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The Work Shop are delighted to be recruiting for a Business Development Manager for a growing company based in Nursling Southampton
As the successful Business Development Manager you will receive.
- Salary up to £35,000 basic +Bonus
- Southampton office
- Office based - 5 days per week. 8:30am – 5pm
- 23 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 28 with service
- Pension – 5% employee contribution, 3% employer (rises with service – max 8%)
- Free car parking
- Life assurance and income protection after 3 months
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Review and research prospective accounts in targeted markets and sectors
- Produce and communicate report/presentations on findings, pursue leads and follow through to a successful engagement.
- Uitlise time effectively to meet with appropriate stakeholders to understand needs and how the business can fulfil them.
- Develop sales strategy and work with sales teams to fulfil this.
- Maximises personal productivity by effectively planning, organising and managing workload
- Compiles lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads, based on an assortment of sources: trade publications, customer references, business directories and other sources
- Prepares appropriate reports in agreed format and to agreed timescales.
- Travel as required to identify and manage new business opportunities and support existing customers.
- Understand the target markets, including industry, company, project, company contacts and which market strategies can be used to attract customers
- Communicate appropriately new products and opportunities to customers.
- Attend agreed networking events.
- Collaborate with the sales teams to ensure that tasks and responsibilities are met
- Possess or gain a strong understanding of products, competition in the industry and market positioning
- Keep up to date on competitors to ensure we remain competitive within existing or new markets
- Overseeing customer account management, including negotiating contracts and agreements to maximize profit
Job Features
| Job Category | Sales & Marketing |
| Salary | £35000 |
| Working Hours | Full Time |
| Contract Type | Permanent |
| Job ID | 3788/28 |
We are pleased to be working with a well established local company who are looking for an experienced Service Coordinator to work across the entire process from receiving incoming calls from customers to booking out appropriate response call.
Day to day duties of Service Coordinator: -
- Handling inbound calls and emails whilst providing high levels of Customer Service at all times.
- Logging new calls and dealing appropriately and professionally with a wide range of enquiries.
- Follow up and manage schedule of outstanding service visits.
- Book engineer visits according to the nature of the service call.
- Manage field service engineers diary and work allocation within an allocated area.
- Organise additional sub-contractors / equipment at appropriate.
- Ordering of spare parts.
- Create quotations of spare parts and order as needed.
- Process engineer job parts.
- General ongoing administration.
Job Features
| Job Category | Office & Administration |
| Salary | £28000 |
| Working Hours | Full time |
| Contract Type | Permanent |
| Job ID | 7146/2 |
We are pleased to be working with a client in Ringwood who have an exciting new opportunity for an experienced accounts / Finance Manager looking to take the next step in their career.
The company are expanding and have to date outsourced their accounts function but would now like to employ an experienced professional to set up an internal accounts department and undertake all day to day book keeping activities, set up process's and procedures and work closely with the 2 Directors to advise on budgeting, cashflow and present insights and recommendations.
Duties of Finance Manager: -
- Sales ledger processing and Reconciliation
- Purchase Ledger Processing and Reconciliation
- VAT Preparation and submission
- Bank account Reconciliation
- Monthly journal processing
- Payment set up
- Year end - working with company accountant
- Payroll processing
- Producing financial reports such as P&L, Balance sheets, cash flow statements
Job Features
| Job Category | Accounting & Finance |
| Salary | £40,000 - £45,000 |
| Working Hours | Full Time |
| Contract Type | Permanent |
| Job ID | 6554/3 |
The Work Shop are delighted to recruit for leading electrical power specialists based in the Belbins Business park, Romsey. For a temporary to permanent basis.
The Assembly Operative position comes with a variety of benefits once you go permanent including:
- Free on site parking
- 28 days holiday including bank holiday, growing every year of employment
- 3% pension scheme after three months of employment
- Private healthcare after one year of employment.
- 30 minute lunch as well as two 20 minute tea breaks
- Working individually or with other Assembly Operatives to assemble electrical products in accordance with company quality documentation and procedures.
- Operating equipment such as soldering irons, spot welders, heat guns and hot plates.
- Ensuring high standard of workmanship at all times.
- Always maintaining safe working practices according to the Health and Safety policy and procedures.
- Working in a clean, tidy, and organised manner.
- A good level of fitness is required for this role as individuals will be expected to spend long periods of time standing.
- Good working Knowledge of general Health and Safety
- Previous experience using work shop tools and equipment.
- Familiarity with desktop computer software (e.g Microsoft office applications)
Job Features
| Job Category | Production |
| Salary | £13.50 per hour |
| Working Hours | 08:15 to 16:45 |
| Contract Type | Permanent Temporary |
| Job ID | 4860/4 |
We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven Business Development Manager to spearhead the growth of our food machine sales within the hospitality and food service industry.
This role combines proactive new business development with strategic account management, ensuring long-term partnerships with high-profile clients such as sports stadiums, hotels, and theme parks.
The successful candidate will be both a hunter and a farmer: identifying new opportunities while nurturing existing relationships to maximise revenue and customer satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities for Business Development Manager:
Sales Development:
- Identify, target, and secure new business opportunities within the hospitality and food service sector.
- Deliver compelling product demonstrations and presentations tailored to client needs.
- Negotiate contracts and close deals to achieve and exceed sales targets.
- Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with key accounts.
- Act as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring seamless communication and support.
- Develop account growth strategies, upselling and cross-selling where appropriate.
- Monitor customer satisfaction and proactively resolve issues.
- Proven track record in B2B sales, ideally within hospitality, food service equipment, or related industries.
- Experience managing large accounts and complex sales cycles.
- Familiarity with selling into venues such as stadiums, hotels, and theme parks is highly desirable.
- Strong negotiation and closing abilities.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Relationship-building expertise with senior stakeholders.
- Commercial acumen and ability to identify growth opportunities.
Job Features
| Job Category | Customer Services |
| Salary | £33,000 + £5k Comm |
| Working Hours | Full Time |
| Contract Type | Permanent |
| Job ID | 6634/7 |
We have an exciting opportunity to join a growing company based in Ringwood, who are a leading provider of intelligent tracking, telematics and communication solutions, helping industry leaders in aviation, construction and transport optimising performance through cutting edge asset tracking, smart devices, DMR, PTToC and private 5G networks.
Are you a skilled Installation Engineer with proven experience in vehicle electronics, GPS, BLE and video telematics systems and looking to take your skills to the next level? This role comes with a competitive salary, benefits and a company vehicle.
Role and responsibilities of Installation Engineer:
- Install and commission tracking, telematics, and video systems in specialist and fleet vehicles
- Work across aviation, construction, transport, and logistics sectors
- Conduct technical site surveys and system assessments
- Support airside and field-based projects at major UK sites and airports
- Travel across the UK from our Hampshire headquarters
- Accredited vehicle installer (FCS1362, MESF, IMI, or equivalent)
- Hands-on experience with tracking, CCTV, telematics, and comms systems
- Strong understanding of RF/wireless technologies and networking fundamentals
- Experience preparing RAMS, site surveys, and wiring diagrams
- Eligibility for high-security and airside environments
- Professional, customer-facing communication skills
- Full UK driving licence with flexibility to travel nationally
- Team Player
- Professionalism
- Results orientated with a clear determination to succeed.
- Confident, self-starter & resilient
- Well organised, reliable and thorough.
Job Features
| Job Category | Information Technology |
| Salary | £32,000 DOE |
| Working Hours | Full Time |
| Contract Type | Permanent |
| Job ID | 4628/9 |
A prestigious Aerospace company based in Verwood is looking for a full time Machine Shop Estimator to join their team. Do you have industry experience within Aerospace and looking for a fantastic opportunity to join a growing company.
We are looking for a candidate with strong communications skills, strives in a fast-paced environment and able to handle multiple projects.
Key responsibilities of Machine Shop Estimator:
- Read detailed manufacturing drawings and produce machining manufacturing methods in-conjunction with customer specifications for turning, milling, grinding and the treatments of components.
- Produce detailed process sketches and technique sheets to aid manufacture if required.
- Communicate effectively with design and quality related disciplines to drive and resolve issues promptly to the benefit of the company.
- Be familiar with costing processes and compiling costs and quotations in a structured manner for customers.
- An appreciation and knowledge of Aerospace related materials and procurement processes is essential.
- An appreciation and knowledge of Aerospace and customer specific quality and specifications is necessary.
- An understanding of Heat treatment processing.
- Knowledge of finishing treatments and processing is essential to determine allowances for machining.
- An appreciation of Lean Technique adopting right first time and waste reduction would be an advantage.
- Must be fully conversant with Microsoft Office suite of tools, including Word, Excel.
- Knowledge of any production software such as MRP systems would be an advantage.
- An understanding or proven experience using Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), would be an advantage
- Proven use of tools such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA’s), and Control/quality Plans required.
- Must be able to demonstrate a flexible approach to ensure that departmental targets and goals are achieved.
Job Features
| Job Category | Office & Administration, Production |
| Salary | £50,000 |
| Working Hours | Mon – Thurs 7:30am – 4:30pm and Fri 7:30am |
| Contract Type | Permanent |
| Job ID | 2264/41 |
We are looking for a Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer with strong mechanical and electrical skills to support the maintenance and improvement of our Client’s plastic pipe extrusion lines, plastic fabrication and tool making equipment. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience working with machinery, haul-offs, cutters, vacuum tanks, and downstream equipment used in the production of plastic pipes (e.G., HDPE, PPR, PP) and plastic fabrications.
Essential Skills & Qualifications of Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer:
- Recognised qualification in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering (e.G., NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, HNC/HND).
- Proven experience in maintaining and troubleshooting plastic pipe extrusion or automated machinery (e.G., Single screw extruders, vacuum sizing tanks, haul-offs, cutting equipment would be advantageous).
- Strong fault-finding skills on PLC-based control systems, motors, sensors, and variable speed drives (VSDs).
- Understanding of hydraulic/pneumatic systems, cooling/chiller circuits, and pipe sizing equipment.
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced, continuous production environment.
- Familiar with safe working practices and risk assessments.
- 18th Edition Electrical Wiring Regulations (if electrical bias).
- Experience with automation systems, PLC fault diagnosis (e.G., Siemens, Allen Bradley).
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing, 5S, TPM, or continuous improvement tools.
- Previous experience in the plastic pipe manufacturing industry (e.G., Water, gas, cable conduit) would be advantageous.
- Must be a car owner and driver
- Factory floor environment; exposure to noise, heat, and industrial machinery.
- Day shift, including the potential to include nights and weekends to be agreed in advance.
- Use of PPE and strict adherence to safety protocols is essential.
Job Features
| Job Category | Production |
| Salary | £32000 - £42500 |
| Working Hours | Full Time |
| Contract Type | Permanent |
| Job ID | 4993/18 |
