As the Maintenance Engineer – Mechanically Bias, you will be working for a Family owned and run Manufacturing business.  They really are the leaders in their field.  Their product is quite bespoke and of the highest quality. They have been established for many years and are going from strength to strength! They are recognised throughout their field for their outstanding quality product and highest customer service.  You would be joining an incredibly stable organisation.

Benefits for Maintenance Engineer – Mechanically Bias:

• £45,500
• Just 3 days per week
• 30 days holiday
• Eyecare Provision
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension Contributions – Employer 5%
• Stable Company

As the Maintenance Engineer – Mechanically Bias, your duties will include:

• Responsible for the overall maintenance and repair of the site to ensure production interruptions are kept to a minimum, in addition to working on the installation and commission of a new manufacturing facility. 
• To Manage the maintenance schedules and budgets
• To communicate with the ops department to coordinate maintenance and repair work
• Assist with planning and implementing plant improvements and expansions
• To adhere to safety, health and environmental policies and procedures
• Review the operation of plant equipment and systems constantly, to minimise unplanned downtime, anticipate solve problems in a timely manner, identifying opportunities for improvement
• Prepares reports, analyses data, and makes recommendations for improving plant operation and solving maintenance related problems

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

• Previous experience as a Multi skilled Maintenance Engineer within a plant maintenance environment
• You must have a strong Mechanically bias background but have a general electrical knowledge too
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience within continuous improvement environment
• Relevant engineering qualification 
• Exposure to a polyurethane or similar industry preferred 
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to analyse and report data effectively
• Ability to understand and deliver strategies
• Excellent planning and organisation skills
• Applicants must have a full UK driving licence

The role is commutable from: Coventry, Rugby, Leamington Spa, Warwick, Daventry, Northampton and Banbury

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

This Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician / Process Technician role offers a great salary and benefits: Excellent Salary!  31 days holiday!  Contributory Pension Scheme!  Stable career opportunity with a great team!

As the Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician / Process Technician, you will be working for a leading, Global Organisation in the Manufacturing Sector.  They have been established for several decades and are going from strength to strength! They are recognised throughout their field for their outstanding, diverse, quality product.  You would be joining an incredibly stable organisation.

Benefits for the Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician / Process Technician:

• Up to £40,000
• 31 days holiday
• Contributory Pension after qualifying period
• Free Parking

This is a Dual role - Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician / Process Technician:

• In brief – you will be responsible for full Maintenance of plant equipment and responding to breakdowns on the line and completion of TPM activities
• Fault Finding on Electro Mechanical Systems
• Management of small projects – supporting the implementation of small projects in own area of responsibility
• Lead/Support continuous improvement activities using various analysis tools and methods
• Re the Process side of the role - To support the production team of their daily tasks by monitoring the current process within area of expertise

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

• Previous Experience as a Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician / Process Technician
• Relevant Engineering qualifications 
• Electrical Knowledge/experience 17th edition or better
• A good mix of Electrical/Mechanical split in skill set
• Preferably you will have worked within an industrial maintenance environment , ideally within manufacturing or automotive sector
• You will have experience of  Plant Maintenance, Preferably with Robot System and PLC Knowledge
• Injection Moulding experience would be a great advantage
• 3 & 6 Axis robot experience would be preferable but not essential
• Ideally understand engineering drawings and manufacturing process
• Experience of process / production engineering in a manufacturing environment

The role is commutable from: Northampton, Daventry, Wellingborough, Bedford, Corby, Kettering, Market Harborough and Rugby.

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

This is an exciting opportunity, with an internationally recognised business, who are truly passionate about what they do. Their team pioneer change in the industry and have a strong commitment to driving transformational innovation in all of their products, which are the best in the world for design, technology and performance – they are setting the standard for the industry.

Due to continued business expansion and a record-breaking year, they are looking to recruit an experienced Supply Chain Manager to help ensure the continuity, consistent supply and delivery of products through their established Supply Chain function.

Working within the senior engineering management team (EMT), the successful candidate will have overall responsibility for the key functions of procurement and mass production, supply chain, inventory control, Far East consolidation and warehousing, UK logistics and warehousing. As Supply Chain Manager you may on occasion be required to travel between UK sites and suppliers overseas.

Company Benefits

• Company performance and individual bonuses
• 33 days holiday
• Sick pay
• Death in service cover
• Unique, relaxed environment
• Casual dress code

This Role is Commutable From: Northampton, Wellingborough, Rugby, Kettering, Bedford, Milton Keynes

Supply Chain Manager's Key Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for the supply chain and managing the Supply Chain Team.
• The hands-on management of the continuity and consistency of supply and inventory control of company product and management of supply chain and inventory KPIs. Working in accordance with OEM strategy.
• Day to day monitoring of the OEM, logistics and 3PL performance and prompt intervention where required.
• Strategic management of UK and Far East warehousing and shipping functions in conjunction with the Sales and Finance departments.
• Maintenance of the current UK premises and planning for future requirements. Periodic overseas visits to OEMs as required. Maintain regular contact with all key OEMs, logistical and service suppliers.
• Working with the EMT on planning and implementation of mass production of new products and colour specials.
• Gross Margin improvement via cost control/down and improvements in the logistics and supply chain. Maintain the risk register and risk mitigation in respect of single source components.

Experience / Knowledge

• Client is looking for a charismatic, driven, passionate Supply Chain Manager who is looking to cement a long-term role with them. This role is key to the smooth running of their business operation.
• Academic background with HND or above in a business studies/management accounting, or a manufacturing / engineering subject.
• Experience of working in a ‘mass production’ environment in the Consumer Electronics sector with experience of ERP systems and reporting.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills, experience communicating with Asia territory suppliers, and a proven track record of negotiation skills, ideally with Far Eastern manufacturers.
• Experience of managing a supply chain with the main manufacturing based in the Far East. Liaising with logistics companies, key component suppliers and Far Eastern OEMs on logistical and supply issues.
• Working within a KPI (Key Performance Indicator) structure.
• Managing all aspects of the supply chain to ensure smooth running, timely resolution of issues and quick reaction to urgent issues with versatile problem-solving skills.
• A love for Guitars or the music industry would be a big advantage.

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

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. 

Development Engineer Package and Benefits

• £33,000
• £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

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

The Role

Due to further growth, a vacancy has arisen in the R&D department for a Mechanical Development Engineer with special responsibility for finite element simulation.

The position is intended as a junior role for applicants who typically have approximately 3 years post-graduate industrial experience, who can grow into the role and gain the required skills and knowledge from more experienced colleagues and additional training provided by the company.

Development Engineer Key Duties

• Support the design and development of products by use of SolidWorks CAD software, ANSYS simulation software and other tools and techniques as required.
• Conducting structural integrity calculations (based on formula and FEA), relating to pressure safety requirements and compliance with the Pressure Equipment Directive and other international pressure equipment regulations.

Development Engineer Key Skills Required

• A minimum 2:1 degree in Mechanical Engineering or related subject from an IMechE accredited course.
• Familiarity and preferably practical experience with core mechanical engineering theory including stress analysis, dynamics, thermodynamics and fluids.
• Experience using Mathcad
• Typically 3 years industrial experience in a technical Engineering role, preferably in new product development environment.
• Preferable - experience in applying stress analysis techniques.
• A minimum of 1 year’s practical experience using simulation software (preferably ANSYS) conducting stress, thermal and modal analyses and knowledge of ANSYS APDL and the Workbench environment would be advantageous

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

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Engineering or Design graduate to become an Applications Engineer for a global organisation who specialise in increasing the longevity and durability of components and tools by utilising advanced chemical engineering processes. This company counts F1 teams and global aerospace manufacturers as clients. 

If you have graduated College or University with a technical qualification in an engineering or design discipline and want to join an organisation with world class training and limitless progression opportunities then read on.

Based in Milton Keynes, the Applications Engineer is responsible for a variety of tasks – here is a snapshot of what this role entails: 

• Engaging with customers to understand their requirement from a technical perspective
• Translating this to the various design and operational teams internally
• Quoting and pricing works
• Assisting in the design of processes for applying longevity-giving materials to surfaces
• Providing feedback to the client on progress/any challenges
• Keeping all internal stakeholders in the loop with progress
• Project management of the project from customer engagement, through inception and design until finally handing over to operations for full scale production

Within this Applications Engineer role you will deal with lots of different challenges, and no two days will be the same. You will spend the first 3 months on short secondments around all divisions of the business to understand and learn exactly what the business does so that you are fully prepared and trained by the time you start working with customers on projects.

The Applications Engineer works on projects from Formula 1 to aerospace, from defence to nuclear and everything in between.

What’s in it for you?

• World class training with a global industry leader
• Exposure to varied projects in a highly technical, engineering environment
• A salary of £25,000-£30,000
• A quarterly bonus 
• 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays, so 33 days in total)
• BUPA healthcare (after probation)
• Critical illness cover
• Genuine progression opportunities with potential to change function/business unit

What are you waiting for? Apply now!

Commutable from Milton Keynes, Bedford, Luton, Aylesbury, Northampton, Leighton Buzzard, Buckingham, Bicester, Banbury

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Sales Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

An International manufacturing company, with multiple sites have a role for an experienced MATERIAL PLANNER.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a busy, friendly, well established organisation, where, as the MATERIAL PLANNER, your focus will be to ensure continuous raw material supply to all UK plants, whilst maintaining stock target

MATERIAL PALNNER BENEFITS

• £30,000 - £40,000 – Dependant on experience
• Working directly with the Senior Management team
• EARLY FINISH FRIDAY
• Canteen
• Excellent Pension and holidays
• Life assurance and insurance protection
• Busy, friendly manufacturing organisation
• A genuine chance to make an impact

DUTIES OF THE MATERIAL PLANNER

• Ensure continuous raw material supply to all UK sites
• Maintain stock levels and targets
• Review daily stock on hand
• Maintain MRP parameters to ensure stock held is correct
• Weekly supplier schedule releases
• Review potential issue and risk of supply to plant
• Liaise with Logistics on cycle count results
• Reporting daily on supplier arrears
• Monitoring any additional costs incurred with suppliers
• Manage supplier delivery slots and transport needs
• Raising non-conformance reports

REQUIREMENT OF THE MATERIAL PLANNER

• It is essential that you have relevant proven experience gained from within a manufacturing industry background
• We are looking for SAP exposure
• Strong experience of MS Office and Excel
• This would suit a lively, energetic, and well organised individual who is genuinely looking for a long- term stable career.

The role is commutable from Birmingham, Leamington Spa, Warwick, Coventry, Daventry, Stratford Upon Avon and Redditch

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

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.
 

This is an absolute Dream job if you are guitar player who possesses an academic or commercial background in electronics!!  This Service Engineer role offers an excellent salary and benefits package including : Freebies!!  33 days holiday! Pension scheme, Flexible working environment and a chance to be part of a dynamic organisation!

As the Service Engineer, you will be working for a Global leader in the Audio Industry, a very well-established and respected organisation, with a global presence.

The company have been established for several decades and are going from strength to strength – even during this pandemic!  You would be joining an incredibly stable organisation.

Benefits for the Service Engineer:

• Up to £30,000
• Freebies!
• Pension Scheme
• 33 days holiday 
• Flexible Working Environment

As the Service Engineer, your duties will include:

• To repair and service -  to an excellent level - all company audio products to meet pre-defined performance targets.
• Supporting customers on a daily basis with service / repair issues
• To oversee the repair, service and dispatch of loan stock. 
• To support engineers in the field on a technical level
• Oversee the logistics of all returned products.
• Manage of the stock and logistics of spares and parts.
• Organise the shipment of spares.
• To Liaise with UK dealers and end users on technical queries and service/repair issues.
• To Liaise with Quality & Approvals Depts on all technical and quality issues.
• Liaise with UK Area Sales Manager on service and warranty issues as required.

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

• As a  Minimum - HNC in electronics or associated engineering subject or 5 years’ experience of electronic service and repair of consumer audio equipment/ Service Engineer
• Ideally – you will have knowledge of Valve based audio equipment
• You will have an interest in musical instruments and audio technology 
• You will be a guitar player!!
• You will be used to working to set KPI’s
• An excellent communicator
• You will be a real Team player.
• Have the ability to prioritise
• And have an excellent customer focus.

This Service Engineer's role is Commutable from:  Northampton, Rugby, Corby, Daventry, Market Harborough and Kettering

Probe Technical Recruitment, a Maintenance, Reliability & Service Recruitment Specialists 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 Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer role offers a good salary and benefits: 32 days holiday! Contributory Pension Scheme! Discounts on Leisure Tickets! Stable career opportunity with a great team!

As the Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer, you will be working for a leading, Global Organisation in the Manufacturing Sector. They have been established for many years and are going from strength to strength! They are recognised throughout their field for their outstanding quality product. You would be joining an incredibly stable organisation.

Benefits for the Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer:

• £37,000
• 32 days holiday
• Contributory Pension after qualifying period (5%)
• Discounted Leisure Tickets
• Free Parking

As the Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer, your duties will include:

• To undertake Planned and Preventative Maintenance
• Respond to Faults and breakdown on all plant machinery
• Fault find and rectify issues ensuring down time is minimised
• To carry out safety checks of machines, equipment and plant and complete periodic safety records.
• Responsible for Site services and facilities maintenance, internal and external
• To get involved with projects and the installation of new equipment / new layouts

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

• Previous experience as a Multi skilled Maintenance Engineer 
• You must have a strong Mechanical and Electrical background 
• With proven experience within Print, Packaging, Food and/or Manufacturing sectors
• You must hold formal Mechanical Apprenticeship or HND/HNC in Electrical Engineering, 18th Edition Regulations.
• An electrically biased role, but you will be expected to undertake all mechanical and pneumatic duties to ensure production downtime is minimised
• Experienced in PLC’s(programming and fault-finding), process controls and AC/DC and Servo drivers.

The role is commutable from: Coventry, Rugby, Leamington Spa, Warwick, Daventry, Northampton and Banbury

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

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

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