This is a key position within the Marketing Team with responsibility for ongoing development of the Burtons Medical Equipment websites.

A successful applicant will drive our technical development of our websites and enable us to expand our online presence. They will be working within the Burtons marketing team and in close conjunction with our customer-facing sales and service departments. Responsibilities will include ongoing back-end development work, emergency website support and also leading development on a number of exciting new projects to enhance our online presence.

Burtons Medical Equipment Ltd. is a well-established, family-run company of nearly 40 years, manufacturing, servicing and supplying medical devices, primarily to the veterinary sector. Burtons operates directly in the UK and Ireland, as well as through a global network of distributors.

We are dedicated to offering our customers high quality products at excellent value, ably supported by our in-house marketing team, in producing printed literature, exhibition stands and website content for the company.

The Burtons Marketing Team is an innovative, dynamic and growing department, working closely alongside other customer-facing departments in a friendly and rewarding environment, usually in our office in Marden, Kent, but occasionally off-site as well.

Reports to the Marketing Manager.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Ongoing back-end development work on our Magento 2 websites;
• Occasional work on the websites’ front ends, in conjunction with our Graphic Designer;
• Emergency website technical support;
• Project management of website developments, possibly including external developer(s) in support, as required.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Magento development experience (ideally Magento 2);
• Ability to work with and extend standard Magento functionality;
• Effective version control (GitHub or similar repository);
• Strong, working PHP/MySQL familiarity;
• Experience of work on a range of eCommerce sites with custom functionality;
• Experience of both front and back end development for commercial projects;
• Experience in conversion optimisation;
• Confident problem-solver, who looks for solutions, not obstacles;
• Ability to work on multiple projects at once, both independently and in a team.

Salary & Benefits:

• £25,000-£35,000pa DOE
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 33 days holiday, including Bank Holidays
• Contributory pension scheme
• Free car parking
• Short walk from a mainline train station
• Long service awards scheme
• Employee social events, such as the annual Summer Party

Please send a written application with current CV to Matt Burton via the apply online button