Careers

Looking for career development opportunities in Andover or Barton Stacey?
Here at Lionel Hitchen we offer more than just jobs.

In 2022 Lionel Hitchen Ltd celebrated achieving a Best Companies ‘One to Watch’ accreditation, recognising our good levels of employee engagement.

Employee Benefits

We strive to offer a competitive package to our employees, which includes:

Competitive salary
Pension scheme which offers an employer contribution up to 10% of salary
Life insurance scheme
An annual holiday allowance of 25 days with the chance to purchase 5 days extra per year
An annual performance related bonus scheme

Other benefits to support your welfare include:

Cycle to Work Scheme
Company paid health cash plan: including healthcare, dental and optical benefits
My Perks: offering deals and discounts on well known brands
EAP services giving access to 24/7 counselling and support helplines
Fresh fruit delivered weekly
1 paid volunteer day per year

Do you want to join us?

If you want to be a part of our talented team, have a look at our current job vacancies.

We are always on the lookout for brilliant and inspired people so if you don’t see a suitable role we would be delighted to receive your CV anyway. If you would like to make an application using an alternative format, or require any adjustments during the application and/or interview process, please contact the HR team on 01264 343 300 or email HR@lionelhitchen.com. In the subject line of the email put LH Recruitment.

*Please complete and submit the GDPR Candidate Privacy notice along with your CV to give us consent to process your application.*

Lionel Hitchen will always acknowledge your application, if you haven’t heard from us within 72 hours, there might be a problem in your application coming through our server. We haven’t ignored you, contact us or call reception on 01962 760815 to let us know that your application has been sent.

Please note that you must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for any of our positions.

Current Vacancies

Production Technician – Shift
Production Technician – Shift

Vacancies

Production Technician – Shift

What to expect in your interview

During your interview, you can expect a comprehensive discussion that delves into our company’s core values and behavioural expectations. See below for sample questions you can expect at the interview.

Helpful and Collaborative

How would you describe yourself and how would your colleagues describe you?

Can you give us an example of an occasion when you have collaborated successfully with someone outside your own team?

What does good teamwork mean to you?

Do you have any examples of when you have worked on a group project, what did you do and how did you find working with others on a shared goal?

Influences

Could you give us an example of when you have successfully collaborated with another department or team to come up with a solution to a problem?

How do you get the buy in from your peers/line manager that your ideas are worth implementing?

How do you convince those outside of your own team that a change to a process is necessary?

Thinks Creatively

As a Company we encourage continuous improvement. Can you think of a time when you have improved a process or procedure at work?

Do you prefer to follow clear, set instructions for a process, or would you prefer the freedom to write your own?

Do you prefer to follow an SOP or have the freedom to write your own?

Champions Change

In what ways has your current job changed since you started? How have you dealt with these changes?

You are part of a team involved in implementing a new process, what steps would you go through to ensure you have considered all aspects?

Do you have any experience of working on continuous improvements, do you have an example of a change or improvement you have implemented?

Honours Commitments

Tell us about a time when you changed your priorities to meet someone else’s expectations or deadlines?

How do you prioritise your work?

Do you have any examples of when you have had to work to a set lead time?

Can you think of a time when you have promised something to customer, how did you ensure you delivered on this?

Exceptional Service

Can you tell us about an occasion when you have delighted a customer by going the extra mile?

Can you give a specific example of when you have demonstrated customer focus? Is there any reason why this example stands out to you?

Can you tell us about a time you have gone above and beyond for a customer?

Can you tell me about a task within your current role that requires you to be accurate?

Naturally Fabulous

How would you sum yourself up in terms of personality in three words?

Tell us about your greatest career achievements.

What would you say you are most proud of looking back over your career to date?

What strengths do you feel you could bring to this role?