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Project engineer. £6ph, 8am to 5pm, Mon-Thur, 1pm finish Fri. Must have experience in mechanical engineering, injection moulding beneficial. Ref: BIG 11171.

Call centre operator, Hartlepool. £4ph, 8am to 5pm or 7.30am to 4.30pm, Mon-Fri. Must speak German fluently, have good software skills, and be able to type at normal speaking speed. Ref: HAQ 17140.

2nd chef, Stockton. 5 shifts out of 7. Must have two years' experience, City and Guilds 706 1 and 2 or NVQ equivalent. Must have worked on sauce section. Ref: STL 27465.

Hairdresser, Eaglescliffe. Full or part-time to suit. Two to three years' experience preferred. Would consider two-year apprentice. Training given. Ref: STL 27467.

Personal assistant, Hartlepool. £12,672 to £13,536pa, full-time. Good standard of English language and grammar required, typing/word processing qualifications and experience with minimum 35wpm, shorthand speed 80wpm desirable. Must have knowledge of Microsoft Office and able to take minutes. Ref: HAQ 17148.

Bi-lingual researchers, Stockton. £10ph, 15hrs pw, temporary. Must be able to speak one of following, Cantonese, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali or Urdu. Ref: STL 27469.

Telephone sales person, Thornaby. 14-16hrs pw, Tues and Fri, age 22-plus preferred. Must have good telephone manner. Ref: THN 5475.

Nursery nurse, Thornaby. 40hrs pw, NNEB or equivalent qualification essential. Background check carried out on successful applicants. Ref: THN 5492.

Field sales executive. £5.000 to £12,000pa, 37hrs pw. Must have had career in advertising and own transport. Ref: THN 5476.

Receptionist/telephonist, Stockton. £4ph, 2-6pm, Mon-Fri. Must have switchboard experience, knowledge of Microsoft Word and customer service skills. Ref: STL 27474.

Hotel receptionist, Thornaby. £3.98ph, 12hrs minimum pw. Keyboard skills preferred but not essential. Ref: THN 5481.

Community support worker, Stockton. £10,920 to £12,552pa pro rata, flexible hours. Must have minimum NVQ Leve 2 in care (Level 3 preferred and/or willingness to work towards qualification), experience working with individuals with learning disability and knowledge of learning disability services. Ref: STL 27471.

Gas fire and surround installer, Stockton. £9ph, 40hrs, Mon-Fri. Must be ACOPS registered or ACN equivalent. Must have experience and clean current driving licence. Ref: STL 27273.

Sales manager, Thornaby. Full-time, Mon-Sat. Required for car showroom. Must have good customer service skills. Ref: THN 5485.

Kitchen appliance installer, Stockton. £8.50ph, 40hrs pw, Mon-Fri. Must be ACOPS registered or ACN equivalent, and have experience preferably from kitchen fitting background. Must have clean current driving licence. Ref: STL 27274.

Laboratory technician, Thornaby. £5ph, 8.30am to 4.30pm, Mon-Fri. Experience of moulding machinery and acid-based testing required. Laboratory-related background an advantage. Ref: THN 5490.

Hair stylist, Norton. £370ph dep on exp, min 24hrs pw. Must have at least three years' experience in salon and be familiar with up-to-date techniques. Ref: STL 27479.

Sales ledger clerk. £12,000 to £12,500pa, 9am to 5pm, Mon-Fri. Must have two to three years' experience. Pegasus opra experience preferred but not essential. Ref: STL 27480.