QUALITY AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

An exceptional opportunity has been created due to continuing expansion for a QUALITY AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEER.

This is a fascinating manufacturing facility, supplying into a wide range of different industry sectors, but predominantly, into precision engineering.

As the Quality and Manufacturing Engineer, you will be reporting into the Technical Manager, and you will be a key member of the team, focusing on major OEM customer requirements

You may be either a Quality Engineer, looking to expand into Manufacturing Engineer, or a Manufacturing Engineer, looking to expand into Quality, the opportunity is here!

Commutable from Preston, Skelmersdale, Leigh, Warrington, Wigan, Liverpool, St Helen’s, Blackburn, and Bolton

BENEFITS OF A QUALITY AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

• £36,000
• Work - Place Pension
• Early finish Friday
• You will be joining a highly prestigious precision engineering 
• Very busy, friendly organisation
• Superb genuine progression available 

DUTIES OF QUALITY AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

• Conduct capability studies and provide analysis of results
• Carry out audits to automotive standards
• Root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions
• Problem-solving in Quality
• PPAP’s
• Support and coordinate the management of quality problems
• Prepare documentation
• Champion continuous improvements
• Use of CMM

REQUIREMENTS OF QUALITY AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

• You may be a Quality Engineer, looking to expand your role to include Manufacturing Engineering,
• Or you may be a Manufacturing Engineer, looking for more involvement in Quality
• This is a high precision engineering organisation, and your experience should be relevant to manufacturing
• To have the ability to close complex or minor quality issues
• Data driven 
• This would suit a customer facing sort of personality
• Any CMM experience would be beneficial though not essential

There is plenty of scope within this role if you are an ambitious Engineer.

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Manufacturing, Production & Quality Recruitment Support since 1994

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Business Development Manager who has strong experience in the Component Manufacturing industry.

• Starting Salary - £50,000 + £60,000 - DOE  
• Hybrid Working
• Private Medical Insurance 
• Car Allowance + Onsite Parking 

The successful candidate MUST have previous experience as a Business Development Manager or have worked in another senior Sales position. Having a history of winning new business in the component manufacturing industry or have previously worked as a Tier 1 supplier in the Automotive sector is CRUCIAL for this role. 

DUTIES:

• As Business Development Manager you will be expected to expand and discover new clients along with Identifying and supporting new business opportunities
• Creating, negotiating, and closing profitable new business deals and commercial agreements at most senior levels
• Preparing and presenting Business Opportunities to the CEO / Senior Management / Board outlining including strategic fit, financial data, profitability, and potential for future account growth
• Maintain and manage current accounts, meeting regularly with relevant customer personnel, spanning all functions/positions through to Senior level, ensuring the customer feels well-supported
• Establish, negotiate and update selling prices by monitoring costs, competition, and supply and demand

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be a dynamic, fast-paced individual with background and proven track record in sales, business development and winning new business
• Experience within a 1st or 2nd Tier supplier in the Automotive industry is a must
• An engineering background and understanding of CNC Machining, processes and tools would be an advantage 
• Have an extensive past client portfolio / contacts base. Erls
• Remain aware of market trends
• Full UK driving licence

This is an exciting role and suitable for someone who has previously worked as an Account Manager, Commercial Manager, Sales Director, Business Development Manager or Sales Manager in the component Manufacturing industry.

This role is commutable from: Manchester, Wigan, Bury, Bolton, Liverpool, Rochdale, Warrington, Oldham, Stockport, Blackburn

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Sales Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

PRODUCTION MANAGER

An exceptional opportunity has been created due to continuing expansion for a Production Manager.  This is a fascinating manufacturing facility, supplying into a wide range of different industry sectors, but predominantly, into precision engineering.

As the Production Manager, you will be reporting into the Technical Manager, and you will be a key member of the Senior Management team, offering direction and motivation to your team.

Part of your remit as Production Manager, will be to ensure achievement of internal and external quality expectations are me and exceeded.

Commutable from: Preston, Skelmsdale, Leigh, Warrington, Wigan, Liverpool, St Helen’s, Blackburn and Bolton

Production Manager Benefits:

• £50,000
• Work - Place Pension
• Early finish Friday
• You will be joining a highly prestigious precision engineering 
• Very busy, friendly organisation
• Superb genuine progression available 

Production Manager Duties:

• Management of the Production Supervisors to achieve required levels of output, efficiency, quality and Service
• Oversee the Operational Supervision to ensuring that efficient processes are developed and maintained
• Identification of training needs and ensure that local training and development plans are prepared
• Follow up non-conformance
• Ensure adequate training is provided
• Lead by example in all areas
• Development of strong relationships both with customers and peers
• Maintain and improve disciplines, standards and working practises in the facility

Production Manager Requirements:

• Production Management experience gained from within a manufacturing environment
• It would be beneficial if you have worked in a continuous improvement type culture
• To have previously set KPI’s
• As this is an expanding, busy organisation, this would suit a lively, friendly, natural leader, who thrives under pressure

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Manufacturing, Production & Quality Recruitment Support since 1994

MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN

Are you a Maintenance Electrician actively seeking a new opportunity? Are you looking for a company who can offer stability – then this might just be the role for you!

We are currently assisting a Manufacturing organisation based in the Lancashire Area who are actively recruiting for a Maintenance electrician to join their already well-established maintenance team on site, this is an exciting opportunity for a keen and driven individual who enjoys picking up overtime 

The Maintenance Electrician position is commutable from the following locations: Blackburn / Bolton / Oldham / Burnley 

Benefits the Maintenance Electrician will receive: 

• £41,000 / £42,000 
• 33days holiday
•  Life Insurance
• Great Pension
• Overtime

The Maintenance Electrician will work the following shift: Continental – 4on-4off – 2days-2nights 7am till 7pm / 7pm till 7am 

Experience and Duties Required: 

• To Complete all PPM for the site 
• Site Maintenance of Mechanical and Electrical Equipment 
• Respond to Breakdowns in a timely manner 
• Experience with both Mechanical and Electrical Parts 
• Able to read Electrical drawings 
• PLC knowledge would be at an advantage – 
• Must be Apprentice trained holding a formal qualification in Electrical engineering HNC / City & Guilds 
• Minimum of 5 years-experience 
• Experience with the following: Hydraulics & Pneumatics / PLC systems / Shredders and Granulators / Single and 3 Phase systems / Temp Controllers and pressure controllers

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

MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

Exciting opportunity to join a specialist manufacturing organisation based in Greater Manchester, An opportunity for a Mechanical biased maintenance engineer to join an already established maintenance team and an organisation that continues to Grow. 

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

Benefits the Maintenance engineer will receive: 

• £38,000 
• 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 

Ideally the maintenance engineer will have the following: 

• 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.

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

MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN

New exciting opportunity to join a Global Manufacturing organisation based in Greater Manchester Area.  This is an exceptional opportunity for a higher skilled maintenance electrician who holds strong Programming and Fault-finding abilities with Siemens & Allen Bradley PLC’S

This Maintenance Electrician position is commutable from the following locations: Warrington / Skelmersdale / Bolton / Wigan 

Benefits the maintenance electrician will receive: 

• £47,000 to £49,000 – Dependent on Experience with PLC’s 
• Great Training and progression opportunities 
• Company Pension 
• Secured on site Parking 
• Plenty of overtime 

Shift in place: Continental – 4on-4off systems – 2days-2nights. 12 hours Shift. 

The maintenance electrician will be responsible and hold the following experience: 

• As mentioned key to the role is the fault-finding and programming experience with PLC’s / Hardware. Siemens & Allen Bradley 
• Previous experience within a Manufacturing environment 
• Maintain and install all electrical machinery 
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance 
• Complete maintenance work orders, use of CMMS systems 
• Be able to communicate at all levels throughout the business 
• Electrically Biased – but holding a split on the mechanical Side 
• Knowledge of variable speed drives 
• Must be able to read schematic drawings 
• 17/18th IEE Wiring regulations 
• Proven experience within a similar role 
• Apprentice trained holding a HNC / HND in Electrical engineering

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

MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

Are you a Mechanical biased Maintenance Engineer – seeking a new Challenge, a opportunity to join a Friendly & Busy environment

We have received an exceptional opportunity for a Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer holding a Mechanical biased background to join a leading Manufacturer in the Bolton area. 

This Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from the following location: Bury / Blackburn / Wigan / Manchester / Bolton 

Shift the Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer will be required to work: Double Days – Rotating Days & Afternoons. 

Benefits the Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer will receive: 

• Salary: £30,000 - £34,000  
• Discounted Good
• EAP Support
• Sick-pay
• Early Friday finish
• Generous holiday
• Great & Friendly environment to work
• Free secured parking. 

The multi-skilled maintenance engineer will be responsible and hold the following experience:

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and breakdown 
• Must hold a Multi-skilled background – Mechanically biased holding a 70/30 Split 
• Previous experience with CNC Wood machines and CNC Metal working machines 
• Complete Maintenance logs and reporting systems. 
• Maintain Stock levels
• Support major breakdowns 
• Ideally you will be able to read from both mechanical and electrical drawings 
• Fault-finding abilities with PLC’s – Siemens / Omron 
• Holding both hydraulic and pneumatic experience 
• Proven experience within a manufacturing environment. 
• Proactive and a great communicator who isn’t shy to provide maintenance idea’s 
• We are looking for an Apprentice trained Maintenance engineer – who holding a City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical engineering.

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

HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUPERVISOR

A position has become available for a Health and Safety Manager in the Wigan area.

If you have any exposure to Environmental, all the better, however, if not, development will be offered on this specific area.  This is a unique manufacturing environment, and there is a steady and consistent demand for their products and services.

This will be a 3-site responsibility with your base being in Wigan.

The role is commutable from Liverpool, Wigan, Bolton, Southport, Stockport, Manchester, Warrington, Rochdale, Blackburn, Oldham, and Preston

BENEFITS OF A HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUPERVISOR

• £50,000 - £55,000
• Company Car
• Bonus
• 3 site responsibility
• Development offered on Environmental
• EARLY FINISH FRIDAY
• Work Pension and Good holidays
• Free parking
• Excellent career move 
• Long-established, busy, friendly manufacturing organisation
• Plenty of development and progression
• Well respected and well known

DUTIES OF HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUPERVISOR

• Inspect and assess the environment, equipment, and processes
• Responsibility for implementing the safety and environmental culture and maintain ISO 14001:2015 on all 3 sites
• You will be the main point of contact for all the authorities and legal agencies
• Establish new contract with subcontractors for environmental issues, (GHG/CO2 emissions, measurements, waste management)
• Lead accident investigations, or near miss
• Lead investigations of any environmental discrepancies, in terms of emissions, waste, pollution and spills
• Organise and coordinate internal and external audits
• Risk assessments
• Propose short and long-term (five- year plan) safety and environmental objectives

REQUIREMENTS OF HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUPERVISOR

• NEBOSH required
• Health and Safety experience at a Senior Level
• It would be beneficial to have Environmental experience, however, development in this area is offered
• Happy to travel between sites (Wigan, Birmingham, and Durham) though your base will be Wigan
• Risk assessment knowledge
• To have the ability to inspire, train and motivate
• Data driven
• Outstanding communication skills

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Manufacturing, Production & Quality Recruitment Support since 1994

BID MANAGER

This is an excellent opportunity for a Bid Manager who has a background in the Fire & Security industry and has experience with the Tendering/ Contracts process, along with managing a team.

• Starting Salary - £40,000 - DOE
• Car or Car allowance 
• Very Competitive Commission scheme 
• Company Subsidised Pension Scheme
• Birthday Holiday

As Bid Manager you will assist in the development of all sector and service line business development campaigns and will support in allocating best practices throughout the Company and Division. In your role as Bid Manager your department plays a pivotal role in shaping and driving the Company’s growth:

DUTIES:

• Manage a team to effectively deliver the Company bid activity. Providing training and 1-2-1 support as required for their development.
• Define and disseminate bid best practice on an industry and regional level to the Company and Division
• Be responsible for implementing, overseeing, and enforcing the Bid Management Process
• Support in the continuous development of the Bid Department, to generate more efficient ways of working and increase success
• Undertake market intelligence and competitor analysis projects to ensure competitiveness is maintained across Service contracts.
• Work alongside all key stakeholders to win new business and successfully retain existing maintenance contracts through re-tenders and renewals

REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to persuade, influence and challenge in a constructive manner and identify appropriate solutions
• Commercial, tender, business development, sales or marketing background
• Experience of managing multiple projects with time-critical deadlines
• Delivering results and meeting client expectations
• Ideally educated to a degree level (or equivalent)

This is an exciting role and suitable for someone who has previously worked as a Bid Manager, Deal Manager, Pursuit Manager or Business Development Manager in the Fire & Security industry.

This Bid Manager role is commutable from: Oldham, Bury, Manchester, Salford, Stockport, Bolton, Warrington, Wigan

An outstanding opportunity has a risen for a new Business Development Manager role.

This opportunity is perfect for Postgraduates with an IT degree or someone with 1/2 years of IT sales experience. Having a background as a Business Administrator/ Management or as a Software Engineering would be advantageous.
 
If you are looking to progress your career in IT then this position is perfect for you.

Business Development Manager Benefits:

• £23,000 - £27,000 – Basic salary
• Great Commission Scheme 
• Remote Working
• 20 days annual leave plus UK Bank Holidays 
• Private Medical Insurance

Business Development Manager Duties:

• Answer product and sales enquiries from channel partners and end users over email, on the phone and face-to-face
• Represent the company’s sales department in the Northwest of the UK
• Co-work with and support Marketing Department to organise national and international business events for product promotions
• New sales partner development and account management
• Promote the company solutions and drive business growth

Business Development Manager Requirements:

• Working experience related to storage, IP surveillance or networking products is desired
• Previous experience in an IT Sales role would be an advantage 
• Passion for IT & the company’s products 
• Clean UK driving license
• Good customer service skills 
• Experienced in public speaking 

This Business Development Manager role is ideal for somebody who is looking to progress or start their career in the IT industry at an established worldwide company.

This Business Development Manager role is commutable from: Bury, Manchester, Bolton, Warrington, Stockport, Oldham, Macclesfield

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Sales Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

We are currently assisting a Global Leading Textiles & Manufacturing organisations in their search for a Service Representative. This role will require overseas travel and overnight stay, we are looking for an ambitious and motivated individual who is able to communicate at all levels. Ideally the individual will hold previous experience within Paper & Packaging environments.  

When not travelling overseas – your day to day will be working 2days from home and three days travelling to customers sites. (Area’s to be discussed) 

This role is commutable from the following locations:  Bolton / Rochdale / Manchester / Bury

Benefits the Service engineer will receive: 

• Salary: £42,000 + £5,000 Bonus Issued yearly 
• Pension 12%
• 29 days holiday / increasing to 33days after 5 years
• Health care 
• Company Vehicle / Fuel card / PPE 
• All expenses covered. 
• Opportunity to travel overseas. (France & Sweden are the main locations) 

We are looking for the Service engineer to hold the following experience: 

• Previous experience with Paper machines and a good understanding of paper producing and processing.  
• Carry out surveys on paper machinery 
• Collect and report data from paper machines 
• Make any adjustments and amendments to paper machinery. 
• Deal with Repairs on Paper machinery – both Electrical and mechanical repairs 
• Installation of new equipment / machinery 
• Planned maintenance to support TPM Structures 
• Repair and improve all aspects of electrical and mechanical needs 
• Provide advice on the paper machinery to ensure and smoother performance
• Identify and report changes and trends occurring 
• Flexibility is key – (Travelling and overnights stays will be required) 
• Great communicator with excellent IT skills – data analysis 
• Self-motivated and able to work for a long period of time on their own. 
• Holding a NVQ Level 3 Qualification – Electrical Engineering / Mechanical engineering 
• Full UK Driving licence / Flexible and local / able to commit to the call out rota.

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

Are you an Electrical Service Engineer or a Commissioning Engineer, actively seeking a new exciting opportunity – an opportunity that can take you world-wide?.

We are working with a busy & friendly organisations who have developed a strong reputation world-wide as a leading Manufacture of good quality process systems to recruit a Electrical Service / Commissioning Engineer into their expanding team.

The Electrical Service / Commissioning engineers position is commutable from: Rochdale / Bury / Oldham / Bolton. 

Benefits the Electrical Service / Commissioning engineer will receive: 

• £35,000 - £37,000 
• Pension
• 22+8 days holiday increasing to 25+8 days 
• Company Vehicle 
• PPE 
• Mobile & Laptop 
• Fuel Card 
• Opportunity to travel world-wide / all expenses covered. 
• Training 

The Electrical Service / Commissioning Engineer will be responsible for the following and will hold the following experience: 

• Carry out any requests for service, calibration, commissioning and client training in the UK and worldwide from management, service department manager, sales, projects and technical department 
• Assist the company to fulfill all contract requirements relating to existing customers with service contracts and future customers 
• Provide rapid response quotations for spares (as required) and any remedial or extra service work relating to site visits and health checks. 
• Wherever possible assist in the pre-delivery testing of equipment and control panels in line with our company quality and safety systems. 
• Work within a safe manner 
• Carry out both Electrical and mechanical duties / requirements on site. 
• Ideally the right individual will hold Experience within Food / Manufacturing Environments 
• PLC knowledge - Fault finding abilities – Siemens / Allen Bradley / Mitsubishi  
• Additional experience with Hydraulics & Pneumatics, AC & DC conveyor systems, packaging machinery, temp Controllers & gear-boxes 
• Flexibility is key as you will be traveling: 80% of our work is UK based & 20% of our work can be world-wide and this tends to be commissioning. 

Ideally we are looking an Apprentice trained engineer holding a HNC in electrical engineering, also holding their 18th Edition.

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