Junior PHP Developer

Rota Limited is one of the world's leading manufacturers of position sensors and electrical connectors, exporting 85% of our production worldwide. Due to continued growth, we are looking for a Junior PHP Developer to join our IT team.

Why join us

• Reporting directly to the IT Manager, with hands-on guidance as you learn our systems
• Work on real systems used across the whole company, where your work makes a visible difference
• A stable, growing company with a global reputation

What we offer

• Permanent Role
• Competitive Salary
• 33 days' holiday (including bank holidays)
• Early finish on Fridays at 13:30
• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Healthcare cash plan, with the option to include family members
• Bike to work scheme
• Flexible hours

About the role

This is a primarily desk-based role within the IT team. Most of your time will be spent on technical administration and maintenance of our bespoke PHP applications, which run alongside our EFACS E/8 ERP system. This includes fixing bugs, making minor changes and updates to existing applications, and keeping systems and data in good order.

As you gain experience with our systems, you will take on a greater share of development work, including new features and improvements to our web-based applications.

As part of a small team, you will be expected to provide general IT support from time to time, depending on priorities, although this is not a core part of the role.

Main responsibilities

• Maintaining and supporting our bespoke PHP web applications (PHP, SQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS)
• Investigating and fixing bugs and making minor changes to existing systems
• Carrying out technical administration, including system updates, user accounts and data maintenance

Additional responsibilities

• Contributing to the development of new features and applications
• Supporting IT-based business projects
• Assisting users and providing training on new systems where required
• Keeping servers and software up to date

Training and development

Previous experience with our specific systems, including EFACS E/8, is not required. Full training will be provided on our systems, tools and languages, and we are committed to supporting your continued development within the role.

About you

• Degree in Computing, IT or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
• An interest in programming, particularly PHP and database technologies
• A methodical approach to problem-solving and attention to detail
• Good communication skills and an interest in understanding business processes
• A willingness to learn and a flexible approach to work

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life insurance

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person