Newcastle upon Tyne

Children’s Support Worker
20th August 2026 by

Children’s Support Worker – Make a Real Difference

Join Major Healthcare and be part of a team that genuinely puts children and young people first.

We’re looking for genuine, passionate, resilient, and progressive individuals to support children and young people with Autism, ADHD, trauma, and complex needs. This is your opportunity to provide safe, consistent, and meaningful support that helps young people feel understood and move forward positively.

The Role

Provide nurturing, child-centred support
Support routines, communication, and daily activities
Use Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) approaches
Follow care plans and maintain clear, accurate records
Promote safeguarding, dignity, equality, diversity, and inclusion at all times

What You Need

6-12 months’ UK care experience (children or young people)
Experience with behaviours that may challenge
A genuine, passionate, resilient, and progressive approach
Strong communication skills
Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain one)

Training & Development That Actually Matters

We’re heavily investing in Learning & Development so you feel confident from day one:

2-day structured Children’s Induction
Face-to-face Basic Life Support (BLS) training
Specialist training including NAPPI (focused on PBS and de-escalation)
Brand new e-learning platform
Ongoing face-to-face and virtual training
Real learning you can apply in practice, not just tick boxes

What We Offer

Flexible shifts
Weekly pay + enhanced weekend rates
Ongoing support from an experienced team
Clear progression opportunities

Safeguarding & Equality Commitment

Major Healthcare is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are expected to uphold the highest standards of care, professionalism, equality, and inclusion.

Successful applicants will be subject to safer recruitment checks, including an Enhanced DBS, right to work checks, and satisfactory references.

Apply Now

If you want a role where you can genuinely make a difference every day, we want to hear from you. Please contact the North East Branch on 01325 524050 or email info@major-healthcare.com

Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Product Manager – Fusegear
19th August 2026 by

Product Manager – Fusegear

Location: Ponteland, Newcastle upon Tyne
Salary: £70,800 per annum
Working Pattern: Primarily site-based, with some hybrid flexibility considered for the right candidate

The Opportunity

We are working with an established British manufacturing business with an international customer base, specialising in electrical protection and fusegear products.

Due to continued growth and development of their product portfolio, they are looking to appoint an experienced Product Manager – Fusegear.

This is a newly created position offering the opportunity to take ownership of an established product portfolio and have a genuine influence on its future direction, development and growth.

This is not simply a product coordination role. You will be responsible for product strategy, portfolio management, market intelligence and product lifecycle management, working closely with customers, commercial teams, R&D, engineering, manufacturing and quality.

The Role

You will take ownership of the product portfolio across LV and MV fusegear, managing products throughout their complete lifecycle from introduction and growth through to maturity and rationalisation.

Key responsibilities will include:

Develop and own the product strategy and portfolio roadmap.
Identify opportunities for new products, product variants and product improvements.
Determine where products should be developed, grown, standardised or rationalised.
Conduct market and competitor analysis to understand customer requirements and market positioning.
Visit customers and engage with the market to identify current and future product requirements.
Translate customer and market feedback into clear product requirements and development priorities.
Work closely with R&D and engineering teams throughout product development and modification.
Define product requirements and support technical development, testing and validation.
Own product roadmaps and support successful product launches.
Support pricing, cost optimisation and margin improvement initiatives.
Provide product expertise to sales teams, distributors and customers.
Attend customer meetings, exhibitions and industry events.
Work closely with manufacturing, quality and supply chain teams on product performance, cost and delivery.
Support product standardisation, engineering changes and portfolio rationalisation.

About You

We are looking for an experienced Product Manager, Product Line Manager, Portfolio Manager or Technical Product Manager who has developed their career within switchgear, fusegear, circuit protection or electrical protection products.

You will ideally have:

Proven experience within switchgear, fusegear or electrical protection.
Strong understanding of LV and MV products and their applications.
Experience managing a product portfolio or product line within a manufacturing environment.
A proven track record in product strategy and lifecycle management.
Experience developing product roadmaps based on customer and market requirements.
Strong customer-facing and commercial skills.
Experience working closely with R&D, engineering and manufacturing teams.
The ability to understand technical requirements and translate them into commercially viable product solutions.
Experience assessing competitors, market opportunities and product positioning.
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
A strategic mindset combined with the ability to understand technical detail.
The confidence to challenge existing thinking and introduce new ideas.
A proactive, analytical and results-focused approach.

An engineering qualification in Electrical, Mechanical or Materials Engineering would be advantageous.

Experience with electrical standards, testing and certification would also be beneficial.

Why This Role?

This is a newly created Product Management role, giving you the opportunity to make a genuine impact rather than simply manage an established roadmap.

You will have the scope to influence decisions around:

Product strategy and future development
New product opportunities
Market and customer requirements
Portfolio growth
Product standardisation
Product lifecycle and rationalisation

You will act as the link between customers and the market and the internal technical and engineering teams, helping shape the products the business takes to market.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced product professional who wants to combine technical expertise, commercial thinking and strategic product management.

Location

The role is based in Ponteland, Newcastle upon Tyne.

A strong onsite presence will be required to work effectively with R&D, engineering and manufacturing teams. Some hybrid flexibility may be considered for the right candidate, but regular attendance at the site will be required.

Interested?

If you are an experienced Product Manager with a switchgear, fusegear or electrical protection background and are looking for a role where you can genuinely influence product strategy and business growth, we would be keen to hear from you.

Apply today or contact K&D Recruitment for a confidential discussion about the opportunity.

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HSE Manager
10th July 2026 by

We have a great opportunity for an experience Health & Safety and Environmental (HSE) Manager to join a successful Tyneside based Engineering company

The core focus of the role will be to lead all HSE activities throughout the business and deliver a coherent HSE strategy and plan throughout the company

Duties will include

Create, develop, implement and sustain the Health, Safety and Environmental Plan
Develop and maintain occupational health, safety and environmental systems and procedures based upon approved policy plans.
Provide continuing advice, guidance and assistance to Line Management on matters pertaining to occupational health, safety and environmental obligations.
Prepare specialised documentation and liaise with external organisations and authorities on all relative matters.
Assist in accident investigation and ensure preventative measures are implemented.
Manage the group incident, near miss and safety observation management system.
Present OH&S statistics and report monthly to senior management and group.
Implement action plans and improvement projects though line of sight and other formats to maintain the Company philosophy on OH&S and environmental matters.
Statutory and Company Monitoring.
Stay up to date with current and upcoming changes in appropriate health, safety and environmental legislation.
Give advice on timescales and legal requirements of monitoring in line with current legislation regarding health and safety.
Make the necessary changes to procedures in line with legislation amendments.
Monitor employee, visitor and contractor behaviour and record all accidents, near misses and safety observations (positive and negative) and record in appropriate system.
Co-ordinate medical examinations, hearing tests, return to work programmes Training.
Initiate and co-ordinate education and training programmes for works grades so that they may develop their own potential.

To succeed in this role you will need a recognised Health & Safety qualification such as a NEBOSH Diploma and have 3-5 years experience in a HSE Management role. You will need a strong knowledge of ISO45001 and ISO14001 standards and experience of delivering HSE strategies and training programmes to internal stakeholders

This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding and successful business with a generous benefits package

If you would like more information please call Adam Jones at Major Recruitment or click Apply Now to send your CV and I will reply promptly

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