Manufacturing & Production Jobs

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a TOOLMAKER / BENCH HAND

We are a well- established, busy manufacturing organisation, ISO9001 accredited with the latest CADCAM technology on site.  

Are you a skilled Toolmaker Bench Hand ready to craft excellence and shape innovation? We're seeking talented individuals like YOU to strengthen our team and take your career to the next level!

Commutable from Birmingham, Walsall, Willenhall, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, Dudley, West Bromwich, Essington, Aldridge, Brownhills, Great Barr and Cannock 

KEY BENEFITS

• Salary: £34,500  
• Paid Overtime
• Day’s role
• Lunchtime finish Fridays
• 33 days holiday (stats included)
• Friendly supportive team
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Busy, consistent, stable organisation, offering long term career certainty 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manufacture, assemble, and maintain precision tools, jigs, and fixtures
• Interpret technical drawings and specifications with precision
• Perform hand-finishing and polishing of components for a flawless finish
• Collaborate with engineers and machinists to ensure top-tier quality
• Troubleshoot and repair tooling to maintain smooth production flow
• Happy to work a Days role

REQUIREMENTS

• Proven experience in toolmaking or as a bench hand
• Ability to hand tools and measurement instruments
• Keen eye for detail and commitment to quality craftsmanship
• Strong understanding of machining techniques and materials
• A proactive, solution-oriented mindset with excellent teamwork skills
• To be able to work from engineering drawings

Probe Technical are looking to recruit a full time and permanent Purchasing Coordinator to join a very busy production facility near Banbury. This is a fast-paced role that needs high attention in the small team. You must be a motivated individual who will be able to direct and coordinate the purchase of a range of materials for the Company whilst ensuring that they are working in accordance with specifications, budgets and agreed quality standards.

The package details for the role of Procurement Coordinator include the below and further at interview:

• Salary £32,000 - £35,000 depending on experience 
• Hours: 09:00 – 17:00 Monday to Friday, 1 hour lunch, 35 hours per week
• Pension – 3% paid via salary sacrifice, saving you tax and NI contributions
• Annual Salary Reviews – an annual pay review is conducted every January 
• Holiday –23 days plus Bank Holidays, rising to 25 after 5 years’ service 
• Family friendly – Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave pay, as well as an annual family fun day 
• Death in service benefit – 2 x annual salary

Along with 2 years Procurement experience ideally in a manufacturing environment; you will need excellent communication skills, with an ability to balance conflicting demands. Excellent time management with an ability to remain calm under pressure in an ever-changing environment.

Other key duties for the Purchasing Coordinator role involve:  

• Analyse the daily stock requirement report spreadsheet, placing the necessary purchase orders using Suppliers/Pricing Structures set up by the Buyers whilst maintaining safety stocks and not exceeding stock parameters or warehouse capacity
• Monitor purchase orders to ensure that materials are confirmed, delivered on time, at the agreed price, within agreed specification and comply with the company’s quality standards.
• Maintain regular contact with suppliers to resolve any problems to meet production requirements. 
• Maintain and update raw material ‘Goods In’ schedule for the Warehouse Department, keeping within daily and weekly delivery quotas and ensure regular communication to minimise any adverse factors that may lead to missed production schedules and transport deadlines. 
• Work with Accounts and Buyers to resolve invoice queries. 

We would be keen to also speak to Purchasing Assistants, Procurement Coordinators and Buyers. This role is commutable from Oxford, Banbury, Northampton and Coventry. 
 

Company

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. 

Salary, Hours and Benefits

• £60,000 - £65,000
• Hybrid
• 37.5 hours per week, with some flexibility
• The chance to join a hypergrowth 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  

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.

Candidate Requirements

• You will have a depth of experience of full product lifecycle.
• 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, 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 and standards.
• Coordinate with and assist other departments.