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Looking for Talent
We are an ambitious, growing and successful business that regularly adds to its talent pool as the market demands additional skills and capacity. We look for people with a track record in their area, and value training, qualifications and experience to deliver the best for our customers. We recruit online through our websites, linkedin, professional networks and advertising using online job boards such as monster.com . We welcome speculative applications and enjoy the opportunity to talk to talented people in confidence, to see if there may be a future opening for them in the Group.
Please read the section below about our culture. You must find this culture attractive to work for us, as if it conflicts with your aspirations then we may not be the best employer for you.
Work experience and undergraduate placements
We offer placements to work experience students, undergraduates and masters level postgraduates doing sandwich course s and thesis projects in technical and business disciplines every year. Please contact Lynne Hathaway with your CV and requirements if you wish to secure a placement with us.
About Mercian Labels’ Culture
Introduction : Deciding to join The Mercian Labels Group is as much a lifestyle choice as a career decision. We know that there are many opportunities open to people like you who want to balance the many different aspects of your chosen lifestyle. This is why we have developed a workplace culture to attract and keep quality people on our team.
Individualism : Gone are the days of rigid management structures and archaic rules. Our staff present themselves with professionalism in the workplace, earn respect amongst their peers and be proud of their autonomy. You will be given training, and as much decision making responsibility as you can handle comfortably.
Flexibility : We know you have a life outside work, and that sometimes this conflicts with your professional commitments. Thats fine, we try to work around this. Whilst maintaining essential levels of service, you can fit in late notice holiday breaks, child care, term time working, your sports team, working from home, even extended unpaid leave for overseas traveling. Whatever your aspirations, if you feel that you would like to join us, dont let your other commitments deter you from speaking to us.
Job security : We are not a hire and fire company. We are proud of our record in never having made a single redundancy in 40 years of trading. We have been voted one of Staffordshire’s top 25 employers. Our record speaks for itself.
Professional challenges, not stress : The world of small business is dynamic, evolving and challenging. Being busy making customers happy keeps us in business, but stress is nobody’s friend. We aim to constantly bring new ideas to the business to learn from that challenge us all in a positive way. Yes, a conscientious person thinks about work outside the workplace, but extended hours working is rarely required. When we close at 5pm, pretty much all of us head home. Constantly working late every night wont be required by anybody outside board Directors.
Training and career progression : The downside of being a smaller business is that we dont have a traditional corporate ladder for you to climb. This business structure is pretty outdated anyway. What we have is better: freedom for you to create workplace challenges that offer learning opportunities that interest you. If we dont have a skill we need to develop an interesting and prospectively lucrative business idea, then we will train someone to do it. We are not a breading ground for managers, but we do get great satisfaction for nurturing individual talents.
Respect : We operate in a culture of openness, respect and fairness in line with our company values. Our values mean something to us, so please read them before applying to us.
Share the success : We have a very clear bonus scheme that pays out a clear percentage of our profits to all staff twice a year, before xmas and before the summer holidays. When we make a profit, we all get a fair share of it. This forms a substantial and growing part of the remuneration package for all staff.
Recruitment policy : It goes without saying that we are an equal opportunities employer. Sometimes we have specific vacancies to fill, other times we are quite happy to find a role for quality people who feel they have something special to offer.
Please contact the Managing Director if you feel that a career at Mercian Labels would suit you as we are always keen to hear from quality people looking for a new challenge. We particularly look for people with excellent skills in the following roles: Managers in any field, production supervisors, internal sales coordinators, key account managers, label printers, dispatchers, open source IT staff, graphic designers and internal accounts / credit control staff. You can read about our company values here.
Note for Search Firms:
We require all agency/search firms to request and return to the Director’s PA a written fee agreement prior to any CV submittal. CVs received from agency/search firms without signed agreements will not be recognized as valid submissions. Mercian Labels will not be responsible for payment of any fees in the absence of a mutually agreed upon fee agreement.