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
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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
- £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.
- £45,000 - £50,000 + Bonus, Pension, Healthcare
The best opportunity of the year has arrived, if you are a skilled Machinist, who is looking for that special next role.
This is a superb facility, where your opportunities, are genuinely second to none. The working environment, is spectacular, giving you the most fabulous workplace. We are looking for people with passion and pride, who can work independently, or as part of a highly motivated team.
As a Skilled Machinist, you will operate and maintain a group of machines, within a complex manufacturing system, ensuring productivity and quality targets are achieved.
Commutable from Birmingham, Coventry, Henley-in-Arden, Sutton Coldfield, Solihull, Tamworth, Wednesbury, Moseley, Stratford-upon-Avon, Lichfield, Atherstone, Nuneaton, Walsall, Aldridge and Cannock
Benefits available to Skilled Machinists
- Salary: £50,000
- Free parking on site
- Bonus
- 25 Days holiday (Bank Holidays on top),
- Healthcare
- Extremely generous Company contributory pension
- Highly prestigious brand, products and customers
- Pristine and modern working environment
- Market leader with more continued growth predicted.
- Unlimited Career progression
- And much more…
Responsibilities of Machinists
- Operate and maintain a group of machines within a complex manufacturing system.
- Working to tight tolerances
- CNC Turning and milling.
- Own Quality inspection – measuring own parts.
- Utilising grinding and polishing machines
- Gear cutting and heat treatment.
- Working on automated systems
- Set and Operate – No programming.
- Working a 3-shift system – nights is 4 nights, Mon - Thurs
Requirements for Machinists
- Apprentice trained to Level 3, or other engineering qualifications considered.
- To have worked in a fast paced, automated environment
- CNC turning knowledge, but CNC Milling experience also readily considered.
- Strong machining skills
- This would suit ambitious, energetic, initiative-taking individuals, who are looking for an incredibly special long-term career.
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!
- £65,000 - £75,000 + Benefits
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.