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Business Development Manager - Technical
Are you a results-driven sales professional with experience in technical or engineering sectors, particularly within the automotive, OEM, or aftermarket space? Do you have a passion for specialist products and a knack for building strong customer relationships?
We're looking for a Business Development Manager / Field Sales Executive to join our team, focusing on specialist automotive products, chemicals, and equipment.
This is a fantastic opportunity to manage and grow existing accounts while driving new business across a dynamic and evolving market.
Location: Tonbridge, Crawley, Gatwick
Salary: £35K basic salary + Bonus (OTE £50K) + Company Car + 24 days Hols (plus BH 32 days total) + Pension + Career Development + No Weekends + Remote
Key Responsibilities
Manage and develop existing customer accounts, ensuring satisfaction and identifying opportunities for growth.
Generate new business across the automotive, OEM, and aftermarket sectors, targeting workshops, distributors, manufacturers, and engineering firms.
Promote and sell a range of specialist automotive product, tools, and equipment, providing technical insight and tailored solutions.
Conduct field visits, product demonstrations, and technical presentations to key decision-makers.
Collaborate with internal teams to ensure customer needs are met and exceeded.
Monitor market trends and competitor activity to inform strategy and identify new opportunities.
Ideal Candidate
Proven experience in field sales or business development within a technical, automotive, engineering, or manufacturing sectors.
Knowledge of automotive, chemicals, tools, diagnostic equipment, or workshop solutions is highly desirable.
Strong commercial acumen and a track record of exceeding sales targets.
Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
Self-motivated, proactive, and comfortable working independently in a field-based role.
The Next Step:
To apply for this Business Development Manager role in confidence please send your CV to Robert Cox Senior Recruitment Consultant at Glen Callum Associates Ltd - or call Rob on 07398 204832.
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Type: Permanent Location: Tonbridge, England
Start: 04/10/2025
Salary / Rate: £35000 - £50000 per annum + +company car +pension +career development
Posted: 2025-09-04 13:00:05
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Paint Prepper / Shot Blaster - Put Your Shot Blasting Skills to Work!
Location: Rural Maidstone
Hours: Monday to Friday - 39 hours/week + regular overtime
Salary: £25,360 - £31,433 plus as much overtime as you want
Are you experienced in shot blasting and looking to put your skills to use in a well-established industrial setting? We're seeking a Paint Prepper / Shot Blaster to join our skilled production team - someone who takes pride in high-quality surface preparation and knows what it takes to get components ready for coating.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Operate shot blast equipment to prep fabricated parts to the highest standards.
- Prepare components through sanding, degreasing, fettling, sealing, and masking for wet painting.
- Protect critical areas such as threads and bores during prep.
- Use power tools to drill, sand, and clean components.
- Maintain equipment, keeping shot blasting gear clean and safe.
- Work safely and efficiently, ensuring every part leaves your hands paint-ready.
What We're Looking For:
- Proven experience in shot blasting - you know your way around a blast cabinet.
- An eye for detail - able to produce clean, consistent finishes every time.
- Comfortable with the physical side of prep work - lifting, standing, and manual tools.
- Team player with a strong work ethic and pride in a job well done.
- Solid understanding of health & safety in an industrial environment.
What's In It for You:
- Consistent hours and regular overtime, with great earning potential.
- Join a tight-knit team in a company that values craftsmanship and precision.
- Ongoing training - develop wider prep skills and grow within the company.
- A work environment built on respect, safety, and recognition.
At KHR we take care to ensure that you are represented as well as possible so it is worth checking your CV for layout, spelling and grammar as well as making sure it is up to date before you submit.
If you feel you need to highlight particular qualifications, skills or relevant experience with regards to a specific role then please add a cover letter or a preface page.
This does not need to be formatted in the same manner.
In addition, if your CV is heavy with graphics etc, please could you also submit a "clean" copy in Word.
Thank you.
KH Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
KHR - Recruitment Specialists is a trading name of KH Recruitment Ltd Keep in touch with us online for job alerts, industry updates and market...
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Type: Permanent Location: Tonbridge, England
Start: 26/09/2025
Salary / Rate: Great + Overtime + Bens
Posted: 2025-09-03 15:27:25
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Retail Stock Replenishment Assistant
*Access to wages from 3 days
*Immediate Start
*Holiday Pay
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£13.73 per hour inclusive of holiday pay (£12.25 per hour + £1.48 = £13.73 p/h holiday pay)
Location: TONBRIDGE
Do you have an interest in Retail?
Are you looking for a role where you will be involved in high profile projects for some of the UK's leading grocery supermarkets.
We have Retail Stock Replenishment Assistant opportunities that offer flexible working patterns and a job where each day and week is different.
The Role
We are looking for a number of Retail Stock Replenishment Assistant's to add to our already successful team.
Work will be carried out in a variety of retail stores, travel will vary on a shift-by-shift basis.
Having your own vehicle would be advantageous.
You will be working as part of a team led by a Team Manager or Store Management.
You will need to work at a fast pace and to a high standard our clients expect.
Duties will include the following:
De-merchandising and remerchandising to planograms, cleaning the fixture where required.
Reprofiling the fixture where necessary to ensure each product is shoppable for the customer.
Transporting stock from the warehouse onto the shop floor.
Supporting the store where necessary with replenishment.
Shifts are between 10-12 hours, days and nights (most shifts are nights).
Access to the work available will be on your smartphone, via our Field Power platform where you can set your availability and accept shifts.
You will be required to clock in and out using your smart phone via our RAS Dashboard.
Travelling maybe involved when local work is not available.
Accommodation will be provided when required to stay away from home.
Key Skills/ Experience Required
An eye for detail.
General level of fitness as manual handling and lifting will be involved.
Hard working and ability to work under pressure.
Previous experience in retail, although training will be provided.
Problem solving and a 'can do' attitude.
Due to the nature of our work, you must be able to work unsociable hours, including early mornings and during the night when required.
As a result, we can only accept applicants 18 years of age and over.
Benefits
Colleagues will be offered a benefit called Wagestream, which enables colleagues to track, save and access up to 50% of their wages prior to pay day.
Wagestream also offers financial advice, all contributing to the financial wellbeing of RAS colleagues.
Uniform provided.
Accommodation where required.
Holiday pay.
Pension scheme.
Progression opportunities.
Recognition, awards and incentives.
RAS (Retail Asset Solutions) is the largest nationwide retail support company providing Merchandising, Stock taking and Supply chain audit services.
Your future career development is in your hands!
If you think you are suitable for this position and you want to find out more, please apply today!
Multiple positions available!!!!
This role is being handled by Retail & Asset Solutions (RAS).
To discuss this vacancy or any other great positions we have please call us on 01689 879444 for a confidential chat about working for our business.
By applying to this role, you are consenting to Retail & Asset Solutions to hold and process your data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations.
If you have any questions or wish to exercise your right to access, erase or restrict the holding or processing of your data then please contact us at applications@retailassetsolutions.com and we will respond to your query as soon as possible. ....Read more...
Type: Contract Location: Tonbridge, England
Salary / Rate: Up to £13.73 per hour
Posted: 2025-09-02 16:53:58
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This Production Operative vacancy is working with a leading UK manufacturer.
Within this position you will be responsible for operating manufacturing machinery and at times the manual packing of products, full training is provided for operating machinery specific to this role.Based in the Borough Green area, the position is offered on a permanent basis with industry leading benefits, within a friendly working environment.What's in it for you as Production Operative:
A Salary of £40,034
OT at 1.5x and 2x
Location - Sevenoaks, Borough Green (Commutable from Maidstone and Sittingbourne)
Hours of Work: Days and Nights rotation
Company Pension
Life Assurance Scheme 3x Salary
Company Sick Pay
42 hours per week
Excellent Holiday Allowance - 264 hours
Key responsibilities as a Production Operative;
The production of high-quality products operating production machinery
The manual packing and movement of heavy products
Creating and maintaining the highest standards of 5S's housekeeping and environmental management
Operations of a range of machines as part of a multi-skilled team
Ensure areas are inspected / maintained in accordance with local Health & Safety Standards and work within Standard Safe Operating Procedures
Essential Skills and a Production Operative;
We are looking for 5 years previous experience as a Production Operative working within a manufacturing environment operating machinery.
An excellent level of health and safety in the workplace awareness, capable of working in a safe and efficient manner
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Type: Permanent Location: Tonbridge, England
Start: ASAP
Salary / Rate: Up to £40100.00 per annum
Posted: 2025-08-29 17:00:43
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Paint Prepper / Shot Blaster - Put Your Shot Blasting Skills to Work!
Location: Rural Maidstone
Hours: Monday to Friday - 39 hours/week + regular overtime
Salary: £25,360 - £31,433 plus as much overtime as you want
Are you experienced in shot blasting and looking to put your skills to use in a well-established industrial setting? We're seeking a Paint Prepper / Shot Blaster to join our skilled production team - someone who takes pride in high-quality surface preparation and knows what it takes to get components ready for coating.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Operate shot blast equipment to prep fabricated parts to the highest standards.
- Prepare components through sanding, degreasing, fettling, sealing, and masking for wet painting.
- Protect critical areas such as threads and bores during prep.
- Use power tools to drill, sand, and clean components.
- Maintain equipment, keeping shot blasting gear clean and safe.
- Work safely and efficiently, ensuring every part leaves your hands paint-ready.
What We're Looking For:
- Proven experience in shot blasting - you know your way around a blast cabinet.
- An eye for detail - able to produce clean, consistent finishes every time.
- Comfortable with the physical side of prep work - lifting, standing, and manual tools.
- Team player with a strong work ethic and pride in a job well done.
- Solid understanding of health & safety in an industrial environment.
What's In It for You:
- Consistent hours and regular overtime, with great earning potential.
- Join a tight-knit team in a company that values craftsmanship and precision.
- Ongoing training - develop wider prep skills and grow within the company.
- A work environment built on respect, safety, and recognition.
At KHR we take care to ensure that you are represented as well as possible so it is worth checking your CV for layout, spelling and grammar as well as making sure it is up to date before you submit.
If you feel you need to highlight particular qualifications, skills or relevant experience with regards to a specific role then please add a cover letter or a preface page.
This does not need to be formatted in the same manner.
In addition, if your CV is heavy with graphics etc, please could you also submit a "clean" copy in Word.
Thank you.
KH Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
KHR - Recruitment Specialists is a trading name of KH Recruitment Ltd Keep in touch with us online for job alerts, industry updates and market...
....Read more...
Type: Permanent Location: Tonbridge, England
Start: 26/09/2025
Duration: Permanent
Salary / Rate: Great + Overtime + Bens
Posted: 2025-08-13 15:06:16
