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We are Lincolnshire's leading independent hospice, committed to providing the highest standard of medical and nursing care for patients living with life limiting illnesses.  The hospice has touched the lives of over 39,000 patients and their families since we became one of the first in the UK to open our doors in 1982.  And thanks to the generosity of the community, and the skills of our staff and volunteers, we remain at the national forefront of personalised and high quality patient care ever since.

We have grown into one of the country’s biggest and most successful providers of specialist healthcare and as we celebrate our 30th anniversary we will draw upon the expertise and innovation built up by our staff and volunteers over the past three decades to shape quality care over the next 30 years.

Our care is free to all and over half of the costs of £6.8 million a year rely on public donations (both money and goods for shops), fundraising and gifts in wills. Without this support we could not provide the care and support that we pride ourselves on.

It’s now been nearly three decades since we opened the very first Vision Express store in Gateshead’s Metro Centre.

We’ve come a very long way since then. But our guiding principle remains the same. And that’s to provide an unparalleled level of customer service. A truly individual service, delivered in a professional yet welcoming environment where vision is taken seriously.

Through organic growth and acquisition there are now 593 Vision Express stores across the UK, Jersey and the Republic of Ireland – from big city destinations to local high street stores. Following our recent acquisition of Tesco Opticians, you’ll now find us in Tesco stores too.

Passion

We’re passionate about service, our products and our workplace. We’re positive, enthusiastic and engaging. We always put our customers first and put 100% into making sure they look and feel great.

Welcoming

Providing a genuine, caring service, we make everyone feel welcome. We engage customers with warmth, sincerity and expertise – taking a real interest in their individual needs and taking time to explain our service and products.

Seamless Teamwork

Without seamless teamwork, we just couldn’t deliver the outstanding level of customer service for which we’re known. We respect professional standards and each other. We always do what we say we’ll do and help out wherever we can.

Learning to succeed

Training and development at Vision Express will support your ongoing success in what could be a rewarding and unique career. It will also see you become an expert at delivering a truly individual service.

Learning here is interesting, interactive and informative. It’s also fun. Whatever your role when you start, we’ll equip you with the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to take your career in the right direction.

Starting with a thorough introduction to our business, we’ve put in place a number of training programmes designed to recognise and realise true potential. Their effectiveness is reflected in the fact that nearly 80% of our managers are in place through internal promotion.

The 5% Club

We’re proud to be backing the 5% Club – a nationwide initiative which sees employers commit to having at least 5% of their workforce aged between 16 and 24 on a structured training programme. We’re proud to say that the figure at Vision Express is now closer to 5.5%. We’re the first retailer to promise to provide support and training for our graduates, apprentices and sponsored students.

Apprenticeships

For enthusiastic young people we offer a 13-month apprenticeship programme that will give them lots of useful skills and valuable retail experience, plus a Level 2 qualification in Optical Retail and the foundations of a successful future career.

At HIT Training we have a positive vision of what apprenticeships can do: improve individual's skills and therefore their life chances; make businesses more efficient; and boost the economy. People are at the centre of everything we do; that goes for our own staff as well as those we serve. We take pride in helping people become the best they can be.

With a strong local focus, HIT offers hotel and catering apprenticeships at all levels and in all sectors. Since 2006 we have supported 100,000 learners at over 22,000 employer sites across the country. We hold two Grade 2 ‘Good’ OFSTED inspections.

More than 70% of HIT apprentices complete their apprenticeships and obtain either a BTEC or City & Guilds diploma.

We are part of Stagecoach Group which is a National and International Public Transport Operator. Our region covers Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire as well as parts of East Yorkshire, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire. Our Head Office is in Lincoln and we move our customers around the region with connections to major cities as well as the many market towns in the area. Our local history can be traced back to the 1900's and earlier in some parts of the region. Our business is relied upon to keep the wheels of the region turning, be that for commerce, industry, education and leisure. We operate on 362 days of the year serving our customers throughout the area. 

The majority of our employees are drivers although we also have an excellent team of engineers supporting our operations. There are, of course, Managers, Supervisors and administration staff to ensure that the business runs at its best. Currently, we employ just over 1250 staff of which 950 are drivers. We need our drivers to be caring, considerate and understand our customers needs. They need to be ambassadors for Stagecoach becuase, to our customers, they ARE Stagecoach.

We are a good company to work for. We look after our staff and ensure that they are working in a pleasant environment. Every day is different with different customers, challenges and scenery!

We are becoming a more digitalised industry. We have Automatic Vehicle Locators which feed information to the website, which in turn, feeds the Stagecoach App, which means that our customers can see where their bus is in relation to the stop where they are waiting. We are currently launching Contactless as a payment method which should increase our punctuality and make it easier for both our customers and our drivers.

Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Employing 45,000 people worldwide with 7000 of those in the UK. Leonardo has six sites in the UK specialising Electronic Warfare, Radar, Helicopters, Cyber and Infra-Red Technology. Our Lincoln site is home to the Leonardo Academy where we train our customers on the latest technologies. Also at Lincoln we have a strong focus on Electronic Warfare Operational Support (EWOS), supporting both UK and overseas customers.

Being a STEM focused company, Leonardo employs a vast range of engineers including; software, systems, controls, hardware, manufacturing, electronics and cyber. Routes into employment with Leonardo are through apprenticeships, graduate schemes and industrial placements. 

In the UK Leonardo spends around £3.5 million on employee training and development annually, providing young people with the opportunity to gain qualifications through on-the job training, whilst simultaneously undertaking academic study. We are also one of the largest employers of engineering apprentices and graduates in the UK with our apprenticeship scheme rated 'Outstanding' by OFSTED. 

Leonardo is also the first aerospace company in the UK to be awarded the Investors in Young People Gold Accreditation award which reflects the company's commitment to supporting young peoples' educational development.

At Leonardo, you are working with some of the latest technology, so advanced that many people don't know about it. Through work with some of the UK’s most renowned universities including Edinburgh, Bristol and Liverpool, Leonardo is investing in future research to maintain the UK’s position as a leader in world-wide technological innovation.

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A 3-day celebration of Lincolnshire's Engineering Past, Present & Future

SPARK! Engineering Festival is back for 2019 and promises to be even bigger and better than in previous years.

For the first time, SPARK! 2019 will incorporate Civil Engineering to celebrate and showcase the marvellous achievements of this discipline. This ties in nicely with the construction of Lincoln’s new Eastern Bypass and the many challenges it presents. The magnificent event setting of Lincoln Cathedral is a Civil Engineering masterpiece in its own right.

Engineering...

the application of scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical, societal and commercial problems to help imrpove people's lives and advance humanity.

Throughout history, engineering has been an integral part of life in Lincoln and the the surrounding area. From the time the Romans built a fortress overlooking the Witham, the creation of the Fossdyke Canal, through the construction of the castle and catherdrl, to the industrial revolution and the "founding fathers" of Lincoln's proud engineering tradition- Nathaniel Clayton, Joseph Shuttleworth, William Foster, Joseph Ruston and Robert Robey- and to today's leading engineering communicty, Lincoln's engineers have applied their knowledge and ingenuity to shape the world.

As you follow our journey through history to the present day, you will see how our local engineering community has developed and continues to flourish. We have world leading people and world beating engineering businesses, teachers, researches and technologisits who are applying their knowledge and skills to innovate, design, create and supply the best engineering people, services and products worldwide.

Let our story spark your imagination as it has insoired thousands of people to amrvel at our engineering acheivements and ingenuity of our local heroes and how they have changed our lives.

-Doctor Paul Taylor

We are a family orientated and run local Minibus & Coach company located just to the south of Lincoln in the village of Harmston. Our location gives us easy access to Lincoln, Newark, Sleaford & Grantham as well as surrounding areas. 

Established in 2009 with just one 16 seat minibus we have grown to operate a total of 17 vehicles of various sizes within our group of companies, offering a range of travel services from wedding cars & executive taxis through our coaches to double deck school buses. 

As a family business we offer a friendly and reliable service at a reasonable price meaning we have many repeat customers as well as large corporate & council contract customers as well. 

We operate 24 hours a day all year round and our vehicles are fitted with the latest GPS tracking units as well as many being fitted with CCTV which along with all our staff being DBS checked gives that added piece of mind to you the customer. 

New for 2016 is our Black Cat Garage offering not only our own vehicles higher standard of inspection & maintenance but also our customers vehicles can receive quality repairs & servicing as well as MOT preparation work.

Established in 1944, Simons has been offering property solutions tailored to specific needs for over 70 years. We're a long established, family owned business based in Lincoln; focusing on retail, distribution and health.

Building Greener is our way of making sure we consider the pillars of sustainability in everything we do.

We have annual reduction targets for energy, waste, water, carbon, biodiversity, procurement and we aim to send the absolute minimum of waste to landfill.

Wilkin Chapman LLP is the largest law firm in Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire. We provide a wide range of legal services for both businesses and individuals. Above all we aim to provide all our clients with quality legal advice and a personal service that offers value for money.

We have a network of seven offices covering the region, located in Grimsby, Lincoln, Beverley, Louth, Alford, Horncastle and Sheffield.

As a full-service legal practice, we recruit for a wide range of opportunities.  

This ranges from:

• Solicitors
  
• Trainee solicitors
  
• Paralegals
  
• Legal secretaries
  
• Receptionist
  
• Marketing
  
• HR
  
• Accounts
  
•  Post room apprenticeships,
  
• Admin and many more.

We are a modern forward thinking law firm whose reputation has been built up over many years. Exceeding our clients’ expectations in terms of the quality of service we offer is particularly important to us, which is why we have specialist lawyers who deal exclusively in their respective areas of law.

One of our key strengths is working together as a firm. We have a friendly and professional working environment which focuses heavily on a teamwork approach and trainees are highly valued team members.
Our values are the bedrock of Wilkin Chapman. They define who and what we are. They underpin everything that we do.

Outstanding Service

We're passionate about being number one for service and determined to provide excellence as standard. We are responsive 

Teamwork & Collaboration

By working as a team with others and playing to our individual strengths, we deliver the best possible results for our clients.

Approachability

We don't hide behind jargon or behave indifferently. Our enthusiasm and approachability sets us apart, helping us to get the job done quickly and efficiently with a smile on our faces.

Innovation

We're open to change, inquisitive and hungry to find ways to improve. We focus on creating new approaches to make things better, faster and more cost effective.

Commitment To Achieving Results

Our clients' success is our success and this drives us forward. We always put our clients first, by understanding their objectives and doing everything we can to help them.

Who we are – strengthening communities, supporting individuals

Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service (LCVS) promotes volunteering through its four accredited Volunteer Centres - in Boston, Manby (near Louth), Spalding and Grantham, matching would-be volunteers with opportunities and supporting volunteer involving organisations to recruit, train and retain volunteers.

LCVS is a charity working to support the health and wellbeing of communities and individuals.

It supports community groups to get established, survive and thrive by providing help and guidance with paperwork and governance, resources, sourcing funding and finding and training volunteers.

In addition, LCVS delivers and enables health-related community projects.

Find LCVS at www.lincolnshirecvs.org.uk

Looking for an exciting career?

We get up in the morning to make a difference

• with our colleagues
• for our customers
• in our local community

Our mission is to…

• Make expenses fun :-)
• Create a smooth employee relations experience

Software Development

The Development and Quality Assurance team at Selenity are responsible for planning, designing and creating our cloud solutions that make expenses fun and create a smooth employee relations experience for our customers.

Business Support and Finance 

Business Support play a fundamental role in maintaining the financial security of Selenity; responsible for the efficient administration of the company and ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

Sales & Marketing

The Sales & Marketing team work together to increase brand awareness of Selenity's products and services to customers and prospects and play a key role in generating income and revenue. The team use their passion, dedication and experience to drive forward sales and the Selenity brand.

Service Desk

The Service Desk provides exceptional support for our customers, and continues to exceed expectations with regard to service and support – something that has been the foundation of Selenity since it began in 1989.

Professional Services

The Professional Services team work closely with our customers to implement our online solutions and services, ensuring successful delivery so the benefits can be realised as soon as possible.

Account Management

Our account management team proactively engage with our customers to ensure they are getting the best use out of our products. They support product feature adoption, offer a high level of customer care and build strong relationships which drive client retention

Work Experience and Internships

Internships may be available across all of our areas of business. If you are interested in joining an innovative organisation we welcome your CV, along with your reasons for wanting to join an internship programme at our company.

Micrometric make a wide range of components for automotive, aerospace, energy and industrial sectors. We use many different manufacturing techniques but nearly every part includes some sort of laser process - laser etching, laser welding, laser drilling or laser cutting. Innovating new processes keeps us at the forefront of the industry sector. We take on apprentices and offer work experience to local schools.

We employ apprentices for mechanical engineering to use laser processing and other machines. We employ engineers to plan and process jobs and engineers and scientists to innovate new processes and investigate buy or make new equipment. We offer an apprenticeship occasionally in the commercial side of the organisation. 

We offer interesting work with a wide variety of jobs, parts, machines and processes to learn within an exciting industry which is pushing the boundaries of what is possible.