Vitae Financial Recruitment http://www.vitaefinancialrecruitment.com/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:59:18 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:58:16 T4005167 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Multi-Skilled-Mechanical-Fitter-x-3-0/ United Kingdom,Milton Keynes Mechanical Fitter idealy with electrical qualifications. The Company: One of the leaders if not the leader within the market for the manufacture and repair of Centrifugal Seperators. They are a multinational company with a UK operation to repair and service Centrifugal pumps, separators etc. The UK operation have all the benefits of a blue chip client and small company mentality with respects to looking after its workforce. The Role: My Client is looking for a very skilled Mechanic £25000 - £25500 per annum + Benefits to include health ins,pension Permanent Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:56:33 WM08022010 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Woodgrain-machine-setter-0/ United Kingdom,Mansfield Woodgrain Machine Line Setters / Operators Alfreton £6.50ph start (up to £9.10ph once fully trained) The Company My client is a leading manufacturer within the plastics industry. They are a well know brand with nationwide coverage and have been established over 25 years. They pride themselves on the quality of the work and its staff. The Candidate We are currently looking for Plastic Woodgrain Machine Line Setters. You must have experience as a Line Setter / Operator on these M £6.50 per hour Contract Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:33:52 DB08022010 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Woodworking-Machinist-0/ United Kingdom,Mansfield Wood Machinist Nottingham £9p/h The Company My clients are leaders in the management, manufacture and installation of top quality, high end bespoke interiors. They work nationally and internationally. The work value range is varied and includes multi-million pound bespoke projects and fast-track multi site rollouts. This is within leisure, retail and specialist prestigious one-off corporate and residential interiors. The Role As a bench Wood machinist you will be responsible f £9 per hour Contract Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:24:05 BHDB08022010 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Bench-Hand-Joiner-2/ United Kingdom,Mansfield Bench Hand Joiner Nottingham £10p/h The Company My clients are leaders in the management, manufacture and installation of top quality, high end bespoke interiors. They work nationally and internationally. The work value range is varied and includes multi-million pound bespoke projects and fast-track multi site rollouts. This is within leisure, retail and specialist prestigious one-off corporate and residential interiors. The Role As a bench hand joiner you will be responsible £10 per day Contract Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:20:37 LF005174 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Electrical-Engineer-2/ United Kingdom,England Electrical Engineer (HV & LV Electrical Systems) £34-38k Northern England (M62 Corridor £34000 - £38000 per annum Permanent Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:25:50 EngTechCambsCont http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Engine-Technician-Service-Engineer-3/ United Kingdom,Cambridgeshire Engine Technician/Service Engineer (Contract) £16 per hour (Days) & £20 per hour (Nights/Call Out) Cambridgeshire/East Anglia £16 - £20 per hour Contract Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:21:58 EngTecNottsContract http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Engine-Technician-Service-Engineer-2/ United Kingdom,Nottinghamshire Engine Technician/Service Engineer (Contract) £16 per hour (Days) & £20 per hour (Nights/Call Out) Nottinghamshire £16 - £20 per hour Contract Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:06:08 LF005161 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/C-I-Engineer-2/ United Kingdom,England Senior Controls & Instrumentation (C&I) Engineer £34-38k Southern England £34000 - £38000 per annum Permanent Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:53:49 LF005158 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Maintenance-Engineer-19/ United Kingdom,Midlands Maintenance Engineer (Automation) £35k Midlands £35000 per annum Permanent Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:28:11 LF005149 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Service-EngineerSouth-East-0/ United Kingdom,South East Field Service Engineer (Diesel Engines) £30-35k + Van + Bonus + Pension + Healthcare South East/East Anglia £30000 - £35000 per annum + Van/Bonus/Pension/Healthcare Permanent Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:24:36 LF005103 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Maintenance-EngineerMechanical-bias-0/ United Kingdom,Leicester Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Food) £28,500 - £31k Leicester £28500 - £31000 per annum Permanent Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:06:56 LT005154 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Welding-Quality-Engineer-0/ United Kingdom,Leicestershire Position Welding/Quality Engineer Shifts Days Salary To 28K per annum £25000 - £28000 per annum + + Benefits Permanent Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:33:46 KMGASMAN http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Domestic-Gas-EngineerGAS-SAFE-0/ United Kingdom,Cumbria Domestic Gas Engineer £18 per hour Contract Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:46:27 MK1.2.2 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Gas-Meter-Installer-0/ United Kingdom,South East London Gas Meter Installation Engineer £500 - £2000 per week Contract Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:18:38 MK1.2.1 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Gas-Mains-Service-Layer-0/ United Kingdom,England Gas Mains and Service Layer £115 - £135 per day + vehicle and fuel Contract Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:15:12 BDC-JL http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/leicester-jobs/Business-Development-Consultant-Recruitment-Consultant-0/ United Kingdom,Leicester Business Development Consultant/Recruitment Consultant £15-20k + Sales Bonus + Team Commission + Additional Benefits Leicester £15000 - £20000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits Permanent Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:03:01 T4005142 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Plumber-0/ United Kingdom,Lancashire Domestic Plumber £12 per hour Contract Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:32:50 MRElec http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Electrician-0/ United Kingdom,Northampton Maintenance Electrician £12 per hour Contract Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:37:41 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/extra-bank-holiday-announced-for-2012/ Workers will get an extra bank holiday in 2012 to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee that year, business secretary Lord Mandelson has announced. The extra day off will come on Tuesday 5 June 2012 to celebrate the jubilee, and Mandelson said the late May bank holiday will also be moved to Monday 4 June to create [...] Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:35:54 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/british-manufacturing-hits-two-year-high/ British manufacturing activity rose to its highest level in more than two years in December, buoyed by a sharp jump in new orders, a closely watched survey showed today. The CIPS/Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index — which combines new orders, employment and other data to measure operating conditions at the country’s factories — rose to 54.1 [...] Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:34:50 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/engineers-drought-could-hit-uk-hard/ More than half a million new engineers will be needed by 2017 to ensure the recovery of the national economy, a major new manufacturing report reveals. A report by EngineeringUK, which promotes the contribution of engineers, engineering and technology to society, reveals that around 587,000 engineers will be needed within the next seven years. Its annual report [...] Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:33:16 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/demand-for-workers-rises-to-levels-seen-before-crunch/ The worst of the recession in the jobs market seems to be over. The latest study from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG, complementing better-than-expected unemployment figures last month, shows that demand for labour is at its highest since the onset of the credit crunch in autumn 2007. In a sharp reversal of trends [...] Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:31:57 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/uk-producer-prices-up-in-december/ The prices of goods leaving UK factories rose at a faster pace than expected in December, figures show. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed UK producer prices rose by 0.5% last month. It took the annual rate of output price inflation to 3.5%, which is the highest rate since January 2009. Input prices, [...] Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:29:14 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/too-many-regulations-will-stifle-recovery-says-bcc/ A series of new government regulations could cost businesses more than £25 billion over the next four years, threatening economic recovery, a leading business group fears. In a new report, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) will say that 18 British employment and tax regulations due to come into force by 2014 will cost companies [...] Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:22:05 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/companies-begin-moving-production-back-to-uk/ Manufacturers increasingly are moving production back to Britain as shoddy quality and higher freight prices are undermining the cost advantage of producing goods overseas. A report into the state of the manufacturing sector by the EEF and BDO, the accountants, finds that one in seven companies surveyed had moved production back to the UK from [...] Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:19:38 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/uk-economy-emerges-from-recession/ The UK economy has come out of recession, after figures showed it had grown by a weaker-than-expected 0.1% in the last three months of 2009. The economy had previously contracted for six consecutive quarters - the longest period since quarterly figures were first recorded in 1955. There have been recent recovery signs - last week [...] Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:18:05 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/encore-confronts-recession-to-expand-into-milton-keynes/ Despite the depressed recessionary picture January 2010 sees the opening of recruitment specialist Encore Personnel’s sixth location and 16th division. With the latest addition to the Encore family the Milton Keynes branch will offer Utilities and Energy staffing solutions to businesses throughout the country. Encore employs over 1,500 temporary staff each week through its [...] Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:15:07 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/unemployment-falls-to-246m/ The number of people unemployed in the UK has fallen unexpectedly for the first time in 18 months. Total unemployment stood at 2.46 million for the three months to November, down 7,000 on the figure for the previous three months. It ends the continuous rise in unemployment that began in the summer of 2008 after [...] Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:13:07 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/agency-worker-implementation-regulations-published/ Agency Workers Regulations, which implement the Agency Workers Directive, have now been published. The Regulations confirm that implementation will not begin until after 1 October 2011. Following two consultations on the directive’s implementation, the government’s response to consultation confirms that: Agency workers placed with an end-user for 12 weeks or more will be entitled to the terms [...] Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:53:21 Onsite - AM1 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/on-site-jobs/Account-Manager-3/ United Kingdom,Wakefield Account Manager Nr Wakefield £18000+ dependant on experience Access to company pensions scheme (after qualifying period), share options, bonus scheme and further benefits Training will be given both at the site and at our Head Office in Leicester (expenses paid) £18000 per annum Permanent Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:18:10 Onsite - AM1 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/on-site-jobs/Account-Manager-2/ United Kingdom,Wakefield Account Manager Nr Wakefield £18000+ dependant on experience Access to company pensions scheme (after qualifying period), share options, bonus scheme and further benefits Training will be given both at the site and at our Head Office in Leicester (expenses paid) £18000 per annum Permanent Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:21:38 Enc-gri-10 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/CNC-Grinder-0/ United Kingdom,Coventry Due to the growth of their order book and greater confidence in the market place long term, a busy CNC machine shop in Coventry has an immediate permanent requirement for a CNC Internal / External Grinder. £19000 - £20000 per annum Permanent Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:04:22 LF005010 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/maintenance-manager-4/ United Kingdom,Kent Maintenance Manager (Food) Kent (Inside the M25) Circa £45-50k £45000 - £50000 per annum Permanent Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:01:43 LF005009 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Maintenance-Engineer-17/ United Kingdom,North London Maintenance Engineer/Electrician (Food) £30-32k (Days) London (North East London) £30000 - £32000 per annum Permanent Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:58:36 LF005008 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/maintenance-manager-3/ United Kingdom,North London Maintenance Manager (Food) London (North East London) £ Negotiable Negotiable salary Permanent Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:54:37 LF005034 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/maintenance-engineer-16/ United Kingdom,North London Maintenance Engineer £33k + Pension + Overtime Middlesex/North London £33000 per annum + Overtime and Pension available Permanent Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:52:12 LF005110 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Service-Engineer-10/ United Kingdom,London Field Service Engineer (Medical Equipment) £25k + car + 25 days holiday London/Greater London £25000 per annum + Car, 25 days Holiday Permanent Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:49:06 LT004730 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Maintenance-Engineer-15/ United Kingdom,West Midlands Electrical Maintenance Engineer/Charge hand (Food) £30,600 to £32,600 + stakeholder pension + overtime (£5k per annum) West Midlands £30600 - £32600 per annum + Stakeholder Pension/Overtime Permanent Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:41:06 LT004468 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Service-Engineer-9/ United Kingdom,Manchester Field Service Engineer (Food) £28k + £10k overtime + Car + Laptop + Mobile + Private Healthcare + Pension + 25 Days Holiday Manchester £28000 per annum Permanent Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:37:58 LF005033 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Maintenance-Engineer-14/ United Kingdom,Shropshire Maintenance Engineer (Food) £30-31k + overtime + pension Shropshire £30000 - £31000 per annum + Overtime and Pension available Permanent Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:34:59 LF005115 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Engine-Technician-Service-Engineer-2/ United Kingdom,Ipswich Field Service Engineer (Engines & CHP) East Anglia £24-28k + Bonus + Benefits £24000 - £28000 per annum + Bonus and Benefits Permanent Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:57:22 25.1.3 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Mulit-skilled-Gas-and-Water-Mains-and-Service-Layers-0/ United Kingdom,North East Multi-skilled teams of Gas and Water Mains and Service Layers £1400 - £1800 per week Contract Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:42:36 MK25.1.2 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Gas-Mains-and-Service-Layer-2/ United Kingdom,South East Gas Mains and Service Layers £575 - £675 per week + vehicle per team Contract Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:29:39 MK25.1.1 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Electric-Meter-Installer-Fitter-0/ United Kingdom,London Electric Meter Installer / Fitter £580 - £900 per week Contract Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:38:34 PlasCNCTurn http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/CNC-Turner-Miller-0/ United Kingdom,Wellingborough CNC Turner / Miller Programmer setter Due to an increase in workload we have an opportunity off adding to our workforce in the way of a very skilled CNC Turner with excellent CNC Milling skills. Working for a company who specialise within plastic it would be ideal having direct experience of machining of sutch materials, however this is not essential as long as you have experience of machining various metals. The controls are fanuc based and the engineer would be required to set operat £12 - £25000 per annum Permanent Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:22:11 T4005053 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Electrical-Engineer-0/ United Kingdom,Northamptonshire Electrical Engineer We have a vacancy arise for a skilled Electrical Engineer looking to add to there breakdown team. The company who provide a service to companies mainly within the printing industry. and due to new contracts have a this new and exciting position arise. Working from our base in you will visit customers in the surrounding areas carry out repairs and maintenance on a variety of industrial machinery. You will need:- A very good background in electrics. The abil £29000 - £30000 per annum + Van, Phone plus good callout bonus Permanent Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:17:49 T4005106 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Field-Supervisor-0/ United Kingdom,London Field Supervisor My client a Leader within Property and facilties maintenance have position arise for a field Supervisor. The Role (brief): Reporting directly to the Contracts manager, You will be responsible for monitoring and maintaining a schedule of all tasks allocated and provide support for their MOD contract. This will include daily running of maintenance and installation contracts. Monitor productivity to achieve value for money. undertake staff appraisals and provide guid £32995 - £33000 per annum + Company Vehicle, 25 days Holiday Permanent Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:07:21 T4004376G http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Commercial-Gas-Engineer-5/ United Kingdom,Gloucestershire Commercial Gas Engineers required to work in Gloucestershire £500 - £700 per week + Van, Mobile, Phone, Uniform Permanent Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:58:23 T4004376 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Commercial-Gas-Engineer-4/ United Kingdom,Midlands Commercial Gas Engineers required to work in the East Midlands region. £500 - £700 per week + Van, Mobile, Phone, Uniform Permanent Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:40:37 MK21.1.1 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Electric-Meter-Installer-11/ United Kingdom,London Single and Three Phase Meter Installer £116 - £217 per day Contract Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:25:22 LT003455 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/-Wood-Machinists-0/ United Kingdom,Leicestershire Wood Machinists £7.34 per hour Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire £7.34 per hour Contract Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:08:18 leicdrv02 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/leicester-jobs/recruitment-consultant-senior-consultant/ Leicester Encore Personnel are a leading independent recruitment consultancy with a real commitment to quality and service that has seen them receive numerous accolades including; finalist in the recruitment awards, 23rd on the times fast track 100 list and star status in the best companies to work for list. Due to expansion we are currently looking to recruit a Consultant to be based in Coventry. up to £25,000 Permanent Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:21:14 MK20.1.1b http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Senior-Water-Engineer-0/ United Kingdom,North Yorkshire Seniior Water Engineer £160 - £200 per day + expenses Contract Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:05:04 MK20.1.1a http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Chartered-Gas-Engineer-0/ United Kingdom,North East Chartered Gas Engineer £300 - £360 per day + Expenses Contract Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:57:13 MK20.1.3 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Gas-Mains-and-Service-Layers-0/ United Kingdom,London GNO & NCO Qualified Mains and Service Layer £575 - £675 per week Permanent Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:47:11 MK20.1.2 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/CT-Trained-Electric-Meter-Installer-9/ United Kingdom,England CT Trained Electric Meter Installer £27000 - £32000 per annum + benefits Permanent Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:37:26 MK20.1.1 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/CT-Trained-Electric-Meter-Installer-8/ United Kingdom,Birmingham CT Trained Meter Installer £27000 - £32000 per annum Permanent Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:31:37 MK20.3 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/CT-Trained-Electric-Meter-Installer-7/ United Kingdom,Scotland CT Trained Electric Meter Installer £27000 - £32000 per annum + benefits Permanent Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:28:16 MK20.2 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/CT-Trained-Electric-Meter-Installer-6/ United Kingdom,Lancashire CT Trained Meter Installer £27000 - £32000 per annum + benefits Permanent Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:23:42 MK20.1 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/CT-Trained-Electric-Meter-Installer-5/ United Kingdom,Newcastle upon Tyne CT Trained Electric Meter Installer £27000 - £32000 per annum + benefits Permanent Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:15:47 rcru/200110 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Technical-Service-Manager-0/ United Kingdom,Derbyshire Technical Service Manager Derbyshire £35k + Company Vehicle, Laptop and Blackberry The Company My Client is one of the world’s largest refrigeration unit specialists. They supply, maintain and service refrigeration units to the Commercial and Industrial sectors. They are innovators in technology when talking about and doing refrigeration and cooling units. They have been established for over 30 years. The Role As the Technical Service Manager you will be responsible for: • £35000 per annum + Company Vehicle, Laptop and Blackberry Permanent Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:47:39 MK19.4 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/CT-Trained-Electric-Meter-Installer-4/ United Kingdom,West Yorkshire CT Trained Electric Meter Installer £27000 - £32000 per annum + benefits Permanent Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:44:20 MK19.3 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/CT-Trained-Electric-Meter-Installer-3/ United Kingdom,North West CT Trained Electric Meter Installer £27000 - £32000 per annum + Benefits Permanent Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:40:13 MK19.2 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/CT-Trained-Electric-Meter-Installer-2/ United Kingdom,Scotland CT Trained Electrical Meter Installer £27000 - £32000 per annum + benefits Permanent Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:36:07 MK19.1 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/CT-Trained-Electric-Meter-Installer-0/ United Kingdom,North East CT Trained Electric Meter Installer £27000 - £32000 per annum + benefits Permanent Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:15:31 LF005054 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Maintenance-Engineer-13/ United Kingdom,Midlands 2 x Maintenance Engineer/Electrician (Contract) East Midlands £15-20 per hour £15.00 - £20.00 per hour Contract Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:42:30 54874 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Technical-Sales-Engineer-0/ United Kingdom,Telford My client is is looking to recruit a Technical Sales Engineer to grow an already established and thriving sales department. Applicants looking to apply will ideally come from a technical sales background, but my client would consider applicants from a mechanical engineering background looking to go into a more sales based role. £20000 per annum Permanent Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:01:29 LF005034 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Maintenance-Engineer-22/ United Kingdom,North London Maintenance Engineer £33k + Pension + Overtime Middlesex/North London £33000 per annum + Overtime and Pension available Permanent Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:52:41 LF005033 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Maintenance-Engineer-21/ United Kingdom,Shropshire Maintenance Engineer (Food) £30-31k + overtime + pension Shropshire £30000 - £31000 per annum + Overtime and Pension available Permanent Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:39:04 T4005057 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Tig-Welder-0/ United Kingdom,Northampton Tig Aluminium Welder I have a position arise for a qualified to BS standards as minimum Aluminium Tig Welder working on highend automotive products i.e. Aston Martin and MOD work. This position based within Northampton is a Temp to Perm position of 13 weeks at �7.00 per hour increasing to �8.50 after 13 weeks with a further increase after 6 months. You will need to have similar experience and be confident within Tig Aluminium Welding. This position is due to start in February. Fo £280 - £340 per week + Overtime at 1.3 Permanent Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:57:41 mk1401/1 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Service-LayerGas-0/ United Kingdom,London Gas Service Layers and Teams of Service Layers £110 - £135 per day Contract Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:00:41 LT003409 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/CNC-Programmer-5/ United Kingdom,Leicestershire A position has arose for an experienced CNC Programmer. £20000 - £22000 per annum + + Bounus Permanent Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:53:18 LT005046 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/CNC-Programmer-4/ United Kingdom,Leicestershire A position has arose for an experienced CNC Programmer. £18000 - £22000 per annum + + BONUS Permanent Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:39:09 T4005043 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Commercial-Gas-Engineer-4/ United Kingdom,Oxfordshire Commercial Gas Engineer We are a currently recruiting for a highly skilled Commercial Gas Engineer to join our prestigious company based within oxfordshire. Job Role: You will be required to work as a heating engineer providing gas related repair and maintenance servicing for communal properties within the public domain to include Schools, libraries etc. This will comprise of service and maintenance as well as installation of commercial boilers and related work to include Taps, cylinder £14.50 - £15.00 per annum + Van, Mobile, Fuel Card, 23 Days hol + BH Permanent Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:35:04 LF005010 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Maintenance-Manager-2/ United Kingdom,Kent Maintenance Manager (Food) Kent (Inside the M25) Circa £45-50k £45000 - £50000 per annum Permanent Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:33:11 Cov S/C/A/M http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/coventry-jobs/Service-Coordinator-2/ United Kingdom,Coventry Encore require a Recruitment Service Coordinator/Account Manager for our busy Northampton Branch. Duties will include management and growth of existing accounts, offering our clients a diverse range of recruitment and personnel service solutions including training both over the phone and face to face. Additionally, you'll have responsibility for matching candidates to pre determined client vacancy requirements. The right candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, d £15000 - £17000 per annum + Bonus, pension, PHI, share options Permanent Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:33:11 Cov S/C/A/M http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/coventry-jobs/Service-Coordinator-0/ United Kingdom,Coventry Encore require a Recruitment Service Coordinator/Account Manager for our busy Northampton Branch. Duties will include management and growth of existing accounts, offering our clients a diverse range of recruitment and personnel service solutions including training both over the phone and face to face. Additionally, you'll have responsibility for matching candidates to pre determined client vacancy requirements. The right candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, d £15000 - £17000 per annum + Bonus, pension, PHI, share options Permanent Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:25:53 LF005009 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Maintenance-Engineer-20/ United Kingdom,North London Maintenance Engineer/Electrician (Food) £30-32k (Days) London (North East London) £0.00 per annum Permanent Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:22:15 LF005008 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Maintenance-Manager-0/ United Kingdom,North London Maintenance Manager (Food) London (North East London) £ Negotiable £0.00 per annum Permanent Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:17:02 N'ton SC/AM http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/nothampton-jobs/Service-Co-ordinator-2/ United Kingdom,Northampton Encore require a Recruitment Service Coordinator/Account Manager for our busy Northampton Branch. Duties will include management and growth of existing accounts, offering our clients a diverse range of recruitment and personnel service solutions including training both over the phone and face to face. Additionally, you'll have responsibility for matching candidates to pre determined client vacancy requirements. The right candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, dri £14000 - £17000 per annum + Bonus, pension, HCI, 26 Days Holiday Permanent Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:17:02 N'ton SC/AM http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/nothampton-jobs/Service-Co-ordinator-0/ United Kingdom,Northampton Encore require a Recruitment Service Coordinator/Account Manager for our busy Northampton Branch. Duties will include management and growth of existing accounts, offering our clients a diverse range of recruitment and personnel service solutions including training both over the phone and face to face. Additionally, you'll have responsibility for matching candidates to pre determined client vacancy requirements. The right candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, dri £14000 - £17000 per annum + Bonus, pension, HCI, 26 Days Holiday Permanent Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:16:20 LT004678 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Maintenance-Engineer-19/ United Kingdom,East London Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (FMCG) East London £30,500-£35,500 + Pension + 25 days holiday + Benefits Double Day shift (6am-2pm/2pm-10pm) £30500 - £35500 per annum + Pension / 25 days holidays Permanent Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:11:04 LT004668 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Maintenance-Engineer-18/ United Kingdom,East London 3 x Maintenance Engineer (FMCG) East London £33-38k + Pension + 25 days holiday + Benefits Night Shift 10pm - 6am Monday to Friday £33000 - £38000 per annum + Pension and 25 days Holiday Permanent Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:24:40 T4005020LON http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Commercial-Gas-Engineer-3/ United Kingdom,North London Commercial Gas Engineers required to work in and around the North London area. £28000 - £30000 per annum + Van, Mobile Permanent Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:49:05 BDC North http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/nottingham-jobs/recruitment-consultant/ United Kingdom,Northamptonshire Encore is recruiting for our Nottingham Branch. We are looking for a driven, dynamic individual with proven sales ability to sell our recruitment services both over the phone and face to face. You will also have joint responsibility for managing our fast expanding client base. The right applicant will be able to demonstrate a drive to succeed an ability to develop relationships at all levels, have excellent communication skills, an ability to think on their feet, and be a strong time manager £18000 - £22000 pa, OTE £27k + Pension, Bonus, H/Care, Share Options Permanent Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:22:29 MRFABROOF http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Roof-conservatory-Fabricator-0/ United Kingdom,Northamptonshire Conservatory Roof Fabricator Due to expansion we have an position arise for an experienced Conservatory roof fabricator (upvc) We operate in the high end market and we require the ideal candidate to have high skills and experience in complex cutting and angles, to be highly motivated and forward thinking. This is a permanent position paying upto £9 p/h for the right candidate. For more information on this position please call Michael on 01604 824171 or email mroche@encoretechnical.co.uk £18000 - £19000 per annum Permanent Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:08:08 mk02 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Electric-Meter-Installer-0/ United Kingdom,Telford Electric Meter Installer, single, three phase and CT metering £22000 - £24000 per annum Permanent Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:03:28 MRBREAKDO http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Breakdown-and-Service-Engineer-0/ United Kingdom,London Breakdown and Service engineer We are looking for an experienced Breakdown and Service Engineer working on a social housing contract in the Southwark area. Working for a heating contractor this is paid on an hourly basis with congestion charges paid. This is a minimum of 2 weeks - ongoing due to backlog. For this position you will need to be: Gas Safe Registered CCN1, CEN1, HTR1 and WAT1 Public liability insurance, Van and Tools £19 per hour + Congestion charge paid Contract Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:49:37 BH0701 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Bench-Hand-Joiner-0/ United Kingdom,Nottinghamshire Bench Hand Joiner Nottingham £10 - £11p/h The Company My clients are leaders in the management, manufacture and installation of top quality, high end bespoke interiors. They work nationally and internationally. The work value range is varied and includes multi-million pound bespoke projects and fast-track multi site rollouts. This is within leisure, retail and specialist prestigious one-off corporate and residential interiors. The Role As a bench hand joiner you will be respon £10 - £11 per week Permanent Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:48:34 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industrial-jobs/administrator-leicester/ Coalville Working for a leading engineering company in Coalville £6.50ph Permanent Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:39:08 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/traditional-recruitment-methods-still-prevail-over-social-networking/ As the economy moves into recovery, people are starting to consider their next career move and whether to follow traditional methods to seek employment or to experiment with increasingly popular social media websites. It is now clear that social networking has become very much a mainstream activity for Internet users of all ages however, traditional [...] Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:37:58 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/skills-shortages-continue-to-blight-engineering-and-technical-sector-according-to-new-rec-report/ Newly- elected Chair of REC Engineering and Technical Philip Higgins has today launched the Engineering & Technical Industry Research Profile. Despite high standards of technical and engineering education in the UK, as well as government support, the sector is beset with skills shortages with the most skilled workers still in demand during this current recession. The profile [...] Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:37:18 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/tough-2010-for-automotiv/ Despite improving new car sales, industry experts are predicting a challenging next 12 months for the automotive industry. November new car registrations were up 57.6% on 2008 to 158,082 units, a comparable figure to November 2007 volumes. According to SMMT, the Government’s scrappage scheme accounted for 21.6% of the registrations which were also improved due to [...] Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:36:29 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/cbi-predicts-fragile-uk-economic-recovery/ Growth in the UK economy is set to pick up gradually next year but the economic recovery will be “fragile”, a leading business group has said. The CBI predicts that the UK will exit recession in the fourth quarter of 2009, helped by consumer spending ahead of the VAT rise in January. But the group [...] Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:34:50 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/smart-meters-to-be-installed-at-homes-and-businesses/ Energy suppliers will be rolling out smart meters to homes and businesses across Britain following the Government announcement that energy suppliers will be responsible for implementing the new technology. This announcement will create over 2,600 new jobs with British Gas alone and an additional 5,000 staff will be required across the entire industry by 2012. Encore [...] Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:33:02 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/after-the-crash-will-manufacturing-save-the-economy/ With the UK economy now stabilising at last, economists and politicians are turning to an equally pressing question: how to make sure the recovery - when it comes - is a real one and not a mirage. Action on the financial crisis and recession so far has been largely fire-fighting: steadying the banks, stopping the economy [...] Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:30:50 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/national-insurance-rise-criticised-by-business/ The head of the CBI business group has attacked the chancellor’s decision to raise National Insurance contributions, saying it will harm job creation. Richard Lambert, the CBI’s director general, said Alistair Darling had “made a serious mistake” at a time when the economic recovery was “fragile”. Under the planned change to National Insurance, both firms and [...] Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:30:10 enc-bdc-09 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Recruitment-Consultant-14/ United Kingdom,Coventry Encore Personnel are a leading independent recruitment consultancy with a real commitment to quality and service that has seen them receive numerous accolades including; finalist in the recruitment awards, 23rd on the Times Fast Track 100 list, Star status in the best companies to work for list and Recruitment International’s “Best Company to work for 2009” Due to expansion we are currently looking to employ a Trainee Recruitment Consultant to be based at our Coventry office. £16000 - £20000 per annum Permanent Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:30:10 enc-bdc-09 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Recruitment-Consultant-13/ United Kingdom,Coventry Encore Personnel are a leading independent recruitment consultancy with a real commitment to quality and service that has seen them receive numerous accolades including; finalist in the recruitment awards, 23rd on the Times Fast Track 100 list, Star status in the best companies to work for list and Recruitment International’s “Best Company to work for 2009” Due to expansion we are currently looking to employ a Trainee Recruitment Consultant to be based at our Coventry office. £16000 - £20000 per annum Permanent Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:30:10 enc-bdc-09 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/Recruitment-Consultant-12/ United Kingdom,Coventry Encore Personnel are a leading independent recruitment consultancy with a real commitment to quality and service that has seen them receive numerous accolades including; finalist in the recruitment awards, 23rd on the Times Fast Track 100 list, Star status in the best companies to work for list and Recruitment International’s “Best Company to work for 2009” Due to expansion we are currently looking to employ a Trainee Recruitment Consultant to be based at our Coventry office. £16000 - £20000 per annum Permanent Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:52:28 Cleaner1 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industrial-jobs/cleaning-operative/ Leicester Working in a College environment. Main duties will include cleaning tables, mopping and sweeping floors and other light cleaning duties. Desirably you will have had experience in the public sector i.e schools and college environment. Successful applicants are required to provide an standard disclosure. Disclosure expense will be met by applicant. £5.80 Contract Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:16:48 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/engineering-skills-shortage-predicted/ Recruiters have warned that the war for engineering talent is set to intensify come the recovery following the removal of civil and aircraft engineers from the list of in-demand occupations. In Gordon Brown’s speech on immigration, the Prime Minister announced that hospital consultants, civil engineers, aircraft engineers and ship’s officers will be removed from the list [...] Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:15:29 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/proposed-extension-of-paternity-leave/ The government has announced plans that will allow fathers to take up to a total of 26 weeks additional paternity leave. Current position At present mothers are entitled to 52 weeks statutory maternity leave and a total of 39 weeks statutory maternity pay. Fathers are entitled to only two weeks’ paid paternity leave if certain qualifying [...] Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:14:36 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/banks-urged-to-support-manufacturers-out-of-recession/ ‘Cash will be king’ for West Midlands manufacturers looking to make the most of the first signs of economic recovery, it was predicted by the region’s leading industry support body. Simon Griffiths, chief executive of the Manufacturing Advisory Service-West Midlands, is urging banks and other lenders to help the sector bounce back from the downturn by [...] Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:13:42 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/new-year-represents-cash-flow-crunch-time/ Firms are in for a tough first quarter, according to new research from Bibby Financial Services. The research shows that the final quarter of 2009 and the start of 2010 will see trading conditions worsen. Edward Rimmer, chief executive of Bibby Financial Services, says: “January is a crucial month for businesses and it can often be make [...] Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:12:43 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/surprise-jobless-figures-boost-economic-outlook/ The rise in British unemployment slowed abruptly in the three months to September to 2.46 million as the number of people landing jobs rose for the first time in more than a year. New figures today, from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), showed that unemployment climbed by just 30,000 in the quarter to September [...] Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:11:07 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/encore-chooses-its-consultants-to-become-members-of-the-rec%e2%80%99s-institute-of-recruitment-professionals/ Encore take pride in developing it’s staff and most of their consultants have now become members of the REC’s Institute of Recruitment Professionals. The Institute provides them with valuable industry information, updates and useful tools so that they are always well-informed and able to deliver better results for their clients. By choosing to work with Encore client’s [...] Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:09:33 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/manufacturing-grows-at-fastest-rate-for-two-years/ Britain’s manufacturing sector expanded at its fastest rate for two years in October, according to the monthly survey by CIPS/Markit, helped by strong growth in output and new orders. The Purchasing Managers’ Index rose from 49.9 in September to 53.7 in October, a far higher rise than expected, moving back above the 50 mark that [...] Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:08:03 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/equal-rights-bid-for-agency-staff/ Agency workers will get the same rights as directly employed staff after 12 weeks in a job, under government plans. The proposals, outlined in the Queen’s Speech, means these employees will have the right to equal treatment on pay, holidays and other basic conditions. A recent TUC report claimed agency workers felt discriminated against, abused [...] Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:46:43 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/rec-audited-giving-you-peace-of-mind/ One of the biggest challenges faced by the food and beverage sector is the ongoing need to attract and retain quality employees, from Engineers to Hygiene Managers. Making sure that your recruitment partner represents your organisation effectively is important; finding the right recruitment agency who can demonstrate these skills isn’t easy. One way to ensure that the [...] Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:44:02 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/food-npd-returning-with-end-to-recession-in-sight/ Food companies are relying on innovation to bounce back from the recession, according to new data suggesting NPD in the sector is starting to recover. Figures from market research group Innova suggest food NPD is back on the up after slumping over the past two years. Product launches were up by 7.3% in the year to [...] Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:43:08 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/employers-urged-to-have-their-say-on-new-bakery-qualification/ Employers in the bakery industry are being asked for their views on the development of a new qualification. The Bakery Proficiency qualification is being developed by food and drink sector skills council Improve in consultation with companies, including Bettys, Cooplands, United Biscuits, Greggs and Morrisons. The qualification is based on a flexible framework of units covering the [...] Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:41:03 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/food-and-drink-exports-buck-the-trend/ Exports of food and non-alcoholic drinks bucked the recessionary trend and were up 10.2% to £4.82bn in the first six months of the year, according to new research commissioned by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF). Exports of all UK goods were down 13.4% over the same period. If this strong performance is maintained through the [...] Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:37:38 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/call-for-policing-of-late-paying-retailers/ Industry bodies are calling for the stricter policing of food retailers, after new data from Experian revealed that retailers paid suppliers an average of 26 days beyond agreed payment terms in September 2009. Late payments are “without a doubt” causing food and drink companies to close, said Phil McCabe, spokesman for the Forum of Private Business. [...] Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:39:09 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industrial-jobs/machine-operator-coventry/ Coventry We require machine operators with at least 2 years experience to work in the Coventry area. The ideal candidate must be able to work rotating shifts including weekends. Duties include the manufacturing of car components and assembly work in a production environment. Please call Jim on 02476 238330 £6.00 - £8.00 per hour Either Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:38:58 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industrial-jobs/production-staff/ Warwick Our new client in Warwick is looking for Production staff to work in their busy, friendly factory. Job duties will include packing, production and labelling. You will need to be flexible, have great attention to detail and good communication skills. Working hours will be between 0800 - 1800 extra hours maybe required due to volume [...] £6.50 per hour Either Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:38:46 HGV145 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/driving-jobs/class1/ Coventry Class1 Driver. Based in Coventry and working in the midland area. With multi drop experience and prepared to do nights out Must have digital card and no more than 3 points on license. Salary/pay: days £9.00ph nights £10.00ph For more infomation call Mark or Andrew on 02476 238330 days £9.00ph nights £10.00ph Contract Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:38:29 LGV745 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/driving-jobs/75tn-driver-nuneaton/ Nuneaton 7.5tn multi drop Driver in Nuneaton 6.50ph Contract Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:48:09 SMGSW01 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industrial-jobs/glass-operative/ Nottingham Manufacturing glass units, the roles involved will be, Sealing Glass, Beading, Washing, some Lead work, Cutting and general maintenance of workshop. £6 Either Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:20:18 FL0511TE http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industrial-jobs/fork-lift-truck-driver-northamptonshire/ Northamptonshire A large distribution company are looking to recruit counterbalance, reach and VNA drivers to work in various locations across the county £6.50+ph Contract Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:03:47 KE1104TX http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industrial-jobs/warehouse-operative-kettering/ Kettering An established company in Kettering are looking for warehouse operatives to join their rapidly expanding team in a new warehouse picking and packing medical supplies £6.00ph Contract Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:06:08 DH1104EK http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industrial-jobs/warehouse-operative-daventry/ Daventry Working in a large distribution warehouse picking, packing, loading and unloading dry good and drink products £6.00ph Contract Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:36:11 EK0411WO http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industrial-jobs/warehouse-operative-northampton/ Northampton A top distribution warehouse requires warehouse staff for picking and packing clothing products £6.25-£7.00ph Contract Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:37:36 ALFSW01 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industrial-jobs/warehouse-operative-in-alfreton/ Alfreton You will be working as a Warehouse Operative in an Extrusions Department. In Alfreton £5.80 Either Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:21:41 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/driving-jobs/counterbalance-flt-driver-coventry/ Coventry Our well known client in Coventry are looking for Counterbalance FLT drivers to start immediately. All candidates must have previous experience working with stillages within a manufacturing environment and a valid license that is RTITB or ITSAAR approved. You must be very flexible with shifts due to volume demand, you must be able to work [...] £6.30 - £8.00 Either Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:21:46 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/hard-hit-manufacturers-are-turning-the-corner/ Hard-hit manufacturers are “turning the corner” with rising output expected over the next three months, the CBI business group said this month Its industrial trends survey for October showed a 4% balance of firms expected higher volumes in the coming quarter - the first positive result since June last year and the best since March 2008 [...] Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:20:54 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/border-agency-issues-illegal-worker-warning/ The UK Border Agency is warning manufacturers they face large fines for employing illegal workers following a raid on a Portsmouth plastics factory. The raid was featured on an episode of Sky 1’s ‘UK Border Force’ on Monday this week. UK Border Agency officers from a number of enforcement teams across southern England joined police to [...] Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:20:06 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/manufacturers-anticipate-export-driven-return-to-growth/ The decline in UK manufacturing output has eased considerably in the past three months, and the sector’s prospects look brighter, with sentiment improving and modest growth expected in the three months ahead, the CBI said today. Its latest Quarterly Industrial Trends Survey also revealed that the weakness of sterling is helping export competitiveness, although stocks are [...] Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:18:40 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/slow-down-in-unemployment/ Ministers have pledged to keep increasing support for jobseekers as figures out today show the rise in unemployment is continuing to slow, with fewer people becoming long term unemployed than anticipated in April’s Budget. Today’s figures show that while the overall number claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance rose by 20,800 last month, almost 336,000 people left the count. ILO [...] Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:16:31 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/baroness-scotland-case-%e2%80%93-employers-need-to-mitigate-risk/ The recent case of Baroness Scotland who was fined £5000 by the UK Border Agency highlights the risks that employers run even if there is no intent to break the law. Naveed Ahmed, Managing Director of Goldteam Recruitment which specialises in the FMCG and hospitality sectors says that this is where a reputable recruitment consultancy [...] Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:14:46 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/it%e2%80%99s-official-encore-personnel-are-%e2%80%98the-best-recruitment-company-to-work-for%e2%80%99-2009/ Encore Personnel Services have just been awarded the commendation of the Best Recruitment Company to Work for in the UK by Recruitment International at a lavish ceremony in the City of London. Amongst a group of high profile recruitment professionals Encore received the award after beating off some of the biggest names in the recruitment industry. [...] Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:13:13 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/workers-in-line-for-low-wages-in-2010/ Despite bumper bonuses reported in the City, for the rest of the UK 2010 may well be a year of hard bargaining and below average pay rises, according to the Labour Research Department’s (LRD) annual pay round analysis. LRD’s Payline database reveals a decline in the number of new long-term deals - pay agreements providing a [...] Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:12:16 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/awd-delay-confirmed/ The government has confirmed that it is to delay implementation of the agency workers directive until October 2011. In a statement business minister Pat McFadden says: “Last year the government secured a deal in Europe on the Agency Workers Directive that allows us to base Britain’s rules on the agreement reached in the UK between the [...] Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:49:57 LB/TBDCLeics http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/leicester-jobs/Account-Manager-Trainee-Recruitment-Consultant-0/ United Kingdom,Leicester Account Manager / Trainee Recruitment Consultant £15K - £20K + Uncapped bonus + Health Care + Additional Benefits Encore Personnel Services Ltd is one of the Midlands leading recruiters of Industrial, Technical and Driving staff. Operating across 5 locations the business has grown into an £20m turnover organisation. The Company’s founding principles of ‘Success through excellence in recruitment practice, staff development, retention and innovation’ have been instrumental in achieving this £15000 - £20000 per annum + Benefits Permanent Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:46:12 LB/BDCLeics http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/leicester-jobs/Recruitment-Consultamt-0/ United Kingdom,Leicester Recruitment Consultant £18K - £25K + Uncapped bonus + Health Care + Additional Benefits Encore Personnel are a leading independent recruitment consultancy with a real commitment to quality and service that has seen them receive numerous accolades including; finalist in the recruitment awards, 23rd on the times fast track 100 list and voted the UKs best recruitment to work for 2009. £18 - £25 per annum + Benefits Permanent Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:49:52 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/new-beginning-for-the-truckers-as-the-recession-comes-to-end/ The result of a survey this month has brought good news to the road haulage sector of Britain. The news is that it is making its way out of recession. This great news will prove beneficial for the local economy not only within Ipswich but also areas surrounding it. Ipswich will benefit the most as [...] Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:05:55 enccov01 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/coventry-jobs/recruitment-consultant-8-2/ United Kingdom,Coventry Encore Personnel are a leading independent recruitment consultancy with a real commitment to quality and service that has seen them receive numerous accolades including; finalist in the recruitment awards, 23rd on the times fast track 100 list and star status in the best companies to work for list. Due to expansion we are currently looking to recruit a Consultant to be based at our Coventry office. The role We are recruiting for a 360 degree recruitment consultant, you will be responsi £18000 - £25000 per annum + uncapped bonus, h/c and pension Permanent Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:29:29 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/life%e2%80%99s-a-gas-for-winning-tenant/ The number of Riverside tenants keeping their first appointments for gas safety checks in Middleton has increased 10% in the last 12 months. Last year every tenant who let Riverside access their home to carry out the free annual gas safety check at the first appointment was entered into a prize draw to win high street [...] Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:27:28 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/warning-about-illegal-gas-fitters/ Some 250,000 gas appliances in Britain and the Isle of Man are installed or serviced by illegal fitters each year, according to a watchdog. Over the last nine months, 12% of gas installations that were investigated were classed as “immediately dangerous”, the Gas Safe Register said. Fourteen people have died and 234 have required hospital [...] Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:24:45 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/carbon-monoxide-%e2%80%93-the-silent-killer/ It is a deadly gas that can’t be seen, and can’t be smelled. Deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning are made even more tragic by the fact that they can so easily be avoided. The installation of detectors can alert people to the accumulation of carbon monoxide before it is too late. It is a small [...] Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:43:27 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/office-workers-to-be-given-10-minute-facebook-break/ Offices are set to impose a new rule in the workplace stating that their employees will be allowed a ‘Facebook break’ of 10 minutes a day. Bosses are planning to introduce limits on the amount of time employees spend maintaining their social lives when they should be working and are set to impose the breaks, similar [...] Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:42:38 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/carmakers-boost-uk-manufacturing/ UK manufacturing output rose at its fastest rate in 18 months in July, helped by a sharp pick up in car production, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said factory output rose by 0.9% from June - three times what analysts had forecast. However, manufacturing output was down by 10.1% on a [...] Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:41:45 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/employers-urged-to-use-agencies-to-avoid-hiring-ineligible-workers/ Employers can minimise the risk of hiring candidates that are ineligible to work in the UK by using agencies, according to recruiters. Attorney General Baroness Scotland was fined £5,000 for employing a housekeeper who was not legally allowed to work in the UK. The UK Border Agency said Baroness Scotland had taken the necessary steps to check [...] Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:41:00 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/employment-law-updates-from-october-2009/ National Minimum Wage The National minimum wage sets minimum hourly rates that you must pay your employees. As of 1 October 2009, the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate will increase to the following amounts: £5.80 to workers aged 22 years or above £4.83 to workers aged between 18 and 21 years £3.57 to workers aged between 16 and [...] Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:40:06 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/jobcentres-aren%e2%80%99t-working-says-fsb/ The UK’s Jobcentres aren’t working and must be urgently reformed to tackle rising unemployment, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). In a survey of 2,500 FSB members, 34% said they found Jobcentre Plus ineffective or very ineffective, while another 49% did not even know if it worked well or not. Fewer than 20% of small [...] Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:39:05 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/working-time-regulations-have-impact-on-road-haulage-industry/ The road haulage industry has been hit hard in recent times especially with the increasing legislative burden of the Working Time Regulations. For Transport Managers one remedy is the ability to retrieve real time information at the push of a button. With this in mind many clients throughout the Midlands have opted for Encore’s Master Vend [...] Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:37:00 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/britains-biggest-firms-fined-10m-for-employing-more-than-2000-illegal-immigrants/ Some of Britain’s biggest companies and restaurant chains are among more than 1,100 firms caught employing illegal immigrants. Those organisations which have been fined by the Home Office include security firm G4S, Pizza Hut and upmarket eatery Chez Gerard, as well as Wimpy and a BP garage. Officials said that, over the course of the past 16 [...] Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:35:41 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/uk-enjoys-quarterly-growth-at-last/ The UK saw its first quarterly growth since May last year in the three months to August, an economic forecaster said today. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research’s (NIESR) latest estimate showed a 0.2 per cent rise in output in the period after a 0.3 per cent decline in the three months to [...] Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:29:03 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/decrease-in-numbers-of-vehicles-traveling-to-europe-from-great-britain/ The total number of goods vehicles travelling from Great Britain to Europe has reduced considerably. The total number of vehicles in the second quarter of this year was 590,000. This is indeed less than the second quarter of 2008. The decrease in the total number of vehicles is 19 per cent. This study was conducted [...] Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:22:07 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/hgv-driving-jobs-in-recession/ Reflecting on the present economic recession, many people find it very difficult to decide upon a safe career. As there is no more job security, an increasing number of companies are getting downsized and are also sending many unskilled and skilled employees back home in order to survive. However, there are some jobs that have [...] Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:01:31 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/business-warns-on-agency-workers-directive/ Business groups say the government is poised to “gold-plate” European Union legislation after promising all agency workers the same pay and conditions as permanent staff. The agency workers dir-ective, which will become British law next year, aims to equalise the treatment of temporary staff once they have been in a workplace for more than 12 weeks. But [...] Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:00:30 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/employers-tend-to-recruit-migrant-workers/ The latest CIPD/KPMG Labour Market Outlook (LMO) shows that almost one in ten employers intend to recruit migrant workers in the third quarter of 2009 despite the dramatic fall in labour demand. This is in an environment of less than two thirds (63%) of organisations intending to recruit during this period; a record low for [...] Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:59:48 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/engineers-turn-to-energy-companies-for-career-boost-in-economic-downturn/ With unemployment predicted to rise to 3.3 million next year, more people are wondering if their jobs are safe. As more redundancies are announced every week, employees in traditional sectors fear they may be next. But as jobs decline in traditional sectors such as automotive, civil and construction engineering, workers are finding there are some safer havens [...] Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:58:44 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/jobseekers-prefer-agencies/ Agencies are the weapon of choice for jobseekers, according to a new survey. The survey shows that 64% of jobseekers preferred to use agencies to find work, while 36% prefer job boards. Jack Parkinson, HR GO group chairman, says: “There are so many benefits to using an agency to source work and even more so in today’s [...] Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:58:08 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/freight-firms-concerned-by-looming-skills-shortage/ Freight Transport Association is warning of a looming skills shortage in the industry once the UK begins to climb out of recession. A survey of its members found that over half could foresee a dearth of workers following economic recovery, the FTA said. “Traditionally, the majority of those working within the logistics sector have been men over [...] Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:57:03 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/encore-food-introduces-web-based-screening-technology/ The food and drink sector is the country’s largest single employer but despite its size many engineering vacancies remain unfilled due to a lack of market appreciation by skilled applicants. Encore Personnel’s specialist Food Division has been supplying skilled temporary technical and engineering staff for many years. Over this time the recruitment process has developed [...] Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:55:23 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/wage-increases-stop-for-41-of-uk-workforce/ Average British pay rises are running at just 1 per cent, with close to half of workers in the private sector having their pay frozen this year, according to new research. About 41 per cent of all pay deals were pay freezes, according to an analysis of 46 settlements carried out by Industrial Relations Services [...] Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:54:29 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/manufacturing-production-rises-for-second-month/ The beleaguered manufacturing sector showed signs of life today after a survey reported the first rise in activity since March last year. The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply’s (CIPS) headline measure of the sector posted 50.8 in July, above the neutral 50 mark and well ahead of City expectations. Production rose for the second [...] Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:00:58 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/redundancy-support-during-a-recession-from-encore/ As has been widely reported, the UK economy has put many companies into the extremely unfortunate position of being forced to make redundancies. One of these companies, based in Coventry, recently announced that 90 logistics personnel were being made redundant. As an agency of choice for over 50 clients, encore driving are always on the [...] Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:28:07 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/hgv-driving-could-be-a-recession-proof-option/ In these times of financial crisis, many industries have taken a hit and many are continuing to downsize. Choosing a valid career in such times can prove to be a very difficult choice to make. Recession however does not spell the end of career options for everyone. HGV driving in the UK is one such [...] Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:01:37 DRI04 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/driving-jobs/multi-drop-van-drivers/ Leicestershire Multi-drop Van drivers required, Leicestershire contracts. £6 p/hr, time & ½ after 8 hrs. Min. 1 years experience required in a multi drop role, Parcel delivery experience preferable. Clean & tidy appearance important. Call the Driving Team on 0116 2423604. £6 per hour Contract Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:00:31 DRI03 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/driving-jobs/75t-multi-drop-driver/ Leicestershire 7.5T Multi-drop driver, multi-drop experience essential, you must be physically fit as some heavy lifting will be involved. Contracts in Leicestershire. Call the Driving Team for an interview: 0116 2423604 £6.50 per hour Contract Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:58:34 DRI02 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/driving-jobs/lgv-c-hgv-2/ Leicestershire LGV C (HGV 2) drivers required. Drivers need to be willing to perform m/drop pallet work and some handballing. Min 2 years LGV C experience required, £7.50-£8.00 p/hr day rate. Call Karen for interview now on 0116 2423604 £7.50-£8.00 per hour Contract Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:57:05 DRI01 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/driving-jobs/lgv-ce-hgv-1/ Leicestershire LGV C+E (HGV 1) drivers required for work around Leicester and Loughborough areas. £9-10 p/hr mon-fri, DIGI tacho cards and 2 years experience. Contact the Driving Team on 0116 2423604. £9-£10 per hour Contract Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:32:08 001 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/coventry-jobs/recruitment-consultant-3/ United Kingdom, Coventry Encore Personnel are a leading independent recruitment consultancy with a real commitment to quality and service that has seen them receive numerous accolades including; finalist in the recruitment awards, 23rd on the times fast track 100 list and star status in the best companies to work for list. Due to expansion we are currently looking to recruit a Consultant to be based in Coventry. The role We are recruiting for a 360 degree recruitment consultant. £18000 - £25000 per annum + excellent commission, pension, h/c, shares Permanent Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:32:29 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/drivers-sleep-with-one-eye-open/ Truck drivers are demanding better protection from thieves who target their vehicles overnight. Organisation Truckersworld says thefts from lorries have risen by 63% in the past year, with most taking place while drivers are parked up and asleep. HGV driver Pete Minns from Marsh, Cambridgeshire, told Newsbeat: “There are certain areas of the country where you [...] Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:28:40 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/new-legislation-should-not-threaten-temporary-work-in-fragile-jobs-market-says-rec/ Unemployment figures released by the Office of National Statistics show a rise of 281,000 in the three months to May with the current total now 2.38 million. This means the jobless rate has increased to 7.6 per cent, the highest in more than ten years though the numbers now claiming unemployment rate is less than forecast [...] Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:28:14 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/uk-road-transport-industry-blooming-despite-negative-forecasts/ Despite all the overwhelming utterly negative forecasts that the UK road transport industry ‘may not survive the economic downturn,’ recent reports have shown that the road transport industry is in fact recovering rapidly “If it was impacted by the economy in the first place,” a spokesperson for the Stobart Group noted. Statistics have officially revealed [...] Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:27:39 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/end-of-retirement-age-signalled/ A review of the default retirement age, which allows employers to compel staff to retire at 65, is to be brought forward by a year, the government says. BBC home editor Mark Easton said ministers had effectively signalled an end to the default retirement age. The majority of people retire before 65, but 1.3 million [...] Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:20:33 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/fearful-workforce-claims-fewer-sick-days/ Private sector workers are taking fewer “sickies” in the recession amid rising fears that taking too much time off work might cost them their job, according to new research. The trend to turn up for work even when unwell is also driven by increased policing of absenteeism in the private sector. It stands in sharp contrast [...] Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:19:52 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/more-factories-are-freezing-pay/ Tough times for the manufacturing industry mean a record number of companies are freezing salaries, a new survey indicates. Pay data from the EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, reveals two-thirds of employers suspended pay increases in the three months to June. Workers also saw historically low levels of average pay settlements. The EEF says the survey is clear [...] Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:19:09 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/factory-output-rises-for-first-time-in-15-months/ Signs that the manufacturing industry is emerging from the worst of the recession came today as activity in the sector hit a 13-month high and output rose for the first time since March 2008. The PMI gauge of activity at Britain’s factories rose to a reading of 47 in June, up from 45.4 in May. [...] Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:18:20 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/skills-training-for-your-temporary-workforce/ Stung by the negative effect of reducing core staff more businesses are now looking to the obvious solution of “a flexible workforce” as they come out of the recession. This is not without its challenges however. Skills training, with the aim of raising competency levels across the workforce, requires strategic planning and focus. In response, [...] Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:15:42 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/free-guidance-for-employers-on-the-prevention-of-%e2%80%98swine-flu%e2%80%99-h1n1/ Businesses and employers in general can play a key role in protecting employees’ health and safety, as well as in limiting the negative impact of an outbreak on the individual and the workplace environment. Encore Personnel have created a Contingency Guide for employers designed to inform and educate our clients about appropriate precautions and work [...] Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:10:39 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/temp-flexibility-crucial-to-beating-downturn/ A flexible workforce plays a crucial role in business success, even in the current period of economic uncertainty and global financial crisis, according to Professor Jutta Rump, director of the Institute for Employment and Employability (IEE). Rump says: “We mustn’t fool ourselves. The longer the crisis lasts, the more frequently companies will resort to redundancies. This [...] Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:05:43 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/smart-meters-to-lead-energy-revolution-says-british-gas/ Every household and business in Britain could reduce its energy use, cut carbon emissions and save money as a result of smart meters, says British Gas, the country’s largest energy supplier. The company welcomed the planned roll-out of the technology, which will herald the biggest revolution in energy use since British Gas converted all the nation’s [...] Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:04:00 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/landlords-reminded-to-check-gas-appliances-regularly-following-hse-prosecution/ The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging landlords and property agents to ensure that their gas appliances are serviced and maintained and that landlords’ gas safety checks are completed. It follows the prosecution of a Tamworth man, after four people were taken to hospital suffering suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a rented property. The incident [...] Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:01:48 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/gas-safety-initiative-supported-by-gas-heating-company-ph-jones/ National supplier of spares for domestic and commercial heating Parts Center has embarked on an initiative to sell safety-critical gas parts only to Gas Safe Register approved gas engineers, in an effort to promote consumer safety and support legitimate registered gas engineers. The initiative aims to stop illegal gas engineers and rogue traders from purchasing key [...] Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:15:41 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/print-will-survive-and-thrive-mccourt/ Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse will fail to kill print, according to Andy McCourt. Print is under siege from new media, but with intelligent adaptations to new business imperatives, printers have every chance of not only surviving but thriving. McCourt likened some commentators on print to the ‘Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse’ in their attacks on the [...] Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:14:49 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/decline-in-print-industry-is-slowing-statistics-show/ The decline in the print industry has slowed over the past three months and the sector is now faring better than others, newly released statistics have shown. The industry experienced a 15% quarterly fall in companies facing significant problems, the highest fall of any sector. Print is often said to be the first sector to come out [...] Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:14:08 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/recovered-paper-exports-out-of-europe-leap-212/ Levels of export of recovered paper outside of Europe have risen more than a fifth in 2008, according to CEPI. The confederation of european paper industries published its key statistics report showing exports of recovered paper grew to more than 11bn tonnes, a rise of 21.1%. Collection of recovered paper has also risen to nearly 60bn tonnes, [...] Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:48:39 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/truckers-flout-leicestershire-hgv-bans/ Leicestershire Police have caught more than 150 truck drivers flouting HGV bans in the county, it has been revealed. For the 12 months ending April 30, police nabbed 150 truckers who ignored 7.5 tonnes weight restrictions in villages throughout the county. It has been confirmed that 71 drivers were given £30 on-the-spot fines, 46 were given police [...] Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:34:17 Telf, Internal http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/telford-jobs/Recruitment-Consultant-7/ United Kingdom,Telford Encore Personnel are a leading independent recruitment consultancy with a real commitment to quality and service that has seen them receive numerous accolades including; finalist in the recruitment awards, 23rd on the times fast track 100 list and star status in the best companies to work for list. Due to expansion we are currently looking to recruit a Consultant to be based in Telford. The role We are recruiting for a 360 degree recruitment consultant. £18000 - £25000 per annum + excellent commission, pension, h/c, shares Permanent Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:34:17 Telf, Internal http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/telford-jobs/Recruitment-Consultant-8/ United Kingdom,Telford Encore Personnel are a leading independent recruitment consultancy with a real commitment to quality and service that has seen them receive numerous accolades including; finalist in the recruitment awards, 23rd on the times fast track 100 list and star status in the best companies to work for list. Due to expansion we are currently looking to recruit a Consultant to be based in Telford. The role We are recruiting for a 360 degree recruitment consultant. £18000 - £25000 per annum + excellent commission, pension, h/c, shares Permanent Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:20:02 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/rise-in-minimum-wage-will-help-ensure-the-sector-remains-competitive-says-fdf/ Responding to the announcement of an increase to the National Minimum Wage, Angela Coleshill, the Food and Drink Federation’s (FDF) HR Director, said: “FDF is encouraged by the moderate increase in the National Minimum Wage to £5.80 per hour from £5.73 per hour - or 1.2% as it’s an issue we have lobbied the Low [...] Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:19:37 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/food-drink-federation-recognises-importance-of-temporary-workers/ As part of National Temporary Workers Week 2009, the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is highlighting the value of temporary workers to the food and drink manufacturing industry. Angela Coleshill, FDF’s HR Director, says “Temporary workers are highly valued and sought after in our sector as they are vital to keeping the food and drink industry [...] Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:18:45 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/poor-maintenance-and-skills-are-killing-efficiency/ UK food processing efficiency is hampered by a lack of joined up thinking, lack of skilled staff and poor maintenance standards. That’s the verdict of MCP Consulting and Training, accredited by the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink Manufacturing as a champion for engineering maintenance. “Often we propose introducing a process to bring project engineers, maintenance [...] Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:26:56 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/government-sets-supply-chain-carbon-challenge/ The Department for Transport is creating a Low Carbon Supply Chain Stakeholder Group to look for ways to reduce carbon emissions from freight and logistics operations. Transport minister Paul Clark, above, said: “Freight and logistics movements are responsible for around 30 per cent of transport emissions. Encouraging consideration of carbon emissions at the highest level [...] Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:58:42 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/high-fuel-costs-could-force-3pls-to-migrate/ Many UK-based businesses could be forced to relocate warehouses and distribution centres to mainland Europe if the government fails to reduce the cost of fuel, according to Derrick Potter, national chairman of UKWA. Potter made the comments in his address to UKWA members at the association’s annual general meeting last week and added that if this [...] Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:50:20 http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/industry-news/risk-of-jail-for-transport-managers/ One in three road crashes involves someone using their vehicle for work, placing managers in logistics and transport business at possible risk of jail under a new law which makes employers personally accountable for the safety of their employees during the course of their work. The findings were revealed at the International Conference on Road [...] Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:02:25 BDC North http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/nothampton-jobs/recruitment-consultant-6/ United Kingdom,Northamptonshire Encore is recruiting for our Northampton Branch. We are looking for a driven, dynamic individual with proven sales ability to sell our recruitment services both over the phone and face to face. You will also have joint responsibility for managing our fast expanding client base. The right applicant will be able to demonstrate a drive to succeed an ability to develop relationships at all levels, have excellent communication skills, an ability to think on their feet, and be a strong time manager £18000 - £22000 pa, OTE £27k + Pension, Bonus, H/Care, Share Options Permanent Mon, 18 May 2009 10:06:33 ENCORE http://www.encorepersonnel.co.uk/technical-jobs/candidate-registration-2/ United Kingdom,England For general candidate registration purposes only. n/a Contract