A long-established engineering firm are currently looking to hire a Technical Sales Manager to spearhead their UK sales operation. The company have been trading for a number of years and have clients ranging from local SME’s right through to multinationals. 

The Technical Sales Manager will have responsibility for all sales in the UK and will be one of the key drivers of growth for the business. They are keen to reward those who help them achieve their long-term goals.

The company specialise in niche, low volume engineering projects and they manufacture bespoke steel-related products which are sold across the globe. They have ambitious growth plans and are keen to find a motivated technical salesperson to take on the Technical Sales Manager role. Based in the heart of The Midlands, the company are well placed to serve their client base across the UK and beyond.

This role would suit a technical salesperson with a background in engineering or steel, who is capable of having technical discussions and reading drawings, whilst also possessing business development and commercial skills.

The Technical Sales Manager will be primarily home based but must be able to travel to the Birmingham area once or twice per week. The rest of the time you will be carrying out sales activities including customer meetings. 

BENEFITS:

• A competitive salary of up to £45,000
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Training 
• Healthcare cash plan
• Remote working

DUTIES:

The Technical Sales Manager will be responsible for:

• Identifying new opportunities for the business, mainly in the UK but worldwide at times, in line with their capabilities 
• Maintaining the enquiry pipeline
• Converting and closing enquires
• Technical meetings/presentations with customers
• Meeting business objectives and revenue targets
• Growing the customer base

REQUIREMENTS:

If you have the following experience and skills, we would love to hear from you:

• A background in engineering, ideally the related to steel
• Several years’ sales experience, both new business and account management, within the engineering sector
• Experience of low volume manufacturing
• Ability to read technical drawings and hold technical conversations 
• Strong commercial acumen

This role is home based and would suit someone based in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury, Leicester, Worcester, Coventry, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Derby or the surrounding areas.
 

Probe Technical Recruitment is looking to recruit a Maintenance Electrician on behalf of a company who has spent a lot of money in investment for the next few years. The role of Maintenance Electrician will be to manage the maintenance and improve all fixed plant and facilities; assist in the preventative maintenance to ensure maximum availability, performance, and quality.

The shifts are 5 on 5 off, 4on 4 off, so work 14 days in a 28-day period and a package of:

• Salary £41,700 
• 23 days holiday at 12 hours which is very competitive. 
• Company pension – employee 7% / employer 11%
• 8x Death in Service 
• Overtime paid at 1.3x

Along with an NVQ Level 3/ ONC/ City & Guilds the ideal Maintenance Electrician must have previous experience with industrial Electrical kit. 

The Maintenance Electrician role will include the following:

• To maintain the plant so as to produce product at world class levels of performance, quality and cost
• To maintain the plant through breakdown repair and preventative maintenance tasks.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives on site to help improve the OEE of the plants.

We are keen to talk to Maintenance Electricians and Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineers, and candidates who can commute to Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham and Derby. 

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

This is a fantastic opportunity, for a hands-on Quality Technician, 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 Quality Technician is responsible for assisting in implementation and maintenance of all Quality documentation, procedures, testing and control of the manufacturing process. You must be able to demonstrate that you are able to work and communicate effectively at all levels within the organisation, up to and including Directors. Reporting directly to the Quality Manager, the Quality Technician will assist with the generation of documentation to ensure Continuous improvement and Customer Satisfaction. 

The ideal candidate should ideally be looking to progress into a Quality Engineer in the near future.

This Quality Technicain's role is Commutable From: Birmingham, Leicester, Northampton, Banbury, Coventry, Hinckley, Leamington Spa

Hours

7:00am – 4:00pm, Monday to Friday, 42.5 hours per week

Quality Technician Person Specification

• Minimum 5 years’ experience within a manufacturing environment and minimum 2 years’ experience as a Quality Technician
• Working Knowledge of 5 core tools, APQP, SPC, Control Plans, FMEA, MSA
• Engineering Background, with Audit experience
• Experience of a high volume, fast paced environment
• Ability to lead and make decisions, and the ability to meet targets and achieve results
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent computer skills

Quality Technician Key Responsibilities

• Handling Issues as they arise, including supplier issues
• Reviewing operating procedures for effectiveness
• Product Audits and Process Audits
• Calibration
• Training and assessment of operators
• Reporting on Quality Indices
• Provide accurate data, introducing and maintaining Quality Documentation

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

This is a fantastic opportunity, for a proven Health & Safety 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.

Reporting to the Operations Director, you will be required to take a lead role on all HSE duties across the business, working closely with departments and assisting line managers to understand their goals and accountabilities in relation to HSE. 

Commutable From: Birmingham, Leicester, Northampton, Banbury, Coventry, Hinckley, Leamington Spa

Role Purpose

The Health & Safety Manager will be responsible for driving Health, Safety and Environment awareness across the business. The successful candidate will need to provide professional health, safety and environmental advice to both client sites, ensuring that risks are effectively identified, managed and monitored. This role is designed to add value, by coaching managers and employees to engage in sound HSE working practices and identifying areas of improvement within the Company.

Person Specification

• Previous hands on HSE experience as a Health & Safety Advisor/Health & Safety Manager within a manufacturing environment. Engineering environment exposure would be highly advantageous
• Understanding of chemical use & COSHH. NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety
• Membership of IOSH (minimum Chartered), and to be fully conversant with ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 
• Strong practical understanding of relevant UK Health, Safety & Environmental legislation
• Ability to lead and make decisions, with strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to persuade and influence at all levels and the ability to analyse and report data effectively
• Excellent planning and organisation skills, able to adapt and respond to change, and to demonstrate ability to achieve objectives and exceed expectations
• Applicants must have a full UK driving licence

Key Responsibilities

• The Health & Safety Manager will encourage innovative ways of working and challenging existing operational practices to continually enhance and drive HSE excellence. Supporting the creation and delivery of strategic HSE activities and supporting the delivery and revision of key site documentation 
• Responsible for frontline HSE advice across the site, owning and driving a culture of safety onsite and motivating, coaching and encouraging all personnel in HSE matters
• To assist in ensuring that the business operates within its environmental permits and other permissions and that significant breaches and risks are brought to the company’s attention. Monitor and update the key schedules where specified
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual company HSE reports for Directors/Senior Management. Manage critical suppliers’ audits and internal processes to minimise HSE risk
• Defining and delivering appropriate HSE training interventions within the business to ensure employees are competent to deliver their accountabilities
• Conducting risk reviews and gap assessments to identify non-conformance and address areas of concern

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

We are seeking to recruit a proven Maintenance Engineer to support a medium size Maintenance team within a Heavy Industry Environment.  Our client is well established and is a successful and expanding business manufacturing high integrity and high-volume products for a worldwide customer base.

Benefits for Maintenance Engineer:

The salary for the role of Maintenance Electrician is £28,000 depending on experience plus overtiome, pension etc. The shift pattern of the role is double days with hours of work being 6-2 / 1-9.  

Requirements for Maintenance Engineer:

Ideally the ideal Maintenance Engineer will have experience supporting kit from a Heavy Environment including, Cranes, Overhead Cranes, Pumps, Motors, Hydraulics/ Pneumatics and some welding and fabrication experience.

The candidate must hold:

• Mechanical Bias
• Apprenticeship or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering – HNC/ ONC/ Degree/ NVQ

This Maintenance Electrician role is commutable from Alfreton, Nottingham, Derby, Loughborough and Newark-on-Trent.

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

This is a technology-focused company, specializing in control system design, install and commissioning are now seeking to recruit .NET Developer

They have been supporting end users and mechanical system integrators for several years and over this time have become a specialist in automated systems.

Even during the pandemic, the business has gone from strength to strength, and they continue to grow, further still.

Hours and Benefits 

• £25,000 - £50,000 Depending Upon Experience
• 37.5 hours a week
• Flexi time system
• Medical cover (after 6 months)
• Company related performance bonus 
• Some home working allowed

.NET Developer Role

Client is looking for .NET Developer to join their established Windows development team. This position will be a mix of office, home and site work. You will be located no more than 40 - 60 minutes from Derby.

.NET Developer Key Experience Requirement

• .NET, C#, ASP.NET, JavaScript 
• SQL Server
• Web API
• Client/Server based architecture
• Windows Server and desktop experience

.NET Developer Key Responsibilities

• To maintain and develop clients Windows based solutions for various bespoke customer specific projects
• Handle full solution lifecycle including development, commissioning, training and support 
• Capable of working as part of a small development team, or individually dependant on the project
• Ability to travel and work from customer sites where needed
• Actively participate with out of hours support for our solutions

This .NET Developers Role is Commutable From: Tamworth, Coventry, Burton Upon Trent, Loughborough, Nottingham, Mansfield, Chesterfield
 

This is a great opportunity within a leading company’s centre of excellence, which is privately owned and with operations in 20 countries. In the UK, they develop and manufacture bespoke products, with over 90% being exported.

They currently have a number of patents, world firsts and are committed to continuous product development on a concurrent engineering basis. 

Product Development Engineer Package and Benefits

• £35,000 - £38,000 dependant on experience
• £4,000 company performance bonus
• Free life Assurance
• Joint contributory pension scheme, 
• Private medical insurance (after a qualifying period)
• 37.5 hours per week – with flexible hours
• Early finish on Friday’s

This Product Development Engineer's role is Commutable From: Milton Keynes, Leicester, Peterborough, Rugby, Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough, Banbury, Market Harborough, St Neots

The Role

A vacancy has arisen for an experienced Product Development Engineer within the Research and Development Department providing life-cycle support of existing products across clients range of products. 

This position would suit someone who is currently in a Product Development Engineer role, a Product Engineer, Design Engineer or possibly even a Draughtsman.

Product Development Engineer Key Responsibilities (but not limited to):

• The Product Development Engineer will be evaluating and implementing design change requests related to the full range of products. 
• Preparing, maintaining and revision control of 3D CAD models, drawings and BOM’s using SolidWorks and Keytech PLM software, including the updating and correcting of CAD modelling errors in legacy SolidWorks Drawings, Parts and Assemblies.
• Re-drawing legacy AutoCAD designs in SolidWorks and providing CAD draughting support to Research and Development Engineers.
• Working closely with and supporting other departments (Production, Production Engineering, Purchasing, Quality) and suppliers to improve existing designs with respect to design for manufacture and assembly.
• Provide assistance to other departments and suppliers to help solve technical problems during manufacture and assembly.
• Oversee validation testing required during the design change process and summarise results in a technical report.
• Provide input to new product development based on experience of existing products. Performance of other tasks as detailed by the Product Development Manager and/or the R&D Manager.

Product Development Engineer Key Skills Required:

• HNC, HND or Degree in Mechanical and / or Production Engineering (ideally).
• A minimum of 5 years practical experience in 3D CAD is essential, preferably using SolidWorks.
• Experience in PLM Systems and document revision control.
• Familiar with the principles of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Experience in a product development and product manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of special materials such as austenitic and Duplex stainless steels, hastelloy, titanium, tantalum etc. would be an advantage.
• Ideally knowledge of permanent joining methods such as welding, brazing, adhesive bonding etc and knowledge of manufacturing processes such as casting, injection moulding, machining, fabrication, forming etc.

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

We are seeking to recruit a proven Maintenance Electrician to support a medium size Maintenance team within a Heavy Industry Environment.

Our client is well established and is a successful and expanding business manufacturing high integrity and high-volume products for a worldwide customer base.

Benefits for Maintenance Electrician:

The salary for the role of Maintenance Electrician is £28,000 depending on experience plus OT, pension etc. The shift pattern of the role is double days with hours of work being 6-2/1-9.

Requirements for Maintenance Electrician:

Ideally the ideal Maintenance Electrician will have experience supporting kit from a Heavy Environment including, Cranes, Overhead Cranes, Pumps, Motors, Drives, Control Panels, Furnaces and Hydraulics/ Pneumatics. The candidate must hold:

• 18th Edition City & Guilds desirable (17th is a must)
• Electrical Bias
• Apprenticeship or equivalent in Electrical Engineering – HNC/ ONC/ Degree/ NVQ

This Maintenance Electrician role is commutable from: Alfreton, Nottingham, Derby, Loughborough and Newark-on-Trent.

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

This Mechanical Maintenance Engineer role offers a great salary and benefits: Annual Bonus of up to 4% of salary! Super holiday entitlement! Company Pension – up to 5% contribution!  Stable career opportunity with a winning team! 

As the Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, you will be working for a leading Manufacturer within the construction industry.  The company have been established for several decades and are going from strength to strength! They are recognised throughout their field for their outstanding quality product.  They have remained busy throughout the pandemic; you would be joining an incredibly stable organisation.

Benefits for the Mechanical Maintenance Engineer:

• Excellent Salary
• 23 days holiday – increasing with service
• Bonus Scheme paid annually (up to 4% of salary)
• Company pension Scheme - 5%

As the Mechanical TMaintenance Engineer, your duties will include:

• To undertake both planned and reactive maintenance across the plant, which will require you to have experience of supporting a wide range of equipment/machinery
• To liaise with other departments to ensure suitable parts/ equipment are correct to deliver the mechanical maintenance plan, completing relevant documentation.
• To ensure you deliver on reliability targets.
• Investigate stops of plant equipment and report back to your supervisor, advising on course of action required
• Carryout preventative maintenance inspections and procedures to prevent unplanned stoppages.

I would be very interested in speaking with you if you are / have:

• Previous Experience as a Mechanical Technician / Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
• Previous experience in the Construction Sector is preferable
• Ideally hold a recognised qualification in Mechanical engineering 
• You will need to have had experience with Heavy Machinery

The Mechanical Maintenance Engineer role is commutable from: Coventry, Rugby, Hinkley, Daventry, Leicester, Nuneaton, Kettering and Solihull

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

This is your opportunity to join a UK leading business, who are very long-standing, well respected and continuing to lead the way in their industry.

From their Midlands HQ, they support clients across a multitude of industries, including Engineering, Rail, Construction, Energy and Material Handling.

Estimator benefits include: good salary - negotiable dependant on experience, life insurance and free parking.

Key Responsibilities

• The Estimator will have the ability to read technical tender drawings, extracting and pricing materials including labour pricing for fabrication.  
• Generate quotation documents, liaising with customers and clients. 
• Building up a consistent system of market pricing and various activities and updating pricing systems accordingly. 
• Building relationships to achieve new business opportunities with the Sales Engineers (ideally if they have existing contacts to bring with them all the better).

Candidate Specification

• Proven Estimator experience.
• Good knowledge/experience of the steel fabrication sector and the industries that feed into it.
• Strong time management and planning skills, meticulous attention to detail, good IT skills. 
• Excellent financial and numerical skills and sound commercial awareness.

Salary and Hours 

• £30,000 - £35,000 negotiable, dependant on experience
• Monday – Thursday, 7:45am to 4:45pm, 2:15pm finish on Fridays

Commutable From: Leicester, Loughborough, Derby, Burton upon Trent, Nottingham, Tamworth, Hinckley

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

This is your opportunity to join a UK leading business, who are very long-standing, well respected and continuing to lead the way in their industry.

From their Midlands HQ, they support clients across a multitude of industries, including Engineering, Rail, Construction, Energy and Material Handling.

Benefits Include:

• £35,000 - £45,000 negotiable, dependant on experience
• Monday – Thursday, 7:45am to 4:45pm, 2:15pm finish on Fridays
• Life Insurance
• Free Parking

Role Function

Reporting to the Head of Commercial, the function of this role is to assist in controlling, monitoring, recording and analysing costs and resources relating to company contracts and enhancing the value of contracts through effective financial control.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out contract reviews, conduct valuations and the pricing of variations
• In conjunction with the Contracts Manager prepare and monitor client accounts, along with conducting measurements and surveying duties on site
• Carry out cost value reconciliation’s (profit and loss), preparation of contract documents. Check job costings against quoted figures, chase agreement on prices
• Development of knowledge relevant to contract conditions
• Chase instructions and ensure we have received written instruction from Project Manager (authority signature). File manual site instructions and keep electronic filing folders
• Meet with Client (QS) on weekly/fortnightly/monthly basis as project requires
• Ensure applications are completed on time with Contracts Manager and are issued to commercial. Agree final account with Contracts Manager
• Liaise with other subcontractors employed by the Company and negotiate with the client and members of the professional team. Calculate accounts and actively negotiate final accounts and payments

Candidate Specification

• Good knowledge and understanding of construction & steelwork activity
• Excellent financial and numerical skills and sound commercial awareness
• Excellent IT skills
• Good communication and negotiating skills
• Understanding of building law and regulations, contract law and health and safety law
• Quantity Surveying qualification

Salary and Hours 

• £35,000 - £45,000 negotiable, dependant on experience
• Monday – Thursday, 7:45am to 4:45pm, 2:15pm finish on Fridays

Commutable From: Leicester, Loughborough, Derby, Burton upon Trent, Nottingham, Tamworth, Hinckley

I am recruiting for an exciting opportunity for a Night Shift Maintenance Engineer to join a company within the heavy Industry on a Monday-Friday 20.00pm-05.00am. You will drive the engineering team in line with Engineering Manager & Supervisor and pursue daily engineering issues that affect production and plant availability.

Benefits:

Not only do the company offer a competitive salary of £37,000, but they also offer a great pension scheme, life cover, holiday / travel discount and free parking on site. 

There is a successful team on site, who are always expanding. The role of Maintenance Engineer offers opportunity for career progression and a great training programme when you start.

Some of the duties are as follows:

• Take responsibility for day-to-day engineering functions
• Plan and execute site PPM’s in line with priorities and operational requirements
• Plan activities in line with Engineering Manager & Supervisor to pre-empt spares and labour requirements to minimise operational disruptions
• Respond to reactive breakdowns in a timely manner to minimise downtime
• Ensure shift handovers and reports are completed effectively and communicated daily to the Management team.
• Manage engineering documents (PPM’s, excel stock ordering, etc)

Ideally hold a Mechanical engineering qualification NVQ Level 3 minimum for the role of Maintenance Engineer. Be process minded with experience within an industrial maintenance role utilising CMMS. Previous experience particularly with heavy plant and conveyors.

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