Astute's Power Team are looking for a Mechanical Technician to join a large, modern Energy from Waste Power Station located in Bedfordshire. The facility, which is now in full time operation, will provide a vital outlet for the sustainable disposal of over 545,000 tonnes of residual waste per year and will generate over 60 megawatts of low carbon energy - enough electricity to meet the needs of over 112,500 homes. The successful applicant will be responsible for supporting the Mechanical Team Leader in performing pre-planned and reactive maintenance of all Mechanical assets on site including conveyors, pumps, valves, compressors, pipework, boilers and auxiliary plant. If you have the right skills & experience and want to find out more, please get in touch! Responsibilities and duties of the Mechanical Technician role Reporting to the Mechanical Team Leader, you will be responsible for: Fault finding and maintaining mechanical assets including pumps, gearboxes,...

Astute's Power Team are currently recruiting for a Mechanical Commissioning Technician to join the EPC Contractor on their Open Cycle Gas Turbine project based in Stewartby, Bedfordshire. The Mechanical Commissioning Technician roles come with a day rate from 400.00 to 450.00 (Outside IR35). Role responsibilities and key skills for the role: Support the mechanical commissioning of plant systems including turbines, pumps, valves etc. Carry out pre-commissioning activities such as flushing, pressure testing, leak checks, and mechanical completion inspections Execute commissioning test procedures in line with method statements, risk assessments, and OEM guidelines Assist in the inspection, alignment, and functional testing of rotating equipment (e.g. pumps, fans, conveyors) Identify and report mechanical defects, non-conformances, and punch list items, ensuring timely resolution Work closely with commissioning engineers and other disciplines to ensure systems are handed over...

Forklift Driver & Tractor Driver Location - Bedfordshire Rate - 20.00 CIS Duration - Short Term Cover 10th and 11th April 2026 30th April to 20th May 2026 The Role I'm currently looking for a Forklift and Tractor Driver to join the EPC Contractor on a new build OCGT plant based in Bedfordshire. The Forklift Driver will need to have experience with operating all various forklifts onsite as well as a Tractor license. The operative must hold a CSCS card to be able to work on this live construction site and hold relevant forklift qualifications Qualifications required for this role: CSCS card Tractor license Forklift qualification If you are interested in this position, then please contact James Barker on (url removed) or on (phone number removed). Astute People are acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK...

Health and Safety Manager Bedford 50,000 Plus Benefits Are you passionate about driving health and safety standards within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment? Do you enjoy leading site teams, improving compliance and embedding a strong, practical safety culture? We're seeking a proactive and inspiring Health and Safety Manager to lead safety initiatives at a busy site producing fresh food products. This hands-on leadership role involves shaping safety culture, championing environmental sustainability, and ensuring compliance across all operations. Responsibilities of the Health and Safety Manager will include: Providing the subject-matter expertise, leadership and coaching to build safety & health capability across the site. Auditing health and safety performance, accurately reporting and investigating incidents and near misses. Engaging with key internal and external stakeholders including contractors, regulators, and enforcement agencies....

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Maintenance Electrician to join one of the country's leading Facilities Management companies working at a static site in Bedford. The ideal candidate will have a strong electrical background and hold electrical qualifications such as NVQ/SVQ Level 3 in electrical installations or maintenance, and 18th edition as a minimum. Knowledge of and experience with 3 phase electrics and its applications is essential. A driving license is also required for use of the pool van. The role will be working as part of a team working in a distribution centre to maintain and repair a range of electrical and mechanical plant and equipment. Duties: Support other technicians with any major or minor maintenance work. Complete all necessary PPM's and reactive maintenance schedules within agreed timescales and to ensure all necessary paperwork is completed accurately and as required. Prioritising and completing minor maintenance and repair...

Senior Town Planner - Bedford Join a Leading Independent Planning Consultancy! Are you an ambitious and qualified Town Planner with at least 3 years of professional experience? Do you want to make a meaningful impact in the field of planning while working with a diverse range of clients? If so, we invite you to consider this exciting opportunity with one of the UK s leading, employee-owned planning consultancies. Position: Senior Town Planner Location: Bedford Salary: Dependent on experience Why Choose This Opportunity? This consultancy pride themselves on delivering tailored, multidisciplinary advice to help balance development needs with environmental sustainability. With offices across the UK, their team works on a variety of projects across both private and public sectors. With projects across Residential, Extra-Care, Commercial, Logistics, Sport & Leisure as well as Education , you will gain invaluable experience collaborating with skilled...

Administration Officer required! Salary: 12.71ph Location: Borough Hall, MK42 Hours: Monday - Friday 8.45am - 5pm 37hs a week Till July 2026 JOB PURPOSE: To assist in the management of the full administrative functions within the service and provide, case work and administrative support to members within the teams of School Support Services, (Early Years Support, Sensory Communication, Inclusion Support Team, Educational Psychology, Advisory Teachers and SEND Team including Heads of Teams and the Student Support Business Manager). MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Checking, formatting and proof reading reports Recording and sending reports Handling phone/email enquiries from service users Maintaining databases Preparing panel docs Minuting meetings Invoicing Funding schedules A. Must have good general IT skills and experience using word, excel and database packages. B. Must have good organisational skills ensuring that work is prioritized appropriately and...

We are looking for an ADT and Dumper driver, for our client to work on a busy housing site. This will be on a new site in Bedfordshire and the work will be ongoing. HOURLY RATE : £22.00 per hour - CIS LOCATION : Bedfordshire DATE COMMENCING : Monday 30th March 2026 LENGTH OF CONTRACT : Ongoing works HOURS OF WORK : 7:30 - 16:30 Book 9 hours per day JOB DESCRIPTION : ADT Moxy Operator, ADT Driver, Dumper Driver We are looking for an operative that can operate an ADT Moxy, and has a Dumper ticket. This is a new site and you will need to help out onsite when needed. REQUIREMENTS : ADT Moxy Operator, ADT Driver, Dumper Driver ADT and Dumper ticket CSCS or NPORS Previous housing experience required PPE PERSON SPECIFICATION : ADT Moxy Operator, ADT Driver, Dumper Driver Able to communicate effectively and clearly with those already on site, and be able to follow instructions given Have a good work ethic, and able to work the...

Mind BLMK works across our communities to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Working closely with a range of partners, we offer a number of activities from our wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of people in Bedfordshire , Luton and Milton Keynes , and our aim is to make sure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone. Title: Blended Team Service Manager Post no: 659 Working base: Biggleswade CMHT (Community Mental Health Teams) SG18 Area covered: Bedfordshire, Luton Contract type: Permanent Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday Friday Salary: £29,355.00 per annum About the Service and the Role This role is an exciting opportunity to work with the Operational Services Manager (Blended Teams) to manage the daily operations of our Blended Teams functions. This includes managing a core team of workers in a diverse range of projects and services often in partnership with the NHS and...

We have an excellent opportunity available for a Vehicle Technician to join our team at Mercedes-Benz of Bedford. Are you currently working in a fast fit garage, MOT Centre, Auto repair shop or Independent garage? We want to hear from you! Don't worry if you are not currently working for Mercedes-Benz, we have the training and facilities to help you make this next big step in your career! We are looking for a motivated, dedicated and highly organised individual who can demonstrate excellent customer service skills as well as Technical expertise. Each of our dealerships boasts state-of-the-art facilities, equipment and technology in workshops, which are safe, friendly and clean. We are committed to ensuring our colleagues have a safe environment to operate in and provide all necessary PPE. About you You will be a team-player who is comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment where there are set processes and procedures. You must be a qualified Vehicle...

We're looking for a highly organised Pricing Project Coordinator to join a Commercial Pricing Team on a temporary basis, starting as soon as possible and until October. This role plays a key part in the day-to-day delivery of pricing projects, coordinating activities across Procurement and Pricing, collating supplier prices, tracking milestones, and keeping colleagues informed of progress. You'll also support reporting and data provision for the wider business. Key Responsibilities Set up pricing projects within Gold Vision (CRM / Activity Management System) Assign pricing activities and track project milestones Collate and accurately enter supplier pricing into pricing documents Support the pricing team in obtaining prices from suppliers Produce regular project updates for stakeholders Manage incoming samples Support the Projects Manager with reporting and updates About You Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and accuracy Confident working with large...

We're looking for a highly organised Pricing Project Coordinator to join a Commercial Pricing Team on a temporary basis, starting as soon as possible and until October. This role plays a key part in the day-to-day delivery of pricing projects, coordinating activities across Procurement and Pricing, collating supplier prices, tracking milestones, and keeping colleagues informed of progress. You'll also support reporting and data provision for the wider business. Key Responsibilities Set up pricing projects within Gold Vision (CRM / Activity Management System) Assign pricing activities and track project milestones Collate and accurately enter supplier pricing into pricing documents Support the pricing team in obtaining prices from suppliers Produce regular project updates for stakeholders Manage incoming samples Support the Projects Manager with reporting and updates About You Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and accuracy Confident working with large...

We are currently looking for Residential Support Workers to join our established team in Bedford, Bedfordshire located off of Goldington Road. Our residential support workers provide care and support for 5 individuals with learning and physical disabilities, and other needs to enjoy an excellent quality of life in this residential care home. If you would like the rewarding role of working with people who have learning disabilities to achieve their life goals and join the local community then we would love to hear from you. The service is located 10 minutes from Bedford town centre off of the Goldington Road and near to Goldington Green. There is free onsite and on-street parking for staff and good transport links via the Number 10 and 27 buses. The service is a large bungalow with an expansive garden which the individuals love to spend time in during the warmer weather. Individuals living at the service are sociable and active and enjoy lots of interaction with their staff....

Placements Officer needed! Hourly Rate: 25ph Contract Duration: Until August 2026 Location: Borough Hall, MK42 Hours: Monday - Friday 8.45am - 5.20pm To be accountable and responsible for searching thoroughly and sourcing suitable quality placements, taking full responsibility in managing placement searches for children looked after and care leavers. Including for complex cases. To quality assure placement referral search forms, provider documents, checking providers have been regulated and highlighting where this isn't the case. To manage competing demands and have ability to work in a high-profile area and manage and prioritise requests. To ensure service managers approval for all searches and commissioned placement packages To negotiate packages and costing with external providers To collaborate with social work teams, particularly the fostering team, when trying to source placements to ensure options internally are exhausted before looking externally To...

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP Cerise Healthcare is recruiting for exceptional Support Workers to work with our client, providers of support to Adults with Learning Disabilities who reside in a Supported Living Services across the Bedford area. Benefits to Cerise Healthcare s Support Workers include: Competitive pay rates Flexible hours to suit your needs Opportunities to progress Leading training courses Generous refer a friend scheme Cerise Healthcare s Support Workers understand the importance of enabling service users to lead an independent life. Providing person-centred care they actively enhance the service users life style and promote respect and dignity. Support Workers will assist service users with all aspects of their life with which they require assistance, this could include; Personal Care Managing challenging behaviour Assisting with their finances Prompting/assisting with medication Assisting with cooking Helping...

We are currently recruiting for enthusiastic and motivated Relief Support Workers to join our residential service in Bromham, Bedford. You will provide person-centred support for individuals with learning and physical disabilities to achieve their life goals, and engage with the local community. Our service users enjoy going out on local walks, watching films, bowling, discos, and going out shopping, where we might even stop for a bite to eat! Relief Support Worker Duties: Supporting service users inside their own home and out in the Bromham community Supporting service users to retain their independence by teaching life skills, such as shopping, using public transport and cooking Engaging in activities with the service users and encouraging them to take up hobbies and achieve their personal goals Providing emotional support for an individual and their families. Providing respectful personal care and helping service users retain their dignity at all times Assisting...

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.   Busy Bees Benefits Competitive salary Ongoing professional development and career progression Our ‘Hive’ benefits and wellbeing hub, with discounts across a huge range of retailers Up to 28 days holiday per year (including bank holidays) Your birthday off – it’s our gift to you! 25% childcare discount Enhanced family leave and return...

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.   Busy Bees Benefits Competitive salary Ongoing professional development and career progression Our ‘Hive’ benefits and wellbeing hub, with discounts across a huge range of retailers Up to 28 days holiday per year (including bank holidays) Your birthday off – it’s our gift to you! 50% childcare discount Enhanced family leave and return...

Are you a Sales Manager looking to grow your career with a market leading company providing temperature monitoring solutions to a wide range of sectors including Aerospace, Automotive and Food, or are you looking to develop an international sales career? Based in the UK you will have occasional travel (up to 3 months a year, usually 2 weeks per trip to the US). BASIC SALARY: £50,000 to £60,000 BENEFITS: Uncappped Bonus, paid Quarterly 25 Days Holiday & Bank Holidays Company Pension Scheme LOCATION: East Midlands / East Anglia COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Cambridge, Peterborough, Northampton, Welwyn Garden City, Stevenage, Lincoln, Nottingham, Leicester JOB DESCRIPTION: Sales Manager, Sales Engineer, Technical Sales, International Sales - Temperature Monitoring, Technical Solutions As our Sales Manager, you'll be responsible for driving business growth to agreed targets, working with existing representatives while also developing new business opportunities. You'll...

Position: Panel Wirer Salary - 15 - 22 per hour Location: Bedford Proactive currently have an exciting opportunity for a Panel Wirer to begin work for a leading manufacturing and production business in Bedford. Due to rapid company expansion and an ever growing order book, our client is hoping to recruit at least one additional Panel Wirer to help ensure the quality and accuracy of the factory's function is well maintained throughout this new and excited influx of work. Role Interpret and follow electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and layout drawings. Assemble electrical control panels, including mounting components and wiring. Perform wiring tasks such as crimping, soldering, and terminating cables. Adhere to safety standards and company protocols at all times. Maintain a clean and organized workspace. Experience/Qualifications Proven experience as a Panel Wirer or in a similar role. Strong understanding of electrical schematics, wiring diagrams,...