Whether you're chasing a six-figure dream or just trying to avoid another week of stacking tins in aisle nine, Shepton's job scene has a few sparks of hope. There's finance, engineering, admin, and even a very posh domestic gig if you and your other half are the Mary Poppins meets Bear Grylls type. Read on, brave browser.

Top of the payslips this week is a Finance Manager role with a local SME. It's £50k and permanent, ideal for someone with a CIMA/ACCA/ACA and a flair for financial reports, VAT wrangling and boardroom chats. Office-based in Shepton with on-site parking and just enough perks to make it worth sharpening your spreadsheet skills.

If you've got the basics and just want a tidy temp job, there's a Finance Administrator post paying £15/hour for 6–8 weeks. It's posting invoices, chasing payments and answering calls. Think of it as admin with a side of caffeine.

Wrenched away from the keyboard and into the workshop, there's a Lead Maintenance Fitter/Engineer job going at £47,250. Day shifts only, 4-on-4-off, with a paid lunch hour and no overnighters. Suits those who can fix big mechanical kit, get on with a team, and maybe once dreamt of being an astronaut but settled for hydraulic systems instead.

More nocturnal by nature? The Mechanical Maintenance Fitter (Nights) post offers £52k+ with premium overtime and a rare 5-on-5-off setup. You'll be keeping the big machines humming while the rest of the town sleeps. Tools provided, cape optional.

If you're handy with a keyboard more than a wrench, the Data Inputter role is full-time, permanent and pays up to £28k. You'll be entering jobs into the system, closing them out, and generally being the quiet engine room behind a busy reinstatement company. Office-based, no remote working, and casual dress—though joggers may be pushing it.

Into property but not yet a surveyor? There's a Trainee Residential Surveyor scheme that takes your experience and/or relevant qualifications and turns you into a bonafide AssocRICS badge holder. You'll get mentoring, classroom sessions and eventually be the one with the clipboard and the furrowed brow.

If analytics are your thing and you've got a spare few grand to invest, a Business Analyst Placement Programme is recruiting now. It's a paid training course, not a job, but promises help landing a BA role post-qualification. High risk, high reward—and potentially high salary if you make the jump.

Meanwhile, if you've got the gift of the gab and a decent phone manner, this Internal Sales Executive post pays £28k basic with OTE up to £42k. It's project-based sales, working with sustainability-minded manufacturers. Training's part of the deal, and they want someone driven, which probably means a bit of KPIs and a lot of "Just looping back on this!" emails.

And finally, if you and your partner fancy a proper lifestyle shift, there's a jaw-dropping Domestic Estate Couple job in Bruton. £80–£90k plus a one-bed cottage. One of you does housekeeper/cook duties, the other is groundsman/handyman. It's Silver Polish Meets Tractor Time and includes dog care, gardening, and managing a 6-bed estate. You'll need references, stamina, and a shared love of order.

Still job-curious? You'll find more local vacancies over on the Shepton Mallet Nub News jobs board. Get clicking.