This is a family business where changing people’s lives through the products that they design, manufacture and install is a daily occurrence. With 35 years’ experience under their belt, they are a leading provider in the UK, a market leader in Europe and have a presence in many other countries worldwide.
Based at their ISO9001 accredited, purpose-built manufacturing facility in Derbyshire, they believe the future success and growth of their business is inextricably linked to the introduction of innovative, high-quality solutions.
This NPI Project Manager role is perfect for a hands-on self-starter who would like to work as part of a driven and supportive team. As NPI Project Manager the role will be primarily focused upon helping to introduce new products using clients in-house new product introduction methodology.
The role would ideally suit a NPI Project Manager who enjoys working across the full product lifecycle, leading multidisciplinary teams from product concept through to customer delivery, organising and leading periodic stage gate reviews.
NPI Project Manager Person Specification
You will be Degree qualified (or equivalent) with 5 years project management experience in manufacturing environments
Have proven experience of successfully managing the introduction of new product projects
Project management qualifications would be advantageous
The ability to lead cross-disciplinary teams
A good planner, action seeking, - delivery of results, finisher, well organised, methodical, and assertive
A hands-on approach to resolving problems
Have a practiced understanding of manufacturing organisational structure and methodologies, used within manufacturing businesses
Key Responsibilities
Managing new product introductions from product concept through to launch
Leading a cross-functional team including product design, manufacturing, quality, purchasing, sales, marketing and finance
Ensuring projects keep to fiscal timing, product specification and other metrics
Organising and presenting at Stage Gate meetings
Identifying and resolving project roadblocks
Presenting information at all levels
Managing the product improvement system, the New Product Introduction process and the product portfolio – introduction and obsolescence
Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Design, R&D & Projects Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994
This is an opportunity for an experienced Injection Moulding Quality Technician to join an ever-expanding business. They have a history that goes back many, many years and they now have multiple sites, with workloads increasing across all of them
Reporting to the Quality & Compliance Manager, the Quality Technician will take responsibility for all quality issues pertaining to the designated Customer base by providing the working specifications, equipment, and other information necessary to enable the Operational Team Leaders, Operators and Quality Facilitators to efficiently control the manufacturing product quality.
The Quality Technician will relentlessly drive through continuous improvement, in all activities. To carry out GMP audits, internal audits, product testing, complaints management, document control and other relevant tasks to support the upkeep of the business quality management systems.
To develop new / improved systems, procedures, methods etc. in a continuous drive for departmental improvements.
Analyse Production / Quality data and provide a summary sometimes in the form of a COA.
Product testing requirements review. To maintain a system for filing and retrieval of customer approved samples.
Random Warehouse audits to verify quality of finished product/packaging.
GMP Auditing, Internal Auditing.
To provide a measurement service for dimensional reports, including New Product ISIR’s
Programming CMM / Quickscope / Lloyds etc for product measurement / test. To ensure that established Inspection procedures are observed at all times.
Maintain 'control' over Production QC level documents / data.
Liaise closely with Production /Sales / Technical personnel regarding internal non-conformities and customer complaints – serving as complaints administrator for customer base
Control lab equipment calibration
Training and induction of temporary agency staff
Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Manufacturing, Production & Quality Recruitment Support since 1994
This is an opportunity for an experienced Moulding Technician to join an ever-expanding business. They have a history that goes back many, many years and they now have multiple sites, with workloads increasing across all of them
Reporting to the Toolroom team Leader, the Moulding Technician will be responsible for the repairing and maintenance of injection mould tools, manufacturing of spare parts for tooling or other equipment, designing and building of prototype tooling. You will also design and manufacture other fabrications to support the injection moulding department and other departments.
The Moulding Technician will have proven Toolroom experience.
Minimum 4 - 5 years’ experience.
Experience and knowledge of injection moulding technology and associated equipment.
Moulding Technician Key Responsibilities
Manufacture of spare parts for injection mould tools and related processes.
Strip down, service and repair of injection mould tools, ISBM tools, fixtures and jigs.
Use of CAD/CAM facility to design parts & programme CNC machinery.
Make use of all tool room equipment, including CNC, Lathe, milling, cylindrical grinder, surface grinder, spark eroder and welding equipment.
To have a good understanding of the injection moulding process to support the Setting Team with moulding validation.
Understand health and safety requirements, comply with health and safety policies and procedures and to always work in a way to ensure the health and safety of you and your colleagues.
Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Manufacturing, Production & Quality Recruitment Support since 1994
We are currently recruiting for a Maintenance Fitter for a company within the Heavy Engineering Industry that are extremely unique.
The company operate a day shift with working hours 7am – 3.30pm
Maintenance Fitter role and benefits:
£35,000
Refined 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 pension scheme)
Bonus Schemes
Employee Assistance Programme
Maintenance Fitter duties will include but not limited to:
The diagnosis, location, and rectification of all mechanical faults on site, including pneumatic, hydraulic systems
Responding to emergency situations in a timely and effective manner
Plan out work and display initiative and common sense
Adhere to current Safe Systems of Work, lock off and permit to work procedures
Carry out all tasks in accordance with company Quality systems, hygiene standards and safe working practices
As a Maintenance Fitter, the company will require you to have an NVQ / City & Guilds in Mechanical Engineering or Apprentice trained. They will also look at talking too Maintenance Engineers or Mechanical Fitters for this role.
The role is commutable from Derby, Nottingham, Mansfield and Chesterfield.
Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Maintenance, Reliability & Service Recruitment Support since 1994