The Company:

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.

Building on an impressive history, they are continuing their successful growth strategy with the recruitment of a UK Sales Team Manager.

Salary and Benefits:

• £40,000
• Company Car
• 31 Days Holiday
• Life Insurance

Role Overview:

• Reporting to the Head of UK Sales and Customer Engagement, the UK Sales Team Manager will be responsible for managing the internal telesales and external sales teams. Leading the field-based team and managing the Office Sales Manager to create a streamlined customer centric sales experience.
• Providing strong leadership with a high focus on delivering great customer service and the achievement of maximum profitability and growth, in line with the company vision and values. Managing change and strategies to nurture and grow the customer base whilst maintaining a well-functioning and collaborative team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive strategic sales plan across the field and office teams for the B2C division
• Generate sustainable sales growth against set company targets. Responsible for the recruitment, induction and development of the Field Sales Team and the Sales Office Manager
• Carry out quarterly visits to each Regional Assessment Specialist delivering training, development, coaching and support (2 per month). Support the Sales Office Manager through regular coaching and mentoring
• Ensure all performance management targets (KPIs, Operational Standards) are met across the B2C team
• Monitor & develop the technical capabilities of the Field Sales Team to improve customer satisfaction and efficiencies
• Work closely with Marketing to increase enquiries and the conversion rate of enquiry to sale, effective target setting with close analytical reporting for all team members
• Create a cohesive one team approach through regular communication and meetings, monthly reporting to outline results and highlight opportunities and issues

Person Specification:

• You must have a consultative / home assessment / home-based sales, B2C type background or management experience of a consultative sales team
• The Sales Team Manager will have a proven background in the management of internal & external sales teams and the development of their overall performance
• A motivational leader, not just a manager, with experience in recruiting, leading, coaching and performance managing field and office sales teams; preferably in a service provision industry sector
• You will have a formal educational background, be that a degree or further learning, understanding the difference between management and leadership and possess excellent communication skills – both formal and informal, with Employees, Management and Customers

Commutable from Derby, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Nottingham, Mansfield, Worksop, Newark

CNC 5 AXIS MILLER

Due to growth and increasing work orders; a global first tier engineering company is requiring CNC 5 Axis Millers to join the strong workforce. Supplying to Aerospace, defence, nuclear and more, the CNC Miller will not be short of using their skillset within the busy environment.

Benefits for the CNC Miller include:

• Up to £17.00 Per Hour Dependent on Experience
• 22 Days annual leave + 8 bank holidays (growing to 25 days after time served)
• Shift premium
• Secured onsite parking
• Uniform and PPE including work boots
• Onsite canteen, with microwave, fridge etc
• Opportunities to train and learn new engineering skills
• Overtime available
• Large, clean facilities with state-of-the-art equipment

The CNC Miller should:

• Be a time served engineer
• Have experience with milling machines
• Be able to program (Not essential, but as minimum: ability to edit programs
• Be willing to work a night shift (on a rota)

This role is commutable from Derby, Nottingham, Mansfield, Chesterfield, Ashbourne.

If you are a time served engineer, who wants to grow, learn new skills & use existing skills to produce parts for high profile customers, in a clean, large engineering site then this is the job for you. Apply and send your CV ASAP.

CNC TURNER

Due to growth and increasing work orders; a global first tier engineering company is requiring CNC Turners to join the strong workforce. Supplying to Aerospace, defence, nuclear and more, the CNC turner will not be short of using their skillset within the busy environment.

Benefits for the CNC Turner include:

• Up to £15.50 Per Hour Dependent on Experience
• 22 Days annual leave + 8 bank holidays (growing to 25 days after time served)
• Secured onsite parking
• Uniform and PPE including work boots
• Onsite canteen, with microwave, fridge etc
• Opportunities to train and learn new engineering skills
• Overtime at time & a half
• Early finish on a Friday (12.30)
• Large, clean facilities with state-of-the-art equipment

The CNC Turner should:

• Be a time served engineer
• Have experience CNC turning
• Be experienced with Mazak or Fanuc
• Be able to edit programs
• Have Millturn experience (advantageous, not essential)

This role is commutable from Derby, Nottingham, Mansfield, Chesterfield, Ashbourne

If you are a time served engineer, who wants to grow, learn new skills & use existing skills to produce parts for high profile customers, in a clean, large engineering site then this is the job for you. Apply and send your CV ASAP.

The Company:

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.

Building on an impressive history, they are continuing their successful growth strategy with the recruitment of a UK Sales Manager.

Salary and Benefits:

• £40,000
• Company vehicle
• 31 days holiday
• Life insurance
• Profit related pay

Role Overview:

• Reporting to the Head of UK Sales and Customer Engagement, the UK Sales Manager will be responsible for managing the internal and external sales teams. Leading the field-based team and managing the Office Sales Manager to create a streamlined customer centric sales experience.
• Providing strong leadership with a high focus on delivering great customer service and the achievement of maximum profitability and growth, in line with the company vision and values. Managing change and strategies to nurture and grow the customer base whilst maintaining a well-functioning and collaborative team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive strategic sales plan across the field and office teams for the B2C division
• Generate sustainable sales growth against set company targets. Responsible for the recruitment, induction and development of the Field Sales Team and the Sales Office Manager
• Carry out quarterly visits to each Regional Assessment Specialist delivering training, development, coaching and support (2 per month). Support the Sales Office Manager through regular coaching and mentoring
• Ensure all performance management targets (KPIs, Operational Standards) are met across the B2C team
• Monitor & develop the technical capabilities of the Field Sales Team to improve customer satisfaction and efficiencies
• Work closely with Marketing to increase enquiries and the conversion rate of enquiry to sale, effective target setting with close analytical reporting for all team members
• Create a cohesive one team approach through regular communication and meetings, monthly reporting to outline results and highlight opportunities and issues

Person Specification:

• The UK Sales Manager will have a proven background in the management of internal & external sales teams and the development of their overall performance.
• A motivational leader, not just a manager, with a demonstrable and successful track record in B2C sales, experience in recruiting, leading, coaching and performance managing field and office sales teams; preferably in a service provision industry sector.
• You will have a formal educational background, be that a degree or further learning, understanding the difference between management and leadership and possess excellent communication skills – both formal and informal, with Employees, Management and Customers.

Commutable from Derby, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Nottingham, Mansfield, Worksop, Newark

Quality Inspector / Engineer 

Permanent

£22,000

Calling all Graduates looking for an opportunity to start or continue a career in Quality. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a methodical, driven graduate to join the Quality team as a Quality Assistant at a leading, reputable, national Manufacturer; who is offering training and progression for the successful applicant.  

Benefits for the Quality Inspector / Quality Engineer Include:

• 31 Days holiday Including bank holidays
• Opportunity to earn an annual Bonus
• Life Assurance
• Discounts on corporate products
• Pension with Employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• On site break out area / canteen
• Free uniform and PPE

The Quality Inspector / Quality Engineer will be responsible for:

• Continuous improvement of processes and products
• Inspection, testing and monitoring of materials, products and packaging
• Performing root cause analysis’, investigating complaints and producing reports
• Performing data analysis to identify trends and offer solutions to findings
• Working alongside the production and maintenance teams to refine batching processes and to implement operator competency
• Management and control of raw materials
• Management and control of monthly stock takes
• Collaborating with different business units to share knowledge and best practice

The Quality Inspector / Quality Engineer should:

• Have a minimum of 5 GCSES A-C grades (or equivalent), including Maths and English
• Be a graduate educated to degree level (minimum 2:1)
• Have some experience of working in construction and/or manufacturing
• Have good problem-solving and analytical skills
• Have great attention to detail
• Have some knowledge of quality, health & safety and environment laws & regs.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Graduate to join a growing and successful company, who is offering training and progression 

Commutable from Birmingham, Burton, Lichfield, Derby, Loughborough, Leicester, Nottingham, Stafford, Cannock.

CNC MILLER

DERBYSHIRE

PERMANENT

£22,000 – £24,000 (NEGOTIABLE DEPENDENT ON EXPERIENCE)

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced CNC Miller to join a Derbyshire based client who is offering; 39 hours per week (days) with flexi hours, early finish on Friday, in a brand-new, purpose-built building. The CNC Miller will be provided with uniform, protective clothing, free parking and an opportunity to do overtime at time and a third.

The company:

A reputable, dynamic, growing manufacturing company with a friendly team of skilled Engineers, that is experiencing increasing growth.

The CNC Miller will be responsible for:

• Operating and setting CNC milling machines
• Reading engineers’ drawings and working towards them
• Inspecting equipment

The CNC Miller should be:

• Experienced with Fanuc controls
• Experienced with setting and operating CNC milling machines, programming would be advantageous but not essential
• Experienced with 3-4 axis and experience with 5 axis would be advantageous
• Experienced with manual milling / lathing, advantageous but not essential

Salary:

• £22,000 - £24,000 Negotiable depending on experience.

Commutable from Derby, Loughborough, Nottingham and Burton upon Trent.

This is a wonderful opportunity to join and grow in a successful company. Send your CV ASAP.

An excellent opportunity has arisen within one of our clients for an experienced Automation Engineer to join the team. The candidate should have proven experience in at least two PLCs such as Siemens S7, Mitsubishi or Rockwell ControlLogix/CompactLogix and willing to learn. You will be required to spend some time working on customers sites installing and commissioning systems but will mainly be based at the head office.

Essential requirements for Automation Engineer include:

• PLC programming of control systems from given designs
• Involvement throughout whole software/systems lifecycle, from design through coding to testing, installation and configuration, and documentation.
• Installation and configuration/testing work at customer sites
• Appropriate engineering qualification (degree/HND) or comparable industrial experience
• Knowledge of PLC system design working as an Automation Engineer

Benefits:

• The company offer a competitive salary DOE, and great company package.

This role is commutable from Litchfield, Tamworth, Burton on Trent, Derby and Leicester.

The Company:

This is a well-established business who are at the forefront of their industry, with over 40 years’ experience.

They operate from a large state of the art manufacturing facility that has been purpose built for the manufacture of their bespoke products.

This superb facility, BSI/ISO accreditation and creative R&D team enables them to provide a diverse, innovative range of high-performance products.

The Role:

In a busy environment, this role will see you providing specialist mechanical engineering expertise that is required for designing and building packaging machinery, automation equipment, injection mould tools, jigs and fixtures to meet the company’s business strategy.

The ideal candidate will have a good knowledge of SolidWorks, a strong eye for detail and the ability to provide creative solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• To provide mechanical engineering expertise to projects from the concept stage through to commissioning
• Assist in the writing of Design Specifications
• To creatively design innovative components, mechanisms and assemblies (in SolidWorks) to meet the needs of the Design Specification using suitable materials and manufacturing methods to achieve a reliable and cost-effective solution
• Create CAD drawings (in SolidWorks) with appropriate tolerancing and manufacturing notes following internal document control systems, create detailed component specifications (for bought-in parts)
• Research any processes that include uncertainty and prove concepts with prototypes as required
• Coordinate the first build of new assemblies and the electrical and control requirements of machine build projects with Systems Engineers
• Test the function of newly designed equipment, coordinating with Validation Engineers and produce the mechanical documentation and the collate any other documentation required to form the Technical File

Person Specification:

• Educated to Degree level in Mechanical Engineering, Design or similar, with three years plus engineering experience
• Experience working with special purpose machinery or packaging machinery would be useful. Any experience of medical packaging or devices would be highly advantageous
• Self-motivated and with the drive and desire to create excellent products
• Excellent organisational, project management and communication skills
• A competent understanding of engineering and workshop machinery
• Innovative, creative and enthusiastic
• A great team player with a positive approach and a commercial outlook
• Must be eligible to work in the UK

Package and Benefits:

• £28,000 - £35,000 dependent on experience
• 40 hours per week, 8am - 4:30pm or 8:30am - 5pm
• 5% employer pension
• Free tea and biscuits

Commutable from Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Loughborough, Mansfield, Lichfield

Introduction:

We are seeking to recruit a proven PLC Programmer to join a specialist manufacturer based in Derby. Your role will be to develop software, test control systems and work with the team on special projects. You will be responsible for programming assembly lines, robotic devices, or other manufacturing processes using programmable logic controllers (PLC).  We will also be willing to talk to Control Engineers or Automation Engineers with strong PLC experience.

Duties of a PLC Programmer:

• Modify existing PLC and HMI programs and fault finding.
• Develop new software for customer specific equipment.
• Commission and test control systems and software in the factory.
• Working predominantly with Mitsubishi GX Works 2 and GT Works 3.
• Software and document revision control.
• Configure Oriental Motors stepper drives.
• To facilitate the development of an open and productive culture where people take pride and responsibility in what they do.
• To contribute towards maintaining, promoting and developing high standards of Health & Safety standards of self and others to comply with legal requirements.

Requirements for a PLC Programmer:

• We require you to hold a minimum of 5 years’ experience in programming, experienced in robotics (Epson/Mitsubishi) and machine vision, a competent knowledge of servo/stepper drives and panel build experience

Benefits for a PLC Programmer:

• The company offers a competitive salary banding of (£35,000-£40,000)
• Company Pension
• Holiday along with free Tea, Coffee, Biscuits and fruit.

This PLC Programmer role is commutable from Nottingham, Derby, Burton on Trent and Leicester

Introduction:

Probe Technical Recruitment are currently recruiting for a Maintenance Electrician for a company within the Heavy Engineering Industry that are unique in what they do.  Along with a competitive salary of £37,162, the company operate a continental shift with working hours 0625 to 1830 and 1825 to 0630 12 hours shifts worked on a rota.

Requirements of a Maintenance Electrician:

Fully apprentice-trained, with several years electrical experience, preferably gained in a heavy industrial environment.  You will also be able to demonstrate the following:

• An extensive knowledge on fault diagnosis and repair to industrial three phase electrical system, including motor starters, inverters, modern control systems and the installation and termination of armoured cables.
• Previous experience and the ability to identify faults on PLC controlled pneumatically and hydraulically operated machinery would be advantageous.
• A working knowledge of the current Wiring Regulations will be required
• Experience of Electrical Inspection and Testing (2391) would be advantageous

Benefits include defined 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 DC pension scheme), Bonus schemes and Employee Assistance Programme

The role for a Maintenance Electrician is commutable from Derby, Nottingham, Mansfield and Chesterfield.

The Role:

Our client is looking for a highly motivated individual with a professional telephone manner, effective questioning and listening skills, who can help customers in a positive and friendly manner. They are looking for you to provide excellent customer service, building trust and help people through the three phases of the decision-making process; enquiry, needs assessment and fitting.

In-depth training will give you all the product knowledge you need to excel in this role. They work with disabled and elderly people and want people who can demonstrate empathy and help people with proper recommendations and great service.

Key Responsibilities of a Sales Advisor:

• Take the time to talk to customers & build genuine rapport
• Identify customer needs quickly & professionally
• Research products and the company to present persuasively to customers
• Gain commitment for customers to book appointments for our Field Sales Managers
• Provide exceptional customer service

Person Specification for a Sales Advisor:

• Be able to demonstrate an excellent telephone manner
• A genuine passion for helping people
• Be confident using Microsoft Excel, Word, internet & email
• Work to agreed process & procedures to deliver daily KPI’s
• Consistency and a positive attitude to your working day
• Call centre, customer service or sales experience is an advantage but more importantly your attitude
• SAP experience would be beneficial, but is not essential

Salary for a Sales Advisor:

• £17,250, on target earnings of £22,500

Commutable from Derby, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Nottingham, Mansfield, Worksop, Newark

Introduction:

Probe Technical Recruitment are seeking to recruit a proven Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join our plant Maintenance and Production team to support our operation within the Midlands region. We are a leading manufacturer and have an excellent reputation for product quality and continuous improvement.   As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, you will be required to undertake planned and reactive maintenance tasks throughout our facility and improve and maintain plant reliability. 

Some duties may include but not limited to:

• Logical approach to fault finding and diagnostics on wide range of plant and machinery
• Optimising production efficiency, pro-actively rectifying issues with anticipation of improvements required
• Documenting all work and activities as per company requirements. 
• Installation, modification, and refurbishment of equipment, machinery and facilities

Requirements:

• You must hold a time served engineering apprenticeship and hold equivalent of an ONC/City Guilds 3 in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience of working in a precision engineering (CNC) manufacturing environment is beneficial and equal abilities with Hydraulics, Pneumatics and Mechanical process.

Benefits:

• Salary - £32,000
• Plenty of scope for Overtime
• Plus Annual Leave
• Pension
• Holiday
• Double day shift pattern

This role is commutable from Derby, Nottingham, Loughborough and Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

We would also be keen to talk to Maintenance Electricians and Maintenance Technicians for this role.