Scott's Monthly Pick Of The Bunch - Design

Company

This is a fantastic opportunity with a global company that continues to grow, both in size and revenue. 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.

If you are looking for an established career with a global leader in a period of real exciting growth, a business who are big advocates of organic growth and development of their staff, then this will be ideal for you!

Junior Software Engineer Salary and Excellent Benefits

• Up to £27,000 - £30,000
• Excellent company pension
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Company bonus
• Dental and health benefits
• Life insurance
• Annual group shares
• Fantastic work environment
• Your chance to work for a global company who going through exponential growth

Commutable From: Birmingham, Walsall, Dudley, Kidderminster, Wolverhampton, Telford

Role Overview

This growing business requires a Junior Software Engineer to join their growing software team.
The primary focus of this role will be supporting the existing Software Engineer by taking on the maintenance and improvement of their existing suite of tools that are used both internally within the business, and by their customers and channel partners. These tools interface to the various eCommerce platforms in use and enable the configuration and selection of products prior to sale and manufacture.

Junior Software Engineer Candidate Requirements and Experience

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline
• Experience and knowledge of C# and Winforms
• Experience of HTML and Web development

Desirable Requirements

• Knowledge of SQL databases
• Awareness of Scrum, Azure DevOps
• Experience of version control (Git / Team Foundation Version Control)

Junior Software Engineer Key Responsibilities

• The Junior Software Engineer will maintain existing software-based customer tools.
• Develop, test, release enhancements to existing customer tools.
• Whilst the role will primarily focus on customer tools it will include opportunities to be involved with other projects.
• Assisting the technical support team with customer queries.

Company

This is a fantastic opportunity with a global company that continues to grow, both in size and revenue. 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.

If you are looking for an established career with a global leader in a period of real exciting growth, a business who are big advocates of organic growth and development of their staff, then this will be ideal for you!

Junior Electronics Engineer Salary and Excellent Benefits

• Up to £27,000 - £30,000
• Excellent company pension
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Company bonus
• Dental and health benefits
• Life insurance
• Annual group shares
• Fantastic work environment
• Your chance to work for a global company who going through exponential growth

Commutable From: Birmingham, Walsall, Dudley, Kidderminster, Wolverhampton, Telford

Role Overview

We are looking to recruit a Junior Electronics Engineer to support the continuing growth of our client’s design department.  A Junior Electronics Engineer supports the design, test and implementation of hardware and embedded software to extend the company product range. The role will involve working as part of the engineering and wider project teams to ensure products meet the requirements of the customer and product standards. 

Junior Electronics Engineer Candidate Requirements and Experience

• The Junior Electronics Engineer will hold a degree or similar qualification in Electronics Engineering or comparable subject.
• Experience in electronics hardware design, development, and testing; including PCB schematic design and layout. This includes experience gained whilst at university or similar. 
• Experience in embedded firmware design, development, and testing. This includes experience gained whilst at university or similar. 
• Experience in the use of laboratory equipment such as, oscilloscopes, digital multi meters, bench power supplies. 
• Understanding of the following would be fantastic - new product development, EMC design and test, design validation process – FMEA, DFM, firmware unit, integration, and system testing. 

Junior Electronics Engineer Key Responsibilities

• Maintenance of hardware and embedded software for use within products.
• Building of prototypes.
• Running effective testing and diagnostics that validate product requirements.
• Assessment and documentation of products against specifications and standards.
• Writing instructions, reports, and handling other required administrative duties.
• Coordinate with and assist other departments. 
• Observe existing processes and identify areas of improvement. 
• Showing initiative and keeping up with advancements in Electronics.

Role and Company Overview

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced CNC Machinist to join a bespoke and successful engineering business. A global supplier with several decades of experience, this is one of their most exciting periods, with an increase in demand for their product leading to growth and investment onsite.

The CNC Machinist role is a newly created position, you will be a key part of the current team.

CNC Machinist Salary and Benefits

• £30,000 - £32,000
• 37.5 Hours per week, 8:00am – 4:00pm Monday to Friday
• Paid overtime
• Private health scheme 
• Company performance bonus
• Sick pay
• •Immediate Start available

This position is commutable from – Burton upon Trent, Tamworth, Cannock, Walsall, Lichfield, Burntwood

CNC Machinist Candidate Requirements 

• Programming experience 
• The CNC Machinist will ideally have experience of XYZ Lathe and Bed Mills
• Exposure to ProtoTRAK control experience would be useful, but training could be provided if needed
• Experience in manual turning, milling & drilling would be an advantage
• Any experience with CMM would be an advantage
• Haas operation experience would be a significant advantage

QUALITY COORDINATOR

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a QUALITY COORDINATOR

A Kings Award winning business, need a Quality Coordinator to ensure companies compliance for all the requirements of current quality standards. Could this be you?

This is an exciting time to be part of the team, within a large, established facility

No sponsorship can be offered - you must have Right to Work in the UK

Commutable from Standish, Chorley, Wigan, Leigh, Bolton, Skelmersdale, Horwich, St Helens, Ormskirk, Middlebrook and Makerfield

KEY BENEFITS

• Salary: £30,000
• Days 
• BUPA healthcare available
• Kings Award winning business
• Unique products supplying into a vast array of different industry sectors
• Varied and fascinating role
• 33 Days holiday including stats

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure company compliance
• Support investigations into non-compliance
• Internal audits
• Review customer complaints, non-conformance and process non-conformance
• Monitor quality performance
• Corrective actions
• Identify areas for improvement in quality process

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience of Quality within a chemical environment
• Familiar with ISO14001 and  45001
• Good understanding of sampling and product testing
• Experience of product testing and quality control systems
• An understanding of chemical processes
• Exposure to quality control methodologies

If you are passionate about process safety and eager to make an impact in a dynamic environment, we would love to hear from you!

Electro Plating Technician Required

Are you an Electro Plating Technician who is looking to step up their career to Technician level, this could be just the job for you! This is a unique working environment, with lots of new investment going into this facility.

Producing components for a variety of different industry sectors, this lends a huge amount of stability to this business.

Working Days, with always a lunchtime finish on Fridays, this is a great opportunity for an experienced Electro Plater, to join a friendly, supportive team.  You may either experienced with Electroplating, or Nitriding will also be considered.

You will be reporting to the Production Manager and you will be given responsibility for the operation of the Tin Plating Line process. Ensuring full compliance with Health and Safety, with strong attention to detail, this is a super opportunity.

Our location is conveniently commutable from Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Oldbury, Walsall, Solihull, Aston, Solihull, Chelmsley Woods, Coventry, Atherstone, Lichfield, Minworth, Castle Vale and Yardley.

Key Benefits for Electro Plating Technician

• Salary: £29,500
• Days
• Early Friday finish
• Lunchtime finish on Fridays
• Superb on-site canteen facilities and Family Days
• Life assurance
• 25 days of holiday
• Healthcare coverage
• Pristine and modern working environment
• Market leader with more continued growth predicted

Responsibilities of Electro Plating Technician

• Responsibility for operating of the Tin Plating Line process
• Ensure the process produces the highest quality product
• Trouble shoot new plating techniques and drive process performance improvements
• Analyse of production data and engineering runs
• Optimise the plating process
• Quality checks by use of Xray machines, Pero washing
• Operating and programming furnaces
• 5S
• Loading and unloading furnaces
• Establish process controls
• Cost and scrap reduction

Requirements for Electro Plating Technician

• Experience of electroplating in a production environment
• Nitriding experience readily consdidered
• Previous experience of setting  up and sustaining electrochemistry equipment
• Experience  of trouble shoot new plating techniques and driving process performance improvements
• Handson knowledge of chemical development and electrochemical processes
• FLT licence – Counter Balance would be beneficial
• Previous experience of measuring equipment and chemicals
• IT Literate
• This would suit someone who enjoys being part of a team, with strong communication skills

Production Planner

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a European leading business, where changing people’s lives through the products that they design, manufacture and install is a daily occurrence. With 40 years’ experience under their belt, they are a leading provider in the UK, a market leader in Europe and have a presence in many other countries worldwide. They continue to expand rapidly in the UK and internationally, a business that has doubled in size these last few years.

They are proud of their fast-paced and dynamic manufacturing environment, where customer satisfaction and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything that they do.

Production Planner Pay, Hours and Benefits

• £27,000 - £32,000 
• 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 7:00am – 3:00pm (with some flexibility)
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Life insurance cover
• Employee Assistance Programme

The Production Planner role is commutable from the following areas: Derby, Nottingham, Sutton in Ashfield, Mansfield, Chesterfield.

Production Planner Candidate Requirements

• The Manufacturing Production Planner will have detailed understanding of manufacturing and production processes.
• Strong ownership and influencing skills – required to work across a wide stakeholder group. 
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in supply chain management within the manufacturing industry.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• MRP systems proficiency (Microsoft Dynamics would be ideal but isn’t essential).
• Proficient in Excel.
• Demonstrable capability in handling multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Detail-oriented and tenacious with strong organisational skills.

Production Planner Key Responsibilities (but not limited to)

• Review and action MRP recommendations to release Production Orders required to enable OTIF across the product range.  
• Input into item parameter and BOM changes based on commodity knowledge, facilitate and maximise efficiency whilst maintaining integrity and excellence.  
• Work with Production to plan capacity and schedule work into Production.
• Preparate sales order data to facilitate the management of sales orders.
• Manage daily orders through the production process.
• Work closely with Sales to communicate any impacts on fulfilment date where stock is not available.
• Facilitate the resolution of issues and potential blockages within the Production Process to achieve OTIF. 
• Ensure that all sales orders are shipped and invoiced on the day that they are despatched.
• Work with Production Planning Analyst to ensure that production is forward planned, agreed, and actioned.
• Own documentation relating to Production Planning activities.  Develop, document, and maintain a thorough set of Process Instructions, Standard Operating Procedures, and Work Instructions encompassing activities conducted within sphere of responsibility. 
• Provide input into process improvements across the E2E business.