We are currently recruiting for a UK Leading Manufacturing organisation based in the Greater Manchester location, we are looking to recruit a Mechanical Maintenance Fitter to join a already established team on site.

This Maintenance Fitter position is commutable from the following locations: Rochdale / Bury / Heywood / Middleton / Oldham 

Benefits on offer to the Maintenance Fitter: 

• £30,000 - £33,000
• 5% Pension 
• Life Assurance 
• Training 
• Parking 
• Canteen 

Shift in place: The Maintenance fitter will start on Days / After training is complete you will join on the Shift which will be Days – working 5on - 9off – 5on – 1off - 5on- 1off - 7on - 9off and as follows. (More detail into this will be provided). 

Flexibility is Key to the role as there will a Call out system in place which is based on Banked Hours. 

Ideally the Maintenance Fitter will have the following: 

• Previous experience within a Mechanical fitters role. 
• Experience with the following kit: Pneumatic / Hydraulics and Steam Systems
• Experience with logging water / oil and gas reading and testing of steam boiler devices 
• Previous experience within a Heavy engineering environment 
• Provide full mechanical service and maintenance throughout the site. 
• Maintain and repair all machinery on site. 
• Ideally we are looking for an Apprentice trained engineer who holds a NVQ / City & Guilds in mechanical engineering. 
• Flexibility is key to this role as this role will require Shift work.  

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

We are Assisting an organisation based in the Manchester location in their search for a Multi Skilled Engineer to join their already well established team. 

Ideally the Multi Skilled Engineer will hold both electrical and mechanical abilities and be Gas safe registered. 

This Multi Skilled Engineer position is commutable from: Manchester / Salford / Stretford / Openshaw / Stockport 

Benefits and Salary for the Multi-Skilled Engineer:

• Salary: £31,000 - £34,000  
• Pension
• Laptop
• Tools
• 22+5days holiday
• Uniform, Pension
• Overtime available

Ideally the Multi Skilled Engineer will hold the following: 

• (Gas Safe Registered would be at an advantage) 
• Previous experience within a Site Engineer position – proven experience conducting electrical and mechanical work 
• Fault finding abilities is a must for the this 
• Experience in Industrial electrical engineering / maintenance is essential to this role. 
• Experience with: PLC’s, Hydraulics & Pneumatics, Motors, Drives, Inverters, Conveyor systems, Pumps and Gearboxes, Furnace Burners / Gas Burners 
• Apprentice trained holding a formal qualification within Electrical engineering / 
• Qualified to 17th / 18th edition 
• Flexibility is key as there may be a call out Rota in place

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

Is it time for you to be thinking about a new career?  We are looking for an experienced Environmental Health and Safety Supervisor within a well- established organisation, who throughout the pandemic, have continued with production regardless.

Theirs is a growing market-place, a unique working environment, and they are able to you, as their Environmental Health and Safety Supervisor the chance to continue to grow and utilise your considerable experience.

Environmental Health and Safety Supervisor Benefits:

• £38,000 - £42,000
• Excellent Pension and Holidays
• You would be joining a stable, busy manufacturing organisation who have predicted further growth 
• A very friendly business
• Excellent long-term prospects

Environmental Health and Safety Supervisor Duties:

• Inspect and assess the environment
• Ensure the manufacturing sites comply with government environmental and safety regulations ISO 14001 : 2015
• Prevent accidents and protect the employees
• Present monthly meetings
• Participate in the revision of the HAZOP analysis
• Initiate and monitor 5 year plan with regards to safety and environmental objectives
• Lead investigations after incident, accident or near miss
• Lead investigations into any environmental discrepancies in terms of emissions, waste and pollution
• You will be the main point of contact for authorities and legal agencies
• Risk assessments

Environmental Health and Safety Supervisor Requirements:

• NEBOS/IBOSH qualified and significant experiencee
• Calm, patient and assertive, with excellent negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organisational skills.
• Capable of acquiring and applying detailed legal, technical, and regulatory information.
• Membership of a professional body such as the Institute of Occupational Health and Safety 

Probe Technical Recruitment, a Manufacturing, Production & Quality Recruitment Specialists since 1994

We are currently recruiting for a international organisation based in Manchester in their search for X2 CNC Machine Shop Engineers to join their already established team. 

Benefits on offer to the CNC Machine Shop Engineers:

• Salary: £31,000 
• Great Pension 
• 25+8days holiday 
• Life Assurance 
• Health care 
• Company Bonus 
• Monday to Thursday Role / Every Friday off. 
• Working Afternoons / No weekends 

Ideally the CNC Machine Shop Engineer will have the following: 

• Previous experience within a Similar role 
• Experience with 3,4 & 5 AXIS vertical machining 
• Knowledge of operating CMM Machines
• Practical experience of manufacturing techniques 
• Previous experience in Operating a CNC / CMM Machines 
• Checking of drawing where required when using CMM Machines 
• Holding a formal qualification in Engineering 

This role is commutable from the following locations: Stretford / Sale / Stockport / Salford

Probe Technical Recruitment, a Manufacturing, Production & Quality Recruitment Specialists since 1994

We are currently recruiting for a leading organisation based in the North West who are looking to strengthen their already established Machinist team by recruiting for an additional Sewing Machine Maintenance Engineer 

Benefits on offer to the Sewing Machine Maintenance Engineer: 

• Salary: £25,000 - £26,000 
• Pension 
• 30 Days Holiday Entitlement 
• Onsite Park 
• Days opportunity – Monday to Friday. 

Ideally the Sewing Machine Maintenance Engineer:  will have the following: 

• Previous experience with Maintaining and repairing all Sewing machinery 
• Work on Plant Improvements 
• Assist the Engineering Manager as and where with training and awareness. 
• Carry out routine and planned maintenance on Sewing machinery. 
• Ideally hold experience with the following: Auto trim lock stitch machines / General overlock machines / Singer heavy duty long arm and Auto Sewing equipment. 
• Experience with Cutting and filling machines.
• Ideally previous experience within a similar role is key and experience within Textiles. 

We are looking for this individual to hold a mechanical engineering degree i.e. City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 

This position is commutable from the following locations: Heywood / Bury / Bolton / Middleton / Oldham 

Probe Technical Recruitment, a Maintenance, Reliability & Service Recruitment Specialists since 1994

We are currently recruiting for an International organisation based in the North West who are now looking to strengthen their already established maintenance team for a Maintenance Team Leader with an electrically biased background.  

Benefits on offer to the Maintenance Team Leader: 

• Salary: £35,000 / £36,000
• Great Pension 
• 25+8days holiday 
• Life Assurance 
• Health Care 
• Company Bonus 
• Days opportunity – Monday to Friday 

Ideally the Maintenance Team Leader will have the following: 

• Previous Team-leader / Supervisory experience within a Maintenance team. 
• Great Leader-ship skills is crucial to the role / and the ability to communicate at all levels. 
• Ideally previous experience within a Chemical / Heavy Environment. 
• Electrically biased background is key to the role. 
• PLC Knowledge – Fault finding abilities with Siemens. 
• Experience within Control and Instrumentation maintenance. 
• Knowledge with ECI systems and SCADA systems. 
• Ideally knowledge with CNC machinery would be at an advantage. 
• Apprentice Trained 
• Hold a HNC in Electrical or Electronic Engineering.

This position is commutable from the following locations: Stretford / Sale / Stockport / Irlam and Salford

Probe Technical Recruitment, a Maintenance, Reliability & Service Recruitment Specialists since 1994

We are currently working with an organisation that designs and manufacture specialist bespoke machinery for customers in the Oli & Gas, Nuclear and the Chemical and Petrochemical industry sectors.

The organisation is currently seeking a Senior Controls Systems Engineer to create & develop, programme & configure and support the commission and build phases of PLC biased controls systems into bespoke machinery.

Projects can vary in size, cost and output, so experience is key with this role to deliver a successful part of the programme within time, budget and spec.

The Senior Control Systems Engineer role is focused on the creation of products in line with customer requirements and budget. This requires large amount of communication with the Engineering team, Customers, Sales, Procurement and Manufacturing. You will be required to provide updates to customers and host design reviews internally and externally, visiting sites where necessary. 

Working in line with the business Quality Management System (QMS) with a focus on continuous improvement of the company and products. The role will be expected to have a comprehensive understanding of PLC * HMI programming and be able to create programs for bespoke systems through modification of existing software and creation of new software. You will work independently, creating programs that satisfy the customers’ requirements.

Benefits:

• Salary c£38,000 - £40,000
• Pension
• Healthcare
• 25 Days Holidays + Bank Holidays

Responsibilities:

• Independent programming of Siemens PCL / HMI based systems.
• Reading and understanding of P&IDs, specifications & control narratives.
• Carry out regular design reviews with the team and customer.
• Making modifications to HMI screens and operations in line with internal and external feedback.
• Specification of requirements to allow third parties to design & build Control Panels.
• Management of third parties designing electrical control panels.
• Checking of third-party designs including but not limited to:
• Control Panel electrical design / physical layout.
• Electrical control component selection / specification.
• Electric / Hydraulic / Pneumatic actuation specification.
• Ensure designs conform to industry, customer and company standards.
• Analyse designs using suitable tools.

Key Skills:

• PLC & HMI programming (Siemens).
• Understanding of relevant industry standards (eg, LVD)
• Electrical design / component specification/ drafting, (AutoCAD preferred)
• Familiarity with pressure related products.
• Strong IT skills: Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, Outlook etc.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Proven working experience as an Electrical / Controls Engineer programming PLCs
• BEng or BSc (Hons) in Electrical Engineering or equivalent 
• Experience working with bespoke systems / machine design and manufacture.
• Control of electro-mechanical systems, hydraulics and pneumatics or associated supply.
• Industry experience; (custom machine design, high pressure / hydraulic systems).

This is a great opportunity to join a busy organisation where you will be the sole Controls Systems expert on site.

Commutable from – Blackburn, Bolton, Manchester, Wigan, Oldham, Preston
 

A global recognised provider of complete turn-key mechanical solutions, who specialise in the innovative design of bespoke equipment that is used in a variety of industries sectors, including those that operate in harsh conditions and environments, are currently seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer.

The company currently has strong confirmed orders from their customers to complete bespoke complete projects and programmes throughout 2021 and beyond. They offer a dynamic and varied workload for their R&D Team, that requires a range of mechanical engineering principles and design (CAD) skills to achieve the successful completions of projects. 

The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer role will incorporate:
An experience Mechanical minded engineer who has had a proven recent history of designing and developing mechanical equipment that has incorporated forged and casted parts and components, mechanical mechanism, hand calculations, material analysis and strong 3D CAD skills (Ideally Solidworks or Inventor) 
They should also be highly motivated and organised with the ability to manage and run their own projects with minimal supervision.

The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer role is focused on the creation of products in line with customer requirements and budget. This requires large amount of communication with Customers, Sales, Procurement and Manufacturing. The role will be required to provide updates to customers and host design reviews internally and externally, visiting sites where necessary.  During commissioning / build phases the role will be expected to support manufacturing to answer questions regarding assembly, operation and testing. Additionally, working with the Sales team the role may have to scope out prospective projects and comment on timings. 

Beneits:

• Salary - £40,000 - £45,000 
• Pension 
• 25 Days Hols + Stats 
• Project Ownership

Daily Duties:

• You will be expected to work in line with the business Quality Management System (QMS) with a focus on continuous improvement of the company and products.
• Design, development and specification of new and existing products where typical design requirements include: 
• Load bearing components.
• Specification of pressure control components (valves, pumps and pipework etc)
• Specification and integration of standard components (e.g., bearings, actuators etc)
• Electric / Hydraulic / Pneumatic actuation
• Lifting & Handling points
• Fabrications
• Tooling & Fixtures

The role will also require you to:

• To ensure designs conform to industry, customer and company standards.
• Select suitable materials, surface finishes, coatings etc for the products intended use.
• Carry out regular design reviews with the team and/or customer.
• Analyse designs using suitable tools and liaise with third party design verification company.
• Carry out value engineering to engineer cost out of the products.
• Output accurate models, drawings, BOM’s and other technical documents to customers, both internal and external.
• Check & sign off drawings in line with relevant drawing standards.
• Carry out engineering changes using revision control procedures.
• Manage non-conformances.

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Requirements:

• A formal Mechanical Engineering Qualification (Degree / HND) 
• Strong 2D & 3D CAD Modelling & Drafting Skills (SolidWorks preferred)
• Knowledge of relevant industry standards: (PED, PD5500, EN13445, ASME 8, EN10204 training provided as appropriate)
• Some knowledge of FE Analysis 
• Ability to carry out hand calculations (force, torque, bending moments, hoop stress, shear stress etc.).
• Usage of Document Management Systems (Solidworks PDM Professional preferred).
• A good knowledge of materials, coatings and finishes including stainless and carbon steels, structural steels, elastomers and performance plastics.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes; machining, welding, surface treatments etc.
• Be able to communicate effectively regarding matters of a technical nature to customers.
• Experience working with bespoke systems / machine design and manufacture.
• Design of electro-mechanical systems, hydraulics and pneumatics or associated supply.

This is a great opportunity to work within a small team and be accountable for the complete product lifecycle of projects and programmes. The company offers their customers innovative bespoke solutions for their needs which in turn gives its workforce a good variety of projects from tabletop systems to multi ton heavy duty machinery. 

Commutable from, Bolton, Manchester, Oldham, Preston, Wigan

Probe Technical Recruitment, a Design, R&D & Projects Engineering Recruitment Specialists since 1994