Come along to our Recruitment Open Days in December! We’re holding various open days across December with lots of roles available to suit a wide range of candidates. See more information below or keep up to date with our Facebook page. 2nd December – Griffith Onsite Open Day See info on opportunities available…
On the 20th November, Khloe took the big chop so she could donate hair to the Little Princess Trust. We were approached by John, one of our client contacts at our Ripley office, who enquired about our charity scheme in which we offer £100 per month to charities of our client’s choosing. John told us…
Stagecoach have announced that pay talks have failed and a strike action will go ahead in South Yorkshire. This strike action will affect the commute for workers who rely on public transport to travel to and from work. Services will not be running during the below dates and the following areas will…
Earlier this year we welcomed Natalie Wilson into the Chesterfield team and she’s already settled down well into Essential Life. We asked her a few questions about her time with us so far… What made you apply for the role at Essential Recruitment? “I was always intrigued about working in recruitment and thought it…
This month we donated £100 to the Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance Service on behalf of Bunches in Newstead. Pictured L-R: Mark, Operations Manager (Bunches) and Ross, Recruitment Consultant (Essential Recruitment) Mark noticed our charity campaign to donate £100 per month to a charity of our client’s choice and asked us if we…
Massive congratulations to our candidates who have gained permanent contracts at Griffith Foods! We’re so pleased for you! Thank you being such great candidates, we wish you all the best in your permanent roles From top left to bottom right: Simon, Greg, Chris, Alina and Paul Griffith Foods were established in…
Massive congratulations to our candidates who have secured permanent contracts at Schutz! Thank you for all of your hard work, we wish you all the best! From top to bottom row (left to right): Connor, Nathan, Jack, Marcin, Alex, Andrew, Jason, Craig & Mark. With the foundation of SCHÜTZ UK in 1990, SCHÜTZ…
Congratulations to our October Temp of the Month winner Nicholas from Ripley! Nicholas won with an amazing 82 likes! Read Nicholas’s nomination statement below: “I would like to nominate Nick Thompson for our employee of the month. Nick has showed great flexibility since he has been with us moving from a 9.5hr shift four days…
Come along to our Recruitment Open Days in November! We’re holding various open days and attending job fairs across November with lots of roles available to suit a wide range of candidates. See more information below or keep up to date with our Facebook page. 2nd November – Rotherham Recruitment Morning See info…
How does Slavery still exist in 2021? Our 2021 awareness campaign aims to make people think about how close and real Slavery is in England in 2021. Here are the forms of Modern Slavery that still exist today: How do you spot Modern Day Slavery? People trapped in Slavery may appear to lead normal…
Come along to our Recruitment Open Days in October! We’re holding various open days across October, with lots of roles available to suit a wide range of candidates. See more information below or keep up to date with our Facebook page. 1st October – Aldi Site Tour (Night Shift) See info on opportunities…
Massive congratulations to our candidates who have just secured a permanent contract at CPL Distribution! Thank you for all of your hard work, we wish you all the best! From top left to bottom right: Jordan, Mariusz, Richard, Ryan, Simon & Peter. We recruit for CPL Distribution all year round so there’s always…
We’re supporting the Salvation Army with a Modern Day Slavery Awareness Campaign. We’re asking our clients to consider the impact of Slavery in our Industry, and to recognise the importance of working to protect workers. This year we’ve purchased stamps to raise awareness – we will be visiting some of the clients we supply,…
Would you like to help your favourite charity raise funds? We would too! We’re giving our clients the opportunity to donate £100 from our fundraising pot to their chosen charity. A recent charity event we sponsored Currently we raise money by running ‘dress down Friday’s’, asking each staff member to donate £2 per month…
**UPDATE 13/10/2021 – STRIKE ACTION CANCELLED: READ MORE HERE Stagecoach bus workers are threatening to strike in several parts of England including the South West, Yorkshire & the East Midlands on Monday 18th October In the recent weeks the public have experienced disruptions to their daily commute with the ongoing driver shortage issue….
Are you looking for a role that offers stability, training and lots of perks?! Griffith Foods could be the place where your career truly starts – and they just changed their roles to now offer permanent contracts, so if you’ve always been interested in the company but we’re dubious over temporary contracts, this is your…
Congratulations to our September Temp of the Month winner Claire from Mansfield! Claire received amazing support from her friends & family, winning with an impressive 131 likes! Read Claire’s nomination statement below: “Claire deserves to be Temp of the Month as she works very hard and has little time off. She has recently moved departments…
It’s World Vegetarian Day! Meet our meat free team Favourite Veggie Dish: Salt and Pepper Butterbeans “I have been vegetarian since birth. My Mum saw a documentary on animal cruelty when she was pregnant with me, so raised me that way… 30 years later, it feels like it’s a habit that will probably stick!…
Around 1.6million workers will be back on the job market today as Furlough ends. Some employers will undoubtedly be letting staff go as they cannot afford to keep them without the support of scheme. Whilst we are praying that the end the scheme will result in an increased number of jobseekers on the…
Meet Zana, one of the most recent additions to our Burton team! Zana joined us almost a month ago, and has already dove straight into the deep end by managing our client account, PPS. This involves checking staff in for their shifts, booking them on to shifts, processing timesheets, KPI reporting and lots more!…
Hundreds left stranded amid bus driver shortages Has your daily commute been affected by the driver shortage? Covid, Brexit and a skills shortage in the UK have come together to cause heavy disruption to Britain’s Public Transport systems. The interruption has caused issues with our temporary workforce, who heavily rely on Public…
As many as 500 roles are left unfilled across the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire, South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire regions for Essential Recruitment’s client companies. Issues with staff availability indicate a serious shortage of festive products including Christmas puddings, vegetables and gift sets. Supply chain issues in the UK caused by a combination of…
We’re holding various open days in the run up to October, with lots of roles available to suit a wide range of candidates. See more information below or keep up to date with our Facebook page. 21st – Rotherham and Mansfield 22nd – Mansfield and Burton (IVC Brunel Healthcare) 24th – Ripley 28th…
Meet Emily, one of the most recent additions to our Barnsley team! We asked Emily how she got into the role: “Funnily enough I fell into the job by accident, I’d come to Essential looking for work and the job I had started just wasn’t for me. After speaking to the Branch Manager, Amy,…
We recently welcomed Emma White into our Barnsley team as our newest Recruitment Consultant! We spoke to her to find out more about her experience so far. Emma wanted a new challenge that was completely out of her comfort zone to see if it was something she would enjoy and be able to apply herself…
We are recruiting across our Chesterfield & Ripley branches, seeking positive outgoing individuals ready for a new challenge and looking to develop a long term career! This position is welcome to all whether you have previous recruitment experience or are new to the world of recruitment. At Essential we have 0ur own internal training academy…
Congratulations to our August Temp of the Month winner Joshua from Mansfield! With such a glowing nomination statement we can see why our Facebook followers voted you as the winner! Read Joshua’s nomination statement below: “Joshua is going through his training very well. All the time he is happy to help and never declined a…
Congratulations to our July Temp of the Month Winner Luca from Chesterfield! He won with an amazing 89 votes! Read his nomination statement below: “Luca has shown an exemplary attitude in every task I’ve asked him to do. He’s enthusiastic and always keen to understand how we tackle problems. Some people would not show too…
Our Mansfield office are holding open days all week next week, recruiting for a different company each day! 10am – 3pm Badgemaster are recruiting Production Operatives and Warehouse Operatives at their Newstead site. Temp to perm positions. See all vacancies here https://www.essentialrecruitment.co.uk/company/badgemaster/ Held at: Unit 6, Acorn Business Park, Mansfield NG18 1EX To book: Call…
Meet Max, the newest member of our Ripley team. Max has been with us for a few weeks now and is having a great time! “I love talking to people” Max says. “The office is very busy, there’s always something to do & I work with great team members” Max previously worked for cleaning…
OPEN DAY – Thursday 5th August 2021 We are holding an open day on the 5th August to help us recruit for Schutz in Worksop! Our staff members welcome you into our office to go through our job roles and to answer any questions people may have. PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will need to bring…
OPEN DAY – Wednesday 11th August 2021 We are holding an open day on the 11th August to help us recruit for companies in the Long Eaton area. Our staff members welcome you into our office to go through our job roles and to answer any questions people may have. PLEASE NOTE: Candidates…
OPEN DAY – Wednesday 4th August 2021 We are holding an open day on the 4th August to help us recruit for companies in the Ripley area. Our staff members welcome you into our office to go through our job roles and to answer any questions people may have. PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will need…
We welcomed Tom into the Marketing team in May 2021, impressed with his Graphic Design skills and eye for creativity! Here’s what he has to say about working for Essential as a Marketing Assistant for the past two months: What made you apply for the role at Essential Recruitment? “I know two people who…
Come and find out about opportunities at Paccor & register with us! Dates: Thursday 22nd July 9am – 4pm Tuesday 27th July 9am – 4pm Unit 6, Acorn Business Park, Mansfield NG18 1EX We’re working in partnership with Paccor, a company who manufacture packaging for all kinds of products including confectionary, dairy…
We’re working in partnership with Welbilt UK to recruit for the following positions: Packing 6am – 3.30pm Mon to Thurs, OT on a Friday available Assembly 6am – 3.30pm Mon to Thurs, OT on a Friday available FLT Pivot / Counterbalance / Reach – 8.45am – 4.30pm Mon to Friday or rotating days/afters/nights …
We recently welcomed our newest Recruitment Consultant, Nathan into our Chesterfield office! Nathan joins us after completing a placement year during university with Randstad Inhouse Services, where he worked as an Account Specialist within the recruitment industry. The role involved a lot of candidate screening, interviewing and facilitating assessment centres for perm positions, as well…
We donated £100 to Ashgate Hospicecare this month on behalf of our Financial Controller, Sarah Wadsworth. Sarah is taking on the Ashgate Hospicecare High Peak Trail Walk to raise vital funds for the Hospice. She says “They need our support now more than ever, so please make a donation if you can on…
We recently donated £100 to our client Flowerline, as our contacts Julian and Jo completed a sponsored 220 mile bike ride from Wales to Wellow. Their goal is to purchase equipment for the Nottingham Breast Institute, which they have successfully been doing for a number of years now. “Through cycling numerous long-distance routes and…
This month we had 6 candidates in the running to be crowned Temp of the Month! Congratulations to our winner Mark Steers from Mansfield! Mark works at Premier Chocolate in Shirebrook and was nominated by his Factory Manager. He received great support from family and friends and won with an amazing 85 votes!…
Our client, Marley is holding their annual golf competition locally this year at Mickleover Golf Club on 22 July 2021. We offered a donation from our Charity Pot to help them with this worthwhile event – our staff donate money each week to participate in our ‘Dress Down Friday’s, which we then pass on…
Gurbinder Baines, HR Manager at our client Hydro Extrusion UK Ltd, is raising funds for the children’s ward at Kings Mill Hospital in Sutton in Ashfield. Gurbinder has arranged the fundraiser as she would like to donate new PS5’s & games to the children on the ward as a way of saying “a big…
Haywood & Padgett are a friendly family run bakery based on Carlton Industrial Estate, Barnsley. Established in 1987, with over 30 years experience in producing fine quality scones and bakery products, they are becoming the UK’s largest scone manufacturer producing around 6 million scones a week (over 60,000 scones per hour) and employing more…
Thursday 24th June 10am – 3pm Location: The Turbine, Coach Cl, Shireoaks, Worksop S81 8AP *COVID Secure* Calling all job seekers in the Worksop area! Drop into our Worksop office on Thursday 24th June between 10am – 3pm for a chat with our team. No need to book, just drop by!…
Is your business prepared for the Euros? With 26.5million UK viewers in 2018, you can expect 2020 to be even bigger as people look for something to celebrate after a tough and boring year. Will your business be making arrangements and preparations to ensure that productivity isn’t disrupted over the course of the competition? …
Congratulations to our May Temp of the Month winner Wesley! Wesley had such a glowing nomination we can see why he received such amazing support! This month it was head to head between two of our Barnsley candidates Wesley and Phil. The results were so close with Wesley beating Phil…
Our Barnsley branch are holding an open day on Wednesday 9th June. Spaces are available all day from 8am – 5pm! Address: Queens Court, Unit 4b Business Centre, Regent St, Barnsley S70 2EG Immediate starts available for: Machine Ops Cawthorne General Ops Cawthorne Fabrication Ops Cawthorne Machine Ops Town Centre Warehouse Town Centre Cold…
We’re holding an open day for roles at CPL in Worksop on Friday 4th June! The open day will begin at 9am, and will be held at CPL Distribution – Worksop Depot (Address: Lawn Road Industrial Estate, Carlton in Lindrick, Worksop S81 9LB) Roles available: Labourers Industrial Cleaners Single Forktruck Drivers Double Handler Forktruck Drivers…
We’re holding an open day tomorrow in Somercotes! Are you interested in working for Griffith Foods? Earning up to £23,000 after 12 weeks 4 on 4 off shift pattern Onsite training given Career progression opportunities Certificate qualification in Basic Food Hygiene gained Want to come along? Remind yourself with our open day event page (don’t…
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