We are a well-respected employer within the manufacturing sector and are seeking to recruit proven Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician to join our established maintenance team. 

Benefits: 

• £37,500
• Paid Overtime at Premium Rates
• Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme
• Company Pension
• Stable Working Environment. 

Duties of a Maintenance Technician    

• As a proven Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance across our plant, which will require you to have experience of supporting plant and equipment within either a fast-paced manufacturing, process or production environment.

Requirements of a Maintenance Technician    

• Ideally you will be apprentice trained but must be qualified either Electrically or Mechanically and have some understanding of Plc Controls and Robot applications. However you must be multi skilled in your abilities. Having gained your Maintenance experience from supporting plant and equipment within a fast paced manufacturing, process or production environment. 

The role is commutable from Lapworth, Leamington Spa, Stratford Upon Avon, Southam & Warwick

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

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.   

Process Engineer Benefits:

• £40,000
• GROWING ORDER BOOK
• PRESTINE WORKING ENVIRONMENT
• EXCELLENT PENSION AND HOLIDAYS
• UNIQUE MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS
• SUPERB PROSPECTS
• OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF AN INTERNATIONAL WELL KNOWN MANUFACTURING COMPANY

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 testing
• 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 role is commutable from Coventry, Leamington Spa, Redditch, Tewksbury, Banbury, Worcester and Birmingham

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

This is an excellent opportunity for a Sales Administrator who has experience in the Manufacturing industry. 

• Starting Salary - £23,968 
• Company subsidised pension scheme
• Private Medical Insurance 
• 22 Days Annual holiday plus Bank Holidays 

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 2 years’ experience working in a fast-paced commercial sales order processing environment. The successful applicant will have experience of working within an international sales environment and an understanding of Incoterms and associated export paperwork (commercial invoice, packing list, DGN) is advantageous.

Sales Administrator Duities: 

• Liaising with third parties including shipping agents, Chamber of Commerce etc. 
• Organizing logistics transport including worldwide shipping 
• Sales order processing UK & Export
• Liaising with internal departments including sales, dispatch & technical 
• General office duties & covering for holiday absence throughout the office

Sales Administrator Requiremenmts:

• Able to make/receive telephone calls and engage with people in a professional and commercial manner
• Skilled in opening and maintaining a conversation to build rapport
• The ability to demonstrate an interest in automation and manufacturing, with some technical bias in your academic or working life
• A background in sales & manufacturing is preferable but not essential  
• Good computer skills
• Effective communication skills

This is an exciting role and suitable for someone who has previously worked as a Sales Administrator, Sales Coordinator, Office Administrator, Account Manager or Internal Sales in the manufacturing industry.

This role is commutable from: Rugby, Warwick, Coventry, Nuneaton, Solihull, Tamworth, Leamington, Kenilworth, Hinckley, Bedworth

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Sales Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

Would you like to be part of a large International, progressive manufacturing Company as an outstanding role as a Material Planner has become available.

This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced Material Planner to be part of a continuing success story.

If you are a Material Planner, who is looking to expand your career prospects within a large organisation, where progression is virtually guaranteed, and huge emphasis is placed on you achieving a strong work / life balance, to ensure that you are at your very best.

The role is commutable from Birmingham, Coventry, Leamington Spa, Warwick, Tamworth, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Henley-In-Arden, Solihull, Kenilworth, Rugby, and Warrington

Benefits of Material Planner:

• £30,000 - £37,000
• Day’s role
• Large, long established successful Business
• Free Parking
• Life Assurance
• Genuine long-term career prospects available
• Income Protection
• Modern management approach
• Excellent work / life balance 

Duties of Material Planner:

• Ensure continuous raw material supply to all UK facilities
• Maintaining stock targets
• Daily review of stock
• Support production and engineering changes to avoid obsolescence
• Regular analysis of materials
• Maintenance of MRP parameters
• Weekly supply schedule releases
• Cycle counts
• Daily supplier arrears reporting
• Management of supplier delivery slots and special transport needs
• Vendor management

Requirement of Material Planner:

• You will have relevant Material Planning experience
• Ideally you will have gained your experience from within a manufacturing environment
• Strong SAP skills are essential 
• Excellent organisational skills and knowledge of MS Office, particularly Excel
• This would suit an energetic, forward looking, positive and highly motivated individual

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

We are a well-respected employer who produce products for a NON Automotive market sector, we are seeking to recruit a number of proven Maintenance Technicians, to join our maintenance team. 

Benefits: 

• Dependent on your chosen shift pattern we offer a starting salariesup to £37,000
• Paid Overtime at Premium Rates
• Company Pension
• Stable Working Environment as we are a Key Worker Specific Sector.

Duties of a Maintenance Technician  

• As a proven Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance across our plant, which will require you to have experience of supporting plant and equipment within either a manufacturing, process or production environment. 

Requirements of a Maintenance Technician  

• Ideally you will be apprentice trained but must be qualified Electrically and be multi skilled in your abilities. Having gained your Maintenance experience from supporting plant and equipment within a fast paced manufacturing, process or production environment.

The Maintenance Technician role is commutable from Bedworth, Coventry, Leamington, Nuneaton & Rugby

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Maintenance, Reliability & Service 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

• £Negotiable
• 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

For over 60 years, this business has been constantly evolving their product portfolio to meet the demands and ever-changing needs for some of the world’s largest industries. From the design of their first ever product, the business has sustained manufacturing excellence, setting the industry standard.

Today they operate from a purpose built, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Northampton, where they routinely design and develop system solutions for bespoke applications.

Applications & Development Engineer Package, Benefits and Hours

• Salary £37,500 - £42,500, negotiable dependant on experience
• Contributory pension scheme
• Death in service
• Icome protection
• Health insurance
• Non-contractual annual profit share bonus
• Support to apply for and/ or maintain your IMechE membership is available.
• 33 days holiday 
• 37 hours per week; Monday to Thursday 08:30am – 17:15pm, Fridays 08:30am – 12:30pm

Commutable From: Northampton, Leicester, Coventry, Milton Keynes, Rugby, Leamington Spa, Banbury

Applications & Development Engineer Candidate Essential Requirements

• Proven Development Engineer, with Applications Engineering experience.
• A 2.1 degree in Mechanical engineering with Aerospace/Automotive/Energy/Oil & Gas background together with 3 to 5 years of demonstrable experience in a similar role.
• Working knowledge and experience of CAD & PDM (preferably SolidWorks) and FEA tools (preferably ANSYS Workbench and/or SolidWorks Simulation).
• Ability to create and interpret engineering drawings with GD&T. Ability to perform hand calculations for preliminary design, sizing, and stress assessment of static and rotating components.
• Material selection ability and knowledge of conventional manufacturing processes.
• Good understanding of Applied Mechanics, Strength of Materials, Metal Fatigue, Rotordynamics, and Vibrations along with a basic understanding of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics.
• Quick learner with the ability to work independently and multitask, and the ability to write excel/VBA macros to create new or modify existing design tools.

Client is looking for an individual that is by nature innovative, proactive, and self-motivated. You will need a good interpersonal manner together with strong written and oral communication skills to deal with customers, suppliers, and internal departments. You will be commercially aware and have excellent time management abilities.

Applications & Development Engineer Key Responsibilities

• The Development Engineer will support the Chief Applications Engineer in providing timely response to new application and product enquiries for driveline components, and turnkey test rigs for testing high-speed rotating machines such as e-motors, generators, aero engines, gearboxes, turbines, compressors, pumps, turbochargers etc.
• Produce innovative designs/ideas and create workable and cost-effective solutions.
• Assist in product costing and preparation of technical and commercial proposals and assist in new product development and product improvement activities including brainstorming, design, analysis, supplier selection and testing.
• Create 3D CAD conceptual designs and 2D drawings.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, assembly and testing to build in-house R&D test rigs for new product development.
• The ability to conduct test schedules, document the results and present these findings clearly.
• Work on short and long-term projects both in managing, documenting, and performing the project activities.
• The selection and specification of suitable equipment suppliers and processes.

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

For over 60 years, this business has been constantly evolving their product portfolio to meet the demands and ever-changing needs for some of the world’s largest industries. From the design of their first ever product, the business has sustained manufacturing excellence, setting the industry standard.

Today they operate from a purpose built, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Northampton, where they routinely design and develop system solutions for bespoke applications.

Quality Manager Package, Benefits and Hours

• Salary £40,000 - £45,000, negotiable dependant on experience
• Healthy contributory pension scheme
• Death in service
• Income protection benefits
• Health Insurance, together
• Non-contractual annual profit share bonus
• 33 days holiday 
• 37 hours per week; Monday to Thursday 08:30am – 17:15pm, Fridays 08:30am – 12:30pm

Quality Manager Role

Client is a specialist engineering, design and manufacturing company with a worldwide reputation as an innovator in low volume, high performance solutions, across various industries such as aerospace, automotive, energy and oil & gas. 

The company has a well-established ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, amongst other accreditations. 

Taking ownership of the Quality department, the Quality Manager will be responsible for maintaining the quality management system and leading the development of a progressive culture within the business. You will drive product quality and reliability improvements whilst also establishing and implementing opportunities to increase efficiency, reduce lead times and maximise profit.

Person Specification

• At least 5 years' experience operating as a Quality Manager, preferably within an engineering environment
• Must be a good communicator, ability to influence with excellent fluency in spoken and written English
• Self-starter, effective time manager and a positive and supportive line manager
• Assertive, with diplomatic skills and a good appreciation of business and commercial needs
• Understanding of precision engineering, machining, measurement and special processes is preferred
• Report writing and presentation skills and proficient in Microsoft Office applications. Crystal report writing skills or ability to extract information from databases is desirable
• Working knowledge of manufacturing systems (MRP)
• Membership of professional body Chartered Quality Institute is preferred

Quality Manager Key Responsibilities

• The Quality Manager will improve internal procedures and documentation
• Analysing key performance data and report / present it to all levels of the business
• Reviewing quality concerns, analysing root cause and implement corrective actions liaising directly with employees, customers and suppliers
• Planning and implementation of annual internal audit plan ensuring audits conducted across all departments within the company
• Developing supplier relationships and monitoring and reporting their performance
• Ensuring compliance with all applicable standards, regulations and laws with respect to product quality and supply.

This Quality Manager role is commutable From: Northampton, Leicester, Coventry, Milton Keynes, Rugby, Leamington Spa, Banbury

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

PRODUCTION OPERATIVES

We are looking to recruit a large number of Production Operatives for our client who is based in Bidford-upon-Avon

This is an immediate start after a paid induction & is a 12 Week Temp to Perm Role

• Clean working environment
• All workwear is provided
• Weekly paid

Role and responsibilities for this Production Operatives role:

• Working on a varied, and ever-changing production line
• Picking a packing various items as directed

Knowledge/ Experience Required for this Production Operatives role

• Previous experience of working on a production line would be beneficial

Personal Attributes for this Production Operatives role:

• Good communication skills
• Flexible and a can do attitude. 

Hours and salary for this Production Operatives role:

• Sunday to Thursday – 10pm to 6am
• All 8 hours are paid
• Standard rate - £12.59 per hour 
• 2 x 15-minute breaks - paid

The following areas are easily commutable for this role as a Production Operative – Worcester, Stratford upon Avon, Warwick or Leamington Spa

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

This is a fantastic, newly created opportunity, for a proven Rainscreen Cladding Technical Product Manager to join a well-established, reputable, and respected family run business, operating for over 40 years.

The company is committed to British craftmanship, combining the beauty of natural products and other high-performance materials.

The Technical Product Manager will be the go-to person for customer facing technical support and to provide production with guidance using industry knowledge and standards, specifically in relation to cladding.

This Technical Product Manager role is commutable From: Birmingham, Walsall, Tamworth, Leicester, Northampton, Banbury, Coventry, Hinckley, Leamington Spa

Salary:

• £40,000 - £50,000

Technical Product Manager Specification

The competencies listed are appropriate to the Cladding Technical Product Manager role and are an illustration of the qualities that the Company requires: -

• KPI and target driven, with a practical and hands-on approach
• At least 3 years’ experience with rainscreen cladding
• Excellent product & application technical knowledge
• Excellent at research, a fact and data driven decision maker
• Open and honest attitude to all, upholding company ethos and responsibilities
• Willing to learn and develop and an enthusiastic ‘Can do’ attitude
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with excellent planning and organisation skills
• Proven ability of meeting and exceeding internal and external stakeholder expectations
• Ability to adapt and respond to change

Technical Product Manager Key Responsibilities:

• The Technical Product Manager will provide technical product support to all areas of the business
• Sign-off technical marketing assets
• Provide sketches to help clients understand installation, either by hand or digital drawing platforms in 2D or 3D
• Assist NPD with technical/practical knowledge
• Write installation guides for new and existing products
• The Technical Product Manager will train new colleagues on products and train existing colleagues on new products/developments
• Continually train and support existing colleagues on product and industry knowledge
• Continually develop Industry knowledge, regulatory requirements and know-how

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Technical Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994