Manufacturing & Production

A massive opportunity for an electrically 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:

• Salary £46,000 – rising to £50,650 upon successful completion of probation. 
• Company pension.
• Holiday trading. 
• Life assurance.
• SIP (Share Scheme).  
• Private Medical / Dental Options. 
• Tech Scheme. 
• Cycle to Work Scheme. 
• Perkpal – discounts / cashback from various retailers.

Maintenance Engineer Duties: 

• 4 on / 4 off Continental Shift.  
• Install and/or maintain plant machinery. 
• Operate a preventative electrical maintenance system. 
• Fault finding and repairing any electrical or electro-mechanical related problems. 
• Ensure that all plant and machinery is kept in a good working and clean condition.
• Program all Siemens & other PLC equipment. (Desirable) 
• Assist with the installation of new plant equipment. 

Maintenance Engineer Requirements: 

• Electrical apprentice trained.
• HNC or equivalent in electrical engineering. 
• 17th / 18th edition qualified.  
• Experience of working in a manufacturing environment; Ideally heavy manufacturing. 
• Siemens S7 knowledge. 
• Excellent fault-finding abilities. 
• Pneumatics. 

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.

We are seeking to recruit a number of multi skilled maintenance contractors to support our plant with a key project.  

You will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance tasks to our wide range of production machinery that will require you to hold good multi skilled abilities.

Linked to your multi skilled abilities you must also hold some exposure to supporting Plc controls and robotic applications. 

Ideally you will be apprentice trained but must hold formal qualifications electrically or mechanically to a City & Guilds or NVQ standard, having gained your maintenance experience within a fast moving manufacturing or production environment.

Please note that as this project falls inside IR35, we will have to pay you via a FCSA accredited Umbrella.

An International organisation, are looking for a Group Leader, to join on a temporary basis initially.

This is a fast paced, dynamic working environment, well established with sites across the world.

This would be an opportunity for you to be able to show case your management skills, and champion continuous improvements.  It would also be super experience for you to absorb too.

A well-established business, with a motivated team on board, your experience will help to hone their skills, and increase productivity.

Our location is conveniently commutable from Wolverhampton, Telford, Aldridge, Walsall, Rowley Regis, Halesowen, Birmingham, Smethwick, Oldbury, Brownhills and Wednesbury

Key Benefits:

• Salary: £47,000 - £48,000
• 6 Month Contract with Strong chance of becoming a permanent roles
• Shifts: Early and late shifts Monday to Friday (no Friday work on late shift pattern)
• 37 hour week
• Stable, busy environment
• Supportive, friendly team
• Immediate start available

Group Leader Responsibilities:

• Make sure everyone on the team follows safety rules and takes care of the environment.
• Make sure all quality controls, plans are adhered to.
• Maintain Production Schedule and components made are delivered on time to customers.
• Teach the team and make sure they do their jobs the right way.
• Keep the workplace clean and organized as agreed.
• Allocate and adjust labour.
• Deal with problems with how people work and get help if needed.
• Check and make sure we spend the right amount of time talking to others to plan our work.
• Conduct first day on the job assessments.
• Ensure all TPM activities are completed
• Plan changeovers to minimise process downtime.
• Raise requests to Maintenance for breakdowns.
• Use the ERP system (SAP) to check and monitor stocks and customer demand.
• Regular check and update machine planning boards to ensure reliable supply based on current conditions.
• Conduct regular checking of machine outputs and take actions/get support where required.
• Support and lead continuous improvement activities (quality improvement, changeover reduction, etc). 

Group Leader requirements:

• You must have previous experience of managing in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• A good understanding of 5S / 7 Wastes
• Strong man-management skills
• Knowledge of SMED and TPM
• Conversant with Microsoft Office Tools
• To be able to start quickly
• Happy to work a Double Day shift

Are you a Toolmaker, who is looking for a role, that can offer an excellent work / life balance?

This is a superb opportunity for an experienced Toolmaker, to enjoy working in a friendly, well established manufacturing environment, with the flexibility of a 4 day week, and options to start work to suit your preference.

Our facility contains some of the latest state-of-the-art manufacturing plant. This enables us to provide metal formed components and welded assemblies to a high specification at competitive prices.

Our main strengths are:

The technical ability to assess manufacturing feasibility of customer component designs.
Expertise in developing production tooling to optimise product capability.
Dedicated and motivated teams to achieve quality and delivery requirements.

Our location is conveniently commutable from Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield, Walsall, Birmingham, Smethwick, Dudley, Halesowen, Moseley, Solihull, Aldridge, Brownhills, Hockley, Wolverhampton, Wednesbury and Oldbury 

Key Benefits:

• Salary: £15 - £16 per hour – dependant on experience
• Days
• 4 Day week
• If Friday working – Overtime
• Flexible start and finish times
• Parking available
• Stable, busy organisation
• Friendly, supportive business

Toolmaker Responsibilities:

• Maintain and repair press tooling.
• Problem solving
• Strip and rebuild tools for maintenance / repair and re-grind
• Tool try-outs
• Strive to improve 5S standards
• Working from Engineering drawings

Toolmaker Requirements:

• Experience with Toolmaking with pressings
• To have the ability to read engineering drawings
• Happy to work days
• Apprentice trained, ideally
• Knowledge of transfer and progressions tooling

This is a great role.  You would be joining a friendly, busy organization, who make coming to work a pleasure.

We are a well-respected employer within our sector and due to retirement we are seeking to recruit proven Maintenance Technician, to join our established maintenance team who support some of the most cutting edge technology in the region within a stable (non automotive) manufacturing environment. We have an established presence in the region and have a very low staff turnover. 

Benefits: 

In return for your Maintenance skills and experience, we offer:-

• Annual salary in the region of £45,000
• Paid Overtime at Premium Rates
• Enhanced Company Pension (with above average company contribution)
• Excellent Holiday Entitlement
• Company Funded Healthcare
• Sick Pay
• Critical Illness Insurance 
• Staff Parking 
• Product Allowance
• Straight Day Working (Mon – Fri) 

Senior  Maintenance Technician Duties:

• As a proven Maintenance Technician, you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance across our plant, which will require you to have experience of supporting plant and equipment within a fast-paced manufacturing, process or production environment.  

Senior Maintenance Technician Requirements:

• Ideally you will be apprentice trained and ideally be qualified Electrically and have (as a minimum) fault finding abilities with Plc Controls and exposure to Robot technology.  
• However mechanically qualified and suitably skilled engineers will also be considered. 
• You must also be multi skilled in your abilities, having gained your Maintenance experience from supporting plant and equipment within a fast-paced manufacturing, process or production environment.

This is a great opportunity to move your career into a stable market sector, where you will not only gain an incredible benefits package and ongoing training and development, but also be secure in the knowledge that you will be in a stable working environment supporting some of the most cutting edge equipment in the region. 

The Maintenance Technician role is commutable from Brownhills, Cannock, Cheslyn Hay, Heath Hayes, Lichfield & Tamworth

CNC Sliding Head Machinist Required with Immediate start available.

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a CNC Sliding Head Machinist to be part of a small / medium manufacturing company in the Birmingham area. 

Our inclusive and friendly culture sets us apart, providing you with total support whenever needed. We boast a rich tradition of excellence, reliability and innovation, proudly contributing to the esteemed industrial heritage of the UK.

Our location is conveniently commutable from Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Solihull, Moseley, Stourbridge, Halesowen, Minworth, Aston, Wednesfield and Harbourne

Key Benefits:

• Salary: £14 - £15 per hour
• Paid Overtime
• 37 Hour working week
• Death in Service Life assurance
• Loyalty schemes
• Lunchtime Friday finish
• Well established, offering great stability.
• Birmingham based SME organisation.
• Friendly team
• Easily accessible

CNC Setter Operator Responsibilities:

• Ensuring seamless production of parts
• Setting and Operating CNC sliding head machines
• Gauging the final product
• Rectifying faults
• Implementing preventative measures
• Loading raw materials and unloading finished components
• Upholding the 5S methodology

CNC Setter Operator Requirements:

• Experience of setting and operating CNC sliding Head machines
• Happy to work days
• A team player, we are a friendly bunch!
• If you can tweak existing programs, that would be a bonus, though not essential

Send your details over asap, and we will contact you to discuss further.