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Job Description

We are a well-respected employer within the heavy engineering sector and are seeking to recruit proven Mechanical Maintenance Engineers to join our established team.  

Benefits: 

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

  • Competitive Base Salary £32,000  
  • Day Working (Monday – Friday) 
  • Outstanding Company Pension Scheme
  • Enhanced Company Sick Pay 
  • Paid Overtime Opportunities
  • Generous Holiday Entitlement
  • Free On Site Parling 
  • Opportunity to work in a stable and thriving engineering sector

Duties of a Maintenance Engineer 

  • Working within a large, supportive team you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance across our plant. 

Requirements of a Maintenance Engineer

  • Ideally you will hold formal Apprenticeship, however must hold either a City & Guilds Level C / 3 or NVQ 3 Standard qualification in Mechanical Fitting / Engineering, allied to having a proven experience of undertaking both planned and reactive maintenance within either a heavy engineering / manufacturing, process or production environment. 

This is a great opportunity to move your career into a role where you will not only gain 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 Maintenance Engineer role is commutable from Birmingham, Dudley, Smethwick, Walsall, Wednesbury, & Oldbury

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

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Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Maintenance, Reliability & Service Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

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We are seeking a skilled Static Site Electrician to join our Maintenance team and contribute to our legacy of success.

With a proven track record of low staff turnover, we take pride in nurturing a supportive work environment where employees thrive.  Our team oriented approach, led by a manager who values collaboration, fosters growth and skill development. 

Benefits: 

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

  • Starting Salary of £46,500 (which increases with service to £52K) 
  • Outstanding Company Pension Scheme
  • Paid Overtime at Premium Rates 
  • Share Options 
  • Annual Bonus 
  • Product Discount
  • Free Parking 
  • The Opportunity to work within a bright, clean and NON manufacturing environment.

Duties of a Site Electrician 

Working rotating shifts and as a proven Multi Skilled Site Electrician you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance to a wide range of equipment which can range from Air Handling Units through to large pieces of Electrical plant.  

Requirements of a Site Electrician 

  • Have a proven background in undertaking planned and reactive maintenance to a range of site services equipment.  
  • Have experience of supporting emergency back up generation plant 
  • Have experience of supporting a wide range of lighting and power (Ideally both LV & HV)
  • Qualified Electrically to City & Guilds or NVQ level 3
  • If you have undertaken a recognised Electrical Apprenticeship and / or hold JIB or AM2 accreditation it will be at an advantage. 

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. 

The Site Electrician role is commutable from Birmingham, Coventry & Solihull

 

I have a unique opportunity for a multi-skilled maintenance engineer to join a global food giant in the Wolverhampton area. You will join the team as a maintenance technical trainer you will take learn and on board all OEM and technical training and develop this into diagnosis packages for team members to follow. 

My client is looking for a maintenance technical trainer to join their team on a Continental shift pattern. The right person will be a multi-skilled engineer with strong electrical abilities. This is a fantastic opportunity for an engineer looking to take a step up in their career. 

Maintenance Technical Trainer Benefits:

  • Salary £50,974.56 
  • Premium overtime rates. 
  • Generous holiday entitlement. 
  • 12% Employer Pension Contribution. 
  • Training and progression opportunities.  
  • Xmas Bonus. 
  • Cycle to work. 
  • Volunteering days off. (Paid) 

Maintenance Technical Trainer Duties include:

  • Continental shift rota. 
  • Attend OEM and technical training. 
  • Take technical lead in fault finding and develop step by step guides for engineers to follow. 
  • Create training logs for engineers and apprentices. 
  • Hands on maintenance, preventive and reactive. 
  • Record engineering work with SAP. 
  • Support and cover for engineering supervisors to achieve departmental goals. 

As a Maintenance Technical Trainer Requirements: 

  • Apprentice trained. (Mechanical or Electrical). 
  • Electrically qualified. 
  • Experience with PLC’s ideally Alan Bradley. 
  • Strong IT skills.   
  • Strong fault-finding capabilities. 
  • Health & Safety / Food Safety. 
  • Be knowledgeable in using quality assurance systems and standards. 

Please apply find out more about this role. 

This Maintenance Technical Trainer position is commutable from: Wolverhampton, Dudley, Kingswinford, Stourbridge, Wombourne, Bilston, Brierley Hill, and surrounding areas.

 

I have a fantastic opportunity for a maintenance team leader to join a well-known company based near Wolverhampton and Dudley. As chargehand you will be in charge of a small team of engineers to co-ordinate and initiate engineering activities.   

My client is looking for a maintenance team leader to join their team on a Continental shift pattern. The right person will be a multi-skilled engineer with no preference. This is a great opportunity to work with one of the worlds best employers.  

Maintenance Team Leader Role Benefits:

  • Salary £50,974.56 
  • Premium overtime rates. 
  • Generous holiday entitlement. 
  • 12% Employer Pension Contribution. 
  • Training and progression opportunities.  
  • Xmas Bonus. 
  • Cycle to work. 
  • Volunteering days off. (Paid) 

Maintenance Team Leader Duties include:

  • Continental shift rota. 
  • Improve and promote safety across site. 
  • Lead a team of multi-skilled engineers. 
  • Focus on departmental KPI’s. 
  • Manage and supervise contractors. 
  • Shift reports. 
  • Planned and reactive maintenance. 
  • Identify and procure critical spares. 

As a Maintenance Team Leader Requirements include: 

  • Apprentice trained. (Mechanical or Electrical). 
  • Previous experience in team leading role. 
  • Strong fault-finding capabilities. 
  • Health & Safety / Food Safety. 
  • Be knowledgeable in using quality assurance systems and standards. 
  • PLC knowledge (advantageous) 
  • SCADA systems (advantageous). 

Please apply find out more about this role. 

This Maintenance Team Leader position is commutable from: Wolverhampton, Dudley, Kingswinford, Stourbridge, Wombourne, Bilston, Brierley Hill, and surrounding areas.

 

I have a fantastic opportunity for a maintenance engineer to join a well-known company based near Wolverhampton and Dudley. As an engineer you will have access to high level technical recourses and training, my client has a really low turnover of staff, so opportunities here don’t come up often. 

My client is looking for a maintenance engineer to join their team on a Panama shift pattern. The right person will be a multi-skilled engineer with no preference as training will be provided. My client has a 5-year growth plan in place that presents development and progression opportunities for those who seek it. 

Maintenance Engineer Role Benefits:

  • Salary £47,087.04 
  • Premium overtime rates. 
  • Generous holiday entitlement. 
  • 12% Employer Pension Contribution. 
  • Training and progression opportunities.  
  • Xmas Bonus. 
  • Cycle to work. 
  • Volunteering days off. (Paid) 

Maintenance Engineer Duties include:

  • Panama shift rota. 
  • Improve and promote safety across site. 
  • Ensure the smooth running of plant and machinery. 
  • Planned and Reactive maintenance. 
  • Create and maintain PPM work schedule. 
  • Manage and supervise sub-contractors on site. 
  • Identify and procure critical plant spares. 
  • Monitor electrical and mechanical systems performance. 

As a Maintenance Engineer Requirements include: 

  • Apprentice trained. (Mechanical or Electrical). 
  • Strong fault-finding capabilities. 
  • Health & Safety / Food Safety. 
  • Be knowledgeable in using quality assurance systems and standards. 
  • PLC knowledge (advantageous) 
  • SCADA systems (advantageous). 

Please apply find out more about this role. 

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Wolverhampton, Dudley, Kingswinford, Stourbridge, Wombourne, Bilston, Brierley Hill, and surrounding areas.

 

Join a distinguished engineering organisation known for its stability, innovation and commitment to excellence. With a proven track record of low staff turnover, we take pride in nurturing a supportive work environment where employees thrive. 

Our team-oriented approach, led by a manager who values collaboration, fosters growth and skill development. 

We are seeking a skilled Maintenance / Machine Tool Fitter to join our team and contribute to our legacy of success.

Benefits: 

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

  • Competitive Base Salary of £34,500 
  • Day Working with 
  • Outstanding Company Pension Scheme
  • Paid Overtime Opportunities
  • Generous Holiday Entitlement
  • Free On Site Parling 
  • Opportunity to work in a stable and thriving engineering sector

Duties of a Machine Tool Maintenance Fitter

  • Working with a team of Maintenance Engineers you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive multi skilled maintenance activities across our plant. 

Requirements of a Machine Tool Maintenance Fitter

You must hold formal mechanical qualifications (and ideally be apprentice trained too), with proven experience as a Maintenance / Machine Tool Fitter supporting plant and equipment within a robust manufacturing or heavy engineering environment.  

The role is commutable from Blackheath, Cradley Heath, Halesowen, Rowley Regis & Woodgate Valley 

This is a great opportunity to move your career into a fixed hours role, safe in the knowledge that you will be in a stable working environment and classified as a Key Worker.

 

We are an organisation with an established presence in the West Midlands region who are seeking to recruit a Controls Engineer to support our Midlands based operation.

Benefits of a Controls Engineer:

  • Base Salary of £54,000
  • Various Working Hour Options 
  • Exceptional Company Pension
  • Regular Paid Overtime
  • Annual Bonus
  • Company Car Option 
  • Early Friday Finish 
  • GENUINE Ongoing Training & Career Development

Duties of a Controls Engineer:

You will be required to support our onsite automated production system that will see you working closely with our Maintenance, Projects and CI teams to resolve issues and make improvements to production processes, that heavily rely on automation.  

Requirements of a Controls Engineer:

You will ideally have:-

  • Proven Plc & Automation skills with a desire to move your career towards Control Engineering or currently hold a Control Engineering role, with a desire to utilise your skills within a fast-paced, state of the art manufacturing environment. 
  • Experienced to a programming level with either Siemens S7 or TIA Portal Plc

This role is commutable from Atherstone, Coleshill, Coventry, Solihull & Sutton

 

I am looking to recruit a full time and permanent Maintenance Supervisor to join an experienced and dedicated Engineering Team near Banbury on days Monday – Friday. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to utilise their engineering and supervisory skills. This role would suit someone ambitious and ready to take the next step in their career.

The package details for the role of Maintenance Supervisor include:

  • Salary up to £58,000 depending on experience.
  • 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday days 
  • Pension is 3% paid via salary sacrifice, saving you tax and NI contributions.
  • Annual Salary Reviews – an annual pay review is conducted every January.
  • Holiday – 23 days plus bank holidays, rising to 25 plus bank holidays after 5 years’ service.

This role is to support the site Engineering Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for allocating, co-ordinating, and assessing all shift Engineering work tasks to ensure that maximum value. They will supervise the Engineering team and will also provide relief legal duty holder cover for the Engineering Manager.

Desirable Skills involve:

  • High volume manufacturing experience to include continuous processes and batch processes
  • Significant experience of working with a maintenance background
  • Experience in electrical and mechanical fault finding
  • Planned maintenance systems and procedures development experience
  • Well-developed and well-rounded management and leadership skills, being a true team player
  • Proven continuous improvement skills
  • Apprentice trained Electrical Engineer with Mechanical & Electronic / PLC skills
  • 17th / 18th Edition qualification

The Maintenance Supervisor role is commutable from Leicester, Northampton, Corby, Kettering, and Peterborough.

 

Exciting opportunity to join a specialist manufacturing organisation based in Greater Manchester, an opportunity for a Maintenance engineer to join an already established maintenance team and an organisation that continues to grow and have great plans for the future.  

This is an opportunity work with some finest machine tools and equipment throughout the UK and join a team on maintenance engineers who have been with the organisation for years, who can offer support and knowledge as and when needed.  Being not only part of the team but part of the family that continues to grow. 

The Maintenance engineer position is commutable from the following locations: Warrington / St Helen / Preston / Wigan 

Benefits the Maintenance Engineer will receive: 

  • Salary: £48,639
  • 8% Pension scheme 
  • 32 days holiday 
  • Secured cark parking. 
  • Early finish on Friday 

Shift the maintenance engineer will be required to work: Double Days – Mornings and Afternoons – Early finishes on Friday. 

Experience required: 

  • We are looking for a Mechanical biased maintenance engineer. Holding a Minimum of 5 years within Engineering. 
  • Must hold experience with CNC Control systems, ideally FANUC / Siemens / YASNAC 
  • Experienced with both Hydraulics & Pneumatics 
  • Understanding of technical manuals and Engineering Drawings 
  • Able to Utilise and update CMM’s. 
  • Previous experience within Machine shop Environment 
  • Apprentice trained holding a City & Guilds /ONC/HNC/HND in mechanical engineering. 

This position will also require you to work within confined spaces, on occasions the position can be demanding so we are looking for a Driven individual who is able to work Quickly and under pressure and can meet deadline.

 

An exceptional opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Electrician.

This is an opportunity to join a leading Manufacturing organisation, known worldwide, supplying into Food & Manufacturing organisations. A company who continues to grow and pride themselves on a good working environment.  

The maintenance electrician will be joining an already established Maintenance team and will have support from Senior engineers on site.  

This role is commutable from: Stockport / Stoke-On-Trent / Macclesfield / Denton 

Shift the maintenance electrician will be required to work Monday to Thursday – the option to work 1pm till 11pm or 2pm till 12 o clock.

Benefits: 

  • Salary: £38,000 - £40,000  
  • Pension
  • 21+8 Days holiday
  • Overtime
  • Flexible working hours / 4-day week.   

Industry: Manufacturing / Packaging organisation   

Maintenance Electrician Duties:

  • Trouble shooting and Fault Finding on various machines including Injection Moulding Machines, Extruders, Grinders, Rotational Moulding Machines, and associated ancillaries.
  • Planned Preventative Maintenance.
  • Identifying parts required to carry out repairs and providing details to the Maintenance Manager.
  • Using blueprints, wiring diagrams and manufacturer’s installation manuals to complete projects.
  • Testing of fixed installations.
  • Some building maintenance such as lighting & small power.
  • Installation of 3 phase supplies & associated switchgear.
  • Highlighting potential problems with aging switchgear and advising the correct course of action for rectification.

Maintenance Electrician Requirements:

  • Experience with Siemens and Mitsubishi PLC’s. – Strong fault-finding abilities 
  • Experience with Grinders, Extruders, Injection Moulding machinery. 
  • Ideally experience within Single and 3 phase systems. 
  • Dealing with some Plant maintenance such as Lighting and Small power. 
  • Must be Apprentice trained, holding a Formal qualification in Electrical engineering. 
  • 17th or 18th Edition trained/compliant.
 

I am recruiting a great opportunity for a proven Service Engineer to join a well-respected and specialist employer. As Service Engineer you will support with the ongoing servicing and maintenance of the product which is very key to the safety. Utilising the clients in house systems to meet customer expectations you will be responsible for carrying out on-site servicing in line with company standards. 

This is a Monday – Friday role 9am – 5pm with benefits including: 

  • Salary £33,990, monthly paid. 
  • If based in London then London Weighting will be applied on top. 
  • Company car, or allowance, with a fuel card. + company credit card
  • There may be some overnight stays.
  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • Birthday off
  • Xmas shutdown
  • Annual leave buy and sell scheme
  • Company sick pay after probation period
  • Pension salary sacrifice scheme.
  • Life assurance after 12 months
  • Career progression and development
  • Active social committee

The ideal Service Engineer must have a full clean driving licence. Be flexible and willing to travel at short notice as appropriate and have an ability to perform under pressure. Some key duties of the role include: 

  • Planned and reactive on-site servicing using company checklists in line with company procedures. 
  • Installation and maintenance of company products on customer sites. 
  • Generating and validating leads from service visits for the business development team to follow up. 
  • Working with the quality assurance team to address on-site issues. 
  • Attend regular service meetings via teams and head office. 
  • Planning and booking of servicing work utilising our service planning system to meet customer expectation and servicing dates.
  • Utilising customer servicing and facilities management systems to ensure compliance of servicing documentation.

The role of Service Engineer is commutable from Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and North London. There may be some national travel. 

If you have hesitated about moving over the past few months, this is a great opportunity to join an organisation that won’t be affected by any potential fallout from the current economic climate.

 

Company

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.

The business are big advocates of personal development, growth and progression, with many success stories of this across the company. 

Salary, Hours and Benefits

  • £35,000 - £40,000 (dependant on experience)
  • 7:30am – 4:00pm Monday – Thursday, 1:00pm finish on Friday’s
  • 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

  • An experienced Machinist with CNC offline programming ability, creating tool paths.
  • Up-to-date knowledge of programming, setting and operating 3 axis CNC cutting machines, VMC / Millers.
  • Autodesk Fusion 360 programming software experience would be useful.
  • Working experience working within a tool room / plant and equipment maintenance environment.
  • Good knowledge and practical understanding of mechanical engineering applications in product assembly, jigs and fixtures, plant and equipment.
  • Able to read and interpret engineering drawings, machining and finish specifications. PC skills and experience of packages such as Excel and Standard Analyses: Nav, Creo, Windchill, DXF, Cad viewing packages would be useful. 

Role Overview

  • The CNC Programmer, Setter, Operator will programme, set and operate a variety of 3 axis CNC Machines for component and fixturing manufacture and assembly.
  • As part of a small in-house team, the CNC Programmer, Setter, Operator will play an equal part supporting production with modified or bespoke machined components made from a variety of materials from nylon through to stainless steel, as well as working on longer term continuous improvement projects that require machined content (i.e. tooling, fixturing etc).
  • Reporting into the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, the CNC Programmer, Setter, Operator will work cross functionally with Production Leadership, Planning and Manufacturing Engineering teams to ensure production requirements for short turn-around components are met. 
  • You will work within the Tool room / Plant Maintenance function, in addition supporting the wider production operation in areas such as jigs and fixture repair, equipment maintenance and prototyping.

About You

You will be a process led, diligent CNC Programmer, Setter, Operator, with an eye for quality and detail as well as good background skills in workload management and communication. Able to demonstrate experience in mechanical engineering, preferably in a similar environment or industry. An ability to work and resolve issues within the production environment, quickly and accurately is a must.

 

Company

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.

The business are big advocates of personal development, growth and progression, with many success stories of this across the company. 

Salary, Hours and Benefits

  • £40,000
  • 7:30am – 4:00pm Monday to Thursday, 1:00pm finish on Friday’s
  • 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

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

Role Purpose

  • As part of providing life protecting products, testing and traceability of the products in-process and prior to shipment to customer is hugely important. 
  • Evolving test hardware and software to support production operations in an effective and efficient manner whilst growing our output is a key.
  • The Manufacturing Test Engineer (MTE) will define, develop, implement and improve product test processes and hardware / software in the production environment.
  • Forming part of global operations and reporting into the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, the Manufacturing Test Engineer will work cross-functionally with Product Design and Testing, Production and Manufacturing functions and be instrumental in the design and development of product testing processes and equipment from conception through to production support and continuous improvement. 

Key Qualifications and Experience Required

  • The Manufacturing Test Engineer will be time served experience in an electro-mechanical manufacturing and production environment, educated to degree level (ideally) in mechanical engineering, electronics, controls or closely related subject matter.
  • Experience in electronics and software / hardware design and manufacturing systems design.
  • Strong track record in continuous improvement, project management, fault rectification and production support roles
  • Be able to evidence an aptitude for detail, process control and documentation.
  • Experience interacting with and leading cross functional improvement groups on the shop floor.
  • Demonstrate a flexible, inclusive and pro-active approach to identifying and resolving problems.

About You

  • The Manufacturing Test Engineer will be a process led, proactive problem solver, data led and analytical in nature.
  • Having good background skills in project, task and prioritisation management and communication you will be able to demonstrate experience in electronics and testing at a practical level, preferably in a similar environment or industry. An ability to work and resolve issues within a high-pressure production environment, quickly and accurately is a must. 

Key Areas of Responsibility of The Role Include

  • Test Definition - Using product and process knowledge to define & develop testing solutions, including hardware / software and process application.
  • Reporting and Data – Defining and analysing data capture and information, interpreting results and driving improvement.
  • Process Support – Developing and documenting test processes and providing support to operations teams. Manage test process adherence and training.
  • Hardware / Software Support – Maintenance management, fault resolution, Test system safety and calibration
  • Product Testing – Supporting production test processes to understand and resolve test failures.
  • New Capability – Support Product development with testing capability and continuous improvements initiatives with global standardisation in mind