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Welcome to our B&Q job feature. You will find; full time and part time recruitment details, tips about getting a job and helpful employment information below. B&Q is present throughout the UK and is a well known brand. It holds the leading position in it's sector within Europe. This employer has a brilliant track record of employing mature staff, so if you are in your 50's, 60's and 70's they will judge your application based on your ability and experience not just date of birth. 1 in 4 of their employees are over 50, their oldest apprentice is 70 and believe it or not their oldest member of staff is 95.

About B&Q

In common with most of the UK's large employers B&Q have ongoing recruitment needs at all levels in their organisation. Their first store opened nearly 45 years ago and now more than 30,000 people work for B&Q in the UK, helping to run over 350 stores. Their business in the Republic of Ireland has eight stores. To work in-store relevant experience and a knowledge of the products and services they offer is an advantage.

If you're confused over the domain to search for when looking for B&Q work it might help if we explain that it's not possible to use www.b&q.co.uk or www.b&q.com as a domain. It is possible to use www.bandq.co.uk and if you follow this domain it will lead you to www.diy.com. So effectively www.diy.com is the actual website.

In the financial year ending 29 January 2011 retail sales stood at £3.9 billion with profit of £215 million. B&Q is part of the Kingfisher group. Advice For Getting A Job

If you're seeking a store based job we suggest you visit your local outlet in the first instance. If you wish to apply for a job now or search for a current B&Q vacancy visit the main recruitment website. Our advice would be to do a little research before you complete your application, it will make a differences to your chances of success. Enthusiasm for the organisation and what they do will be invaluable to you in helping you get the job you want. The corporate website sums up the personality of the company and it's employees thus: Customer First, Down to Earth, Respect for People, We Can Do It, Nobody Does It Better. Having an appreciation of these core values will help you at both the application and interview stage of the B&Q recruitment process.

Benefits

Benefits for UK store employees at the time of writing may include:

• A competitive salary (competitive is generally taken to mean at least as good as other comperable organisations)
• A generous annual leave entitlement
• Bonus payments - local and national schemes
• Kingfisher pension and sharesave programmes
• Goods and services discount card
• Life insurance
• Family leave, flexible working and childcare vouchers

Current Vacancies

At the time of writing B&Q were looking to fill nearly 250 vacancies including:

• Trading Manager Leyton - Full-time - 1 Leyton Mills, Marshall Road, Leyton, E10 5NH
  • £21k to £26.5k
• Trading Manager - Full-time - Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Staffordshire and Leicestershire Region
  • £24k to £26k
• B&Q TradePoint Manager - Full-time - South Coast and Hampshire Region
  • £25k to £30k
• Supplier Accounts Administrator - Full-time - B&Q House Chestnut Avenue, Chandlers Ford,
  • £16 to £18k
• B&Q Store Manager - Full-time - Somerset, Dorset, Bristol and Wiltshire Region.
  • £60k to £70k
• Showroom Trading Manager - Full-time - County Durham, Teeside, North Yorkshire and Humberside Region
  • £20k to £25k
• Showroom Trading Manager - Full-time - Tees Bay Retail Park, Brenda Road, Hartlepool, TS25 1XH
  • £20k to £25k
• Service Supervisor - Full-time - Unit 4 Friern Bridge Retail Park Pegasus Way, London N11 3PW
  • £18 to £20k
• Senior Manager Stock - Full-time - 2 Larch Drive, Gunnersbury Avenue, Chiswick Roundabout, Chiswick, W4 5QL
  • £30k to £40k
• Replenishment Trading Manager - London Road, Crawley, RH1O 8JD
  • £20k to £30k
• Replenishment Supervisor - Admiral Park, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 2AS
  • £20 to £22k
• Senior Manager Service - Full-time -  Unit 1 Broadway Retail Park, Cricklewood, Cricklewood, NW2 1ES
•  £35k to £45k
• Senior Manager Service - Devon and Cornwall Region
• £25k to £35k
• Recruitment Administrator - B&Q House Chestnut Avenue, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 3LE
  • £16k to £18k
• Receiving Supervisor - Full-time - B&Q Friern Barnet, Unit 4 Friern Bridge Retail Park, Pegasus Way, London N11 3PW -
  • £18k to £20k
• B&Q Payroll Deputy - B&Q Store Support Office, B&Q House Chestnut Avenue, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 3LE
  • £35k to £45k 
• Night Replenishment Supervisor - Part-time - Unit 4 Friern Bridge Retail Park Pegasus Way, London N11 3PW
  • £18k to £20k
• MultiChannel Imagery Development Manager - Full-time - B&Q House Chestnut Avenue, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 3LE
  • £25k to £35k
• Installation Centre Surveyor - Full-time - B&Q Installations Centre Croydon, 4 Coomber Way Beddington Lane, Croydon CR0 4TQ
  • £25k to £30k
• Installation Centre Project Administrator - Basingstoke, RG21 6YU
  • £16k to £18k
• Installation Centre Pre-fit Administrator - B&Q Installations Centre Chester
  • £15k to £20k
• Installation Centre Pre-fit Administrator - B&Q Gillingham, Will Adams Ind Est, Gillingham, ME8 6BY
  •  £15k to £20k
• Insight Planner - Store Support Office, B&Q House Chestnut Avenue, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 3LE
• £35k to £40k

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