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Senior Marketing Manager

Award-winning welding equipment and supplies distributor, Rapid Welding, is looking for a senior marketing manager to join the team to continue the rapid growth and development of this multi-national business.

This is a full-time role and ideal for someone with previous marketing manager experience, looking for a more senior role with greater responsibility and scope to build on their existing expertise.

Prior knowledge of the welding sector is preferable but by no means essential. More important to us is that the successful candidate is an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual, who is a good communicator, with great organisational and project management skills.

The role will involve overseeing the company’s marketing, whilst co-ordinating with our existing marketing agency to develop and deliver effective marketing campaigns that drive business growth. The role will involve a variety of marketing tasks, including:

  • Working with both internal and external teams to set a marketing strategy
  • Managing website content and brand continuity
  • Shaping and help delivering a social media plan
  • Capturing imagery & video content
  • Overseeing SEO on the website
  • Co-ordinating email marketing campaigns
  • Driving brand awareness and sales through the delivery of specific marketing campaigns
  • Collecting and interpreting analytics across digital platforms to optimise marketing strategy & campaigns
  • Staying abreast of industry trends
  • Co-ordinating and managing inhouse events
Applicants are required to have:

  • A working knowledge of a mainstream image editing tool
  • Strong communication skills
  • Excellent organisational and project management skills
  • Highly organised and disciplined with a flexible attitude
  • An analytical mind

The starting salary is £38,000 per annum.
Other benefits include: a company pension and 28 days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays.

Working hours are Monday to Thursday 8:30am - 5pm and Friday 8:30am to 3:30pm. Includes 1 hour unpaid for lunch.

The job will be based out of our Portchester, Hampshire office.

Own transport and a valid driving license are necessary.

Interested applicants should send their CV, along with a short covering email, in response to this advert to vacancies2@rapidwelding.com


Workshop Assistant

Location Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire
Working hours 41 Hours per Week, Monday to Thursday 8:00am - 5pm and Friday 8:00am to 3:30pm. 30 minutes paid lunch
Salary £25900.00 initially (at age 21)
Bonus Scheme OTE £1500+ p.a. (subject to initial probation of 3 months)
Holiday 20 days per year + bank holidays. (Some leave mandatory to cover the period business is closed between Christmas and New Year)
Additional Company clothing, PPE and tools supplied

Job Overview

A Workshop Assistant/Driver is required for our busy, expanding, welding machine supply company and will be Based at our busy workshop at Hedge End, the focus will be:

  • Preparing equipment for Service Engineers
  • Visiting customers sites to assist Service Engineers
  • Collecting and returning welding plant from customer sites.
  • As part of a small team there is a general level of additional support required for your colleagues
  • On the job and manufacturer training will be provided
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS for Workshop Assistant

  • Good Maths & Literacy skills
  • Good manual dexterity and practical tools use skills
  • IT literate
  • Calm under pressure
  • Excellent communicator across all colleague levels
  • The role will be fast-paced and challenging therefore you must have an adaptable and flexible attitude and approach, be prepared to work alongside your team and be driven to achieve a high level of service
  • Driving licence essential

Reference ID: SERVWSHOP2

To apply for this vacancy please send your CV, with a covering letter, to vacancies1@rapidwelding.com