Web Content & Presentation Coordinator at Rapid Welding & Industrial Supplies Ltd

Location: Home based, in Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex, Isle of Wight.

Job Type: Web Content & Presentation Coordinator. 

Working Hours: 39 Hours per Week (will consider Job Share, please specify on application) Monday to Thursday 0800 to 1700 Friday 0800 to 1600 60 minutes lunch.

Salary: Initially £23000.00.

Holiday: 20 paid days per year (pro-rata for job share) + bank holidays (Some leave mandatory for business closure between Christmas & New Year).

Additional: Company clothing, IT hardware as necessary.

COMPANY OVERVIEW  

Rapid Welding & Industrial Supplies Ltd have been in business for over 30 years and is one of the largest independent welding suppliers in the UK. From our Head Office in Portsmouth we ship welding products worldwide, on a daily basis and, with our Service Centre in Southampton, ensure we meet and exceed our customers requirements.

JOB OVERVIEW

A Web Content & Presentation Coordinator is required for our busy, expanding, welding product supply company. This role will be home based although you may be required to occasionally travel to one of our sites in Portsmouth, Southampton or an Isle of Wight location. The focus will be on working on our website by:

• Accurately loading products on the company’s platforms (including text, pricing, key features and images). 

• Maintaining and improving design.

• Ensuring continuity of presentation and ease of usability.

• As part of a small team there is a general level of additional support required for your colleagues.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS for Web Content & Presentation Coordinator

• IT Literate (ESSENTIAL)

• Ability to ensure attention to detail and high quality work on a consistent basis (ESSENTIAL)

• Excellent copywriting with a high-level competency in English grammar and punctuation (ESSENTIAL)

• Strong proof-reading skills • An aptitude to learn new software and system

• Have a flair for identifying trends • Ability to follow instructions

• Ability to work in a team and to work independently when required

• Ability to use common sense • Good communication skills

• Good mathematic skills

• Any other tasks my be required to be performed as necessary

Reference ID: WEBCO1 

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to vacancies@rapidwelding.com

Stores & Logistics Manager  

Location                       Portchester 

Contract                       Full time with six month probationary period  

Job type                       Warehouse/Logistics/ distribution 

Salary                          £25000.00 - £28000.00, subject to experience

Rapid Welding is expanding and we now have a vacancy for a Stores & Logistics Manager at our Portchester branch.   As a professional Company with 30 years experience, we are constantly evolving and expanding and are looking for new staff to support our worldwide distribution through our ground breaking and award winning website.  

Job description 

·        Stores & Logistics Manager required for our busy stores, warehouse and despatch area, reporting directly to the Operations Director, ensuring goods are delivered in the most effective and efficient manner and to exceed our customers expectations. 

·        Based in our Portchester head office, the focus will be ensuring our stock is accurate, in the correct location and our customers orders can be filled accurately and quickly and this role will also require over-seeing accurate stock receiving, picking and despatching in accordance with pre-set instructions and standards. 

·        Goods returns and stock rotation. 

·        Ensuring all items despatched are correctly packaged to arrive securely and without damage. 

·        Communicating with, reviewing and revising despatch couriers. 

·        This role includes managing and motivating other stores personnel and drivers, calls for encouraging a positive and encouraging environment and ensuring team members comply with all regulatory requirements, e.g. Health & Safety, security and product safety. 

·        The role includes serving members of the public, trade customers and working with our suppliers.  

·        Striving to continually improve quality of service. 

·        Clothing and safety boots supplied. 

·        Please note: this is a physically demanding role. 

Hours 

·        Monday to Thursday 7.00am – 5.00pm, Friday, 7.00am to 4.00pm, 46.5 hours per week.  30 minutes paid lunch 

What we're looking for……… 

Essential 

·        Experience in managing & motivating team members 

·        Working knowledge of warehouse processes and flows essential 

·        Calm under pressure 

·        IT Literate 

·        Full driving licence 

·        Excellent communicator across all colleague levels. 

·        Ideally have an engineering/welding background. 

·        The role will be fast-paced and challenging therefore you must have an adaptable and flexible attitude and approach, be prepared to work alongside your team and be driven to achieve a high level of service and cleanliness. 

Preferable 

·        ISO experience 

·        Forklift licence 

·        International shipping knowledge

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to vacancies1@rapidwelding.com

Vacancy

Dispatch Warehouse Operative

Location: Cosham, Hampshire.

Working Hours: 45 Hours per Week, Monday to Friday (0800 to 1730). You must also have the flexibility to work extra hours. 30 minutes paid lunch.

Salary: c£18525 pa including paid lunch.

Holiday: 20 paid days per year + bank holidays (Some leave mandatory to cover period business is closed between Christmas and New Year).

** Candidates MUST have a Full Driving Licence, you will be based at the warehouse and will provide cover for fellow stores people / delivery drivers when required **

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Dispatch Warehouse Operative.

Successful candidates will predominately work as a Dispatch Warehouse Operative. You will also provide holiday relief cover for stores colleagues and delivery drivers. You will need to have a Full Driving Licence and the flexibility to go out on deliveries at short notice.

Working as the Dispatch Warehouse Operative you will work within a team to ensure that all goods are put away correctly, and orders are picked, checked, and dispatched correctly.

As a Dispatch Warehouse Operative you will support the smooth running of the warehouse and be responsible for preparing paperwork, to deadlines, to support courier deliveries. 

You should have excellent time management skills and customer service skills, as you will be required to serve on the trade counter while meeting daily deadlines. 

DUTIES

Dispatch Warehouse Operative duties and responsibilities include:

• The correct receiving and putting away of supplier deliveries.
• The correct picking, checking and packing of sales orders.
• Completing any relevant documentation required for national and international deliveries.
• Working in a timely and efficient manner, complying with customer deadlines.
• Serving customers on the Trade Counter.
• Assisting drivers with the loading of vehicles when necessary.
• Very occasionally covering absence of delivery drivers.

RAPID WELDING & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LTD

Tel: 023 92 214 214

www.rapidwelding.com

Warehouse / Logistics Person 

Location:  Portchester

Contract:  Full time with three month probationary period 

Job type:  Warehouse/Logistics/ distribution

Salary:  c £18500.00, subject to experience 

Job description 

• Warehouse / Logistics team member required for our busy stores and dispatch area.
• Based in our Portchester head office, the focus will be on the swift and accurate dispatch of our goods worldwide.
• This will encompass ensuring our stock is accurate, and in the correct location so our customer orders can be filled accurately and quickly.
• The role will require accurate stock receiving, picking and dispatching in accordance with pre-set instructions and standards.
• This role includes working closely with other stores personnel and drivers, calling for a positive and encouraging manner to be part of the  team complying with  all regulatory requirements, e.g. Health & Safety, security and product safety.
• The role includes serving members of the public, trade customers and working with our suppliers.  
• Clothing and safety boots supplied. 

Hours :

• Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 5.30pm, 30 minutes paid lunch 

What we're looking for :

• IT Literate is essential
• Calm under pressure – this role will include time critical deadlines to work to.
• Excellent communicator across all colleague levels.
• Driving licence essential.
• Ideally have an industrial warehousing background, though not essential.
• The role will be fast-paced and challenging, therefore you must have an adaptable and flexible attitude and approach, be prepared to work alongside your team and be driven to achieve a high level of service and cleanliness. 

 RAPID WELDING & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LTD

Tel : 023 92 214 214

www.rapidwelding.com

Warehouse / Logistics Person 

Location                 Portchester

Contract                 Full time with three month probationary period

Job type                 Warehouse/Logistics/ distribution

Salary                     c £18500.00, subject to experience

Job description

• Warehouse / Logistics team member required for our busy stores and despatch area.
• Based in our Portchester head office, the focus will be ensuring our stock is accurate, in the correct location, and our customers orders can be fulfilled accurately and quickly. This role will also require accurate stock receiving, picking and despatching, in accordance with pre-set instructions and standards.
• This role includes working closely with other stores personnel and drivers, calling for a positive and encouraging manner to be part of the team. The successful candidate must also ensure they comply with all regulatory requirements, e.g. Health & Safety, security and product safety, at all times.
• The role includes serving members of the public, trade customers and working with our suppliers. 
• Clothing and safety boots supplied.

Hours

• Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 5.30pm, 30 minutes paid lunch

What we're looking for

• Experienced in a stores environment
• Working knowledge of warehouse processes and flows
• IT Literate, knowledge of computerised systems
• Calm under pressure – this role will include working to time critical deadlines.
• An excellent communicator across all colleague levels.
• Forklift licence and Driving licence desirable
• Ideally have an engineering/welding background.
• The role will be fast-paced and challenging therefore you must have an adaptable and flexible attitude and approach, be prepared to work alongside your team and be driven to achieve a high level of service and cleanliness.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Rapid Family. If you feel this challenge is for you, please get in touch by sending your CV and a covering letter to stuart@rapidwelding.com. 

We look forward to hearing from you.

A New and Exciting Opportunity to Join RentArc!  

We are excited to announce that a fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Sales Office Support role within RentArc, part of the Rapid group of companies.

Based in Ower, Hampshire, RentArc is in the business of hiring welding equipment, for every welding application, in any industry sector.

Supporting our existing team, the successful candidate’s key responsibilities will include:

•        Maintaining our reputation as a highly respected company with a proven history of superb customer care. 
•       Breakdown repair co-ordination.
• Marketing
•      Development of strategies to grow our rental business and raise our rental market profile.
•  Recognising potential ‘hiring’ opportunities within Rapid’s existing customer base.
• Develop Hire Wizard.
• Develop web and social media presence
• Comply with Health and Safety regulations.
• Provide holiday cover for Nicky.

If this is the challenge for you, why not send your CV along with a covering letter to roy@rapidwelding.com

We look forward to hearing from you. 

Do Something Amazing Today - Join The Rapid Family!

We are excited to announce that a fantastic opportunity has arisen for a trainee sales representative within Rapid. The successful candidate will join an expanding and friendly company who have developed a thriving position within the welding and engineering supplies industry.

If this is the challenge for you, why not check out the details below and send your CV with a covering letter to dave@rapidwelding.com.

Trainee Sales Representative

Job Description

This position will include:  

•      Visiting established customers in Hampshire/Dorset/West Sussex area,

with view to maintaining & strengthening current relationships.

•      Recognising opportunities to increase sales within our existing customer

base and, in the long term locating and acquiring new accounts.

What we are looking for 

•      This vacancy would suit someone who is confident in situations

•      Preferably from an engineering or welding background

•      Some customer/sales experience also helpful.

•      Full driving Licence essential

•      IT literate including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) 

What We offer 

 Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 5.30pm, 30 minutes lunch, 45 hours per week.

  20 days holiday per year + statutory holidays.  Compulsory Christmas & New Year shutdown.

 Company clothing

    PPE

Car

Phone 

Full IT support 

We look forward to hearing from YOU!

Buyer

Location                Portchester

Contract                 Full time

Job type                 Buying

Salary                    £20000.00

Job description

Experienced BUYER required for our busy company.

Based in our Portchester head office, the focus will be

·         To continually review our suppliers and stock, ensuring our stock levels are correct whilst the brands stocked and pricing are market competitive.

·         Full purchasing process:  from continual review of pricing & daily contact with suppliers while reviewing backorders ensuring goods arrive on time.

·         Listening to feedback from our both our internal and sales engineers to understand our customer requirements.

·         Being confident when working and meeting with suppliers.

As part of a small team there is a general level of additional support required for your colleagues.

Hours

·         Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 5.30pm, one hour lunch, 42.5 hours per week.

·         20 days holiday per year + statutory holidays.  Compulsory Christmas & New Year shutdown.

What we're looking for

·         Experience in buying engineering and/or welding products

·         Proven history of negotiating skills

·         Understanding of general sales/purchasing procedures

·         IT literate including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)

·         Calm under pressure

·         Excellent communicator across all colleague levels.

·         Ideally have an engineering/ welding background.

·         The role will be fast-paced and challenging therefore you must have an adaptable and flexible attitude and approach, be prepared to work alongside your team and be driven to achieve a high level of service.

For more information on this position, please contact Marianne at marianne@rapidwelding.com