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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 …
Events manager
Events managers organise and run promotional, business and social events.
Events manager
Role Description
1. Entry requirements
Events managers often have a variety of backgrounds. You can do a college or university course in events management but it isn’t essential.
Whatever your qualifications or background, you should have practical experience gained from public relations, travel and tourism, or helping to organise events like live entertainment.
You could gain experience of organising events and activities in your social life. Paid or unpaid work as a crew member at large events or exhibitions can also be a good way of building contacts within the industry.
The Business Visits and Events Partnership has more information about working in events management.
2. Skills required
You’ll need:
- excellent organisation skills
- the ability to carry out a number of tasks at the same time
- good communication and people skills
- a creative approach to problem-solving
- a high level of attention to detail
- the ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- good negotiation, sales and marketing skills
- budget awareness
3. What you'll do
You’ll oversee the whole project, from planning at the start to running the event on the day.
Your day-to-day duties might include:
- discussing what the client wants
- coming up with original ideas for events
- agreeing budgets and timescales with the client
- researching venues, contacts and suppliers
- negotiating prices with suppliers and contractors
- booking venues, entertainment, equipment and supplies
- hiring and supervising contractors such as caterers and security
- publicising the event
- making sure that everything runs smoothly on the day
- ensuring that health, safety and insurance regulations are followed
- managing a team
4. Salary
Starter: £17,000 to £21,000
Experienced: £25,000 to £40,000
Highly Experienced: £50,000 to £80,000
Your salary may include bonuses and commission, particularly if the job involves sales and marketing.
These figures are a guide.
5. Working hours, patterns and environment
You’ll generally work standard office hours, although you may work long and unsocial hours in the run up to events.
If you manage outdoor events, you’ll have to work in all weather conditions. You may also go to events in the evenings and at the weekend.
Depending on where you run the events, you may need to spend time travelling and staying overnight.
6. Career path and progression
With experience and a good track record, you could run events that have larger budgets and eventually progress to management.
You could work freelance or set up your own events management business.
Salary Guide
Minimum: £17000
Maximum: £80000
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
Chef
Chefs prepare, cook and present food.
Chef
Role Description
You could work in hotels, restaurants, pubs, schools, colleges, cruise ships, the NHS or the armed forces.
In a small kitchen you may be a general chef. In a large kitchen you may be a specialist chef, in charge of one area like pastry, fish or vegetables, working under a head chef.
Your day-to-day tasks will vary with your role, but may include:
- preparing attractive menus to nutritional standards
- controlling and ordering stock and inspecting it on delivery
- gutting and preparing animals and fish for cooking
- scraping and washing large quantities of vegetables and salads
- cooking and presenting food creatively
- monitoring production to maintain quality and consistent portion sizes
- working under pressure to make sure food is served on time
- keeping to hygiene, health and safety and licensing rules
- You’ll need knowledge of allergens, nutrition and diets.
Salary Guide
Minimum: £13000
Maximum: £50000
Sales administrator
Sales administrators process sales orders and payments, arrange deliveries and offer after-sales support.
Sales administrator
Role Description
1. Entry requirements
There are no set entry requirements.
Sales or administration experience would be helpful.
You could get into this job through a business and administration, sales or customer service apprenticeship.
2. Skills required
You’ll need:
- excellent customer service skills
- IT skills
- close attention to detail
3. What you'll do
Your day-to-day duties could include:
- answering customer enquiries over the phone, by email and face to face
- processing orders, credit checks and payments
- sending out invoices and other paperwork
- updating customer records
- checking stock and re-ordering supplies
- organising deliveries
- providing after-sales support
- typing up documents like letters and reports
4. Salary
Starter: £15,000 to £19,000
Experienced: £20,000 to £24,000
These figures are a guide.
5. Working hours, patterns and environment
You’ll work up to 40 hours a week, Monday to Saturday.
You’ll work in a sales office.
6. Career path and progression
With experience, you could become a sales admin team leader, personal assistant or office manager.
Salary Guide
Minimum: £15000
Maximum: £24000
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
Delivery van driver
Delivery van drivers collect a wide range of items and deliver them to customers.
Delivery van driver
Role Description
Entry requirements
There are no set qualifications but you'll usually need:
basic English and maths skills
good eyesight and colour-normal vision
a good driving record and the correct licence
You may need to be over 21 and have held a full driving licence for at least 12 months.
Many vans are less than 3,500kg. If you drive vehicles between 3,500kg and 7,000kg, you may need further training depending on when you passed your driving test.
You could get into this job through an apprenticeship.
Skills required
You'll need:
excellent practical driving skills
the ability to work quickly and to tight deadlines
lifting and carrying skills
the ability to complete record sheets and paperwork
What you'll do
You may deliver parcels, letters and documents, groceries, furniture or equipment. This could be for postal or courier services, supermarkets or retailers. Your vehicle could vary in size, depending on the load and your licence.
Your day-to-day tasks may include:
collecting goods from a depot, warehouse or pick-up point
loading the vehicle in an order that matches the deliveries you'll make
planning the route
greeting customers, getting signatures and giving invoices when you deliver
recording mileage and fuel you buy
updating delivery records
returning undelivered items
Salary
Starter: £14,000
Experienced: £20,000
Highly Experienced: up to £27,000
Some employers offer bonuses for attendance and for reaching work targets.
These figures are a guide.
Working hours, patterns and environment
You'll usually work between 36 and 48 hours a week, including evenings and weekends. Some courier companies may expect you to drive through the night.
For safety reasons there are legal limits on drivers' hours, depending on the type of vehicle.
For some jobs, you'll be given a uniform and specialist clothing.
The job is physically demanding.
Career path and progression
With experience, you could complete training for a large goods vehicle (LGV) licence for opportunities in freight transport and tanker driving.
If you take specialist training, like defensive driving and personal security, you could drive vehicles containing cash and valuable items. You'd also usually need a Security Industry Association (SIA) licence for this.
Salary Guide
Minimum: £14000
Maximum: £27000
Thermal insulation engineer
Thermal insulation engineers install insulating materials around pipes, boilers and ductwork.
Thermal insulation engineer
Role Description
Your day-to-day duties could include:
- planning where to put insulation
- deciding what materials to use for a particular job
- preparing and cleaning surfaces to be insulated
- measuring and cutting insulation materials to size
- fitting insulation using clips, adhesives or cement
- sealing the work area after completing an installation
Salary Guide
Minimum: £20000
Maximum: £40000
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
Employers in City of Lincoln
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.
Purple Robot
Purple Robot believes in looking after our own team, our clients and the world around us.
Purple Robot
We are a result-driven marketing and graphic design agency based in Lincoln. We specialise in marketing, strategy, graphic design and digital marketing that delivers to our clients.
Purple Robot was set up in 2013 by Damien Howard-Pask with the philosophy that marketing is more than just glossy flyers, slick websites and quirky tweets...it's about what a business wants to acheive and getting reuturn on investment. That continues to be our mantra today.
Now, having grown into a small team of dedicated marketing professionals, we offer a wide range of marketing and graphic design support for your business.
Our values are also an important and key part to the Purple Robot ethos and our identity as a business. Giving back to the local community, charity, and developing our own team is built into our DNA.
Purple Robot believes in looking after our own team, our clients and the world around us. We have made a commitment to invest in the development of all members of our team, play an active role in our local community, to do our part in raising money for good casuses, and ensure we take steps to reduce our impact on the environment.
Purple Robot also believes that Lincolnshire has a proud heritage, and we love to support and work with local businesses and organisations which celebrate the great traditions of our county.
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.
Pepperells Solicitors
We are looking for dynamic and motivated individuals who can work independently and as part of a team
Pepperells Solicitors
Pepperells Solicitors are a dynamic and growing law firm. If the client needs a modern approachable law firm, then Pepperells are the right choice.
We deliver the highest standards of service to our clients with a personal touch. The legal sector is constantly changing, and our team of lawyers have the skills, experience and judgement to deliver the outcomes that our clients require in a speedy and cost effective manner.
We offer a wide range of services and can deal with most types of legal work both for the individual and also for complex business requirements.
Pepperells is a full-service law firm with offices currently in Hull, Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Lincoln. It’s eight core business units include; Chambers, Crime, Commercial, Dispute Resolution, Family, Immigration, Residential Property and Wills & Probate. A variety of opportunities will be available based on skills and experience.
Washingborough Hall Hotel
It's an exciting industry as no two days are the same and most people like to be kept busy - which is normally the case here!
Washingborough Hall Hotel
An independent, family owned hotel on the outskirts of Lincoln. With 20 bedrooms and three function rooms the hotel specialises in hosting exclusive use weddings and numerous other events from corporate meetings to birthday parties to charity events to funeral wakes. The hotel was awarded Hotel of the Year 2018 in the Lincolnshire Tourism Awards and also Hotel of the Year 2018 in the Tastes of Excellence Awards. The restaurant within the hotel is awarded 2 AA Rosettes for its culinary excellence.
We employ a wide mixture of wonderful people aged between 13 and 78. Job roles include Chefs, Front of House Assistants, Housekeepers, Gardeners, Maintenance, Receptionists, Wedding Planners.We have a friendly workforce and tend to attract individuals who take great pride in their work and the building in which they work. We have a strong team environment.
It's an exciting industry as no two days are the same and most people like to be kept busy - which is normally the case here. Nobody likes a day to drag!
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.
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.
NMB Minebea
At NMB Minebea UK, we are a world leader in the design and manufacture of bearing technologies. Wherever precision, speed and reliability are essential; we deliver exceptional solutions which improve the productivity and efficiency of our customer’s application or product.
NMB Minebea
At NMB Minebea UK based in Lincoln, we are a world leader in the design and manufacture of bearing technologies. Wherever precision, speed and reliability are essential; we deliver exceptional solutions which improve the productivity and efficiency of our customer’s application or product.
We are passionate about our product and believe that the key is to understand the challenges our customer’s face, by doing this we then connect our products, people and expertise to deliver exceptional service and solutions. We aim to exceed the expectations of our customers through the production of world-class precision-engineered product.
HIT Lincolnshire
HIT Training is the leading specialist training and apprenticeship provider for the UK’s hospitality and catering industry.
HIT Lincolnshire
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.
Vision Express
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.
Vision Express
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.
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.
Did You Know?
The NHS has a HUGE shopping list!
The NHS is England is expected to spend £126 billion in 2018/2019.
Did You Know?
The NHS has a HUGE shopping list!
The NHS is England is expected to spend £126 billion in 2018/2019.
