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Maintenance engineer. £24,000pa plus overtime, 40hrs pw, 3 shifts, 10pm to 6am, 6am to 2pm and 2-10pm. Must be able to work on equipment both single and three-phase up to 415 volts and be able to understand and improve complex process system though use of PLC software skills (Siemans, Allen Bradley and GE Fenuc). Ref: DUR 30059.

IT technician. 9am to 5pm, Mon-Fri. Must have IT experience, ideally Networks and Windows 2000 systems. Own transport and current driving licence essential. Ref: DUR 30226.

Chef de partie. £15,000pa, 40hrs pw. Must have City and Guilds 706 1-2 or NVQ 3 and basic food hygiene certificate and at least two years' catering experience. Ref: DUR 30266.

Commis chef. £12,000pa, 40hrs pw. Must have City and Guilds 706 1-2 or NVQ Level 3 and basic food hygiene certificate. Experience preferred. Ref: DUR 30267.

Catering assistant. 20-30hrs pw, Sun-Sat shifts, 5 days over 7. Catering knowledge preferred. Ref: DUR 30268.

Project co-ordinator. £15,741 to £19,014pa, 25hrs pw. Required to assess families, recruit and support volunteers matching them to families. Must have relevant qualification (social work, healthcare, teaching, nursery nursing). Driving licence and transport essential. Ref: DUR 30270.

Plumber heating engineer. £16,915 to £17,946pa, 39hrs pw shifts. Must be time-served, have at least two years' experience and qualification to Corgi standards, ACS Course ACOP 16, 16a and Catering Pipe work, knowledge of BMS. Ref: DUR 30202.

Joiner (Ind grade 3). £16,915 to £17,946pa, 39hrs pw shifts. Must be time-served and have at least two years' experience, also experience of 1st and 2nd fixing of new carpentry and joinery work. Ref: DUR 30273.

Assistant solicitor, Chester-le-Street. £18,000 to £21,000pa, 9am to 5pm, Mon-Fri plus police call-outs. Newly qualified for principally crime, police station work. Ref: CHM 14274.

Head waiter/ess, Chester-le-Street. £12,000pa plus bonus, full-time. Required to assist manager in hotel. Must have minimum three years' experience in similar establishment in supervisory position. Ref: CHM.

Sewing machinist, Chester-le-Street. £4.10ph, part-time 15hrs pw. Must be experienced. Ref: CHM 14275.

Vegetable preparer, Pelton Fell. £4.10ph, 15hrs pw. Required for restaurant. Experience preferred but not essential as training given. Ref: CHM.

Delivery person, Chester-le-Street. 16hrs pw. No academic qualifications needed. Food hygiene certificate preferred but not essential. No experience needed. Ref: CHM 14270.

Senior care assistant, Chester-le-Street. £4.30ph, 1 shift, 10pm to 8am, 2 evening shifts, 5-10pm. Must have two years' experience in all aspects of residential care work, and be able to monitor staff and produce report at end of each shift. Ref: CHM 14287.

Senior care assistant, Chester-le-Street. £4.30ph, 20hrs pw, 10pm to 8am, 2 nights on rota, 20hrs pw. Must have minimum two years' experience in all aspects of residential care work. Ref: CHM 14152.

Care assistant, Chester-le-Street. £4.10ph, 20-22hrs pw over 7 days. Experience preferred but not essential as training provided. Ref: CHM 14271.

Care assistant, Consett. £4.20ph, 6-8.30am, 7 days out of 14. Must have mature attitude and own transport due to early start and location. Ref: CON 14057.

Cook, Castleside. £4.50ph, 18hrs pw, flexible Thurs, Fri, Sat lunch and evenings. City and Guilds 706 1-2 and hygiene certificate preferred but not essential. Ref: CON 13802.

Care assistant, Medomsley. 25-37.5hrs pw, age 25-plus. Must have experience. Ref: CON 13880.

General cleaner, Consett. £4.50ph, 22.5hrs pw, 9am to 5pm. Experience of buffing machine an advantage. Experience preferred but not essential. Ref: Con 14753.

Support worker grade 1, Seaham. £8,730pa, 40hrs pw, shifts on rota. Required to provide care for three to four young people with autism. Must be energetic and enthusiastic. Ref: SHE 4723.

Sales consultant, Seaham. OTE £15,000 to £25,000pa, full or part-time. Required to promote accident and health care products to existing customers for insurance company. Age 25-plus. Must have own car. Experience not essential as training given. Ref: SHE 4707.

Delivery driver, Seaham. 16hrs pw. Must have full clean driving licence. Experience not necessary but preferred. Knowledge of area an advantage. Ref: SHE 4741.

Kitchen porter, Seaham. £4.20ph, approx 45hrs pw. Experience preferred but not essential as training given. Heavy lifting involved. Ref: SHE 4729.

Shift leader, Burnopfield. £7.27 to £8.08ph plus shift allowance, 40hrs pw. Must have experience of managing and co-ordinating team, quality procedures and be PC literate, ideally ONC/NVQ 3. Ref: STG 14743