This is your chance to join a leading manufacturer and exporter, established for over 40 Years, who do all design, manufacturing and installation from in-house.

Owing to a continued growth in business, they are looking to add an experienced Solidworks Mechanical Design Engineer to the existing team.  

Mechanical Design Engineer Salary

• £25,000 - £32,000, negotiable dependant on experience

This Design Engineer role is commutable From: Nottingham, Mansfield, Newark, Grantham, Leicester, Loughborough, Lincoln

Mechanical Design Engineer Person Specification

• 4+ years Solidworks Mechanical Design Engineer experience.
• Ideally, you will have a mechanical background with experience in special purpose machine design.
• Good communicator, both written and spoken. 
• A team player.

Mechanical Design Engineer Key Responsibilities

• The ideal candidate will create, design & modify product layouts and schemes to meet customer specification and recommendations. 
• Design and modify parts & products and make adjustments where necessary. 
• Examine existing designs and resolve issues for future product development.
• Produce a specific BOM, working with suppliers & production.
• Examine & resolve issues for future designs.

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

CNC PROGRAMMER - TURNING

An independent sub-contract machine shop in the Nottinghamshire is looking to recruit a CNC programmer – turning. This client’s work includes small batch work, one offs on various small to medium components from aerospace to automotive.

This is a permanent position offering a good working environment and the opportunity to work within a strong and friendly team in a thriving and successful business.

Role and responsibilities for this CNC programmers role:

• Programming, Setting & Operating CNC machines
• Small to medium batch work Working to typical tolerances of +/- .001" (0.025mm) and occasional tolerances of +/- .0005" (0.0125 mm) 
• You will be part of a great team, working within a modern and clean environment, producing high precision parts and components for aerospace and automotive industries
• The nature of the work is small to medium batch with medium to high complexity
• You will be machining to a very high standard

Knowledge/ Experience Required for this CNC programmers role

• Working on a Doosan Puma 2600 lathe using Fanuc controls
• Mainly online programming for small batch work
• Experience within a manufacturing environment.  
• Apprentice trained with at least 5 years’ experience

Personal Attributes for this CNC programmers role:

• Good communication skills
• Flexible can do attitude. 
• Ability to adapt to new technology and work to timetables and deadlines 
• Ability to improve and implement best practice

Hours and salary for this CNC programmers role:

• Monday to Friday - working from 7.30 am to 4pm (30 mins for lunch) 
• Flexible working is available
• Standard rate - £15 per hour 
• Overtime payable at x 1.5 hourly rate (days) 

The following areas are easily commutable for this role as a CNC programmer – Nottingham, Newark, Grantham, Lincoln, and Mansfield

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

An independent sub-contract machine shop in the Nottinghamshire is looking to recruit a Cylindrical Grinder. This client’s work includes small batch work, one offs on various small to medium components from aerospace to automotive. This is a permanent position offering a good working environment and the opportunity to work within a strong and friendly team in a thriving and successful business.

Role and responsibilities for this Cylindrical Grinders role:

• Good manual machining skills, especially previous experience of cylindrical grinding and surface grinding and any other types of grinding or fitting skills
• Good housekeeping skills and strict adherence to procedures/work instructions, particularly relating to accurate measurement will also be required for this role
• Experience in working to tight tolerances
• Previous experience on Myford Cylindrical Grinding machines and Jones and Shipman Grinding machines would be useful
• Be fully competent in reading and interpreting technical drawings
• Experience working with very tight tolerances
• Experience on a variety of measuring equipment (micrometres, verniers and various gauges)
• A flexible attitude to work

Personal Attributes for this Cylindrical Grinders role:

• Good communication skills
• Flexible can-do attitude. 
• Ability to adapt to new technology and work to timetables and deadlines 
• to improve and implement best practice
• A flexible attitude to work

Hours and salary for this Cylindrical Grinders role:

• Monday to Friday – 6am to 2pm then 2pm to 10pm – weekly rotating 
• Flexible working is available
• Salary - £28,700 per annum 
• Overtime payable at x 1.5 hourly rate (days) 

The following areas are easily commutable from: Nottingham, Newark, Grantham, Lincoln, and Mansfield

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

Overview for this Centreless Grinders role:

An independent sub-contract machine shop in the Nottinghamshire is looking to recruit a Centreless Grinder. This client’s work includes small batch work, one offs on various small to medium components from aerospace to automotive. This is a permanent position offering a good working environment and the opportunity to work within a strong and friendly team in a thriving and successful business.

Hours and salary for this Centreless Grinders role:

• Monday to Friday – 6am to 2pm then 2pm to 10pm then 10pm to 6am (Sunday to Thursday) – weekly rotating (30 mins break)
• Flexible working is available
• Standard rate - £13.11 per hour
• Overtime payable at x 1.5 hourly rate (days)

Role and responsibilities for this Centreless Grinders role:

• Experience using Cincinnati grinding machines is desirable
• Good housekeeping skills and strict adherence to procedures/work instructions, particularly relating to accurate measurement will also be required for this role.
• Due to the nature of the shifts the successful applicant must be capable of working unsupervised, be able to use their own initiative to solve problems and self-motivated to meet the necessary targets on output and quality.
• Be fully competent in reading and interpreting technical drawings
• Experience working with very tight tolerances
• Experience on a variety of measuring equipment (micrometres, verniers and various gauges)

Personal Attributes for this Centreless Grinders role:

• Good communication skills
• Flexible can-do attitude. 
• Ability to adapt to new technology and work to timetables and deadlines 
• To improve and implement best practice
• A flexible attitude to work

The following areas are easily commutable for this role as a Centreless Grinder – setter/operator – Nottingham, Newark, Grantham, Lincoln, and Mansfield

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

CNC MILLER SETTER OPERATOR

An independent sub-contract machine shop in the Nottinghamshire is looking to recruit a CNC Milling – Setter / Operator. This client’s work includes small batch work, one offs on various small to medium components from aerospace to automotive. This is a permanent position offering a good working environment and the opportunity to work within a strong and friendly team in a thriving and successful business.

Role and responsibilities for this CNC Milling – Setter / Operators role:

• Setting & Operating CNC Milling machines
• Small to medium batch work Working to typical tolerances of +/- .001" (0.025mm) and occasional tolerances of +/- .0005" (0.0125 mm) 
• You will be part of a great team, working within a modern and clean environment, producing high precision parts and components for aerospace and automotive industries
• The nature of the work is small to medium batch with medium to high complexity
• You will be machining to a very high standard

Knowledge/ Experience Required for this CNC Milling – Setter / Operators role:

• Working on Mori-Seiki and Haas CNC machines
• Setting experience is essential
• Experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Apprentice trained with at least 5 years’ experience

Personal Attributes for this CNC Milling – Setter / Operators role:

• Good communication skills
• Flexible can do attitude. 
• Ability to adapt to new technology and work to timetables and deadlines 
• Ability to improve and implement best practice

Hours and salary for this CNC Milling – setter/operators role:

• Monday to Friday – 6am to 2pm then 2pm to 10pm – weekly rotating (30 mins for lunch) 
• Flexible working is available
• Standard rate - £12.82 per hour 
• Overtime payable at x 1.5 hourly rate (days) 

The following areas are easily commutable for this role as a CNC Miller – Setter / Operator – Nottingham, Newark, Grantham, Lincoln, and Mansfield

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

Probe are pleased to be working with an industry leading fabricator of industrial equipment who are seeking a Sales Engineer to join their team. The company are experts in their field and work with some of the largest names in motorsport, automotive, aerospace and steel. 

The company has several business units which offer different solutions but, generally speaking, they design, manufacture and supply equipment and materials which can be used in extreme conditions, predominantly for use at extreme temperatures. 

Rather than bombard you with KPI’s, the Sales Manager prefers a long-term, consultative approach with relationships at the heart of everything they do. Whilst there will be some targets the company values long term success over quick wins.

If you have a technical sales background within an engineering discipline, then read on as this Sales Engineer opportunity may be for you.

BENEFITS:

• Fully expensed company car or car allowance
• 28 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (36 days in total!)
• Flexible working between home and office
• Flexitime
• Vastly experienced team and line manager
• Relaxed working environment

DUTIES:

The Sales Engineer will be responsible for:

• Forging and maintaining relationships with customers who will stand the test of time 
• Advising potential and current customers on the full product and solution range
• Liaising internally with subject matter experts to ensure the best solution is put forward
• Maintaining good record keeping
• Achieving group and individual goals

REQUIREMENTS:

Sales Engineers will have some or all of the following experience:

• Several years of experience within a technical sales role in an engineering discipline 
• Experience in a sales role focused on welding, fabrication or furnace equipment
• Personable and driven personality
• Willingness to travel across the UK to meet customers
• Live within a commutable distance of either Dudley 

The Sales Engineer will be offered flexible working but must live within commutable distance of either Dudley or Nottingham.

Commutable from Stourbridge, Brierly Hill, Halesowen, Smethwick, Birmingham, West Bromwich, Wednesbury, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Nottingham, Derby, Loughborough, Grantham, Newark-on-Trent, Mansfield, Ilkeston

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Sales Engineering 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