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BUYER

Job Description

BUYER

We are a leading European manufacturer, with annual turnover exceeding €500 million. As a family-owned business, we employ around 2,800 people across production sites in Germany, France, the UK, and Poland, supported by a global sales network.

The UK site in Telford employs approximately 110 staff and has a turnover of £25m+, serving blue-chip clients across consumer and industrial markets. 

Industries Served: Agriculture, construction, chemicals, hygiene, food, logistics, medical & pharma, home care, tapes & liners, pet products, and more.

As a Site Buyer, you will collaborate closely with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to secure best-in-class procurement outcomes. 

Commutable from Birmingham, Walsall, Dudley, Aldridge, Telford, Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury, Willenhall, Broseley, Market Drayton, Church Stretton, Stafford and Cannock

KEY BENEFITS

  • Salary: Up to £40,000
  • Plenty of free parking on site
  • Lunchtime Friday finish
  • Very friendly supportive team
  • Long term career stability and prospects
  • Stable, family friendly business

RESPONSIBILITIES for BUYER

  • Provide quarterly supplier forecasts aligned with customer demand, managing supply deviations effectively.
  • Develop tailored procurement contracts 
  • Monitor and manage supplier performance, addressing any deviation in delivery time, cost, or quality.
  • Ensure supplier systems are aligned with lean production requirements.
  • Achieve and exceed cost-saving targets through price negotiation and strategic sourcing.
  • Regularly review specifications and pricing 
  • Scan the market for alternative supply sources, new materials, and more efficient procurement solutions.
  • Lead supplier value analysis and cost-reduction initiatives.
  • Build long-term, value-driven partnerships with key suppliers.
  • Conduct regular supplier audits and reviews in partnership with the Quality Team.
  • Ensure suppliers are up to date with current specifications and manage changes to minimise waste.
  • Participate in the development of strategic suppliers through joint improvement plans

REQUIREMENTS for BUYER

  • Buying experience ideally from a manufacturing / engineering background
  • Ideally hold CIPS though not essential
  • Experience with SAP or similar would be advantageous but not essential
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
  • Proven track record of managing procurement projects and delivering measurable cost savings.
  • Strong commercial acumen and proactive approach to market trends and changes.
  • Customer-centric mindset—both internal and external.
  • Strategic, analytical thinker with a solutions-oriented approach.

Ready to make a difference? Apply today!

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 PURCHASING & LOGISTICS vacancies, or should you just want to discuss your particular needs, then please do not hesitate to contact me by phone or email, to have an informal, confidential chat.

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Purchasing & Logistics Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

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Due to enormous growth my client is in need of a number of production technicians to join them on a continental shift rota. As production technician you will be hands-on with the machinery, spotting faults and preventing downtime. So, we are looking for technically minded candidates who would like to be part of an amazing progressive company. You will start on a salary of £33,773 for the first 12 weeks of training, this rise will to £37,500 and then after 6-12 months will rise to £41,200. 

My client is investing millions every year into new technology, automation and progressive new projects. If this sounds like something you would be interested in, please apply now to avoid missing out. 

Production Technician Benefits: 

  • £33,733 - £41,200
  • Premium OT (x1.5/x2) 
  • 13% pension (5%/8%). 
  • 23 days holiday. 
  • Health cash plan. 
  • Health and life insurance. 
  • Tech schemes. 
  • Real training and development opportunities. 

Production Technician Duties include:

  • Continental shift rota. 
  • Ensure 100% compliance with industry standards. 
  • Fault finding, investigating issues and problem solving. 
  • Machinery start-ups and changeovers. 
  • Leading a line of machine operators and driving performance. 
  • Drive continuous improvement. 
  • Liaise with engineering teams on improvements. 

Production Technician Requirements include: 

  • Engineering qualifications would be a massive advantage. 
  • Technically minded. 
  • Competent to solve problems and issues. 
  • Worked previously on machinery or in an engineering environment. 
  • An effective communicator. 
  • Experience within a food environment would be beneficial. 

Please apply find out more about this fantastic role. 

This Production Technician position is commutable from: Telford, Shrewsbury, Market Drayton,  Wolverhampton, Bridgnorth, Newport,  and surrounding areas. 

 

CHEMICAL  ENGINEER

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a CHEMICAL  ENGINEER.


This is an exciting Organisation to be part of, you would be joining a prestigious, state of the Art manufacturing organisation. Specialising in either high quality off the shelf modules, to individual new developments. We are very much at the forefront of brand -new technology.

We are considering both relevant Chemical Engineer  experience, or you might have recently graduated in Chemical Engineering and are looking for that first step on the ladder.

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

MUST HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK

Commutable from Birmingham, Halesowen, Stourbridge, Worcester, Bromsgrove, Kidderminster, Harbourne, Moseley, Droitwich, Walsall, Aldridge, Sutton Coldfield, Minworth, Willenhall, Dudley, Rowley Regis, Bearwood and Wolverhampton

KEY BENEFITS

  • Salary: £42,000 - £46,000
  • Free parking on site
  • Life Assurance
  • Generous sick scheme if needed
  • DAY position
  • Overtime Paid
  • Life Assurance
  • Large, stable well -established business
  • Super long- term prospects
  • Friendly supportive team

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Ensure all Chemical Engineering is compliant
  • HAZOP assessments
  • Design, implement and commission plant modifications, modifications to existing plant
  • Hazard assessments
  • Working closely with the Projects team to help develop the plant design, layout, costings and proposals
  • Provide technical expertise
  • Developing new processes and existing ones
  • Exposure to COMAH regulations would be advantageous as would DSEAR methodology

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU!

  • A Degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
  • Ideally, you will have gained Chemical Process Engineering experience from within an engineering or manufacturing setting.

We can only consider applications with the right to work in the UK.  No Sponsorship can be offered.

 

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This position would be ideal for someone with plant maintenance skills and a good knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatics. You will be working a continental shift pattern, and you will be paid a lifestyle bonus of £47 for every weekend day worked (excluding overtime). This will take your salary to around £50,589.

Maintenance Engineer Benefits:

  • £48,000 (£50,589 with lifestyle payment). 
  • OT at premium rates (x1.5). 
  • £47.08 lifestyle payment (paid every rostered weekend day). 
  • 5% matched pension. 
  • Product specific training. (Siemens S7)
  • 23 days holiday. 

Maintenance Engineer Duties include:

  • Continental shift 2 days – 2 nights. 
  • Make improvements to production. 
  • To always maintain manufacturing machinery.
  • To ensure all data recording and feedback is completed accurately and on time. 
  • Preventive maintenance.
  • Installation work where necessary. 
  • To maintain safe working practices at all times. 
  • To undertake training as required.
  • Mechanical and electrical fault finding. 

Maintenance Engineer Requirements include: 

  • Recognised Engineering Qualifications. 
  • Hydraulics and Pneumatics. 
  • Siemens S7 understanding. 
  • Heavy engineering background. 
  • Welding (advantageous). 
  • Strong fault-finding abilities. 

Please apply find out more about this fantastic role. 

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Bilston, Wednesbury. Cannock, Stourbridge, and surrounding areas.