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The Yourcounty Maidstone Employers And Jobs Guide

This link for our main Kent jobs page. As Kent's county town Maidstone is at the centre of the regional economy. Historically, agriculture and industry formed the core of the economic life of the area. Today service industries and manufacturing tend to dominate employment opportunities. In common with many large towns, retail is the biggest provider of work opportunities with transport and construction also important.

Many public and private sector organisations have their headquarters or regional centre in Maidstone; the Borough Council of course but also the County Council and Police Force to name but three. There are also thousands of job opportunities in education, health, civil service, banking, financial and legal sectors. Follow these links for more local job and employment resources in Medway, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks.

Local Employers From The Maidstone Area

Allied Healthcare Group
Allied Healthcare Group is one of the UK's leading providers of domiciliary care and healthcare staffing services with Branches in Ashford, Chatham and Tonbridge. Allied Healthcare Group, Ascot House, Ground Floor Suite, 22-24 Albion Place, ME14 5DZ - 01622 695915.

AMF Bowling
Have a wide range of vacancies on their website and contact details of all their UK sites. 59/71 King Street, ME14 1BG - 0844 8263023.

ASB Law
Legal firm with local offices, the website publishes vacancies for qualified legal and support personnel. ASB Law, Horizon House, Eclipse Park, Sittingbourne Road, ME14 3EN - 01622 656500

ATAC Solutions Ltd
One of the UK's premier Environmental Engineering companies specialising in all aspects of Waste water and other water related issues. Follow the careers link. ATAC Solutions Ltd, Units 1&2, Shingle Barn, Smiths Hill, West Farleigh, ME15 0PH - 01622 882400.

Aylesford Newsprint
Company advertises vacancies on-line, also runs an apprenticeship scheme and welcomes unsolicited CVs. Aylesford Newsprint Limited, Newsprint House, Bellingham Way, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7DL - 01622 796000

Beadles
Established Motor Dealers with Branches across North Kent and South East London including; Dartford, Gillingham, Maidstone, Sidcup and Sevenoaks. Wide selection of vacancies usually published on their regularly updated careers pages, opportunities include: Accounts Clerks, Sales Managers Parts Managers, Service Receptionists, Building Maintenance, Customer Relations and Sales Executives. Wood Close, Quarry Wood Retail Park, Aylesford, ME20 7TQ.

Best Western Russell Hotel
This Best Western hotel offers modern conference facilities and is established as a popular civil ceremony wedding venue. Russell Hotel, 136 Boxley Road, Penenden Heath, ME14 2AE - 01622 692221. .

Blain Pritchard
Chartered Certified Accountants with offices in Sheerness and Maidstone, they invite applications through a form on the website. Blain Pritchard, 74 College Road, ME15 6SL - 01622 690888.

Bloomfields
Chartered Town Planners. 66 College Road, ME15 6SJ - 01622 693237.

Brachers Solicitors
Established legal firm with 200 staff, the advertise vacancies for qualified and experienced legal and support staff on line. Somerfield House, 59 London Road, ME16 8JH - 01622 690691.

Charcroft Baker
A medium sized accountancy practice with three partners based in offices in Maidstone. Charcroft Baker, 5 West Court, Enterprise Road, ME15 6JD - 01622 671717.

Chilston Park Hotel
Prestigious Country House Hotel set in 250 acres near Lenham. Contact details for local vacancies on the website. Boughton Road, Sandway, ME17 2BE - 0845 072 7426.

Crown Prosecution Service
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is responsible for prosecuting criminal cases across England and Wales. There are over 8,000 employees, about 165 of which work inn Kent. CPS Maidstone Office, Priory Gate, 29 Union Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1PT - 01622 356300

Crowe Clark Whitehill
A leading UK firm of chartered accountants providing corporate finance and financial planning to business and private clients. Offices across the UK including Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells. Careers and vacancy information on the website. 10 Palace Avenue, ME15 6NF - 01622 76767.

Day Smith & Hunter
Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors. Vacancies published on websites and unsolicited applications from suitably qualified and experienced candidates welcome. Globe House, Eclipse Park, Sittingbourne Road, ME14 3EN - 01622 690666.

Dendy Neville
Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors. An authorised training office for Chartered (ICAEW) and Chartered Certified (ACCA) qualifications, they recruit students to train for both ICAEW and ACCA qualifications. Dendy Neville invite CV submission from part-qualified and qualified ICAEW/ACCA accountants. Dendy Neville Ltd, 3-4 Bower Terrace, ME16 8RY - 01622 686441.

Express Cabs & Couriers
Vacancies for telephonists and drivers with good local knowledge, more details on the website. Express Cabs & Couriers Limited, 14 Upper Stone Street, ME15 6EU - 01622 661234.

Gallagher
Gallagher Contractors, Gallagher Aggregates, Gallagher Concrete and Gallagher Properties are some of the companies that make up the Gallagher Group. Gallagher Aggregates Ltd, Hermitage Quarry, Hermitage Lane, ME16 - 9NT - 01622 726262.

Gulland
Established traditional legal practice based in Maidstone. Vacancy page and contact form on the website. Gullands Solicitors, 16 Mill Street, ME15 6XT - 01622 689700.

Horwath Clark Whitehill
A leading UK firm of chartered accountants providing corporate finance and financial planning to business and private clients. Offices across the UK including Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells. Careers and vacancy information on the website. 

Invicta Community Care NHS Trust
Provides community-based healthcare services to rural and urban communities. Including; Mental Health Services, Learning Disabilities, Eating Disorders and Forensic Services. Located in South-West Kent, stretching from Maidstone to Tunbridge Wells, and Sevenoaks to Tonbridge and surrounding areas, with outposts in Dartford, Medway and Hastings.

Kent Police
This agency has a wide range of opportunities in the town. As well as uniformed officers the Police employ; Custody Nurses, Clerical, Secretarial and Administrative Staff, Technicians, Trainers, IT and Computing Staff, even Civilian Detention Officers. Sutton Road, ME15 9BZ - 01622 690690.

Kent Wildlife Trust
Based in Maidstone but has a county-wide remit, vacancies advertised on the website. The trust started life in 1958. Now a registered charity with 30,000 members. Kent Wildlife Trust, Tyland Barn, Sandling, ME14 3BD - 01622 662012.

Knauf
Produces building materials and systems, has a sites in Swale and offices in Maidstone. Advertises vacancies and local office contact details on the websites, also runs a graduate recruitment programme. Knauf Drywall, 7th Floor, Kent House, Romney Place, ME15 6LH.

Larkings Chartered Accountants
Provide a comprehensive range of audit, accountancy, taxation and financial advice and are authorised to conduct investment business. Vacancies published on their website, offices in; Ashford, Canterbury and Maidstone. Opportunities include: Chartered Accountant Trainees, Accounting Technicians and suitably qualified and experienced staff.

Leeds Castle
One of the regions best known tourist attractions, current vacancies outlined on the recruitment page of the main website. Vacancies included (at the time of writing): Under Butler, Castle and Estate Cleaners, Stewards, Land Train Drivers and Evening Waiting Staff. Vacancies are part-time, full time seasonal and casual.

Lipscomb
The leading Volvo car dealer in the area with a franchise responsibility across the county and dealerships also in Ashford and Canterbury. opens seen days a week. As an expanding company they are always looking for key staff to join their organisation. You can find contact details for the company on their website.

Magnet
Magnet employs just under 2,000 people working in the network of over 175 showrooms, serving both retail and trade. Seven showrooms in Kent including Maidstone. Lower Boxley Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 2UU - 01622 690970.

Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
The Trust employs around 5,000 staff and offers a wide range of opportunities for nurses, scientists, therapists, doctors, administrators and support staff including porters and drivers. Maidstone Hospital, Hermitage Lane, ME16 9QQ. - 0845 155 1000.

Maidstone Audi
Part of the Inchape retail group with three branches across Kent including Tonbridge and Canterbury.Maidstone Audi, Chatham Road, Sandling, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 3AA - 0845 5176788.

Maidstone Borough Council
You will find on-line vacancies on the website, application forms can normally be downloaded as Acrobat files, completed on your own machine and returned electronically. The benefits of working for the local authority may include a local government pension, cash based bonuses on an individual and group basis, childcare voucher and annual leave buy back schemes. Maidstone House, King Street, ME15 6JQ - 01622 602000.

JobCentre Plus
The Job Centre is at County Gate One, click on the link for full details.

Matalan
High street retailr with comprehensive careers section on-line. Vacancies include; Retail, Graduate, Management Trainee and Distribution. Local stores also located in; Canterbury, Strood and Thanet.

McCabe Ford Williams
Established Chartered Accountants advertises vacancies for trainees/school leavers, student placements and qualified accountants. Offices in Sittingbourne, Ashford, Cranbrook, Dover, Herne Bay and Maidstone.

MCCH
Provide housing with care and support, together with educational, vocational and rehabilitative day services for people with disabilities or mental ill health. Vacancies in Maidstone, Canterbury and Bexley advertised on the website at the time of writing. One Hermitage Court, Hermitage Lane, ME16 9NT - 01622 722400.

Notcutts
Employs just over a thousand people most in jobs connected to the core garden centre activities nursery work, some landscaping and catering posts. There are also Management Trainee and Modern Apprenticeship schemes. A branch also in Tunbridge Wells. Newnham Court, Bearsted Road, ME14 5LH - 01622 739944.

Streamline
Well established taxi and private hire firm with a wide range of vehicles operating in the; Paddock Wood, Tunbridge Wells, West Malling and Tonbridge areas. Their website contains an on-line application form. West Station Approach, ME16 8RJ - 01622 750000.

Syngenta
A agribusiness with a world wide reputation. The company is a leader in crop protection and ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market. The company employs around 400 people in the Yalding area. No specific jobs advertised on the website but applications can be made from an enquiry form. Yalding, ME18 6HN

University College For The Creative Arts
Teaching and non teaching vacancies accessed through the website. Oakwood Park, ME16 8AG - 01622 620000.

Vinci Construction
At the local level Vinci offer a fully-integrated service – from inception, ground investigation and remediation, through to project completion and beyond to the delivery of operational solutions. Knightrider House, Knightrider Street, ME15 6LU - 01622 686876.

Waitrose
Part of the John Lewis Partnership, has a store in Allington park, about three miles out of the town centre. Graduate, managerial and store vacancies can be accessed from the main site. Follow the 'recruitment' link to local store details. Waitrose Allington Park. Mid-Kent Shopping Centre, Allington Park, ME16 0PX - 01622 752274.

Whatman Plc
Specialist filtration and separations products based in the area, general company information and a vacancy page on the main website. Springfield Mill, Sandling Road, ME14 2LE - 01622 676670

Wilkinson
National high street retailr created in 1930 and still family run. They advertise new store vacancies on their websites and solicit applications for managerial positions. Open seven days a week the Maidstone store is at: Unit 100, The Mall, ME15 6AT - 01622 750580

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