Web Developer
Salary - £25,000 per annum.
Working Hours – Monday-Friday. 8.30am – 5.30pm
Holidays - 22 Holidays per annum plus Bank Holidays
Pension – 3% contribution match
Bonus – annual discretionary bonus scheme
Location – Oldham, OL9 0JA
About the role:
We are looking for an experienced Developer with a good knowledge of, WordPress and Magento to work alongside our innovative internal marketing team. Previous experience of using PHP, WordPress and Magento to build websites and to add functionality is essential. Skill set should include, creative eye for design, project management and organisation.
You need to be skilled enough to make changes to Magento and WordPress themes as and when required by stakeholders. You will also need a friendly, confident temperament as there will be a requirement to assist e-commerce customers with their orders occasionally within this role.
We need a Developer who has a forward-thinking approach. You will need to monitor customer behaviour in a transactional environment, research then recommend technologies or services that will improve our websites. There will be a special consideration for candidates with ERP expertise with SAP and Magento integration.
Skillset required:
Code:
- HTML5 (essential)
- XHTML (essential)
- Knowledge of Object Oriented Programming (good to have)
- PHP knowledge (essential)
- JavaScript/Jquery (essential)
- CSS3 (essential)
- Firm grasp of Git version control (essential)
- Experience with responsive design (essential)
Server side administration:
- Knowledge and experience of LAMP stack (essential)
- WHM Control Panel (essential)
- cPanel (essential)
- Linux command line (essential)
- Jenkins CI (good to have)
Content Management Systems:
- At least 1 year’s real world experience with Magento (essential)
- Comprehensive understanding of Magento’s code structure, extension architecture, and theming hierarchy (essential)
- Experience building themes and customizing Magento’s front-end (essential)
- At least 1 year’s real world experience with Wordpress (essential)
- Comprehensive understanding of WordPress’s code structure, plugin architecture, and custom post types (essential)
- Experience building and customizing WordPress themes (essential)
ERP:
- Knowledge and experience of SAP and Magento integration (bonus)
Desired characteristics:
- A passion for web technologies.
- A drive towards staying on top of industry trends and technologies.
- Enjoy problem solving and troubleshooting.
- A focus on finding the right solution rather than the first or easiest answer.
- The ability to work on multiple projects interchangeably.
- Ability to fit in to a close knit internal marketing communications department.
- Desire and vision to build, strategise and expand the company’s brands internationally through our online channels.
About us:
We are Europe’s leading supplier of vacuum handling equipment, restricted access lifting machinery and mini cranes for the construction, rail and utility sectors amongst others.
We are recognized for our first rate customer service, exceptional growth and innovative technology in the plant and equipment industry. Operating under the mantra of “Innovation Not Imitation,” we have grown through a strategy of product development and We have ambitions to grow internationally, especially in new and emerging markets.
We are current holders of The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade, awarded in 2016, which recognises GGR’s successful business model of working with suppliers in Japan and the company’s network of dealers in Europe and the Middle East to develop a range of lifting solutions.
As growing business with over 140 employees and we are passionate about delivering great service and a can-do attitude for our large customer portfolio across the UK and Europe.