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City of Lincoln
City of Lincoln
A unique, heritage experience filled with historical arts and culture
The city is crowned by Lincoln Cathedral, one of Europe's finest examples of Gothic architecture, which sits across a picturesque cobbled square from Lincoln Castle, built by William the Conqueror in the 11th century. The engineering city, famous for inventing the tank during World War 1, is still innovating and building. The engineering school at the University of Lincoln is the first in the UK for more than 20 years, built in partnership with world famous company Siemens, and the Science and Innovation Park is home to state of the art research and laboratory facilities, with technology, chemistry, pharmaceutical and medical science at its heart. Lincoln is proud to boast two Universities; Bishop Grossteste University, with a vast curriculum, are experts in education and have been training teachers since 1862! Did you know that Lincoln is the only place in the world where you can find original copies of both the 1215 Magna Carta and the 1217 Charter of the Forest? That makes it a hugely popular visitor destination, and the local hospitality and catering industry is booming.
Keep scrolling to read about some of the fantastic businesses that you could work in.
Countryside North
There are hundreds of different jobs you could do in Lincolnshire. Here are just a few …
Joiner
Carpenters and joiners make and install wooden structures, fittings and furniture.
Joiner
Role Description
You’ll work as an employee or a self-employed contractor for large and small construction companies. You may work on a construction site, a client’s premises, or in your own workshop.
Depending on where you work, your day-to-day tasks may include:
- discussing plans and following instructions
- cutting and shaping timber for floorboards, doors, skirting boards and window frames
- making and fitting wooden structures like staircases, door frames, roof timbers and partition walls
- making and assembling fitted and free-standing furniture
- installing kitchens, cupboards and shelving
- building temporary wooden supports to hold setting concrete in place (shuttering)
- making and fitting interiors in shops, bars, restaurants, offices and public buildings
- constructing stage sets for theatre, film and TV productions
Salary Guide
Minimum: £16000
Maximum: £40000
Purchasing manager
Also known as Procurement manager. Purchasing managers buy equipment, goods and services for their company.
Purchasing manager
Role Description
Skills required
You'll need:
- financial skills
- excellent negotiating and networking skills
- leadership and management skills
What you'll do
Your day-to-day tasks may include:
- deciding what goods, services and equipment are needed
- monitoring and forecasting stock levels
- researching and finding new products and suppliers
- assessing tenders from potential suppliers
- negotiating prices and agreeing contracts
- keeping up to date with market trends
In larger organisations you may run a purchasing department and lead a team of buyers and administrators. In smaller companies, you may combine purchasing with other management duties.
Salary Guide
Minimum: £20000
Maximum: £60000
Credit controller
Credit controllers help firms get the money they're owed from businesses and individuals.
Credit controller
Role Description
You'll work in:
- a 'third party' collection agency, paid to collect debts from businesses or individuals, or
- a company's finance or credit department, chasing late payments from suppliers and customers
Your day-to-day tasks may include:
- contacting individuals or business customers when payment is overdue
- checking credit records and tracing missing debtors
- setting up repayment plans and working with debt counsellors
- setting up and maintaining customer files
- processing payments
- starting legal proceedings if debts are not paid within an agreed time
- liaising with solicitors and bailiffs
- You may work at a debt collection agency as a 'field collector', travelling to debtors to collect payments in person.
Salary Guide
Minimum: £16000
Maximum: £30000
Bricklayer
Bricklayers build and repair walls, chimney stacks, tunnel linings and decorative stonework. They may also refurbish brickwork and masonry on restoration projects.
Bricklayer
Role Description
Your day-to-day tasks could include:
- measuring the work area and setting out the first rows of bricks (courses) and the damp course
- mixing mortar by hand or with a mechanical mixer
- laying the bricks on top of each other and applying the mortar with a trowel
- shaping and trimming bricks using hammers, chisels and power tools
- checking that courses are straight using spirit levels and plumb lines
- You'll work on a particular section of a building alongside other bricklayers on larger jobs.
Salary Guide
Minimum: £15000
Maximum: £30000
Web Designer
Web designers use their creative and technical skills to design new websites and redesign existing ones.
Web Designer
Role Description
Entry requirements
You don't always need qualifications to become a web designer, but you’ll usually need to show that you’ve got skills in:
visual design
UX (user experience)
SEO (search engine optimisation), marketing and social media
using coding software like HTML and CSS
using design software like Photoshop and Illustrator
You may also find it useful to have basic photo editing and copywriting skills.
Some employers will expect you to have a portfolio of work to show them, like websites you've worked on.
Colleges offer a wide range of courses, and there are lots of free online tutorials.
You could also take a college or higher education course in a web design or multimedia subject.
You may be able to get into this role through an apprenticeship.
Tech Future Careers has more information on tech roles including web design.
The UK Web Design Association (UKWDA) and Bubble Jobs have more information about becoming a web designer.
Skills required
You’ll need:
strong creative skills
the ability to pay attention to detail
good problem-solving skills and a logical approach to work
the ability to explain technical matters clearly
an ability to work to deadlines
What you'll do
You could work on any kind of website, from education to shopping. You’ll often be responsible for managing the design of your client’s other online services like mobile applications, social media accounts and digital marketing campaigns.
Your day-to-day duties might include:
meeting clients to discuss what they want their site to do
preparing a design plan
deciding which branding, text, colours and backgrounds to use
laying out pages and positioning buttons, links and pictures using design software
adding multimedia features like sound, animation and video
testing and improving the design and site
uploading the site to a server
You’ll work closely with web developers and marketing professionals.
Salary
Starter: £18,000 to £24,000
Experienced: £25,000 to £40,000 (more in senior roles)
Self-employed web designers set their own rates.
These figures are a guide.
Working hours, patterns and environment
You’ll normally work 37 hours a week, Monday to Friday. You may have to work extra hours to meet deadlines or when there are problems with a website.
If you’re self-employed, you’ll set your own working hours.
You’ll work indoors in an office or in your own home at a computer. You may spend some of your time travelling to meet clients.
Career path and progression
With experience you could move into design team management or expand your skills to become a web content manager.
You might work towards a move into business management.
You could also work as a freelance web designer, or set up your own web design business.
Salary Guide
Minimum: £18000
Maximum: £40000
Retail buyer
Retail buyers choose products for shops to sell.
Retail buyer
Role Description
You may work for high street retailers, mail order companies or online sellers. You'll be responsible for one area like fashion, cosmetics, DIY or electronics.
Your day-to-day tasks may include:
- analysing and forecasting trends from consumer data
- attending trade fairs to find new products
- managing product quality and getting customer feedback
- negotiating prices, orders and delivery dates
- presenting collections to senior managers
- tracking sales figures, managing stock levels and keeping to budgets
- checking and reacting to competitor activities
- adapting quickly to changing consumer behaviour
Salary Guide
Minimum: £18000
Maximum: £70000
Care escort
Community transport passenger assistants accompany elderly people or adults and children with disabilities, on local journeys.
Care escort
Role Description
You may work for a local education authority, social services, or a voluntary organisation. You'll accompany passengers on journeys, usually in a mini-bus.
- Your day-to-day tasks may include:
- checking timetables for pick-ups
- talking to carers and families
- helping people to and from the vehicle
- securing passengers, wheelchairs and baggage
- dealing with emergencies
- supervising passengers at all times
- keeping the mini-bus tidy
- filling in paperwork
- You'll need patience and an understanding of disability needs.
Salary Guide
Minimum: £11000
Maximum: £13000
Chemical engineer
Chemical engineers develop ways to turn raw materials into everyday products.
Chemical engineer
Role Description
1. Entry requirements
You’ll normally need an Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) or Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) accredited BEng degree in chemical, process or biochemical engineering.
If you have a degree in a different branch of engineering, or a related subject like chemistry or polymer science, a postgraduate qualification in chemical or process engineering may increase your chances of finding work.
You could also take an integrated master’s qualification, like an MEng, to prepare you for further postgraduate study like a PhD or EngD.
Some universities offer a foundation year for people without qualifications in maths and science.
Cogent Skills, IChemE, IET and Whynotchemeng have more information on becoming a chemical engineer.
2. Skills required
You’ll need:
- maths and science skills, particularly chemistry
- good problem-solving and analytical skills
- planning and organisational ability
- excellent IT skills
- the ability to manage projects, budgets and people
3. What you'll do
You’ll be involved in the design, manufacture and operation of processes that turn raw materials into domestic and industrial products.
You could work in a range of industries, like:
- food and drink
- pharmaceuticals
- textiles
- oil and gas
- minerals
- energy and water
- biotechnology
You may also research and develop new or improved products.
If you work in research and development, you’ll:
- test new ways to develop products in the lab
- use computer models to work out the safest and most cost-effective production methods
- plan how to move lab tests into a pilot production phase, then on to large-scale industrial processing
- develop methods to deal with by-products and waste materials in a safe way
In manufacturing, you’ll:
- work with plant designers to create equipment and control instruments for the production process
- help to oversee the day-to-day operation of the processing plant
- monitor production and deal with problems
- work closely with quality control and health and safety managers
You could also work in biochemical engineering, developing anything from new medicines like vaccines and stem cell therapies, to sources of sustainable energy like biofuels.
4. Salary
Starter: £29,000
Experienced: £55,000
Highly Experienced: £60,000 (senior chartered chemical engineer)
These figures are a guide.
5. Working hours, patterns and environment
You’ll usually work 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. You may need to work overtime to meet project deadlines. In processing and manufacturing, you might work shifts, including weekends, evenings and nights.
You could be based in a lab, an office or a processing plant. In some environments you may need to wear protective clothing or use equipment like safety glasses, ear protectors or a hard hat.
6. Career path and progression
With experience, you could progress to senior process or design engineer, research and development manager. You could go on to be a plant manager, or overall operations manager.
You could also move into consultancy work.
Salary Guide
Minimum: £29000
Maximum: £60000
Employers in City of Lincoln
SPARK Lincoln
Let our story spark your imagination as it has inspired thousands of people to marvel at our engineering achievements.
SPARK Lincoln
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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
Social Change UK
We're a social research and marketing agency set up to make the world a better place. Everything we do is in pursuit of making the world a better place. If you want to use your skills and talent for good - this is the place to work.
Social Change UK
We're a social research and marketing agency set up to make the world a better place. We help solve society's toughest issues and we are proud to say that we have saved society millions through groundbreaking research and award winning campaigns and change programmes.
We employ researchers, behavioural scientists, psychologists, marketers, communications and PR professionals, digital content creators, designers and account managers.
Everything we do is in pursuit of making the world a better place. If you want to use your skills and talent for good - this is the place to work.
We are a leading behaviour change agency in the UK. Behaviour change and social marketing is increasingly being used across industries to engage people and is fast becoming a force for good. We are increasingly using digital tools and techniques and experiencing in digital behaviour change to make the world a better place - so lots of new products to help us lead a happier and healthier life.
Micrometric Ltd
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.
Micrometric Ltd
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.
Lincoln Teleservice Ltd
Within their workforce, they have people in both sales and repair roles to both look after customers and the appliances. They are also advocates of apprenticeship programmes!
Lincoln Teleservice Ltd
Lincoln Teleservice Ltd was established in 1965 - they are an Independent Family run business and have a large Showroom displaying white goods appliances, small domestic appliances along with a range of the latest L.E.D. TV's. They also offer online sales and a full repair service.
Within their workforce they employ people in sales and repair roles to both look after customers and the appliances.
These members of staff must deal with the showroom sales as well as those orders placed online. Sales staff working within the showroom will be assisting customers with enquiries and also taking phone calls. The online store also requires website maintenance and a member of staff to manage their Ebay store. Once a sale has been placed, the order must be delivered, which includes transportation as well as warehouse management.
Within the Electronic retail industry, you are always working on and deling wth the lastest electronic equipment which can be exciting.
Gadsby's Bakery
Our dedicated team sell, produce, pack and deliver the 80,000 retail items we sell every day, six days a week.
Gadsby's Bakery
Southwell is our home, and has been from the very start. For over 50 years we’ve been kneading, beating and mixing, and our range has grown into a wide and varied selection of traditional and continental breads, hand finished confectionary and irresistible cream cakes.
Our dedicated team sell, produce, pack and deliver the 80,000 retail items we sell every day, six days a week. We also keep our ovens fired up 24 hours a day to ensure only the freshest quality baked goods are delivered to our customers.
You'll find our range on the shelves of stores from Liverpool to Grimsby, Sheffield to Peterborough, and in over 230 co-op food stores throughout Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
Denby Transport
Denby Transport based in Lincoln in the United Kingdom is a specialist services provider. Our team has over 100 combined years of expertise and experience within the haulage, warehousing and installations industry.
Denby Transport
The company has grown from its early beginnings in 1926 to a highly specialised business working across the UK and Europe; but remains based in Lincoln.
Peter Denby is the Managing Director (third generation and grandson of the founder) with other non-family members working in senior positions.
We are extremely proud that 25% of our workforce has over 20 years’ service as employees. Denby Transport recognises the need to provide training through apprenticeships. This enables us to pass on our experience and specialist knowledge and enhance it with new skills for the ongoing development of our business.
Black Cat Travel
Black Cat Travel, are a rapidly expanding Family Business, based in Harmston, providing Taxi, Bus and Coach Travel, along with HGV and PSV Training and Maintenance.
Black Cat Travel
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.
Selenity
Looking for an exciting career? We get up in the morning to make a difference...
Selenity
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.
WSP
WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms.
WSP
We have 7,640 talented people in a network of offices across the UK united by our values: collaboration, innovation, pride, and passion for our work. We engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.
Our Lincoln office forms part of the Lincolnshire Highways Alliance Design Consultancy, working alongside Lincolnshire County Council to develop a wide range of ongoing highways schemes including Lincoln Eastern Bypass, Grantham Southern Relief Road, Spalding Western Relief road and the proposed North Hykeham Relief Road.
WSP is proud to support development and growth throughout Lincolnshire; and are delighted to have the opportunity to share our work on the World of Work website.
Carrington Communications
No day is the same in PR. It’s a great profession to get into for anyone looking to turn their curiosity and communication skills into a career.
Carrington Communications
Carrington Communications is Lincoln's first truly digital PR agency, providing a range of PR services to startups and SMEs across Lincolnshire and the East Midlands. Founded in 2016, our fast-growing, results-driven agency now employs a team of PR professionals and works with more than 20 organisations.
We create campaigns that are built on great ideas, communicated to the right audiences and through the right channels to help its clients grow. We combine time-honoured PR and journalistic skills with the latest SEO techniques and industry know-how.
Carrington currently employs three PR professionals who bring a wealth of industry experience and expertise to the agency. Our team is solely made up of senior members of staff with backgrounds in broadcast journalism, international PR and digital marketing. We’re excellent communicators and writers who are dedicated to helping our wide range of clients to get their stories in the media and build relationships with the people that matter to them.
Being a young agency, the experience that individuals can bring to the team is key and industry experience or a degree-level qualification in public relations, journalism, marketing or similar is essential for PR executives. Journalism and PR are closely linked and two members of the team have Masters degrees in Journalism as well as undergraduate degrees in Politics and Law, going on to pursue careers in in-house PR, agency work and broadcast journalism before joining our team.
At Carrington, we're driven by PR that’s profitable. We love great coverage (and coffee!), have a great atmosphere in the office and take everyone's ideas on board. As a startup agency we work flexibly and there's plenty of room for growth professionally and personally which we believe is a real benefit for any new starter. Similarly, as a small team we have the luxury of working on clients that we enjoy and can put ourselves forward for tasks that enable us to play to our strengths.
We use the latest and greatest digital tools for both work and admin, creating a streamlined way of working that's simple, future proof and forward thinking. Being based in Lincoln is also great, because we're on the doorstep of other startups and long-standing businesses, while being able to travel easily to rural locations, larger cities and even London.
PR isn’t the glamorous show-biz profession people think it is, but it is a great industry for creativity. No day is the same in PR. It’s a great profession to get into for anyone looking to turn their curiosity and communication skills into a career. It’s a dynamic, fast-paced industry that keeps us on our toes.
PR is also unique because there are plenty of opportunities for growth and progression. Just as society and the media landscape is changing rapidly, the PR is also changing and evolving quickly too as we make sure that we can get our clients the best coverage.
This creates an exciting environment to work in, especially for people who love to have their finger on the pulse. Working for a range of clients means that in this industry, there’s plenty of opportunity to tap into current affairs which creates a real buzz.
Lincolnshire Talent Academy
The Academy delivers proactive services to aid recruitment and skills development of our current and future workforce, whilst also ensuring the portability and integration of skills across the health and care system.
Lincolnshire Talent Academy
The Talent Academy concept was originally formed in June 2015 as an initiative by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust to support engagement of younger people into its workforce.
Due to its success, the Academy evolved in April 2016 incorporating its Lincolnshire stakeholders to strengthen and support local partnership and the benefits of collaboration.
Today, the Lincolnshire Talent Academy is an umbrella body made up of health and care organisations within the County. Led by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, the Academy represents a wide range of stakeholders from the health and care sector.
What do we do?
The Academy delivers proactive services to aid recruitment and skills development of our current and future workforce, whilst also ensuring the portability and integration of skills across the health and care system.
As employers, we work with students, schools, colleges and universities in addition to other agencies such as the DWP to provide services for individuals from the age of 14 and above, all of which are delivered in partnership though our stakeholders. Our remit includes careers inspiration activities incorporating the engagement of the education sector and delivery of careers guidance and work experience, through to the management of apprenticeship training and support for apprenticeship trailblazer standards development across our stakeholders.
With a common shared goal across all stakeholders – to adopt a “grow our own” culture within the county, the Lincolnshire Talent Academy provides the foundation for our collaborative approach to the engagement, recruitment and development of talent within the Health and Care community.
Did You Know?
Do you know how busy the NHS is?
The NHS in England treats more than 1.4 million patients every 24 hours!
Did You Know?
Do you know how busy the NHS is?
The NHS in England treats more than 1.4 million patients every 24 hours!
