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CK Science are experts in recruitment for the Food Industry.
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Part of the CK Group a family of science-based recruitment consultancies CK Science is a leading independent scientific recruitment consultancy for science jobs.
Our highly trained, specialist scientific recruitment consultants are here to help candidates and clients with their recruitment needs within the scientific, chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food, waste, environmental, and other related industries.
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We currently have a vacancy within our Chesterfield office for a Trainee Recruitment Consultant.
From the Chesterfield office we provide permanent and temporary recruitment solutions to companies employing scientists and engineers in the North of England, the Midlands, Wales and Ireland.
This is sales orientated position with extensive people contact, both face to face and by telephone. We are looking for an outgoing individual with lots of personality who is hungry for success and will enjoy the satisfaction of providing a quality, professional service to both clients and candidates.
This Trainee Recruitment Consultant role will focus on the contract and temporary recruitment services we provide and will involve dealing with immediately available personnel and jobs with very quick turnaround times.
You should have a degree in a scientific or technical discipline (or equivalent experience) as you will be liaising with scientists and engineers on a technical level. A background in sales or recruitment would be beneficial. In any case, you must have excellent communication skills combined with self-confidence and a professional approach
Find out more…
For further information or a confidential chat, please call Russell Oakley or Liam O’Connell on 0114 2839956. Entitlement to work in the EEA is essential. Please quote reference SH21491 in all correspondence.
CK Science are specialists in recruiting for the Environmental Industry.
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If you’re discarding candidates just because of their chequered career history – you may well be missing a trick! Some argue that these candidates may be harnessing some of the best talent around.
Most people in their 20’s tend to switch jobs every 18 months or so, whilst those in their 30’s who have the most successful careers are doing so just as often. So, you find the idea of employing a job hopper disparaging – you might just have to change your mindset because, in fact these employees are generally more productive and satisfied than those that stay in the same job for years on end.
So why do job hoppers make the best employees?
1. Job hoppers brains stay alive
Once you’ve been in your job for two years, you’ve pretty much learnt all there is to learn. This is the point when job hoppers will move on. The challenge of moving to new roles and new environments keeps them intellectually stimulated at work.
2. Job hoppers are high performers
Job hoppers are always aware that within the next year or so they will be swapping jobs. Therefore, in order to keep their CV’s in the best spec, they will perform to a consistently high basis. Not only this, but they are fully aware that any future opportunities are dependent on the range of skills they can pick up in their current job.
3. Job hoppers are more stable
In today’s market, many believe that you shouldn’t rely on company’s to provide you with stability. It’s pretty much down to you these days. You need to believe in yourself, understand where you want to be and how you can get there. A great way to really take a hold of your career stability is to use your network as effectively as you can. After all this is how most people land jobs.
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As reported by The Engineer, Solvert Ltd, a renewable chemical sector entrepreneur, have announced their exciting plans to develop the ‘UK’s first manufacturing facility’.
The new facility will be producing industrial chemicals from domestic and commercial waste, on Teeside. This will involve advanced biological fermentation processes to produce renewable n-butanol, acetone, hydrogen and electricity from wet biodegradable waste.
The chemicals manufacturer has managed to secure an impressive £200,000 of funding to help develop the project which includes a £100,000 investment from the Finance for Business North East Proof Concept (POC) Fund, along with support from Business Link and the North East Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC).
CEO of Solvert stated, “The current drive within the UK is to divert waste away from landfill sites into, more productive uses – such as feedstocks for other processes.”
“Organic waste, such as spoilage from supermarkets or the leftover food from our kitchens at home and in restaurants, holds immense potential for conversion into valuable chemicals to replace those produced from crude oil.
“At the moment, hydrogen, acetone and n-butanol come from non-renewable petrochemical sources and there are no UK producers. N-butanol and acetone are currently imported into the UK from Western Europe and the US.
“A significant market for these chemicals already exists in the North East as well as other parts of the UK, and more customers from further afield are also looking for a greener alternative to products derived from crude oil. These products form part of our daily lives as they are used extensively to produce paint or plastics such as Perspex.”
In addition, an experienced Chemical Engineer stated, “The fact that we are producing them in the UK and reducing imports is also a huge bonus.”
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As reported by the BBC, according to a survey of recruitment consultants and employers, the jobs market is now on the ‘road to recovery’ as the demand for staff rises.
The survey, which was sponsored by KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, found that demand for temporary staff in December saw its largest rise in 6 months. Sectors such as computing, engineering, accounting and professional services saw the strongest increases.
However, there is still need for caution according to KPMG who warn that the future of the jobs market is unstable due to the government’s austerity measures. Bernard Brown, head of Business Services at KPMG said that the jobs market was entering “a critical phase with two big question marks. First the impact of the government cutbacks in public sector spend and employment, which should start to bite over the coming months. Second the impact of the recent VAT increase, and whether this will affect UK consumer demand and job creation.”
The Pharmaceutical Industry based in the South East of the UK is mainly dominated by global pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer, GSK, Sanofi-Aventis and Novartis.
Approximately, 50 per cent of the countries medical devices companies are based in the South East of England and employ approximately 32,500 people, largely in small and medium-sized firms.
The South East is also a hub for the Life Sciences industry and employs 50,000 people.
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As reported by the Telegraph, the chief of the global pharmaceutical company, Pfizer has announced his plans to take early retirement.
Jeff Kindler, who has held the position of chief executive since 2006, stated that “the combination of meeting the requirements of our many stakeholders around the world and the 24/7 nature of my responsibilities, has made this period extremely demanding on me personally”.
It is planned that the head of Pfizer’s biopharmaceuticals business, Ian C Reed will be succeeding Mr Kindler.
Under Kindler’s stewardship, the pharmaceutical company shed more than 14,000 jobs, as well as closing manufacturing plants. The company also paid $68bn (£43bn) for rival Wyeth last year in an effort to invigorate its pipeline of new products.
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As reported by The Telegraph, scientists have created ‘working livers’ the size of a walnut, which were found to function normally in laboratory conditions.
It is hoped the process will be one day be up-scaled and moved from the lab to the hospital, taking us one step closer to solving the transplant shortage.
Speaking of the new development, Associate Professor Shay Soker of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, stated, “We are excited about the possibilities this research represents, but must stress that we’re at an early stage and many technical hurdles must be overcome before it could benefit patients.”
“Not only must we learn how to grow billions of liver cells at one time in order to engineer livers large enough for patients, but we must determine whether these organs are safe to use in patients.”
Over 600 liver transplants take place each year in the UK, but unfortunately, it is estimated that more than a fifth of patients die waiting for their procedure. The problem is alleviated due to the fact that many livers have to be discarded as they are too old or damaged to be of any use.
Sarah Matthews, of the British Liver Trust, said: “Technology such as this is much needed. Currently supply isn’t meeting demand, and for every one person who receives a liver transplant, 10 people die.
“Expanding waistbands and heavy drinking habits are having an impact on the quality of donor organs available in the UK, therefore we desperately need developments in liver science. We are encouraged by these results but would also like to warn patients that this technology is a good few years off from becoming available,” she said.
The research was presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases in Boston.
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