House builder Ilke Homes is recruiting for 150 vacancies at its factory in Harrogate in a bid to tackle UK’s housing shortage
The new firm is recruiting staff for various roles at its first factory in Harrogate, North Yorks to build 2,000 homes per year
WANT to help put the fab into pre-fab homes? Then grab one of the 150 jobs a new firm has on offer.
Ilke Homes is recruiting for its first factory in Harrogate, North Yorks — with staff numbers set to rise to 800 in the next three years.
The firm plans to deliver up to 2,000 homes a year to help tackle the UK’s housing shortage.
The new hires will build high-spec modular homes at the factory using the latest processes. The units will then be transported to sites across the UK where they are put together.
Initially, the company is looking to take on 100 people in the manufacturing and supply chain team (planners and buyers), plus designers and engineers.
Office-based roles will also be available in HR, finance, technical design and marketing.
Bjorn Conway, chief executive of Ilke Homes, said: “We are passionate about having a diverse team at Ilke Homes and will offer flexible working arrangements to suit all our employees, whether that’s to fit around the school run or just maintain a great work-life balance.”
The recruitment team will be actively sourcing candidates from a range of backgrounds, in addition to working with organisations such as Women In Engineering to focus on the most underrepresented groups in the sectors they cover.
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Roles played at work
ARE you a Captain Fantastic or a Solo Flyer?
According to Carter Cast, a former Walmart boss, we encounter just four different personality types in the workplace.
Here, he reveals what they are:
- Captain Fantastic. Their sharp elbows bruise you on their quest for the corner office. These people create interpersonal issues due to their dismal listening skills. Their mantra is “I-me-mine.”
- The Solo Flier. Strong individual contributors, but have difficulty leading teams. They micromanage or try to do all the work themselves. Their mantra is “Step aside, I’ve got this.”
- Version 1.0. These people find it hard to adapt to the changing business environment. Their dinosaur-like tendencies will lead to their extinction. Their mantra, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
- The Whirling Dervish. Running around the office like their hair is on fire, they lack organisational skills, overcommit and under-deliver. Their mantra is “Where did the time go?”
- The Right And Wrong Stuff by Carter Cast is out now (£25, PublicAffairs)
Help for homeless
IT is difficult to hold down a job without a roof over your head.
Homeless charity Crisis works with struggling people across the UK and last year helped 100 find work in London alone.
The organisation offers skills training as well as advice on the mechanics of applying for a role.
Molly Samuel-Leport is an IT tutor at the charity. She says: “For anybody to succeed, they need knowledge and skills.
“Crisis London has an education department called the Learning Zone where it’s possible to study and achieve qualifications in maths, English, literacy, IT, construction skills and health and safety.
“These skills boost confidence and prove pivotal in securing employment.”
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Ten most wanted
IF you’ve always fancied coaching a footie team or being a hairdresser, you’re in luck. These are two of the hardest jobs to fill, according to Indeed.
Bill Richards, the job site’s UK boss, said: “From the jobseeker’s point of view, these ‘hard to fill’ roles may be worth considering if you are contemplating a career move.
“While some require highly specialised skills, others do not.” The top ten hard-to-fill roles are:
- Football coach (£21,331)
- Veterinary nurse (£28,495)
- Volunteer
- Optician (£27,494)
- Collection agent (£19,939)
- Optometrist (£30,621)
- Surgeon (£39,528)
- Seasonal associate (£17,232)
- Graduate assistant (£20,566)
- Hair stylist (£20,803)
Pension tension
SMALL businesses are legally required to provide staff with a workplace pension, whether they have one employee or 100.
The deadline is looming for the remaining 150,000 small employers to enrol staff by June.
Pensions Minister Guy Opperman said: “Automatic enrolment was launched to change how people save.
From the coffee shops of Cumbria to takeaways in Tottenham, local employers are transforming the UK’s savings habits.
“I urge any Sun readers who own a small business to check they have signed staff up to a workplace pension.”
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If you are an employer – be it a builder, baker or bookmaker – here are three great tips:
- Understand how it works. If you employ someone aged 22 or over, on at least £10,000 a year, they must be in a pension scheme. They will pay in at least one per cent of their salary and you are legally bound to at least match it.
- Pick a pension scheme. The Pensions Regulator has a guide explaining your duties. There is also a directory of schemes that can be used for automatic enrolment.
- Get ready for contribution rises. From April, employers will need to pay in at least two per cent, with employees contributing three.
- For more details, see
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