Are you currently a Trade Compliance Manager with an excellent understanding of the UK and European Trade Compliance regulations? Probe Recruitment are currently engaged with a with a word class global engineering business that is looking recruit an experienced Trade Compliance Manager. Reporting the Director of Compliance, the Trade Compliance Manager will be responsible for ensuring that the division’s European locations are in full compliance with the import and export laws of the countries where they do business. This role will provide you with a varied and interesting workload; every day will provide you with a different challenge. As well as a competitive salary you will receive an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive pension scheme and a generous car allowance.

Trade Compliance Manager duties will include: -

• Design, implement and manage a robust customs compliance program for UK and EU locations. Define responsibility for completion of activities for the UK/EU locations and develop and define processes to perform these activities.

• Develop a personnel-training matrix that identifies what type of training is required, the time frame for initial and renewable training, and tracks the status of the training program. Personally, deliver training as required.

• Design and implement an ongoing training program on import/export awareness for Plant personnel, focusing on non-product issues and the regulations around common commodities, including, but not limited to HMRC, ECO, EU, ITAR, EAR, CBP, Routed Transactions, TSCA, and other EU and EU country specific trade compliance agencies.

• Develop and maintain an import/export matrix to include classifications, license requirements and shipment restrictions.

• Develop and implement policies and procedures for import and export activities in the areas of Compliance and Record keeping.

• Be responsible for compliance oversight of reviewing and approving all import entries.

• Manages the export license applications process to the HMRC and ECO e.g. SIELs, OGELs, UK GEAs, as well as US Technical Assistance Agreements (TAA), Manufacturing License Agreements (MLA) and Marketing Licenses.

• When required, develop and manage an FTZ to avoid or delay the application of duties on imports when appropriate, and or an IPR or similar program.

Introduction:

We are seeking to recruit a Maintenance Team Leader for a client who are an independent manufacturer and supplier of their products to the foodservice market, whilst also supplying the retail sector. This is an excellent role for someone wanting to join a well-established Maintenance team far away from the highs and lows of the manufacturing sector. You will work a mixture of 12-hour days and nights on a 4 on 5 off pattern.

Benefits:

Along with a competitive salary of £43,500 the role of Maintenance Team Leader also offers a company pension, plenty of development, training and progression opportunities and over time rates paid at time and a half.

Skills and Requirements:

• The Engineering team you will lead are a team of 3 Engineers providing a high class reactive and preventative maintenance to the site. Ideally you will be apprentice trained or have a relevant Engineering qualification with experience in a manufacturing / production environment, previous experience working as a Maintenance Team Leader of Supervisor with FMCG experience would be highly beneficial.

Duties include:

• Project installations
• Diagnosing and rectifying faults
• Improvement works and general repair
• Maintenance within the food manufacturing environment

This role of Maintenance Team Leader is commutable from Hinckley, Rugby, Tamworth, Coventry and Leicester.

Introduction:

We are seeking to recruit a Maintenance Electrician for a client who are an independent manufacturer and supplier of their products to the foodservice market, whilst also supplying the retail sector. This is an excellent role for someone wanting to join a well-established Maintenance team far away from the highs and lows of the manufacturing sector.

Benefits:

Along with a competitive salary of £41,000 the role of Maintenance Electrician also offers a company pension, plenty of development, training and progression opportunities and over time rates paid at time and a half.

Skills and Requirements:

• Ideally you will be multi-skilled, with both electrical and mechanical experience, however we are interested in Maintenance Engineers with an electrical bias. 
• Ideally you will be apprentice trained or have a relevant Engineering qualification with experience in a manufacturing / production environment, FMCG experience would be highly beneficial.

Duties include:

• Project installations
• Diagnosing and rectifying faults
• Improvement works and general repair
• Maintenance within the food manufacturing environment

This role of Maintenance Electrician is commutable from Hinckley, Rugby, Tamworth, Coventry and Leicester.

Introduction:

As a Mechanical Maintenance Technician you will be joining an established Maintenance Engineering team in this Heavy Industry setting to maintain manufacturing machinery.

Company:

This company are a market leader in their field and have been established for over 100 years. This is a Heavy Industry, high volume production environment based in the West Midlands which is commutable from Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall, Cannock, and Birmingham.

Benefits:

In return, the salary is £40,000 for a 4on / 4off shift pattern, + paid overtime, 33 days holiday per year + pension and annual bonus.

Duties:

• In the role of Mechanical Maintenance Technician, you will be undertaking both planned and reactive maintenance tasks across the facility that will require you to hold a strong mechanical engineering background.
• You will be completing preventative maintenance checks.
• You will be undertaking welding, fabrication and installation work where necessary.
• You will be working a 4on / 4off Days and Night rotating 12 hr shift pattern

Skills & Experience:

• To be successful in this Mechanical Maintenance Technician role, you will ideally be apprentice trained and will hold a  HNC or City & Guilds in Mechanical Engineering or a similar Engineering qualification.
• You will need to have experience in maintaining plant and equipment within a Heavy Industry manufacturing or production environment and will hold welding abilities.

I would be keen to speak to Engineers who have previous experience within roles such as Maintenance Engineer or Mechanical Engineer.

If you are interested, please submit your CV ASAP.

Quality Inspector / Engineer 

Permanent

£22,000

Calling all Graduates looking for an opportunity to start or continue a career in Quality. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a methodical, driven graduate to join the Quality team as a Quality Assistant at a leading, reputable, national Manufacturer; who is offering training and progression for the successful applicant.  

Benefits for the Quality Inspector / Quality Engineer Include:

• 31 Days holiday Including bank holidays
• Opportunity to earn an annual Bonus
• Life Assurance
• Discounts on corporate products
• Pension with Employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• On site break out area / canteen
• Free uniform and PPE

The Quality Inspector / Quality Engineer will be responsible for:

• Continuous improvement of processes and products
• Inspection, testing and monitoring of materials, products and packaging
• Performing root cause analysis’, investigating complaints and producing reports
• Performing data analysis to identify trends and offer solutions to findings
• Working alongside the production and maintenance teams to refine batching processes and to implement operator competency
• Management and control of raw materials
• Management and control of monthly stock takes
• Collaborating with different business units to share knowledge and best practice

The Quality Inspector / Quality Engineer should:

• Have a minimum of 5 GCSES A-C grades (or equivalent), including Maths and English
• Be a graduate educated to degree level (minimum 2:1)
• Have some experience of working in construction and/or manufacturing
• Have good problem-solving and analytical skills
• Have great attention to detail
• Have some knowledge of quality, health & safety and environment laws & regs.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Graduate to join a growing and successful company, who is offering training and progression 

Commutable from Dumfries, Lockerbie, Beattock

Quality Inspector / Engineer 

Permanent

£22,000

Calling all Graduates looking for an opportunity to start or continue a career in Quality. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a methodical, driven graduate to join the Quality team as a Quality Assistant at a leading, reputable, national Manufacturer; who is offering training and progression for the successful applicant.  

Benefits for the Quality Inspector / Quality Engineer Include:

• 31 Days holiday Including bank holidays
• Opportunity to earn an annual Bonus
• Life Assurance
• Discounts on corporate products
• Pension with Employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• On site break out area / canteen
• Free uniform and PPE

The Quality Inspector / Quality Engineer will be responsible for:

• Continuous improvement of processes and products
• Inspection, testing and monitoring of materials, products and packaging
• Performing root cause analysis’, investigating complaints and producing reports
• Performing data analysis to identify trends and offer solutions to findings
• Working alongside the production and maintenance teams to refine batching processes and to implement operator competency
• Management and control of raw materials
• Management and control of monthly stock takes
• Collaborating with different business units to share knowledge and best practice

The Quality Inspector / Quality Engineer should:

• Have a minimum of 5 GCSES A-C grades (or equivalent), including Maths and English
• Be a graduate educated to degree level (minimum 2:1)
• Have some experience of working in construction and/or manufacturing
• Have good problem-solving and analytical skills
• Have great attention to detail
• Have some knowledge of quality, health & safety and environment laws & regs.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Graduate to join a growing and successful company, who is offering training and progression 

Commutable from Birmingham, Burton, Lichfield, Derby, Loughborough, Leicester, Nottingham, Stafford, Cannock.

An excellent opportunity has arisen within one of our clients for an experienced Automation Engineer to join the team. The candidate should have proven experience in at least two PLCs such as Siemens S7, Mitsubishi or Rockwell ControlLogix/CompactLogix and willing to learn. You will be required to spend some time working on customers sites installing and commissioning systems but will mainly be based at the head office.

Essential requirements for Automation Engineer include:

• PLC programming of control systems from given designs
• Involvement throughout whole software/systems lifecycle, from design through coding to testing, installation and configuration, and documentation.
• Installation and configuration/testing work at customer sites
• Appropriate engineering qualification (degree/HND) or comparable industrial experience
• Knowledge of PLC system design working as an Automation Engineer

Benefits:

• The company offer a competitive salary DOE, and great company package.

This role is commutable from Litchfield, Tamworth, Burton on Trent, Derby and Leicester.

An organisation that has created a global name for itself in Gas Seals and Valves is currently seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join its internal Applications Team, based in Slough.

The position will be responsible for performing a variety of engineering and design tasks on the specified product range.

Based within a team the role will jointly review & process customers application requests and carry out the following duties:

• Following standard techniques and procedures, selection / application of standard or special seal products to meet customers' needs.
• Generation of engineering proposals / specifications for standard or special products, including determining cost-effective materials for production
• Seal calculations (including leakage calculations, heat generation, balance temp, flow rates etc.) and other engineering calculations as required
• Provide applications guidance to CAD Engineers to complete layout (GA) and detail drawings
• Prepare material and other relevant product specifications for internal and external use
• Field troubleshooting, including analysis of problems / recommendation & implementation of appropriate solutions, meeting with customers in plant or at customer’s site to resolve satisfactorily
• Detailed failure analysis activities, including investigation / reporting / resolution
• Identify & evaluate Value Engineering initiatives.
• Approve / reject in-house manufactured or bought out parts that do not conform to drawing specification (Concessions/Deviations).

Other responsibilities will include - Product Development:

• Support the transition of a product from development into production.
• Creation of test specifications & plans.
• Product assembly / disassembly – including seals / couplings / bearings / others as appropriate to role.
• Installation of products on to test rigs.
• Manage / perform / monitor various forms of static / dynamic seal test projects to specified test criteria, whether as part of product development or for customer-specific tests.
• Recording of test results.
• Creation of test reports.
• Evaluation of test results.
• General support to lab / test activities as required, e.g. preparation & commissioning of test rigs, preparation of seal components (this may include lapping & polishing and other processes at times), design of test adaptors / fixtures, & other relevant CAD design work, maintenance of test facilities & associated plant etc.
• Support internal and external practical training, customer visits and customer witness tests as required
• Contribute to quality reporting, reporting back to other parts of the business as appropriate
• Along with the other team members, contribute to maintaining a safe and efficient working environment, including following appropriate HSE procedures / performance of risk assessments as appropriate
• Along with other team members, promote a culture of continuous improvement in housekeeping, work processes, etc.
• Detailed technical presentations to customers in order to support sales
• Deliver basic technical training externally to customers as required.
• Manage and report personal workload, forecast job lead-times to meet customer and departmental objectives
• Raise / process / approve Engineering Change Notice (ECN) requests

Requirements:

• Formal qualification in engineering - BEng degree (UK) or overseas equivalent; although an HNC/HND with proven experience may be considered.
• Ideally the Engineer may be pursuing local ‘chartered’ status (e.g. CEng or, overseas equivalent)
• Good experience in an application / CAD role, with relevant product / equipment / industry knowledge. (3D CAD Skills)
• A good background in developing and working with Seal, Couplings, Bearing or similar components
• Good First Principle Mechanical Engineering Methods ability.
• Good mathematical and hand calculation ability.
• Good exposure to setting up and running testing cycles and collating relevant data.
• Good knowledge of manufacturing methods

This is a great opportunity to join a busy and dynamic team, where projects and workloads are varied and interesting.

For more information please contact send your latest CV ASAP.

Introduction:

Probe Technical Recruitment are currently recruiting an exciting opportunity for a Field Service Engineer to provide customer support on a range of the companies’ specialist machines worldwide. You will conduct installations, commissioning, training, and fault finding on the range of equipment the company provides. This role will involve travel all around the world and work at the factory also, and this will be a customer facing role.

Benefits for a Field Service Engineer:

• A competitive salary of £37,000 DOE
• Company Pension 5% they will put in 3%
• 25 Days Holiday plus Statutory Bank holidays

Requirements of Field Service Engineer:

You must hold a recognised apprentice trained Electrical qualifications (HNC/D or equivalent) and ideally hold some basic Mechanical skills. Background in automation and packaging equipment is desirable and previous experience as a Field Service Engineer. Some duties for this role may include:

• Understand and experience of fault diagnosis covering Electrical, Mechanical and Electronic disciplines on packaging machines.
• Work on a range of PLC control systems.
• Product development assistance.
• Installation and commissioning of the full range of equipment.
• Promoting sales of spare parts and upgrades.
• You may be required to work away from home for extended periods all over the world, and work based at the site.

The role for a Field Service Engineer is commutable from Lincoln, Worksop, Doncaster and Gainsborough.

Introduction:

Probe Technical Recruitment are currently recruiting for a Maintenance Electrician for a specialist company within food. As an Electrician you will be required to carry out general panel fitting work, wiring of PLC’s, variable speed drives, and servo motors.

Requirements of a Maintenance Electrician:

You must hold a recognised apprentice trained Electrical qualifications and ideally hold some basic Mechanical skills. Background in automation and packaging equipment is desirable along with holding 17th edition wiring regulations. Some duties for this role may include:

• Building control panels and electrically assemble complex machinery.
• Work to electrical drawings and correct and update as necessary.
• Use a variety of tools and equipment such as hand and power tools, measuring devices, and test equipment.

Benefits:

• Include a competitive salary of £28,000, company pension, 25 days holiday plus statutory Bank holidays and other staff benefits.

The role for a Maintenance Electrician is commutable from Lincoln, Worksop, Doncaster and Gainsborough.

Company:

This is an opportunity to join a leading Manufacturing company within their Maintenance team working 4on / 4off shift rota as an Electrical Maintenance Engineer.

You will be undertaking breakdown and preventative maintenance on plant machinery in this fast paced, high volume production facility based just outside of Kidderminster.

Benefits:

• The salary package including shift allowance is £39,372 per annum.
• In addition, there is significant opportunity for Overtime.
• In this role you will be joining a market leading company and will be paid on a weekly basis.

Role:

• In this Electrical Maintenance Engineer role you will be responsible for maintaining and improving all aspects of the equipment and plant on site in a fast paced manufacturing environment at a major manufacturing site.
• Working in a team you will be covering a Continental shift pattern of alternating Days and Nights 12 hours shifts on a 4on / 4off shift rota.

Requirements:

• To be successful in the role of Electrical Maintenance Engineer you will need to hold a recognised Electrical Engineering Qualification and will ideally be Apprentice trained.
• You will also need to have previous experience of supporting machinery in a manufacturing or production environment, have a good knowledge of AC motors, inverters + drives, and hold fault finding abilities on Siemens S7 PLC controls.

I would be keen to hear from Maintenance Electricians, Multiskilled Engineers, or Maintenance Technicians who have experience of supporting plant machinery and have strong Electrical skills.

This position is commutable from Kidderminster, Worcester, Redditch, South Birmingham and surrounding areas.

If you are interested in knowing more please call Nickie Heath on 0121 321 4311.

Introduction:

Probe Technical Recruitment are currently recruiting for a Maintenance Electrician for a company within the Heavy Engineering Industry that are unique in what they do.  Along with a competitive salary of £37,162, the company operate a continental shift with working hours 0625 to 1830 and 1825 to 0630 12 hours shifts worked on a rota.

Requirements of a Maintenance Electrician:

Fully apprentice-trained, with several years electrical experience, preferably gained in a heavy industrial environment.  You will also be able to demonstrate the following:

• An extensive knowledge on fault diagnosis and repair to industrial three phase electrical system, including motor starters, inverters, modern control systems and the installation and termination of armoured cables.
• Previous experience and the ability to identify faults on PLC controlled pneumatically and hydraulically operated machinery would be advantageous.
• A working knowledge of the current Wiring Regulations will be required
• Experience of Electrical Inspection and Testing (2391) would be advantageous

Benefits include defined contribution pension scheme, with up to 10% company contributions (if employee pays 5%), 25 days holiday plus statutory Bank holidays, 3 x salary death in service cover (if joining the DC pension scheme), Bonus schemes and Employee Assistance Programme

The role for a Maintenance Electrician is commutable from Derby, Nottingham, Mansfield and Chesterfield.