If you're after work in Shepton Mallet, you don't need luck, vibes or good intentions — you just need a CV. The town's got plenty on offer right now, whether you're handy with a wrench, a whiteboard or a wheelie chair.

If you know your way around an engine, Bruton Motor Services is hiring a motor vehicle technician and MOT tester. It's £42,120 a year, Monday to Friday, with time-and-a-half on Saturdays. You'll need your Level 3 qualification, five years' experience and a tolerance for endless car chat.

For those with a knack for care, Lifeways Group is looking for care support workers in Shepton Mallet. The role's all about helping adults with learning disabilities — supporting independence, cooking, cleaning and keeping people connected. It pays £13.30 an hour plus £50 for sleep-ins, with training, free DBS and the all-important Blue Light Card.

If you can talk suppliers into a better deal, Mach Recruitment is after a procurement manager for a food manufacturing firm. It's hybrid, Monday to Friday, with solid perks — 25 days off a year, pension, early finishes and no need to wear steel-toe boots.

Or if your people skills work best in boardrooms, Staffline is recruiting a European business development manager to grow a logistics network across the UK and Europe. It pays up to £55,000 and comes with bragging rights that include "strategic partnerships" and "market growth".

In healthcare, Beautiful Recruitment is advertising for a consultant orthopaedic surgeon (upper limb specialist). If you've got the qualifications, the steady hands and the patience to explain the same injury twice, this one's for you.

If your skills are more mechanical than medical, there's a multi-skilled maintenance engineer role paying around £45,000 — with potential to earn £56,000 if you're the sort who keeps things running while everyone else is scratching their heads.

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For the night shift crowd, Somerset Care is hiring a night team leader for £15.30 an hour. If you're calm under pressure, can lead a team and prefer your coffee at midnight, it's a good fit.

Meanwhile, Questech Recruitment is after an HGV technician in Castle Cary on up to £46,400 a year. It's hands-on, technical and properly paid — ideal if you'd rather fix things than sit through meetings about them.

Drivers are in demand too. Pure Staff is looking for an HGV Class 2 driver at £16.50 an hour and a Class 1 driver at £17 an hour — both with local routes and weekly pay.

And if you're more clipboard than clutch pedal, Aviva is recruiting a loss adjustor based in Oakhill, earning up to £52,000 a year. It's investigative work — assessing claims, solving problems and occasionally wondering how someone managed that level of damage.

So whether you're fixing cars, leading care teams or just ready for a job that doesn't make you sigh before breakfast, Shepton's got options. You can browse all current roles — or post your own — at sheptonmallet.nub.news/jobs.

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