PRODUCTION PLANNER

This is the opportunity for an experienced Production Planner to join a UK leading business, who are 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.

Production Planner Salary, Hours & Benefits:

• £32,000 - £34,000
• Monday – Thursday, 7:45am to 4:45pm, 2:15pm finish on Fridays
• Sick Pay
• Life Insurance
• Free parking

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

Production Planner Candidate Specification

• Experience of production planning processes, ideally gained in a steel fabrication setting or working within a manufacturing environment.
• The ability to accurately update and maintain management information systems, ideally experience of using StruMIS preferred (but is not essential).
• Confident in using Excel spreadsheets with the ability to learn and use new IT systems.
• Strong time management skills and the ability to prioritise and schedule workloads.
• Read and understand Engineer’s Technical drawings.
• The Production Planner will have an understanding of supply chains and associated lead times.

Key Responsibilities

• The Production Planner will control the workflow through the shopfloor, by co-ordinating the material to support production.  
• Responsible for managing all material planning through client’s system, issuing, and releasing jobs for both machining prep and manufacturing.  
• Lead initiatives to create and effectively utilise planning strategies to drive the production scheduling requirements.  
• Other responsibilities will include coordinating weekly production schedule meeting with Divisional Heads, Project Managers and purchasing to discuss production requirements and prep capacity.  
• Prepare, maintain, monitor and measuring production and prep capacity against KPIs to ensure timely feedback on any issues to make sure production output goals and customer deadlines are met.

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

WORKS SUPERVISOR

This business has a long and proven history, going back over 100 years. They have progressed to become a market leader in high precision engineering, working with some of the world's leading companies.

They are part of a group of companies with a core interest in the manufacture of components for a variety of industries. Their advanced technology and commitment to quality and service has set them apart from others in their field.

Works Supervisor Role Overview

Reporting to the Production Manager, the Workshop Supervisor will oversee approximately 50 staff, on a double day shift, consisting of Team Leader, Operators, Laborers and Apprentices.

Salary: £40,000 per annum
Shifts: Double Days

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

Candidate Requirements

• The Works Supervisor will have proven experience of supervising or managing in an engineering / manufacturing environment.
• Machining exposure, particularly grinding would be highly advantageous.
• Willing and able to work double days shifts.
• A good communicator, who is able to mentor and get the best out people. 

Works Supervisor Key Responsibilities (but not limited to)

• Maximise ‘lights out’ machining to increase Productivity and record this in TEAMS.
• Ensure prior to the end of shift, all applicable machines are set up to run lights out, ensuring the Production Priority database is updated with the latest plans and actions which can be shared by all colleagues.
• Explore ways of increasing Productivity with further possible unmanned or multi manning and conduct trials to reduce stock allowance for grinding which will reduce machining times. Conduct machining trials using tooling representatives and experts in the field. 
• Monitor and review operator production efficiencies against targets and carry out any actions where targets are not met with the assistance of the Production team. Monitor and review machine utilisation against targets and carry out any actions where targets are not met with the assistance of the Production team.
• Use ANDON boards to assist in the monitoring of Productivity and educate operators in the importance of booking accuracy.
• Expect multi manning wherever possible. Always question areas that are not and consider options of how to improve this.
• The Works Supervisor will implement LEAN techniques including 6S throughout the works. Aim for continuous improvement in order to save time and money.
• Ensure all completed work is moved onto the next operation by operators and not left in racks for others to move.
• Regularly review and update the skills' matrix plan to Identify areas of weakness within work cells and operators to ensure we have a fully skilled and flexible workforce.
• Attend daily factory tour and include team leaders for their input.
• Update machine capabilities to assist in planning the production requirements.
• Communicate plans and instructions to colleagues during shift change handover and supply daily email for reference and for others to continue with the required actions.
• Use initiative to make decisions, challenge set plans and try out new ideas.

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

TOOLING ENGINEER

A fantastic opportunity for a Tooling Engineer has become available.

This facility is their Flagship site, and renowned for being very busy, but a very friendly organisation. They have enjoyed recent investment, and are looking for a Tooling Engineer to strengthen their Toolroom.

As their Tooling Engineer, you will ensure tooling capability, and provide operational support and tooling improvement solutions to existing and new programs

Commutable from Cannock, Lichfield, Barton Under Needwood, Tamworth, Atherstone, Derby, Stafford, Walsall and Loughborough 

BENEFITS OF A TOOLING ENGINEER

• £41,500 (Including Shift Premium)
• 3 shifts
• All PPE provided including safety
• Overtime Paid
• Superb long-term progression
• Steady busy manufacturing organisation
• Very friendly organisation
• Flagship site

DUTIES OF A TOOLING ENGINEER

• Ensure tooling capability 
• Provide operational support and tooling improvement solutions
• Ensure safe use of handling equipment, crane / lifting gear
• Maintenance of PM schedule on tooling
• Maintain register of tooling related costs and downtime
• Maintain sufficient critical spares
• Support onsite and offsite trials 
• Lead opportunities for efficiency improvements

REQUIREMENTS OF TOOLING ENGINEER

• You will have relevant experience as a Tooling Engineer
• To have the ability to interpret and generate and maintain process documentation
• This would suit a “people person” 
• Flexible to work shifts and Overtime as and when needed.

This is a wonderful opportunity to be part of a large, multi-company with other facilities all over the world

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

MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN

I am recruiting for 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 on offer are a 3-shift rotation of Mornings / Afternoons and Nights (Mornings – Mon to Thur 6-3 then Fri 6-4. Afternoons – Mon to Thur 2-10. Then Fri 9-5. Nights Mon-Thur 8-6) and a package of:

• Salary £41,000+ 
• 23 days holiday 
• 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 to produce products 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

We are looking for a SENIOR QUAILTY ENGINEER, to join a busy, manufacturing organisation. 

If you are an ambitious, energetic SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER, who is looking for a dynamic, busy, fast-paced environment, with genuine prospects, then this is the job for you!

This is an International multi-site organisation; the sky is the limit where your career could go. 

As the SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER, you will have the day-to-day control of quality assurance activities and provide support to APQP quality related activities.

BENEFITS

• £50,000
• Working directly with the Senior Management team
• Excellent Pension and holidays
• Early finish Fridays
• Busy and very friendly manufacturing organisation, very pleasant working environment
• A genuine chance to make an impact
• Other Benefits to be confirmed

DUTIES OF THE SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER

• Day to day control of quality assurance activities
• Develop the relationship with the Quality Manager
• Support APQP quality related activities
• Control Plans and Product validation
• Lead assembly dimensional analysis
• SPC, Control Plans and Quality Alerts
• Customer 8D reports
• Ensure robust containment
• Root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions

REQUIREMENT OF THE SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER

• ISO 9001 and IATF 16949
• Good knowledge of auditing as well as risk-based thinking
• To have gained your experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Excellent knowledge of Controls Plans and SPC
• Energetic and passionate about Quality
• This would suit a Quality Engineer who is looking for long-term prospects and commitment

The role is commutable from Walsall, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Burton Upon Trent, Uttoxeter, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Stafford, Cannock, Loughborough, and Aldridge

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

PROJECT COORDINATOR

This business is a leading retailer, offering low-price, high-quality products. They have a portfolio of around 430 stores, with approximately 3,000 employees across the UK. 

Their projects department are in an exciting period, which the Project Coordinator will be part of. They are currently rolling out new concept stores, which, as a result means there are several stores planned to roll out under the new concept, whether it be a refit or a relocation along with new store openings.

The Project Coordinator will have a level of exposure to surveys and AutoCAD.

Project Coordinator Pay, Hours and Benefits

• £28,000 - £38,000, dependant on experience
• 37.5 hours per week
• Company Car 
• 28days holiday inclusive of bank holidays – increasing to 33 days after 5 years’ service
• Birthday holiday
• Profit Share Scheme
• Free on-site parking 
• Free on-site gym
• Opportunities for progression
• 25% staff discount 
• Pension contribution 4%

Commutable From: Leicester, Loughborough, Hinckley, Nuneaton, Corby, Burton Upon Trent

Project Coordinator Role Overview

Working within a small, busy team your role will involve drawing existing buildings from surveys and developing these in to shop fit proposals.

Person Specification

Travel will be necessary to survey the properties, so the Project Coordinator will require a clean driving licence - essential.

We are looking for a candidate with experience in the following:

• AutoCAD 
• Survey experience
• Excellent PC skills (Word/ Excel)
• Good communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Accuracy and a willingness to learn are essential.

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Projects Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

We are seeking to recruit a proven Maintenance Fitter to join our plant Maintenance and Production team to support our operation within the East Midlands region on a 12-hour day and night shift. As a Maintenance Fitter you will be required to undertake planned and reactive maintenance tasks throughout our facility and improve and maintain plant reliability.

Maintenance Fitter Benefits:

• Salary is negotiable dependant on your experience and ranges from £30,000 - £35,000 DOE
• Annual leave 23 days plus bank holidays increasing to 25 with length of service
• Life Assurance 4 x annual salary
• Cycle Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers.

You must be qualified Mechanically and hold experience as a Fitter/ Engineer, we would be interested in talking to Maintenance Technicians aswell. You must have a Maintenance ability having gained your experience of supporting plant within a heavy engineering environment such as chemical processing, oil refineries, quarrying, recycling, power generation, steel works or within a heavy plant overhaul support organisation. 

Maintenance Fitter duties may include:

• Support planned shutdowns, absence, holiday cover for the fitting team/ production ops team
• Ensure efficient operation of plant and minimise down time
• Root cause analysis to ensure plant reliability 

This Maintenance Fitter role is commutable from Derby, Litchfield, Stafford, Burton upon Trent and Loughborough

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

This is the opportunity for an experienced Project Manager 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.

Salary and Hours 

• £40,000
• Monday – Thursday, 7:45am to 4:45pm, 2:15pm finish on Fridays
• Package includes, sick pay, life insurance and free parking

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

Project Manager Candidate Specification

• High level sales experience in a client facing environment.
• Expert knowledge of the steel fabrication sector and the industries that feed into it.
• Established contacts and prospects relevant to the steel fabrication sector.
• Production management experience would be useful. 
• The ability to read technical tender drawings.

Project Manager Key Responsibilities

• The Project Manager will support the Estimating dept. to extract and price materials when required.
• Decide best process route for the items to be fabricated, put times to processes using practical knowledge.
• Generate quotation documents and send to clients.
• The Project Manager will liaise with customers, negotiate and complete tenders to sales. As well as Establish supply chain costs to be included in tenders.
• Ensure the Company CRM system is accurately maintained.
• Provide a timely response and an exceptional level of service to all enquiries.
• Convert won tenders to live orders within the company business system.
• Process planning of routings, generation of weld maps and bills of material.
• Manage supply chain for all bought-out components and manage the drawing package and works information to allow efficient production.
• Liaise with Production on all manufacturing issues.
• Generation and issue of quality documents to clients.
• Full financial control and appraisal of each project.
• Build relationships with clients and recognise new business opportunities.

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing 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 £30,000 depending on experience
• Overtime
• 3% - 5% Pension. 
• The shift pattern of the role is double days with hours of work being 6-2/1-9. 

Requirements for Maintenance Electrician:

• Ideally the ultimate Maintenance Electrician 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:
• Electrical Bias with Mechanical abilities
• 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