Discounts: Get discounts on shops, utility bills, travel, cinema trips, supermarkets, and more.

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What you’ll do: 

Join our team at Premier Inn Millburn Road Inverness as a Duty Manager, where your proven leadership skills will be put to use managing a reliable, high-performing team that ensures the smooth running of our hotel. If you’ve led a team in a retail environment, you’ll use your experience, excellent communication, and organisational skills to manage everything from health & safety standards to creating an exceptional guest experience.

Here at Tortilla, we are seeking to recruit an Assistant Manager to join our team in Glasgow's Silverburn. You will join us on a full-time, permanent contract with the salary going up to £32,100 per annum plus an amazing, achievable bonus worth up to £7,000 per year.

Benefits we offer our Assistant Manager:

•    The opportunity for flexible working
•    Free meals on shifts
•    33 days paid holiday per year
•    Win amazing prizes including holidays, festival tickets and more through incentives
•    Far more sociable hours than many other restaurant brands
•    Genuine work/life balance
•    Love your job! 98% of our crew say they love their working day
•    Amazing discounts on cinema tickets, Apple products, holidays, high street shops and more through Perkbox!
•    Wellbeing support including free counselling, financial and legal advice

Career progression for the Assistant Manager:

•    Ongoing professional training and development – earn NVQs with our Apprenticeship Scheme
•    Real career progression from Assistant Manager to General Manager and beyond!
•    Opportunity to get involved with new openings
•    Freedom to move between sites and grow with the group

About Us

Our family of over 65+ stores is united by a shared passion for serving high quality, fresh Californian Mexican food. What sets us apart is our commitment to maintaining the authenticity of our ingredients and preparation methods, evident in the fact that we don't have a single freezer in our business - all our food is, in fact, freshly made! As we embark on an ambitious growth plan in the UK and beyond, exciting opportunities for career development abound. Our genuine focus on developing our people is exemplified by the fact that one-third of our headquarters staff started their journey working in-store. The familial atmosphere we cultivate extends beyond work, with epic social events and dedicated entertainment funds for each site, creating a true sense of belonging.

What we’re looking for in our Assistant Manager:

We’d love you to be an Assistant Manager or experienced Supervisor with a good understanding of GP & Labour control – but more important to us is that you’re passionate about food and at your happiest looking after customers whilst training, inspiring & developing a happy team. Maybe you’ve worked in a similar QSR environment, or perhaps you’ve spent time running a bar, restaurant or contract catering unit. As long as you’re passionate about delivering amazing service then you’re probably our kind of amigo and we’d love to hear from you!

So, if you want to be part of our family, making sure that every guest who comes through the door gets served high quality, delicious food and leaves with a smile, then click “apply” now and join us as our Assistant Manager!