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CAD ENGINEER

Job Description

Operating from a new factory, this UK leading business has an outstanding reputation for quality, reliability and workmanship.

They offer a full design service, project management and product development facilities. While still focusing on the Retail market, they now offer design expertise, prototyping and manufacturing for the hospitality, healthcare, corporate, sport, leisure and education sectors.


CAD Engineer Salary, Hours and Benefits

  • £35,000 - £45,000
  • 39 hours per week, Monday – Friday
  • Hybrid working option
  • Modern manufacturing facility
  • Onsite parking

Commutable From: Dudley, Stourbridge, Brierley Hill, Halesowen, Oldbury, West Bromwich 


The Role

Due to the growth of the company, the business is seeking an enthusiastic CAD Engineer to join their Design department. The role will be to specialise in the design of retail equipment within Interior Shop Fit Outs. Knowledge of CAD Design, Autodesk Inventor or Solidworks and having a background within retail shopfitting would be hugely advantageous. 

The ideal candidate will be able to work as part of a team and follow instructions but also act on your own accord, whilst working to tight deadlines and schedules. The role will be to create full production drawing packs, create cutting list and requisition sheets whilst supporting the rest of the team, ensuring all projects are delivered on schedule and on budget.


CAD Engineer Person Specification

  • Highly proficient in Solidworks packages or Autodesk Inventor
  • Experience in the design and manufacture of retail equipment / retail interiors (this experience would be a big advantage)
  • An Engineering / Design degree would be useful, but is not essential
  • Knowledge of different timbers, materials and joinery
  • Good working knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes
  • Excellent engineering problem solving
  • Proficient in MS Office
  • Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite – beneficial
  • Full UK driving licence


CAD Engineer Soft Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • High attention to detail
  • Able to work under pressure and tight deadlines
  • Enthusiastic
  • Team Player


CAD Engineer Key Responsibilities

  • CAD design and development of retail equipment
  • Create full production drawing packs
  • Create cutting lists and requisition sheets

Please Note: Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.

Our aim is to help you secure the best possible future for yourself & this is a totally FREE service to all our Candidates.

If you believe that your skills and experience match what we are looking for please call me or APPLY and I will be in touch.

Should you want to learn more about any of our DESIGN, R&D & FEA vacancies, or should you just want to discuss your particular needs, then please do not hesitate to contact me to have an informal, confidential chat.

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Design R&D & FEA Recruitment Support since 1994

SIMILAR JOBS

 

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. 

NB: Please note – this is not an IT role.

Salary, Hours and Benefits

  • £35,000 (possibly negotiable for the right candidate)
  • 37.5 hours per week, with some flexibility and an early Friday finish
  • The chance to join a very successful, hypergrowth company that offer realistic progression and growth
  • 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, Walsall, Telford, Shrewsbury, Birmingham

Role Function (NB: Please note – this is not an IT role)

The Application Engineer team within the company is growing to support the ever-increasing number of clients and the application driven business focus. The core purpose of the team is to provide support as the 
first line of technical help for Partners, Customers and the Regional Sales Managers. Through deep 
understanding of company products and knowledge of the applicable regional standards / regulations, the candidate will be expected to provide guidance to customers during pre-sales discussions. 

The role then focuses on the post sales elements of identifying issues and supporting technical questions through to resolution for products in the field.

This is a great opportunity that offers real growth and development for an Application and Technical Support Engineer with relevant experience to develop knowledge in this specific industry on not only product but also the application environment. You will receive training relative to applications, required tools, details on products and the specific role responsibilities. 


Essential Candidate Requirements 

  • The Application Engineer will have experience in technical support, field service, or engineering roles working with safety products or in industrial automation.
  • A Degree would be ideal (Electrical or Mechanical) but isn’t essential.
  • 1-3 years of experience in technical support, field service, or engineering roles.
  • Knowledge of programmable logic controllers (PLCs), human-machine interfaces (HMIs), and related automation technologies. Hands-on experience preferred.
  • Proficiency in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues. 
  • Strong communication skills for effectively interacting with customers, both verbally and in writing. 
  • Ability to work collaboratively within a team and with cross-functional departments (e.g., Design, Quality, Sales, Engineering).


Other Useful / Non-Essential Experience

  • Familiarity with Machinery Safety Standards and Regulations would be a big advantage.
  • Additional certifications related to automation, control systems, or safety engineering.
  • Knowledge of industrial communication protocols (e.g. Profinet, Ethernet/IP, Ethercat).
  • Experience with software tools used in automation (e.g., Siemens TIA Portal, Rockwell Automation Studio 5000). 
  • Proficiency in using diagnostic and testing tools for electronic and mechanical systems.


Key Responsibilities

  • The Application Engineer will review customers concerns or questions, via all platforms to quickly understand their pain points and provide a suitable resolution, where a resolution is not immediately available process in line with tech support/quality procedures. 
  • Providing technical support to customers via face-to-face onsite visits, telephone, and other platforms to support pre, during and post sales. 
  • Establish best practices for technical account management and demonstrate to internal sales team to help them, resolve customers issues, support an internal process for knowledge share. 
  • Request and support required part information and documentation from required departments. 
  • Define products for a range of applications and support application replication.
  • Support creation / understand project books to drive standardization and global specifications for key customers
  • Drive key application areas to help support business growth and future product development.
 

I have an excellent opportunity for a Electrical Design Engineer to join a long running engineering business in Redditch to contribute to future product development. 

Benefits Package

  • From £45,000 DOE
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • Early Finish Friday
  • On-site parking

Joining the wider design team, you will be working on product prototypes through the design of PLC’s, drivers and PCBs. 

The role is part of a long-term plan to bring in an experienced Electrical Design Engineer ahead of a future retirement, offering the opportunity progress your career over the long term. 

Design Engineer Required Experience:

  • Related Electrical Engineering qualification.
  • SolidWorks & AutoCAD experience preferred
  • Experience of PCB’s, PLC’s, Control panel design.
  • Working to British standards & regulation.
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience post-graduation.

The role is open to Electrical Design Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Electronic Engineers. 

Please note that sponsorship is not available for this position.

If you are interested in this Electrical Design Engineer role, please apply today for more information and be sure to leave your contact details.

Commutable from: Redditch, Bromsgrove, Solihull, Alcester, Stratford-upon-Avon, Droitwich Spa, Worcester, Longbridge, Northfield.

 

I have an excellent opportunity for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join a long running engineering business in Redditch to contribute to future product development. 

Benefits Package

  • Up to £35,000 DOE
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • On-site parking

Joining a team of design engineers, you will be creating 2D & 3D design to meet client specifications ahead of manufacture. 

In the role you will be working on a mixture of updating existing products, liaising with suppliers and customers, along with working on new product development keeping the business at the forefront of their industry. 

Design Engineer Experience Required

  • Related Engineering qualification
  • SolidWorks preferred
  • Exposure to metal manufacturing environment
  • Creation of BOMs and other technical documentation
  • 3 years’ experience post-graduation.

The role is open to Mechanical Design Engineers, CAD Engineers and Design Engineers.

Please note that sponsorship is not available for this position.

If you are interested in this Mechanical Design Engineer role, please apply today for more information and be sure to leave your contact details.

Commutable from: Redditch, Bromsgrove, Solihull, Alcester, Stratford-upon-Avon, Droitwich Spa, Worcester, Longbridge, Northfield.

 

We have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Design Engineer to join our modern, forward thinking manufacturing client in Accrington, with a market leading benefit package. 

As a Senior Design Engineer, you will play a key role in the future of the manufacturing onsite, project managing the design and implementation for new products.

Benefits

  • Salery from £50,000
  • 32 Days annual leave
  • Enhanced pension
  • Company bonus
  • Health Scheme
  • Life insurance
  • Enhanced sickness benefit
  • Electric car charging,
  • On-site parking

For success in this Senior Design Engineer role, you should have solid experience developing 3D designs in manufacturing environments, along with rapid prototyping, GD&T and tooling design.

Design Engineer Role Outline:

  • Support the design & implementation of manufacturing equipment.
  • Tooling design.
  • Maintain standards such as ISO 9001.
  • Support client relationships.
  • Work closely with manufacturing to overcome challenges.

Design Engineer Experience:

  • Related mechanical engineering qualification
  • Experience using 3D design software i.e. SolidWorks, Inventor, Creo.
  • Experience implementing new tooling, concepts and prototyping.
  • Undertake Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
  • GD&T

The role is open to Design Engineers, Senior Design Engineers, Mechanical Design Engineers, FEA Engineers.

If you are interested in this Senior Design Engineer role, please apply today for more information and be sure to leave your contact details.

Commutable from: Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley, Preston, Bolton, Rochdale.

Please not this opportunity is a permanent position and does not offer sponsorship.

 

This is your chance to join an internationally recognised business / brand, who are in a substantial period of growth. They have a unique environment, a great bunch to work with who are incredibly passionate about their products and the industry as a whole.

Most of their staff have worked in the industry for a long time and they are looking for an individual who wishes to grow with the company and share in their current and future success.

Role Overview

This is a rewarding role, that will allow you to bring in your own approach and ideas, with a team and company that are growing. The Lead Software Developer, will lead a small team of skilled software developers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. Helping take projects from conception to completion, ensuring the business continues to deliver their best in market products and software.   

Lead Software Developer Pay and Benefits

  • £45,000 - £55,000
  • 33 days holiday
  • Sick pay
  • Death in service cover
  • Unique, relaxed environment
  • Casual dress code

Commutable From: Northampton, Wellingborough, Rugby, Kettering, Bedford, Milton Keynes

Lead Software Developer Person Specification

  • A technical Degree ideally, anything Software based or similar would stand out.
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience within a commercial software environment.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication skills, building relationships with people at all levels.
  • Strong understanding of software engineering principles, with experience of Agile Scrum/Sprint planning principles.
  • Strong People Management skills with proven experience as a formal Line Manager.
  • Experience with project ownership and coordination, from conception to completion. 
  • Methodical, with a structured approach.
  • Ability to manage working time effectively and prioritise assignments appropriately.
  • Enthusiastic, self-motivated, committed and dependable.

Lead Software Developer Key Responsibilities

  • Line management of the Software Team, with responsibility for efficiency and output.
  • Managing the successful development of scalable firmware and software using a structured, process-driven approach.
  • Plan the detailed Software Team workload and regularly communicate the milestone progress to the Project Lead, Programme Manager and Stakeholders.
  • Maintain best practices within the Software Team, ensuring technical journals, essential research and company QMS process are followed.
  • Leadership and administration of the Sprint process for the Software Team.
  • Support the delivery of product firmware and software within the Software Team, from an initial design brief through to full production, encompassing the testing and verification of the design.
  • Assisting with project planning, scoping and problem-solving.
 

The Role

This is an exciting career opportunity for a professional Mechanical Design Engineer. The role offers high variation in work, the chance to apply technical skills to real life engineering systems and to design products and machines for some of the world’s leading automotive manufacturers. 

Working within a committed and experienced engineering team in a smart, comfortable, and professional environment the suitable person will be given the opportunity to excel in engineering design and develop professionally.

The role of Mechanical Design Engineer is best suited to a professional mechanical engineer with proven experience in 
mechanical designing and manufacturing looking for a diverse, engaging and highly rewarding career.

Salary and Hours

  • £35,000 - £45,000, dependant on experience
  • 40 hours per week, with flexible working arrangements
  • Potential for hybrid working
  • Professional development
  • Family healthcare policy
  • Life insurance

Commutable From: Leicester, Loughborough, Burton upon Trent, Derby, Lichfield, Tamworth

Mechanical Design Engineer Candidate Requirements

  • Ideally, minimum of 5 years experience working in mechanical engineering.
  • 3D design proficiency. Inventor would be ideal, but all 3D experience will be considered. 
  • Knowledge of manufacturing processes and their requirements from a design perspective, along with knowledge of material and parts specifications and the ability to suitably select these for the design requirements.
  • Hands-on manufacturing / assembling experience would advantageous.
  • The following would be preferred but isn’t essential: experience of pneumatic circuit design and functionality, knowledge of machinery directive, LOLER and other legislative requirements, experience in special purpose machinery, assembly fixture and jig design.
  • Experience working within the Automotive industry would again be advantageous.
  • UK driving licence.

Mechanical Design Engineer Key Responsibilities

  • You will be responsible for the full design lifecycle of the products; this includes defining concepts and developing them into fully functioning 3D models.
  • Initial project review and scope of requirements with the project delivery team.
  • Creating fully functioning 3D CAD models of mechanical systems, special purpose machinery, assembly fixtures, production jigs, mechanical handling systems and industrial automated systems using the latest version of Autodesk Inventor Professional.
  • Creating, checking, and approving 2D manufacturing, assembly, testing and installation drawings to BS8888-2017.
  • Running and participating in design reviews in accordance with internal and customers design standards and relevant legislation.
  • Liaising between design and manufacturing to understand manufacturing constrains or requirements that need to be accounted for.
  • Working in an energetic environment you will play a key role in delivering multiple high-tech projects with a strong professional Engineering support network guiding and coaching you to excellence.
  • The business will provide you with the opportunity to invent and develop solutions and machines whilst pushing the boundaries of your current knowledge and skill set
 

Senior Instrumentation Technician - Join Our Longstanding Business that has been rooted in the region for many generations… 

About Us: 

We are a well established and highly regarded engineering business with a track record of providing top quality products into a stable industry sector. With a low staff turnover, we offer a stable and supportive work environment for our employees and we don’t work shifts! 

Benefits Available for a Senior Instrumentation Technician: 

As a valued member of our team, you will enjoy the following salary and benefits:

  • Competitive Salary: £45,000
  • Paid Overtime at Premium Rates
  • Company Funded Pension
  • Company Funded Life Assurance 
  • Fully Funded Sick Pay 
  • Healthcare
  • Onsite Parking 
  • Day Working (Monday – Friday)
  • Opportunities for Career Advancement within a Stable Organisation

Duties of a Senior Instrumentation Technician:

  • Working days, as a Senior Instrumentation Technician you will be required to undertake instrumentation projects from concept through to final commissioning. Working with a wide range of pressure, temperature, flow metering instruments and safety systems throughout our plant. 
  • Alongside your instrumentation technician skills you will also be required to work with CAD in creating and modifying P&ID drawings.

Requirements of a Senior Instrumentation Technician:

  • You must have gained your instrumentation technician experience within a process oriented environment, be apprentice trained and qualified ideally to an HND standard.

This is a great opportunity to move your career into an organisation that will offer you will not only an incredible benefits package, but also be secure in the knowledge that you will be in a stable working environment and classified as a Key Worker. 

The Senior Instrumentation Technician role is commutable from Birmingham, Dudley, Halesowen, Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Wednesbury & West Bromwich.

 

Purchasing Logisitics Clerk

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a Purchasing Logistics Clerk

Immediate interviews are being offered.

We are a dynamic and fast-growing manufacturing business]. We pride ourselves on delivering top-quality products and services to our customers. To support our expanding operations, we are looking for a detail-oriented and highly organised Purchasing / Logistics Clerk to join our team. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about supply chain and procurement processes, we would love to hear from you!

The Purchasing / Logistics Clerk will play a key role in ensuring that our supply chain runs smoothly and efficiently. You will be responsible for supporting the purchasing and logistics teams by coordinating order placements, managing inventory levels, and ensuring timely deliveries. You’ll work closely with suppliers, vendors, and internal teams to manage the flow of materials and products.

Commutable from Birmingham, Brierley Hill, Stourbridge, Smethwick, West Bromwich, Dudley, Kingswinford, Hagley, Quinton, Woodgate Valley, Harbourne, Kidderminster and Wombourne

What we Offer

  • Salary: £25,000
  • Free parking on site
  • 12 NOON Finish on Fridays
  • Very friendly and supportive team
  • Stable organisation
  • Busy manufacturing business
  • Great potential for bigger opportunities

Responsibilities

  • Assist with creating and processing purchase orders (Pos)
  • Follow up with suppliers to ensure on-time deliveries.
  • Maintain accurate records of purchases, pricing, and deliveries.
  • Coordinate with vendors to resolve discrepancies or issues with orders.
  • Monitor inventory levels and place replenishment orders as necessary.
  • Schedule and coordinate deliveries to ensure timely receipt of goods.
  • Track shipments and provide updates to internal teams as needed.
  • Assist with managing incoming and outgoing shipments.
  • Verify shipment contents and ensure accuracy of order receipts.
  • Communicate with freight companies and couriers to manage shipping schedules.
  • Support the warehouse team with inventory management and reconciliation tasks.

Requirements

  • Experience in purchasing / logistics is preferred
  • Strong IT skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office and Word
  • Knowledge of supply chain and procurement processes
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Problem solving skills with good attention to detail

If you would like to find out more, please send your CV asap to be considered.

 

QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICER

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICER

This is an exciting Organisation to be part of, you would be joining a well- established business steeped in history. Supplying into a large range of different manufacturing sectors, such as food, beverage and pharmaceutical

As the Quality Assurance Officer, you will be working as part of a team, reporting into t he  Quality Assurance Manager

We have been providing pioneering technologies and products to our customers worldwide for years now, our teams are accomplished teams of experts, highly specialised in the development, industrialisation and production.

Commutable from Birmingham, Dudley, Halesowen, Walsall, Moseley, West Bromwich, Willenhall, Wolverhampton, Aldridge, Sutton Coldfield, Cannock, Rowley Regis and Wombourne

KEY BENEFITS

  • Salary: £30,000
  • Free parking on site
  • Unlimited Career progression
  • 36.25 working week
  • 25 Days holiday (Stats on top)
  • Stake holder pension
  • Solid, stable unique manufacturing business
  • Friendly supportive staff

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Support and development of Company Quality Management Systems
  • Assist the Quality Manager with all aspects of Quality Assurance
  • Lead and contribute to Quality complaints / deviation investigations
  • Root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions
  • Internal audits

REQUIREMENTS

  • Quality Assurance experience is necessary
  • All backgrounds considered, such as manufacturing, beverages, chemical and pharmaceutical industry sectors
  • Good knowledge of ISO 9001
  • Root cause analysis knowledge
  • IT literate


If you would like to be part of a growing success story, where there are unrivalled career prospects for you with truly exciting products, send your CV NOW!

You must have the right to work and remain in  the UK on a permanent basis