Assistant Lighting Technologist
Join Next’s Home team as an Assistant Lighting Technologist. Your technical expertise in lighting, electronics, or recent electrician apprenticeship will propel the next step of your career.
About the Role
Based at Head Office in Enderby, Leicestershire. Working pattern: 5 days a week onsite, with some flexibility once embedded. Core hours 8am‑6pm.
Job Description
* Evaluate new products to ensure they are legal, safe and meet performance and legal requirements.
* Provide technical support to the Product Team and promote collaborative relationships.
* Support, develop and review seasonal ranges; always looking for market opportunities and new trends.
* Approve and progress the range, providing clear written and verbal communication internally and externally.
* Prepare for launch; report exceptions to launch and line manager, ensuring solutions are met.
* Manage in‑season activity, having awareness of current sales information, including best sellers.
About You
* Technical knowledge of lighting or keen interest in all things electronics.
* Ability to communicate this clearly and compellingly across the business.
* Highly analytical and able to interpret data from across the business.
* Natural problem solver, capable of making logical and inventive contributions to design and development.
* Strong eye for detail, ensuring the quality and compliance of all products.
* Ideally have applied technical knowledge of lighting or general electronic products.
* Highly organised with good prioritisation skills.
* Confident and clear communication skills, both verbal and written, to work productively alongside product teams and external suppliers.
Sponsorship
Candidates requiring sponsorship must meet the Home Office requirements. For further information please see: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.
About Us
Next is a FTSE‑100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We are the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and the market leader for kidswear. We operate 500 stores, Next Online and sell online from over 70 countries worldwide.
Benefits
* 25% off most Next, MADE, Lipsy, Gap* and Victoria’s Secret* products when purchased through Next.
* Company performance‑based bonus.
* Sharesave scheme.
* On‑site nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas.
* 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off branded beauty.
* Early VIP access to sale stock.
* Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops.
* Restaurants with great food at amazing prices.
* Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services.
* Free on‑site parking.
* Financial wellbeing – save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing.
* Apprenticeship – grow and develop on the job while gaining a qualification.
* Direct to Work – discount online and in‑store, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store.
* Support Networks – access network groups to empower and celebrate each other.
* Wellhub – discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more.
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