15 jobs found in Preston

What you’ll be doing As a qualified Contact Lens Optician, you will be providing a high level of customer care and expert advice to make a real difference to our customers and keep them coming back. You will work in store across our clinics and the wider store to support the day to day operations, reporting to the Store Manager/Hub Manager. Key responsibilities •    Using your passion for delivering patient care you'll work with colleagues to deliver a positive customer journey. •    Building longstanding relationships – not only with colleagues and customers but with healthcare professionals in the local community and explore the opportunities for delivering enhanced services  •    Using your up to date knowledge of Contact Lens technology and spectacle dispensing to train and develop the wider optical team.  •    Validating complex prescriptions and vulnerable groups and providing expert knowledge for patients with more specialist requirements.  •    Opportunity to...

Job description We have a great opportunity available to join Novus, our prison education provider at HMP Wymott, working as a Construction Cover Teacher on an ad-hoc basis. Who are Novus? Novus are a leading provider of prison education and have been supporting men, women, and children of all ages for over 30 years across the UK to take new directions. We are also part of the LTE   group of companies that include The Manchester College, MOL, Total People, UCEN, and LTE Group Operations. We are currently rated “Good” by Ofsted and have partnerships with over 1000 industry and employer partners, ensuring our learners secure their place as the movers and shakers of the future. Our business is growing year on year due to our continued success as a leading provider in prison education. Site Information HMP Wymott is a Category C Mens prison based near Leyland, Lancashire. The teams aim is to create an environment in which staff and prisoners feel safe, and where...

Job description We have a great opportunity available to join Novus, our prison education provider at HMP Wymott, working as a Catering Cover Teacher on an ad-hoc basis.   Who are Novus? Novus are a leading provider of prison education and have been supporting men, women, and children of all ages for over 30 years across the UK to take new directions. We are also part of the   LTE group of companies that include The Manchester College, MOL, Total People, UCEN, and LTE Group Operations. We are currently rated “Good” by Ofsted and have partnerships with over 1000 industry and employer partners, ensuring our learners secure their place as the movers and shakers of the future. Our business is growing year on year due to our continued success as a leading provider in prison education. Site Information HMP Wymott is a Category C Mens prison based near Leyland, Lancashire. The teams aim is to create an environment in which staff and prisoners feel safe, and where...

Job description Are you passionate about shaping and inspiring the workforce of tomorrow? We’re looking for a creative, dedicated, and enthusiastic Business Teacher to join our vibrant team! If you’re committed to delivering engaging lessons, making a difference in students' lives, and fostering a love for learning, we want to hear from you. Step into   a role where your passion, creativity, and dedication will inspire our learners to reach their full potential and thrive in a supportive, dynamic environment! We have a great opportunity available to join Novus, our prison education provider at   HMP Kirkham , working as   a Business Teacher . This role is offered on an 18 month fixed-term contract , part-time   basis, working   24.75   hours per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday). Who are Novus? Novus are a leading provider of prison education and have been supporting men, women, and children of all ages for over 30 years across the UK to take new...

Job Title: Payroll Team Manager Location: Preston; Lancashire. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: £48,000 – £52,000 depending on experience What you’ll be doing: Take ownership of team KPIs and performance measures, ensuring payrolls are delivered accurately and on time, while enhancing service quality and driving performance improvements Provide effective and supportive line management to Payroll Advisors and Administrators, coaching and developing them to achieve their full potential while maintaining a motivated and high-performing team Oversee end-to-end payroll quality, ensuring accuracy at every stage of the process and full compliance with statutory, regulatory and company policy requirements Act as a subject matter expert for complex payroll queries, supporting escalations and ensuring timely resolution in line with...

Job Title: Quantity Surveyor / Construction Buyer Location: Preston – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary Circa £60,000 DOE What you’ll be doing: Preparing detailed cost estimates for construction projects, including materials, labour and overheads Drafting of NEC (New Engineering Contract)/JCT (Joint Contracts Tribunal) orders and supporting negotiation of contractual terms with supply chain Supporting both Pre and Post contract process and administration Dealing with multiple stakeholders at all levels within Client and Supply Chain organisations Producing and managing contractual timetables, ensuring prompt payment and protection for all parties in terms of cashflow Producing and maintaining accurate cost forecasts and support the maintenance of accurate Estimate at Completion (EAC) and Forecast Final Accounts (FFA) Your skills and...

Job Title: Lead MLOps Engineer Location: Preston. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: Circa £55k depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Operationalise model and LLM deployment with CI/CD, governance, monitoring and promotion controls Build CI/CD pipelines for ML and LLM services using Gitlab runners Manage model lifecycle: versioning, promotion and rollback across environments Operate MLflow tracking and model registry Deploy inference services into OpenShift with monitoring and alerting Integrate secrets and credentials securely via Vault Your skills and experiences: Essential: Knowledge of Kubernetes-based deployment ML lifecycle governance and observability Use of tools such as MLflow, GitLab CI/CD, OpenShift/Kubernetes, Vault, Prometheus/Grafana/Loki Benefits: As well as a...

Job Title: Enterprise Archive Support Specialist Location: Preston – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: £50,000+ depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Managing internal and external suppliers to achieve agreed service levels and quality standards. Demonstrating advanced problem-solving capability, working with developers to perform problem management , incident management in relation to SOLIX Enterprise Archiving related issues Monitor and maintain SOLIX Enterprise Archiving service activities, including general administration, performing application maintenance and product faults Provides technical leadership and support, industry best practice and deliver value on the SOLIX Enterprise Archiving products. There is also some focus on developing and promoting new, key functionality in the product for expanded use across...

Job Title: AI Engineer Location: Preston. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: Circa £55k depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Build LLM capabilities services such as RAG Q&A, summarisation, document integration and tool integration Develop LLM-backed APIs (FastAPI) for LLM chatbot capabilities Implement retrieval worksflows (chunking, embeddings, grounded answering) Integrate with enterprise data sources, MinIO, Databricks, Postgres/PGVector, Azure AI Search etc . Improve response quality through evaluation and testing Deploy services in OpenShift and Azure via GitLab CI/CD Your skills and experiences Essential: Python backend engineering skill Experience of RAG implementation and LLM orchestration Knowledge of key tools such as FastAPI, Langchain/LangGraph, vLLM, AI Search, Hugging Face, Docling,...

Job Title: Platform Engineer Location: Preston. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: Circa £50k depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Maintain cluster-level services such as ingress, networking, storage integration Manage namespaces, RBAC, quotas and policy controls for multi-team use Support GPU worker node enablement and scheduling (NVIDIA Operator) Operate monitoring/logging platform services and reliability processes Define reusable deployment standards and runbooks for service transition Your skills and experiences: Essential: Experience of Kubernetes/OpenShift/AKS operations, Experience of platform governance and capacity planning Use of key tools such as OpenShift/Kubernetes, Helm, CRI-O, NVIDIA GPU Operator, Prometheus/Grafana/Loki, CSI Storage Benefits: As well as a competitive...

Role Overview: Join Our Team at Busy Bees – Leading Nursery Group in the UK As an Early Years Assistant at Busy Bees, you’ll play a vital role in creating a positive and engaging environment for children. This is an exciting opportunity to begin your journey in the early years sector, where you will receive on-the-job training and support from experienced team members, helping you to grow and develop your skills in a nurturing and dynamic environment. About Us Busy Bees is the UK's leading nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries across the UK and more overseas. We are dedicated to giving every child the best start in life and are proud to have won awards for our workplace culture. At Busy Bees, we ensure that every member of our team feels heard, valued, and nurtured. Why Work at Busy Bees? We offer a supportive environment that empowers you to create engaging, educational spaces where children can thrive. As part of our team, you’ll be introduced to our unique Bee...

Role Overview: Join Our Team at Busy Bees – Leading Nursery Group in the UK Are you passionate about cooking and providing nutritious meals for young children? As a Chef at Busy Bees, you’ll be a key part of our kitchen team, preparing healthy meals that support children's growth and development. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a nurturing environment where you will contribute to the wellbeing of children while gaining valuable experience in catering within the early years sector. About Us Busy Bees is the UK's leading nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries across the UK and more overseas. We are dedicated to giving every child the best start in life and are proud to have won awards for our workplace culture. At Busy Bees, we ensure that every member of our team feels heard, valued, and nurtured. Why Work at Busy Bees? We offer a supportive environment that empowers you to create engaging, educational spaces where children can thrive. As part of our...

Role Overview: Join Our Team at Busy Bees – Leading Nursery Group in the UK As an Early Years Educator, you will play a leading role in fostering the intellectual, social, and emotional development of children at Busy Bees. Join a company that values high-quality education and provides ample growth opportunities. About Us Busy Bees is the UK's leading nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries across the UK and more overseas. We are dedicated to giving every child the best start in life and are proud to have won awards for our workplace culture. At Busy Bees, we ensure that every member of our team feels heard, valued, and nurtured. Why Work at Busy Bees? We offer a supportive environment that empowers you to create engaging, educational spaces where children can thrive. As part of our team, you’ll be introduced to our unique Bee Curious curriculum, designed to foster curiosity and confidence in young learners. Our Charitable Commitment Through our partnership...

*Why work for us?* With a first class reputation within the industry for Private Family legal work, you will join a team of hardworking and highly experienced legal experts who are dedicated to providing a high quality and understanding service to clients. *Job Summary* We have an excellent opportunity for a 2-5 year Qualified Solicitor to join our team in the Preston area. You will be responsible for running your own caseload of Private Family matters which will include all aspects of Family Law, including but not limited to divorce, pre and post nuptial agreements and co-habitation contracts, financial arrangements and TLATA work. There will also be some private children issues and non-molestation/occupation orders. We are seeking applications from candidates who have a strong background in Private Family legal work and are able to run their own caseload of files from inception to conclusion. *Responsibilities and Duties* * Proactively managing own caseload of Private Family...

Job Title: DevOps Engineer Location: Preston – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: £55,000 + depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Designing and implementing GitLab-based CI/CD pipelines for deploying containerised services to AKS Building and maintaining Dockerfiles and container image workflows, pushing to internal container registries Defining and managing AKS cluster configurations, ensuring secure and scalable workloads Writing and maintaining Terraform modules for provisioning cloud infrastructure in line with Azure Landing Zone standards Managing secrets, configuration, and access using Azure Key Vault and Azure AD Ensuring connectivity between on-prem services and Azure cloud infrastructure using GreenLink and hybrid networking Collaborating with MLOps and Data Engineers to ensure reproducible, reliable, and...