Our Design / Research & Development Resource Team are equipped and experienced specialists in searching and sourcing relevant engineers at all levels. This team consists of experienced consultants supported by a specialist sector researcher, covering all aspects of the needs and demands of a modern engineering customer base, from blue sky concept design, research and development, right through to design for product launch.
Reputation:
The name of Probe in the marketplace has developed an excellent reputation for quality thus ensuring that our clients come back to us having benefited from our superb service in the past. We also attract the very best engineers, should they be Contract or Permanent, because we have the level of vacancies they are looking for.
Having one of the largest databases of Design Engineers in the UK also means that we attract a very large portfolio of companies who regularly tap into our vast resources and professional expertise.
Manpower Resource (Contractors):
This service is aimed at providing Contract Engineers at short notice, to work either on or off site to supplement your existing workforce. These engineers have all been interviewed and screened for their qualifications, suitability and experience and many have a strong working history supporting our customers with their project workloads.
The benefit to our Clients is he pure flexibility of being able to take on an engineering resource to complete a given task over a given timeline on a given budget, putting you in control of your project timelines. You can staff up & down to suit your particular workload with engineers who have the relevent skills to complete the tasks required.
Key Areas of Specialism:-
- 2D & 3D CAD Design, Modelling & Detailing on all the major CAD packages (Product / Mechanical / Styling / Electro-Mechanical)
- Electrical & Electronic Development / Test & Design
- Finite Element Analysis , Hand Calculations, Linear, Non-Linear - Dynamic, Static
- Mathematical and Simulation Software
- CFD - Thermal, Fluid, Flow Analysis and Dynamics
- NVH - Noise and Modal Analysis
- Research and Development / Test Engineering - Durability, Calibration, Test , Control and Feasibility
- Project Engineering / Management - Concept / Prototype / Process / Value Engineering / Design
- Senior Department Heads – Engineering / Design / Test / Development
If you would like a confidential discussion surrounding strategic hiring for your organisation or your own career path we would be delighted to hear from you to determine how our services can assist you in finding the right solution so please call us on 0121 321 4311
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- £32,000 - £37,500
We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a Toolmaker / Bench Hand.
A Kings Award organisation, we are proud of our heritage, spanning many years of manufacturing. This is a super opportunity to be part of a close-knit team, providing support within the Toolroom.
A unique organisation that invests in its own people and products. Long-term standing staff, with a training budget offered on an annual basis to all.
Commutable from Birmingham, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, West Bromwich, Halesowen, Walsall, Aldridge, Willenhall, Moseley, Castle Bromwich, Aston, Dudley and Cannock
Benefits:
- Salary: £32,000 - £37,500
- Paid Overtime
- Monday to Thursday
- Hours 3.30pm – 1.30am
- Flexible options can be considered.
- Parking
- Outside the Clean Air Zone
- Highly prestigious brand, products and customers
- Pristine and modern working environment
- Market leader with more continued growth predicted
- Unlimited Career progression
- Friendly close-knit team
Toolmaker Responsibilities:
- Repair and maintain tooling
- Working on press tools from single blank tools to complex multi-stage progressions all to fine tolerances.
- Support Setters
- Managing the try-out process
- Problem solving on tooling problems
- Strip and rebuild tools for maintenance and re-grind
- Promoting 5S
Toolmaker Requirements:
- Ideally Apprentice trained.
- To have previous experience of presstools, such as single blank to progression tooling
- Ideally, you will have gained your experience within a high volume environment
- Excellent problem solving skills
- The ability to read engineering drawings
- Happy to work perm late shift – 3.30pm – 1.30am
- A friendly, sociable personality would fit in with the rest of the team
If you would like to be part of a growing success story, where there are unrivalled career prospects for you with genuinely exciting products, send your CV NOW!
- £52,000 - £55,000 + Bonus, Pension, Healthcare
With nearly 50 years of experience behind them, this is a global company that continues to grow, having doubled in size over the last five years. They consider themselves to be agile and highly innovative, embracing the technology associated within the industry. The business has a strong family culture which provides a positive working environment where employees feel valued and trusted. They are big advocates of personal development, growth and progression, with many success stories of this across the company.
Role Overview
The business is looking to recruit a Senior Electronics Engineer to support the continuing growth of their design department. The role will involve providing technical guidance to other members of the Electronics Design team, working alongside other engineering disciplines, designing hardware and embedded software to extend the businesses product range.
Salary, Hours and Benefits
- £52,000 - £55,000
- Hybrid
- 37.5 hours per week, with some flexibility
- The chance to join a very successful and growing business
- Up to 10.5% company pension
- Company bonus
- 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
- Cash health plan
- A modern, forward-thinking place to work
Commutable From: Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Walsall, Dudley, Kidderminster
Candidate Requirements
- The Senior Electronics Engineer will hold a degree or similar qualification in Electronics Engineering or a comparable subject.
- Proven experience in embedded firmware design, development, and testing would be a huge advantage, along with, firmware unit, integration, and system testing.
- Solid experience in electronics hardware design, development, and testing; including PCB schematic design and layout.
- The Senior Electronics Engineer will have EMC design and test experience.
- New product development, and design validation process – FMEA, DFM.
- Creation of supporting design documentation, development reports, BoM, build packs.
- Experience of electronics design within a highly regulated industry, with experience of working with third party approval/certification bodies.
- Experience in architecture design and architecture design tools, with a familiarity of machinery safety standards or similar.
Key Responsibilities
- The Senior Electronics Engineer will be a lead electronics resource for the business.
- Identify areas of improvement and assist implementing new processes.
- Design and maintenance of hardware and embedded software for use within company products.
- Assessment and documentation of products against specifications
- Coordinate with and assist other departments.
- £33,000 - £35,000 + Bonus, Pension, Healthcare
You will be joining a business who design and manufacturer state of the art telecommunication equipment for multiple industry sectors. The client has achieved growth through a customer driven approach, focusing on adapting existing product to the specific demands of the market to keep ahead of the competition.
Salary & Benefits:
- Competitive salary between £33,000 and £35,000
- Bonus scheme
- Free on-site parking
- Pension scheme
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with tenure
- Death benefit scheme 2x annual salary
- Long service awards
- Birthday card and voucher, Christmas gift
- Simply Health Benefit
- Unum Employee Assistance Programme
- Incentive Plan
- Regular company social events
Purpose of the Role:
As a Production Engineer, you'll ensure manufacturing processes meet safety standards, achieve efficient production, and deliver top-quality results. Collaborating with the Production Management team, you'll refine processes, develop work instructions, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support timely and high-quality production as a Production Engineer
- Maintain plant and resources for longevity and efficiency
- Ensure a safe working environment
- Implement lean philosophies for continuous improvement
- Provide technical support and mentorship
- Innovate and improve manufacturing processes
Skills / Experience:
- 5+ years of experience as a Production Engineer
- Experience in lean environments
- Ideally in electronics or electro-mechanical assembly
- Engineering or science-related degree/HNC/HND
- Proficient in problem-solving techniques (8D, PFMEA)
- Familiarity with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems
- Computer literate, especially in Excel
- Previous CNC and programming experience preferred
- CAD experience advantageous but not essential
Commutable from: Dudley – Walsall – Birmingham – Stourbridge – Kidderminster – Kingswinford - Wombourne
- £45,000 - £55,000 + Healthcare
Role Overview
Do you have a background in designing bespoke machinery and leading projects from start to finish?
Are you a Senior Design Engineer or Design Manager with good industry experience in bespoke machinery design?
We are looking to recruit an experienced individual for a bespoke equipment manufacturer based in Staffordshire.
The company have a long history of providing bespoke solutions to customers all over the globe and are often requested to create one off machines for specific tasks.
After another great growth year for the company in the way of orders and project requests, and this upturn is now requiring a new Design Manager to join the company and assist in the demand for new projects to be designed.
Salary and Benefits
- £45,000 - £55,000
- 33 days holiday, including bank holidays.
- Healthcare
- 37 Hours per week, 8:45am – 5:00pm, 4pm finish on Friday’s, with some flexibility.
- Immediate Start
Commutable from: Stafford, Sutton Coldfield, Burton, Derby, Tamworth, Rugeley, Lichfield, Burton, Burntwood, Cannock
Candidate Requirements
- Qualified to HND / Degree level in an engineering discipline, ideally Mechanical or Product Design.
- You must have a sound knowledge of mechanical engineering principles and product design processes.
- It is essential that you have several years' experience designing using 3D CAD in Mechanical Machinery Design.
- Experience of working in a manufacturing environment.
- A Design Manager or Engineer with experience of managing a small team.
- Candidates should have a strong Design background in Fabrications, Machine Parts and Hydraulics.
Key Responsibilities
- As the Design Manager you will be responsible for updating existing machines and working on new and existing product ranges, with a strong partnership to shop floor and other engineering personnel.
- You will take ownership of Design Projects from start to finish.
- Management of all design activities from concept through to production validation.
- The robust design of products in accordance with the department procedures.
- Investigating design factors such as function, materials, performance, interchangeability, cost, operational efficiency.
- Preparation of Project Engineering data for new product assemblies and components, e.g. 3D / 2D Drawings, BOM's, Technical Specifications.
- Customer technical liaison on new projects, ensuring that the designs meet the customer's requirements and often exceed their expectations and remain competitive to achieve sales growth and increase market share.
- £38,000 - £40,000
Are you a dedicated Health & Safety and HR professional with a passion for process improvement? We are seeking an individual who can drive positive change in our organisation.
As part of our team, you will be responsible for enhancing and optimizing all Health & Safety and HR processes.
We are a unique manufacturing organisation, offering products both off the shelf and as one-off’s. We are proud of our highly supportive and collaborative work environment
You may be a Health and Safety professional, who is looking for a niche role, that can offer more involvement with HR, this could be just the job for you.
Commutable from Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, Walsall, Rugeley, Tamworth, Lichfield, Pelsall, Wolverhampton, Smethwick, Brownhills, Bloxwich, Dudley, Cannock, Shifnal and Roughley
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the Head of Manufacturing and Operations Director to align strategies and goals.
- Develop, implement, and maintain effective Health & Safety policies and procedures.
- Ensure compliance with legal requirements and industry standards.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across Health & Safety and HR functions.
- Foster a culture of safety and well-being within the organization.
- Oversee employee training programs related to safety and HR practices.
- Oversee accident reporting
- Partner with cross-functional teams to enhance processes and streamline workflows.
- Provide guidance and support to managers and employees on HR matters.
- Maintain Staff records including sickness and holidays
- Oversee Accident Reporting, RIDDOR requirements and documentation
Qualifications:
- Professional certifications (e.g., NEBOSH, CIPD) preferred but not essential
- Proven experience in Health & Safety and / or HR roles, preferably within a SME industrial environment
- Detailed knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation and Employment Law, DSEAR and COSHH
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Passion for driving positive change and fostering a safe work environment.
- Strong and positive
If you are ready to make a meaningful impact and contribute to our organization’s success, we encourage you to apply. Join us in shaping a safer and more efficient workplace!
To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are the ideal candidate for this role.
- £40,000 - £50,000 + Hybrid Working + Benefits
This is an exciting role with a global leader in the design and manufacture of specialist machinery. They are part of an established group who have 70+ years experience behind them, and who continue to grow, with the introduction of new products.
The Mechanical Design Engineer will provide design engineering capability to engineering activities/projects assigned to client’s design engineering centre.
Salary, Hours, and Benefits
- £40,000 - £50,000 dependant on experience
- 8:30am – 5pm, Monday to Thursday, 2:00pm finish on Friday’s (with flexibility available)
- Hybrid working
- Life Assurance, x2 of salary
- Employee rewards portal
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Modern working environment
Commutable From: Birmingham, Leicester, Rugby, Leamington Spa, Tamworth
Mechanical Design Engineer Candidate Requirements
- HND or suitable mechanical engineering design experience. A Degree would be ideal but isn’t essential.
- 3D design proficiency - Pro-Engineer / Creo experience is preferred, but isn’t essential.
- Have a hands-on approach to engineering design and development.
- Full system design experience would be preferred.
- Any Automotive, Military, Heavy Engineering, Off Highway / Construction Equipment experience would be advantageous.
- Ability to work independently and within a team.
- Excellent technical aptitude.
- Previous experience of engineering projects/activities.
- Planning and priority setting.
- Working knowledge of hydraulic, electrical and mechanical systems would be a big advantage.
Mechanical Design Engineer Key Responsibilities
- The Mechanical Design Engineer will support the generation and delivery of concept and manufacturing design definitions, based on technical specifications, requirements, costs and other constraints.
- Support the conceptual development for new products.
- Participate in maintaining relevant engineering processes and procedures.
- Supporting the identification of business opportunities.
- Problem solving on existing products and product improvement.
- Support the evaluation of technical issues in order to develop proposals for investigations and/or solutions.
- Support assigned projects, ensuring requirements are delivered to plan and budget.
- Working alongside the customer on product development ensuring delivery of solutions to meet the customer’s requirements.
- Keeping up to date in relevant technical areas, developing skills and capabilities, and giving support to others as required.
- Actively participate in business unit improvement activities.