This is an excellent opportunity, for an experienced Materials Planner, with production planning exposure, to work with an established leader in their market, who are part of an international manufacturer, operating from a new, start of the art facility.

They have a great work environment and a real family feel on-site, which you would be welcomed into.

The businesses growth continues, with revenues doubling this past two years, with further revenue increase expected going forward, including a recent acquisition of another company, further extending its product offering and expanding the geographical sales of the business.

With UK based assembly, the operations focus is on providing high quality products, customised to each customers unique requirements in short lead times, whilst maintaining a cost base competitive with imported products.

Role Function

As a bridge between purchasing and production, the Materials Planner will manage the availability of materials and schedule assembly operations to meet customer demands and replenish inventory levels in a fast moving and highly changeable environment.

Materials Planner Benefits

• £28,000 - £35,000
• 8:30am – 4:30pm, Monday to Friday
• 10 – 15% company performance bonus
• A family feel working environment
• New, state of the art facility
• Huge company growth is continuing
• 33 days holiday

Materials Planner Candidate Essentials

• Five plus years Materials Planner experience in fast paced environment
• You will come from a hands-on, and/or assembly type environment, with a high variety of components and finished good products. There is no manufacturing on-site
• Proven experience in Materials Planning, using an MRP system, with some production planning exposure
• Ability to work well under pressure, and with minimal management if required
• IT literate, MRP and Excel
• An understanding of Operational, Supply Chain and Distribution Processes

Materials Planner's Key Responsibilities

• The Materials Planner will plan the Production and Materials schedules in a fast-moving environment.
• Determine materials requirements and generate purchase orders through MRP
• Utilise customer forecasts, completing periodic comparison and feedback reports
• Planning production schedules to meet customer and inventory demand. Manage FG and components stock levels
• Ensure availability of components from suppliers in both UK and Far East in line with production schedules
• Co-Ordinate inbound freight with Purchasing Department, and co-ordinate with Internal departments Sales, Production and Purchasing
• Improve current system detail: Supplier lead times, build times, MOQ, UOQ, ROL information to improve effectiveness of MRP system

Commutable From: Northampton, Wellingborough, Rugby, Kettering, Bedford, Milton Keynes

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

This is an exciting opportunity, with an internationally recognised business, who are truly passionate about what they do. 

Due to further business growth, they are looking to appoint an experienced Audio DSP Engineer, to join their established R&D team on a full-time basis. 

You will be an individual with excellent interpersonal skills, with a passion for the music industry and a guitar player, with proven Audio specific DSP experience.

Role Purpose – Efficient DSP programming of all digital products.

Company Benefits

• 33 days holiday
• Sick pay
• Death in service cover
• Unique, relaxed environment
• Casual dress code

Commutable From: Northampton, Wellingborough, Rugby, Kettering, Bedford, Milton Keynes

Key Responsibilities

• DSP algorithm development, implementation and optimisation
• This includes both high-level modelling (MATLAB, C/C++, VST plug-ins) and assembler level optimisation on the target platforms

Other Duties:

• Assisting in project planning, scoping and problem solving in terms of software
• Other duties within skill set but not necessarily role scope as and when (creative design input, attending meetings etc

Technical Skills and Qualifications Required

Qualified to degree level or above in a relevant subject 

Essential:-

• Excellent demonstrable Embedded C programming skills
• C++ (OOP) programming skills
• Solid understanding of fundamental DSP theory
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles
• Experience in audio signal processing
• Understanding of/experience developing VST plugins
• Passion for the music industry and a Guitar player

Desirable:-

• Several years (minimum 3) commercial experience as an Audio DSP Engineer.
• SHARC DSP experience.
• Experience using JUCE or similar for creating software GUIs
• Proficient using MATLAB
• Experience in assembler-level optimisation (preferably on ARM Cortex M/Cortex A)
• Experience in testing audio algorithms and audio processing blocks

Experience / Knowledge

• Optimisation on out-of-order architectures
• Real-world modelling of audio systems
• Audio analysis of real-world systems
• DSP development for embedded hardware
• Independent and self-reliant, being able to work without close supervision
• Working within a KPI (Key Performance Indicator) structure
• A musical background and a guitar player.

This is an excellent opportunity, for an experienced Production Planner, to work with an established leader in their market, who are part of an international manufacturer, operating from a new, start of the art facility.

They have a great work environment and a real family feel on-site, which you would be welcomed into.

The businesses growth continues, with revenues doubling this past two years, with further revenue increase expected going forward, including a recent acquisition of another company, further extending its product offering and expanding the geographical sales of the business.

With UK based assembly, the operations focus is on providing high quality products, customised to each customers unique requirements in short lead times, whilst maintaining a cost base competitive with imported products.

Benefits:

• 8:30am – 4:30pm, Monday to Friday
• 10 – 15% company performance bonus
• A family feel working environment
• New, state of the art facility
• Huge company growth is continuing
• 33 days holiday

Production Planner Role Function

• The Production Planner will manage the availability of materials and schedule assembly operations to meet customer demands and replenish inventory levels in a fast moving and highly changeable environment.

Production Planner Candidate Specification

• You will have five plus years Production Planner experience in a manufacturing environment
• Proven experience in Production Planning and Materials Planning, using an MRP system
• Ideally, you will have current or past exposure to an assembly environment, that has a high variety of components
• Ability to work well under pressure, and with minimal management if required
• IT literate, MRP and Excel
• An understanding of Operational, Supply Chain and Distribution Processes

Key Responsibilities

• The Production planner will plan the Production and Materials schedules in a fast-moving environment.
• Determine materials requirements and generate purchase orders through MRP
• Utilise customer forecasts, completing periodic comparison and feedback reports
• Planning production schedules to meet customer and inventory demand. Manage FG and components stock levels
• Ensure availability of components from suppliers in both UK and Far East in line with production schedules
• Co-Ordinate inbound freight with Purchasing Department, and co-ordinate with Internal departments Sales, Production and Purchasing
• Improve current system detail: Supplier lead times, build times, MOQ, UOQ, ROL information to improve effectiveness of MRP system

Commutable From: Northampton, Wellingborough, Rugby, Kettering, Bedford, Milton Keynes

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