A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Field Based Technical Sales Executive to join the UK arm of a global manufacturer who serve the logistics, warehousing and industrial sectors. 

The company have been trading for 50+ years and count household names amongst their bustling client roster. They are looking for a dynamic, technically minded individual to follow up leads and close deals which their strategic partners will deliver for the customer.

The Technical Sales Executive position will suit a technically minded person, with a background in electrical or mechanical engineering, who is looking to move into sales. The Technical Sales Executive role will also suit an experienced salesperson who has electrical/mechanical solutions.

The Technical Sales Executive will receive the following benefits:

• Salary of £26,000
• Uncapped Commission (Y1 OTE £35K+)
• Company Car
• Pension
• Healthcare (after qualifying period)
• Extensive training
• Progression opportunities 

The Technical Sales Executive will be responsible for the following: 

• Following up leads for new sales opportunities
• Demonstrating the benefits of the products and solutions
• Closing opportunities 
• Meeting and exceeding targets
• Travelling to customer sites across the UK

Candidates for the Techncial Sales Executive position will have the following experience and attributes:

• Background in electrical or mechanical engineering 
• And/Or several years sales experience in an industrial setting
• Self-starter and motivated

This is a field based sales role. Candidates will also travel to the company’s HQ in Europe for full training.

Commutable from Birmingham, Nottingham, Northampton, Milton Keynes, Worcester, Cheltenham, Stoke-on-Trent, Derby, Leicester, Telford, Kettering, Peterborough

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Sales Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

A global manufacturing company, very much at the very forefront of new technology have a requirement for a Senior Sourcing Buyer.  With nearly 100 years of experience behind them, supplying into120 countries worldwide, they are the market leader in their field.  A role for a Senior Sourcing Buyer is now available.  We are looking for a skilled and experienced individual with excellent procurement experience, coupled with strategic thinking and the ability to multi -task, and manage day to day site sourcing issues.

This is an exception opportunity to join a World Class manufacturing company.

This role is commutable from Redditch, Alcester, Worcester, Bromsgrove, Alvechurch, Leamington Spa, Banbury, Evesham and Tewksbury

Benefits of Senior Sourcing Buyer

• £45,000
• Day’s role
• Large, long established successful Business
• Free Parking
• Genuine long-term career prospects available
• Modern management approach
• Excellent work / life balance 

Duties of Senior Sourcing Buyer

• Working closely with the Purchasing Manger on the rollout of global sourcing strategies for commodities, and show an understanding of current and future demands
• Supplier improvement and cost reduction opportunities
• Ensure supply of purchased material
• Identify supply chain risks
• Supplier relationship management activities
• Identify cost improvement opportunities
• Manage supplier contracts and lead contract negotiation
• Conduct supplier analysis

Requirement of Senior Sourcing Buyer

• Degree level or equivalent experience in Procurement and Sourcing
• You will have previous buying experience gained from within a manufacturing environment
• Strategic and tactical procurement experience 
• Contract management and an understanding of contractual law
• A curious, creative problem solver
• Strong negotiator
• Excel, Word and Powerpoint knowledge
• A strong self-starter

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Purchasing Recruitment Support since 1994

A leading organisation are now seeking an experienced Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety (QEHS) Manager to lead with all Quality, Environmental, and H&S processes, policies, legislation and legal obligations across all site operations within an expanding, global business.

QEHS MANAGER ROLE BENEFITS:

• Competitive salary of up to £40,000 dependent on skills and experience
• Annual bonus
• Excellent Company pension
• Private Healthcare and life assurance
• Opportunity to work from home up to 2 days per week

DUTIES OF THE QEHS MANAGER:

• Lead the development of Quality, Environmental, and H&S objectives/targets and implementation of best practices. 
• Prioritise QEHS actions/initiatives and successfully transfer these to operational plans relevant to the level of risk.
• Ensure QEHS systems and policies are applied across all departments.
• Maintain current quality system and quality manual and manage Internal and external quality Audits.
• Lead the completion of H&S incident investigations and Learning Reviews.
• Set up systems to obtain and maintain ISO 18001
• Ensure Environmental compliance across the business and set up systems to obtain and maintain ISO 14001.
• This role will require occasional overseas travel.

REQUIREMENTS OF THE QEHS MANAGER

• Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health and/or Environmental
• Associate level certification to IEMA and/or general certification in NEBOSH
• Minimum 5 year’s, experience in QEHS Management gained within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in dealing with regulatory agencies (HSE, Environment Agency, Councils)
• Understanding and experience of Safety / Environmental Management Systems inc ISO 40001 and ISO 18001
• A superb communicator (written and verbal)
• Proactive, hands-on approach

The QEHS Manager role is commutable from Evesham, Alcester, Worcester, Cheltenham, Stratford upon Avon, Droitwich, Tewkesbury, Bromsgrove and surrounding areas.

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

We have a fantastic opportunity to join a New Product Development Team in the Central Midlands and be responsible for the design and integration of hardware and embedded technologies, especially around Battery and Power Pack systems.

The role will be part of the larger NPD team that also consists of mechanical and industrial design engineers that will be mainly involved in the design of the products from a structural and plastic injection moulding point.

The company have a strong track record for creating Award Winning products for the consumer market sector and are continually focusing on New Product Innovation exercises to keep their international recognition for being the best in field.

Benefits:

• £45,000
• £37.5 Hours 
• 33 Days Holidays (Inc Bank Holidays) 
• Pension
• Healthcare
• Early Finish Fridays 

The Electronic Engineer position will report to the Head of Engineering and will be the sole electronic biased engineer within a team of Product Design and Prototype Engineers. 

Duties of an Electronic Engineer will include:

• The creation and development of battery management systems 
• Ensuring battery management systems meet regulatory and company requirements for safety 
• Charger design and writing detailed charger specifications 
• Power Converter Design. 
• Ensuring designs can comply with relevant EMC/EMI standards and modifying design where needed to ensure this is the case. 
• Thermal management design of power electronics systems 
• Design of battery powered electronics to meet global requirements. 
• Research into new technology and investigating ways of incorporating this technology into future products. 
• Use of simulation and PCB design software to create prototypes.

Electronic Engineer Requirements:

• Minimum BEng/MEng degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering or other relevant discipline 
• Experience in the design of Battery Management Systems especially for Lithium-Ion technology. 
• Experience in motor inverter design and motor control, particularly brushless DC motors, servo or stepper motors desirable. 
• General knowledge of power electronic devices, including silicon based IGBTs, MOSFETs and wide bandgap technologies 
• Understanding of device characteristics and issues with switching behaviour in real circuits, as well as power switch driver design 
• Design of power electronics for both low voltage and mains voltage systems 
• Excellent knowledge of analogue signal conditioning (e.g., op-amp circuit design) and ideally digital signal processing approaches 
• Schematic capture using Altium Designer, Mentor Graphics or other mainstream tools 
• Use of SPICE based simulation tools such as Simetrix and LTspice 
• Design calculation tools such as Mathcad, Matlab, Excel. 
• Circuit simulation and tolerance analysis 
• Robust design including FMEA techniques 
• Design for high volume manufacture 
• PCB layout – size/cost minimisation while achieving layouts for inherently good EMC compliance and thermal design.

The Electronic Engineer opportunity will be part of the full product life cycle of a project and will require visits to overseas suppliers and manufactures, to ensure the integrity of designs are maintained. This will allow complete project ownership from concept through to final release to retail.

Commutable from: Birmingham, Oxford, Cheltenham, Worcester, Dudley, Redditch, Coventry, Wolverhampton.

A Senior management role, a Shift Leader has now become available within a high tech, fast paced manufacturing facility.

This is an advanced manufacturing organisation, who pride themselves on offering high quality solutions, with over 100 years of experience behind them.  

As the Night Shift Leader, would will be tasked with leading and motivating the night shift teams, whilst ensuring quality based production.

ShiftLeader Benefits

• £37,000
• NIGHTS
• Exceptional working conditions
• Superb long-term prospects
• Friendly team
• Consistent demand for products
• Stable, high technology products

Duties Of Shift Leader

• Lead, motivate and development of your team
• Supervise all aspects of production
• Planning and organising labour allocation
• Extensive documented communication to prior and post shift
• Participation with recruitment
• Champion continuous improvements
• Coach, develop and motivate your team
• Performance management 
• Manage holidays and absence 
• Health and Safety compliance

Requirement of The Shift Leader

• Significant experience of management at this level
• To have gained your experience from within a manufacturing background
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience of working in a continuous improvement culture
• Happy to work nights

The Shift Leader role is commutable from Redditch, Bidford-On-Avon, Pershore, Leamington Spa, Worcester, Tewksbury, Solihull, Moreton-In-Marsh, Henley-In-Arden

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

We have a great opportunity for an experienced Model Maker to join a product development team of consumer related products.

The company have gained global recognition over the last few years and are now looking to add new skilled team members to their SW Midlands based product development department.

The role will be part of the prototype development side of the business and will be responsible for creating various new and exciting products, that will form part of the company’s product development plans for the next few years.

Model Maker Benefits:

• £30,000 - £35,000
• Pension 
• 33 Days Holidays (Inc Bank Hols)
• 1pm Finish on Fridays

Duties of a Model Maker:

• The role will be responsible for creating designs and constructs tools and parts in a variety of materials such as wood and plastic. Use blueprints, drawings, and/or CAD designs to create models according to established specifications. 

Requirements for a Model Maker:

• A formal trained background in the form of an Apprenticeship
• 3 – 5 years Prototyping Model Making experience 
• Capable of using workshop machines, including lathe, milling machine etc.
• Strong ability to produce working prototypes from a range of materials 
• Understanding of fabrication methods
• Experience of working with electrical and consumer products
• Problem solving skills 
• Positive attitude and good team working skills
• Ideally some CNC experience

The position will offer the chance to be a part of fast paced NPD team using the latest in 3D printing technologies. Their model making studio is a brand-new industry leading studio with excellent equipment and opportunities.

Commutable from: Worcester, Birmingham, Stourbridge, Tewkesbury, Cheltenham, Evesham

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Design, R&D & Projects Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

This is an opportunity for an experienced Crane Service Engineer to join a successful and progressive company, to undertake Installation, refurbishment, service and repair of Cranes, Hoists and Lifting equipment covering the South Midlands region.

Crane Service Engineer Role Benefits:

• £34,000 - £38,000 base salary, OTE £40,000 - £45,0000
• Paid Door to Door
• Company vehicle, mobile phone, and tablet provided
• 25 days holiday + Bank holidays
• 5% Company pension

Crane Service Engineer Role Description

• In this role you will be carrying out Installation, refurbishment, service and repair of Cranes, Hoists and Lifting equipment at client sites in the Midlands and surrounding area.

• You will be undertaking Crane and Gantry installation, inspection, testing and commissioning and Jib Crane installation, inspection, testing and commissioning.
• You will also undertake Planned Preventative Maintenance and identify potential mechanical and electrical faults, and attend emergency breakdowns when required.
• This is an additional role to join an expanding team.

Crane Service Engineer Skills and Qualifications

• Successful candidates will hold experience with Overhead Electric Travelling Cranes, and industrial Electrical experience supported by qualifications such as NVQ L3 or above.
• I would be keen to hear from Crane Engineers, Crane Technicians, Crane Maintenance Electricians, or Field Service Engineers who have experience with Overhead Cranes.
• If you hold a clean, valid driving license, good communication skills, are flexible, able to work independently, and are prepared to travel then we would love to hear from you!

This Crane Service Engineer position is commutable from: Stourbridge, Kidderminster, Redditch, Bromsgrove, Worcester, Halesowen, Dudley and surrounding areas.

PROCESS ENGINEER

A growing manufacturing organisation are in the unenviable position, of being super busy, and are expecting to continue this growth well into next year. A well-established company, their technology has diversified and expanded over time, and now they have a need for a Process Engineer to strengthen their engineering team.

You will be given the responsibility for all technical aspects of life cycle management, including the development of new and current manufacturing processes.

They are in a lovely part of the world & the working environment is superb.   

Benefits::

• £40,000
• GROWING ORDER BOOK
• PRESTINE WORKING ENVIRONMENT
• EXCELLENT PENSION AND HOLIDAYS
• UNIQUE MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS

Process Engineer Duties:

• Development of new and current manufacturing processes and improving efficiencies, utilisation, and reduction / elimination of all waste forms
• Lead and participate with the project teams for all process related activities form initial ideas to implementation of processes, including costs and budget controls
• Creation of Project plans to determine improvement activities
• Keep on top of technological developments in process engineering
• Selection of equipment suppliers
• Writing validation protocols and validation reports
• Organise testig
• Product specification, equipment, and service requirements
• Process validation
• New product introduction

Process Engineer Requirements:

• Process Engineering experience is essential
• Time study analysis
• Validation experience
• You will have gained your knowledge from preferably a modern manufacturing environment
• Extensive knowledge of Lean tools and techniques
• To have the ability to travel, both here in the UK and overseas (Europe, USA, and Asia)
• Good knowledge of statistics
• An excellent problem solver

The Process Engineer role is commutable from: Coventry, Leamington Spa, Redditch, Tewksbury, Banbury, Worcester and Birmingham

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

Due to structured growth we are seeking to recruit a Installation Engineer to join our team of engineering professionals to join our expanding business. 
 
Benefits: 

• Negotiable starting salary in the region of £30,000
• Paid Overtime at Premium Rates
• Company Vehicle
• Company Pension
• Stable Working Environment.

Duties of an Installation Engineer

• As an Installation Engineer, you will be required to assemble our hardware in the workshop and subsequently install the assembled equipment on our clients sites. 
• This will see you working in a wide range of industrial and manufacturing environments and the role will require you to work throughout the UK and Europe and will require regular overnight stays. 

Requirements of an Installation Engineer

• Ideally you will have gained your engineering experience within either a service or maintenance engineering capacity and be comfortable working as the companies sole representative on site.  

Ideally you will be apprentice trained, however must be qualified to a City & Guilds / NVQ standard and have good all-round electro / mechanical skills allied to a pretty clean driving licence. 
 
This Installation Engineer's Role is Commutable From: Birmingham, Gloucester & Worcester

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