MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN

I am looking to recruit a Maintenance Electrician role for a leading global organisation within the Manufacturing sector. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a team to provide breakdown cover and maintain machinery and Automation equipment.

The shifts for the Maintenance Electrician role are 4 on 4 off days and nights 6-6.

• Salary £39,268 
• 23 Days Holiday
• Company Pension 
• Sick pay based on length of service, up to 24 weeks

Along with an NVQ Level 3/ ONC / HNC / HND / City & Guilds in Electrical Engineering and 18th Edition trained. The ideal Maintenance Electrician must come from a manufacturing or packaging environment. Injection Mould experience would also be beneficial. 

The Maintenance Electrician role will include and require you to have the following experience:

• To provide shift breakdown cover on all machines, automation equipment and any ancillary equipment.
• To provide PPM on machines, automation equipment and any ancillary equipment.
• To work in an efficient and safe manner on breakdown repairs on all equipment
• To support and implement progressive improvements of our existing manufacturing automation processes working with both internal and external resources

We are keen to talk to Maintenance Engineers and Multi Skilled Engineers with an Electrical bias who can commute to Leicester, Corby, Peterborough, and Grantham.

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

ACCOUNT MANAGER

An outstanding opportunity has a risen for a new Account Manager position with a leading IT company.

Do you have previous Account Management experience within IT? Would you like to be a part of a fast-paced company, using creative solutions to solve the complex IT problems of our day.

As an Account Manager, you will be working daily with the resellers and engage with them in areas that the company are looking to improve sales in. Your role will also include gathering intelligence from executives, channel and key customer segments about the market demand and future growth opportunities.

• Private Medical Insurance
• £45,000 - £50,000 – Depending on experience 
• The chance to remote work at times 
• Discretionary bonus paid annually 

Account Manager Duties:

• Gathering intelligence from executives, channel and key customer segments about market
• Participating and contribute in assigned individual and group projects with internal teams
• Updating the newest technology, its implications in the industry and the company’s solutions portfolio and product line-up
• Understanding the existing ecosystem of established platforms and drive solution adoption in assigned product segments
• Assisting commercial team projects that involves complex and specific requirements

Account Manager Requirements:

• Data driven, enthusiastic in field application of technology, data analytics, and advising on business insights
• Network attached storage, AWS, Linux, Virtualisation, Storage Arrays, CCTV
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer science or Engineering would be preferable but not essential 
• 5 years or more experience in Engineering, IP Technology, Data Centre, or Cloud & Storage systems
• A clean driving licenses

This is a dynamic role and suitable ideally for someone with previous experience as a Sales Manager, Account Manager, Sales Director, Business Development Manager or Account Executive

This role is commutable from: Milton Keynes, Bedford, Northampton, Wellingborough, High Wycombe, Luton, Watford, St Albans, Cambridge

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Sales Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

SALES MANAGER

An outstanding opportunity has a risen for a new Sales Manager position with a leading IT company.

Do you have previous Sales Manager experience in an IT role? Would you like to be a part of a fast-paced company, using creative solutions to solve the complex IT problems of our day.

As the Sales Manager you will be working daily with the Sales, Marketing and Technical Support teams who are all experts in their respective fields. 

• If you’re looking to joining a stable innovative company, then this is the position for you
• £45,000 - £50,000 – Depending on experience 
• The chance to work remotely at times
• Carpool system
• Discretionary bonus paid annually 

DUTIES:

• Understanding the existing ecosystem of established platforms 
• Updating the newest technology
• Working on projects with the internal teams 
• Apply company solutions in real-world scenarios 
• Drive solution adoption in assigned product segments
• Gathering intelligence from executives

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experienced working with the following IT systems:
• Network attached storage, AWS, Linux, Virtualisation, Storage Arrays, CCTV
• Technical Knowledge of Private Cloud storage 
• A Degree in Computer science would be preferable but not essential 
• 5 years or more experience in Engineering, IP Technology, Data Centre, or Cloud & Storage systems

This is a dynamic role and suitable ideally for someone with previous experience as a Sales Manager, Solutions Sales, Pre-Sales Manager, Pre-Sales Consultant or Account Manager 

This role is commutable from: Milton Keynes, Bedford, Northampton, Wellingborough, High Wycombe, Luton, Watford, St Albans, Cambridge

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Sales Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

DESIGN ENGINEER

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Design Engineer, to work with an established leader in their market, who are part of an international manufacturer, operating from a new, state-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, increasing revenue by 6 million this past year, 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 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.

Hours and Benefits

• £38,000 - £40,000
• 8:30am – 4:30pm, Monday to Friday
• Performance bonus, 15% of salary
• 33 days holiday
• Family type work environment 
• Tremendous company growth

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

Design Engineer Role Function

The Design Engineer will create new products and take responsibility from inception to final design within an agreed timeline. You will meet customer and sales expectations through customizing existing products and components to their new product requirements within short deadlines.

Candidate Specification

• A proven Design Engineer, who is self-motivated and self-managing, with the ability to work autonomously.
• Essentially, you will have proven experience of designing from concept to final product.
• Simulation and Testing experience would be highly advantageous.
• At least five years’ experience in a product development role with plastic and rubber mouldings – ideally.
• Experience in metal work fabrication, and in sealing technologies to prevent the ingress of water and dust.
• HNC/HND qualified.
• Experience in 3D CAD, PTC Creo experience would be an advantage, but is not essential, other 3D proficiencies will be accepted.
• Works well to deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

• The Design Engineer will manage projects to improve performance and reliability of present and future products, covering the concept, specification, tender and development of new products or components
• Design the aesthetics, materials and functionality of new products
• Use Creo CAD system to design and visualise projects create 2D drawings to enable procurement of tooling and components
• Create photo realistic images from 3D models and assembly’s for customer visualisation
• Undertake model making, prototyping and product testing
• Communicate effectively with customers, colleagues and vendors involved in a project, liaise with customers to identify their requirements
• Plan effectively to ensure projects are delivered on time, to standard and to budget

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

PRODUCT DESIGN ENGINEER

Our world-leading client is looking for a Product Design Engineer, inside IR35. The initial assignment duration is 6 months with the possibility of extension.

This is a hybrid role; you will be expected to work onsite 1 or 2 days per week.

For this role we're looking for an engineer with a design biased background who has some project management experience. You will need to be comfortable drawing up quality reviews and liaising with suppliers.

• Duration: 6 months, possibly longer
• Pay: £25.48 - £28.66 per hour (this role is inside IR35)

Product Design Engineer Candidate Requirements

• CREO experience is required
• PTC Windchill experience would be a big advantage
• Ideally Degree qualified, but this isn’t essential
• Prior entry level engineering equivalent work experience in a relevant discipline area is required
• Knowledge of MS Office 

Product Design Engineer Job Summary

• This product focused position applies knowledge of engineering principles and design practices to create optimized design concepts and mechanical design specifications considering application, cost, weight, performance, reliability, durability, manufacturing, assembly, and serviceability. 
• This role effectively communicates the capability of a design concept to meet cross-functional requirements including assessment of alternative and competitive design concepts and works effectively across cross-functional disciplines to develop corporate and customer requirements including those required to resolve product issues.

Key Responsibilities (but not limited to)

• Investigates Value Package Introduction (VPI) program team or field-based issues, understands causal mechanisms, recommends appropriate action, owns problem resolution from a design perspective, while documenting results with guidance from more experienced team members.
• Applies and supports the execution of processes such as Critical Design Decisions, System Design and Validation Consideration Checklist, Design Review, and tools such as iDFMEA, DVA, GD&T, CREO, ANSYS Workbench required to enable high quality component and subsystem-level design decision-making and design refinement.
• Supports design decision-making in the areas of concept selection, concept optimization, and design
• Specifications.
• Owns problem resolution for moderately complex components, products, systems, subsystems or services with a greater degree of technical complexity and ambiguity over the entry level engineer level and with greater accountability to the project team.
• Provides independent execution of established work processes and systems, while still developing technology or product knowledge; engages with the improvement of systems and processes.
• Involves minimal direct management of people but could involve the coordination and direction of work amongst technicians and/or temporary student employees.
• The Product Design Engineer contributes effectively toward team goals, exhibits influence within a work group and continues to develop proficiency in the competency areas critical to success in the role.

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

CELL LEADER

A role has become available for a Cell Leader within a well-known, large fast-paced manufacturing organisation. Their product range is vast and diverse and the very nature of what they produce, offers superb stability and consistency.

This is a permanent weekday night shift.

Commutable from Leicester, Peterborough, Oakham, Spalding and Kettering

BENEFITS OF A CELL LEADER

• £26,000 - £32,000 (Including Shift Premium)
• Hours of work are 10pm – 6am, Monday to Friday
• Annual Bonus paid at Christmas
• All PPE provided including safety
• Overtime Paid
• Superb long-term progression
• Steady busy manufacturing organisation

DUTIES OF CELL LEADER

• Maximise output within Cell
• Job changes including colour, material and label changes
• Waste reduction 
• Responsibility for setting and running the moulding machines
• Fault-finding and process improvements
• Quality checks
• Tool changes 
• Training and developing Cell Assistants

REQUIREMENTS OF CELL LEADER

• Experience of setting and operating moulding machines
• Good knowledge of process improvements
• Happy to work in a fast-paced dynamic working environment
• To work a permanent night shift
• Tool change knowledge would also be beneficial

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

QUALITY ENGINEER

To utilise quality and engineering skills in the provision of professional inspection, testing and improvement service in maintaining ‘best in class’ status.

The Quality Engineer will also apply enthusiastic initiative in problem-solving and the development of an ‘in-house’ customer service and supplier initiatives.

Quality Engineer Package and Benefits

• £34,000 - £36,000. Negotiable dependent on experience
• £4,200 bonus
• 30 days holiday (including statutory), rising to 34 days with service
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Private medical insurance (after a qualifying period)
• Early finish Friday’s

Commutable From: Milton Keynes, Leicester, Peterborough, Rugby, Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough, Banbury, Market Harborough, St Neots

Person Specification

• Minimum 5 years’ experience gained within Quality Engineering environmental Management (ideal industry being automotive / aerospace) – desirable, not essential.
• Degree or HND in Engineering Management systems or mechanical engineering.
• Significant knowledge and experience in controlling management systems in quality within an engineering or production/manufacturing environment.
• Managing multidisciplined quality teams.
• Working knowledge of ISO9001.
• Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) & ATeX experience would be useful, but training will be given. 
• Produce 8D’s, RCCM’s.
• Chartered status in Quality (CQI) and a Metallurgist would also be advantageous but isn’t essential.

Quality Engineer Key Responsibilities (but not limited to)

Culture and Improvements

• Instrumental in the development of a culture of determining root cause and providing cost-effective solutions.
• Become an active Operational process owner / team member. Ensure the continuous development of the Quality Management System (QMS) in consultation with the Operations management team.

Systems and Compliance

• Involvement in external accreditations such as ISO 9001- & third-party audits.
• Ensure that a continued proactive and inclusive approach to Quality standards are maintained and practically complied with throughout the entire business by liaison with all levels of the business

Measurement, Analysis, Root Cause and Action Management

• Lead timely completion and drive action achievement for Root Cause Analysis determined by NCR’s and scrap reports. Lead Quality investigations and subsequent improvements.
• Provide guidance on Quality tools and techniques to drive Quality improvement. Conduct scheduled Quality audits (as leader/member of audit teams). Monthly reporting to Quality Engineering Manager including relevant Key Performance Indicators. Lead improvement Kaizen and 8D teams.

 Communication and Training

• Instrumental in the operation of the monthly Quality Improvement meeting. Contribute to communication formats – Quality Flashes, Toolbox Talks, 8D. Identify needs, promote and initiate relevant Quality and related skills training. Support in the continued development of Quality Induction Training.

Testing

• Utilise relevant materials testing skills in providing a timely service in support of production activities – Dye Pen, Ferrite, Surface Checking, etc. Manage departmental material testing regime – external tests. Record events using recognised systems.

Customer Interface

• Liaise with customer representatives with respect to physical checks and inspections (in line with customer order and documentation requirements). Input of specific inspection activities to enable the development of ITP’s.

Supplier Interface

• Proactive liaison with relevant internal departments in problem-solving with suppliers. Immediate supplier liaison on problems associated to deviations to standards, specifications and drawings.

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

COMMISSIONING ENGINEER

Commissioning of food industry equipment and supervision of electrical installation on customers’ sites around the world to ensure that the equipment functions to the required specification and that quality and health & safety standards are met within the allocated time and budgeted cost.

This role is Peterborough based, but with extensive travel both within the UK and overseas. You must be able to work away from home base for extended periods of time, both in the UK and overseas - up to 75% travel around the world.

Commissioning Engineer Pay, Hours and Benefits

• £45,000
• £5,000 car allowance 
• During the assignments outside the UK your salary shall be increased by a factor of 1.5
• Monday to Thursday, 8:30am – 4:45pm, with an early Finish on Friday’s
• 30 days holiday (inc statutory) plus an additional three days at Christmas
• Life Assurance
• Healthy Pension
• Company and Private Healthcare Scheme

Commutable From: Corby, Wisbech, Spalding, Stamford, Peterborough

Commissioning Engineer Candidate Requirements

• Ideally, qualified to an Engineering degree or BTEC Higher Certificate in Electrical / Electronic Engineering or equivalent.
• Highly motivated individual with the ability to work alone but still be part of a team.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Experience of installing and commissioning food process equipment in either the Bread, Biscuit, Confectionery, Cereal, Snack or Industrial Extrusion sectors.
• Customer focussed with excellent communication skills and a successful track record of developing customer relationships.

Knowledge of programming and fault-finding on the following PLC’s

• Rockwell Logix 5000
• Siemens S7-300 
• Siemens S7-1500
• Mitsubishi
• Omron
• Lenze    

Knowledge of programming and fault-finding on the following HMI

• Rockwell RS View studio
• Win CC flex
• Win CC comfort 
• Lenze

Commissioning Engineer Key Responsibilities

• The Commissioning Engineer will commission machinery so that its mechanical, electrical, software and process functions perform to the contract specification.
• Programming and fault-finding software for a variety of PLC platforms.
• When required, to supervise other engineers on site either employed or contracted by client or by the customer.
• Communicate with the customer throughout the commissioning stage of a project.
• Produce a regular report of site activities detailing progress and highlighting any issues such as technical problems, site delays, customer’s comments etc. concluding in a debrief on return from site and a contract completion report.
• The above to be carried out anywhere in the world for periods of up to 6 weeks to suit the needs of the business.
• Support Technical and Customer Services in the office and on site.
• Help research and develop new products in the Innovation Centre.
• Assist with manufacture and testing of equipment within our factory.
• To help research and develop new products in the Innovation Centre.
• It is anticipated when you are not traveling that you will either be working in the factory, the Innovation Centre, Customer Services or in the Drawing Office.
• To be aware of and follow all company Health & Safety policies and procedures, in respect of self and others.

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

This is an excellent opportunity for an International Sales Manager who has strong experience in the Food processing industry. 

• Starting Salary - £40,000 - £60,000 - DOE
• Life assurance 3X your salary 
• 24 Days Holiday per year
• Private Medical Insurance

The successful candidate MUST have previous experience of working in the Food processing industry and will be able to demonstrate a successful track record in a senior/International Sales Manager role. 

Sales Manager Duties:

• As International Sales Manager you will establish and develop customer relationships at all organisational levels in a professional manner.
• Prepare and maintain sales reports, forecasts and contact information on a regular basis and in a timely manner
• To negotiate and secure orders and contracts that are profitable, commercially secure and technically sound
• Identify and develop Customer Services’ business opportunities with existing and new customers
• Ability to understand technical matters (products, processes, equipment) to a reasonable level

Sales Manager Requirements:

• To identify and develop opportunities and negotiate sales for the product range and to support the development of the global sales strategy
• An engineering qualification or relevant experience would be advantageous
• Fluency in another language would be advantage
• Comfortable spending approximately 30- 40% of your time abroad
• Ability to think strategically in regard to customers and markets

This is an exciting role and suitable for someone who has previously worked as an Account Manager, Head of Sales, Commercial Manager, Business Development Manager, International Sales Manager

This Sales Manager role is commutable from: Peterborough, Rugby, Cambridge, Leicester, Corby, Nottingham, Kettering, Stamford

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Sales Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

JUNIOR CONTROLS ENGINEER

This is an excellent opportunity for a Junior Controls Engineer, to work with a leading manufacturing of advanced process technology company, who have a rich, well-established background. They have sites here in the UK and overseas

The company's strength lies in its process expertise, engineering excellence and the ability to fully support customers worldwide. The service is complete - from design through installation and commissioning to lifetime support.

Junior Controls Engineer Pay, Hours and Benefits

• £30,000, salary is negotiable
• Monday to Thursday, 8:30am – 4:45pm, with an early Finish on Friday’s
• 30 days holiday (inc statutory) plus an additional three days at Christmas
• Life Assurance
• Healthy Pension
• Company and Private Healthcare Scheme

Commutable From: Corby, Wisbech, Spalding, Stamford, Peterborough

Junior Controls Engineer Role Summary

To design, test and where necessary, commission, electrical control systems for client’s machinery, meeting contractual/customer requirements within time and budget restraints

Candidate Requirements

• You will ideally be qualified to Engineering degree level, or BTEC Higher Certificate in Electrical / Electronic Engineering or equivalent.
• The Junior Controls Engineer will be a motivated individual with the ability to work alone but still be part of a team.
• Experience of installing and commissioning process equipment and a knowledge of programming and fault-finding on PLC systems is desirable, although on-site training will be provided.
• Ability to develop and produce software to functional specifications.
• Knowledge of existing product range could be an advantage.
• Travel capability: Able to work away from home base for extended periods of time, within the UK and overseas.

Junior Controls Engineer Key Responsibilities

• You will develop and produce PLC and HMI software for a variety of platforms with minimal assistance.
• Design, specify and issue electrical hardware parts lists and control panels according to contract specifications.
• Specify technical requirements for bought out equipment.
• You will produce machine test specifications.
• Test equipment in assembly shop and on customer sites as required.
• Provide technical and commissioning support to Installation & Commissioning / Customer Services in the office and on site.
• Help research and develop new products when required.
• Assist with preparation of proposals and quotes.
• Provide briefings of existing specifications and latest developments of equipment to sales, commercial, manufacturing, customer services and installation & commissioning departments when required.
• To be aware of and follow all company Health & Safety policies and procedures.

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Control & Automation Recruitment Support since 1994

PRODUCTION MANAGER

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Production Manager, to work with a leading manufacturing of advanced process technology company, who have a rich, well-established background. They have sites here in the UK and overseas

The company's strength lies in its process expertise, engineering excellence and the ability to fully support customers worldwide. The service is complete - from design through installation and commissioning to lifetime support.

Pay, Hours and Benefits

• £50,000 - £55,000
• Monday to Thursday, 7:30am – 4pm, 12:30pm Finish on Friday’s
• 30 days holiday (inc statutory) plus an additional three days at Christmas
• Life Assurance
• Healthy Pension
• Company and Private Healthcare Scheme

Commutable From: Corby, Wisbech, Spalding, Stamford, Peterborough

Production Manager Role Summary

• To maintain a safe working environment, by ensuring that all health and safety regulations are strictly adhered to.
• Manage the assembly (mechanical, electrical and testing) activities of capital equipment and major spares contracts, to meet customer requirements.
• Ensure safety, quality, delivery and cost performance improvements of the Assembly area, in line with company targets.
• Identify areas for improvement and drive through changes to gain improvements in assigned KPIs.
• You will need a minimum of HNC or equivalent in engineering.

Candidate Requirements

• Able to lead, motivate and manage personnel to achieve stretch targets.
• Proven team management experience within a manufacturing environment. 
• Sound technical knowledge of capital equipment and spares manufacture. 
• The Production Manager will be confident and decisive, with good people management and communication skills.
• Able to liaise with Technical and Production Engineering to improve and develop products.
• A knowledge of general computer packages (Word & Excel), with excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Self-motivated and able to act as a change agent within the department.
• Good communicator at all levels. Able to work within cross-functional teams to achieve business results.

Production Manager Key Responsibilities

• To be aware of and follow all company Health & Safety policies and procedures, in respect of self, all team members and any colleagues, contractors or customers within Assembly Area.
• Implement process change initiatives through Kaizen and C.I. activity to improve safety and achieve all performance improvement targets.
• Manage the assembly (mechanical, electrical and testing) of capital equipment and major spares contracts, to meet customer requirements. Attend or chair daily/weekly/monthly meetings and briefs, as required, in order to communicate departmental/company information. Ensure safe and clean working practices and monitor via housekeeping audits.
• Team development through appropriate coaching and training programmes. Monitoring and control of performance using Visual Management techniques. Actively reduce or eliminate ‘waste’ activities and challenge existing processes and procedures.
• Ensure orders and resources are planned, prioritized and communicated accordingly. Monitor quality issues to continually improve product and process quality. Maintain information in respect to methods, processes and procedural standards.
• Management of direct reports. Provide Assembly expertise to other departments and functions. Generate detailed assembly plans in conjunction with the master schedule.
• The Production Manager will need to deputise for the Manufacturing Manager and other supervisors, as and when required

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

Do you have previous experience working with Electrical Vehicles in the Automotive industry? 

An outstanding opportunity has a risen for a Technical Sales Engineer role selling Engineering Design Software solutions.

• Starting Salary - £30,000 - £40,000 DOE + £10k Bonus
• Very competitive commission structure
• Holiday home in Spain for staff to use for FREE
• Free on-site parking 
• International travel involved 

Sales Engineer Duties:

• As Technical Sales Engineer you will be expected to expand and discover new clients 
• Able to sell and supply thermal shielding solutions to motorsport brands
• Liaise with internal operations such as accounts team & other departments
• Able to work with leading companies such as McLaren, Aston Martin & NASA
• As a Technical Sales Engineer you will need to communicate effectively with various stakeholders

Sales Engineer Requirements:

• A strong Design Engineering background in the EV or Automotive industry 
• Comfortable presenting to Design Engineers on the benefits of Thermal Management products
• Preferably someone with a HND, Degree or a design skill 
• Ideally someone with a background in Aerospace, Automotive or Battery technology 
• A knowledge of Thermal Management would be advantageous

This is a dynamic role and ideally for someone with experience in EV, Motorsport or any other part of the Automotive industry. If you are looking to start/ advance your career as a Technical Sales Engineer, then this opportunity is for you.

This Sales Engineer role is commutable from: Milton Keynes, Bedford, Aylesbury, Northampton, Luton, Bicester, Welwyn Garden City & Leighton Buzzard

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Sales Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994