Manufacturing & Production

Our Manufacturing Division consists of experienced consultants who have over ten years experience in recruiting Technical staff within the Manufacturing and Production sectors.

Manufacturing is the transformation of raw materials into finished goods, or intermediate processes involving the production or finishing of semi-manufactures, with such a large process involved, we are specialised to recruit for the whole spectrum. Therefore candidates such as Operatives, Toolmakers, Weld Engineers, Production Engineers, Commodity and Raw Materials Purchasing, Team Leaders, Operations Manager, Manufacturing Directors are finding employment through Probe on a daily basis.

  • Continuous Improvements
  • Six Sigma
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • JIT
  • CNC
  • Health & Safety
  • Cost Reduction
  • Waste Management
  • Toolmaking
  • Production Control

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

 

Are you a Production and Warehouse Manager, who has the ability to lead, develop and manage within a manufacturing and distribution environment?

We are a well-established organisation, with unique product line, supplying into a broad range of customers. This is a pristine environment, purpose build facility, well laid out modern manufacturing environment. 

Commutable from: Birmingham,Tamworth, Stafford, Burton Upon Trent, Lichfield, Telford, Atherstone, Barton-Under-Needwood, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Aldridge, Sutton Coldfield, Burntwood and Cheslyn Hay

Production Operations Manager Benefits:

  • Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 (neg) and dependant on experience
  • Free parking on site
  • Employee discount 
  • Varied, autonomous role, challenging but highly rewarding
  • 25 Days Holiday (Bank Holidays on top)
  • Early Friday finish
  • Health care
  • Life assurance and critical illness cover
  • Modern well laid out purpose built facility
  • Market leader with more continued growth predicted

Duties for Production Operations Manager

  • Lead, manage and develop the manufacture and dispatch of products
  • Lead transformation of production and warehouse operations with increased level of automation
  • Create management strategy
  • Regular staff reviews and support progress 
  • Identification of training needs and implementation of skills training
  • Monitor costs against budgets, prepare annual budgets
  • Proposals for capital and operational expenditure
  • Develop a lean management and continuous improvement culture and NPI

Requirements for a Production Operations Manager

  • Significant previous Production and Warehouse Operations Management experience
  • High volume environment, preferably FMCG, Will consider other areas, such as packaging, food, beverage and automotive 
  • To have managed where there is a high level of automation
  • To have previously managed culture change
  • Degree level education or equivalent 
  • Previous experience of budget control and management 

This will suit a strong Leader, who is initiative-taking, with a modern management approach, enthusiastic, and goal orientated.

 

We are one of the most respected employers regionally who produce over 2 million products a year. 

We are seeking to recruit a proven Maintenance Technician who has experience of supporting plant and equipment within a fast paced, automated manufacturing environment. 

Benefits of a Maintenance Technician:

  • Base Salary of £50,000 
  • Exceptional Company Pension
  • Regular Paid Overtime
  • Annual Bonus
  • Company Car Option 
  • Various Shift Working Options
  • Early Friday Finish 
  • GENUINE Ongoing Training & Career Development

If you have hesitated about moving over the past few years, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for a Maintenance Technician to join an organisation that have enviable reputation for producing world leading products.

Duties of a Maintenance Technician:

  • Working within a team of likeminded professionals, you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance tasks.

Requirements of a Maintenance Technician:

  • You must hold a documented apprenticeship and qualified to a minimum of City & Guilds / NVQ 3 within an Electrical discipline and have exposure to undertaking planned and reactive maintenance to plant and equipment within a fast paced environment which ideally includes both Robots and Plc Controls.

This role is commutable from Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, Coleshill, Atherstone and Coventry

 

A massive opportunity for mechanically bias maintenance engineer to join a global company based in Kidderminster. With an annual turnover of £3.5 billion my client is the world market leader in its sector. They have over 200 plants worldwide in over 30 different countries, including 16 in the UK. 

My client is looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join their 4 on / 4 off continental shift at one of their biggest UK sites. Loaded with benefits and a great salary package, if this job sounds appealing to you, please read on. 

Maintenance Engineer Benefits:

  • £46,770 starting salary. Grading system sees engineers on grade 4 earn circa £52,000. 
  • Premium OT. 
  • Company pension. 
  • Share scheme. 
  • Health and wellbeing. 
  • Life assurance. 
  • Training and progression. 

Maintenance Engineer Duties: 

  • Continentals - 2 days 2 nights / 4 off. 
  • Carrying out essential maintenance to plant and equipment. 
  • Attend breakdowns. 
  • Developing Agility CMMS. 
  • Installations. 
  • Fault finding. 

Maintenance Engineer Requirements: 

  • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in an engineering discipline. 
  • Hydraulic and Pneumatic experience. 
  • Mig and Arc welding. 
  • Fabrication experience. 
  • Experienced maintenance in a manufacturing environment.
  • Heavy background experience (advantageous). 

This is a huge opportunity for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer so please apply to find out more details. 

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Kidderminster, Stourbridge, Dudley, Worcester, Bromsgrove, Wolverhampton, and surrounding areas.

 

A fantastic opportunity has arisen within an organisation who has been established for over 50 years, they are a leading organisation based within the Northwest. 

They are currently looking for a Maintenance Electrician who holds previous experience within a Blow moulding / Plastics Environment.  This is an opportunity to join an already Established maintenance team where you will receive training and Support. 

Shift: Double Days – 6am till 2pm – 2pm till 10pm 

Benefits the Maintenance Electrician will receive: 

  • £37,000 - £42,000 
  • 25 + 8 days holiday
  • Standard Pension  

Maintenance Electrician Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Maintain and install all electrical machinery. 
  • Carry out planned preventative maintenance. 
  • Complete maintenance work orders, use of CMMS systems 
  • Be able to communicate at all levels throughout the business. 
  • The individual has to be flexible as there is a call out every other weekend. 

Maintenance Electrician Requirements: 

  • Ideally the individual will hold relevant experience within a Plastics / Blow moulding environment. 
  • Previous experience within a Maintenance Electrician role 
  • To hold abilities with Siemens and Mitsubishi PLC’s - Fault finding abilities 
  • To have worked with both Hydraulics & Pneumatics
  • AC / DC Motors / Drives experience 
  • Looking for a highly motivated, Driven individual 
  • 17th / 18thedition 
  • HNC Qualified – Electrical Engineering 
  • Previous Experience within Blow moulding / Plastics is Essential to this role. 
  • Apprentice trained. 

The Maintenance Electrician role is commutable from: Preston / Burnley / Bolton / Blackburn

 

This is an exceptional opportunity for a multi-skilled maintenance engineer to join a leading Manufacturing organisation based in the Greater Manchester Area, 

Are you looking to join an organisation that pride themselves on Growth and development. A company that can offer an exciting new challenge. An opportunity to join a leading organisation who are known world-wide.

The Maintenance Engineer role is commutable from: Hyde / Manchester / Ashton-under-Lyne / Salford / Stretford / Denton 

Shift Pattern: 

Week 1:          Sunday 18.00 - 06.30, Monday 18.00 - 06.30, Tuesday 18.00 - 06.30
Week 2:          Sunday 18.00 - 06.30, Monday 18.00 - 06.30, Tuesday 18.00 - 06.30, Wednesday 18.00-06.30

Benefits the multi-skilled maintenance engineer will receive: 

  • Salary: £51.000 
  • Sick-Pay, 
  • Pension, 
  • Private medical / Dental Options 
  • Cycle to work scheme. 
  • Cash back from Various Retailers 
  • Life Assurance. 
  • Childcare vouchers, 
  • Generous holiday, 
  • Gift Vouchers and More

Duties and requirements Maintenance Engineer will be responsible for: 

  • Previous experience within a Heavy Manufacturing Environment 
  • Proven experience within a Similar Role, Conducting both Electrical and mechanical repairs.  
  • Strong fault-finding abilities on PLC’s – ideally Siemens.
  • Hydraulics & Pneumatics, Gearboxes, Conveyor systems, Granulators, Lifting equipment.  
  • Additional requirements: Conveyor Systems, Lifting equipment, Motors and Drives, Control systems. Single and 3 Phase systems, Inverters, SCADA Systems. 
  • Holding High standards of fault-finding abilities 
  • Carry out essential maintenance on all aspects of the production lines.
  • Work through a programme of PPM and helping develop the agility maintenance system.
  • Improve factory OEE through development and innovation of the production facility.
  • Order and Collect Spare electrical / Mechanical materials.
  • Maintain and monitor the machines and Equipment. 
  • Ensure that all plant and machinery s kept in good working condition. 

Qualification the Maintenance Engineer will hold: 

  • Electrical Apprenticeship
  • BTEC ONC & BTEC HNC Electrical Engineering / Mechanical engineering
 

 

We are an established Manufacturing / Textiles organisation with a proven record of providing Quality Products. Offering Stability and a supportive work Environment. 

The position of Maintenance Electrical will offer you the opportunity to join an established team and will offer you to grow professionally into the organisation. 

Multi-Skilled ability – 60/40 Split

Benefits the maintenance electrician will receive: 

  • Salary: £35.000
  • Shift: Days only Monday to Friday – Flexible on Start and finishing times  
  • Pension,
  • 25+8 Days holidays
  • Life Assurance
  • Parking
  • Canteen

The Maintenance electrician will hold the following: 

  • Experience in an engineering maintenance or service role is essential. 
  • Holding fault finding abilities with Siemens and Allen Bradley PLC’s 
  • Excellent fault -finding skills are crucial, especially; motor drives, temperature controllers, able to fault find on PLC and other control systems.
  • Competent in mechanical repairs
  • Experience carrying out preventative maintenance tasks.
  • Ability to facilitate repairs under pressure.
  • Flexible and able to adapt to situations as they occur.
  • Able to work in a team and independently.
  • IT literate; including Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook,), Gradus CMMS system.
  • Familiar with building maintenance tasks
  • Apprentice trained. 
  • Educated to HNC in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
  • Extensive Electrical knowledge 17th Edition – progressing to 18th.
  • Full valid UK Driving Licence
  • Flexible – as you may be required to travel to alternative sites on occasions. 

The Maintenance electrician role is commutable from the following locations: Stockport / Stoke-On-Trent / Macclesfield