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- £55k + Bonus
This is an excellent opportunity for an Operations Manager 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, 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 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.
Operations Manager Role Function
This is a hands-on management role, managing the daily operational aspects of the business, primarily the fulfilment of customer requirements through labour planning, assembly, warehousing and delivery, with effective management of resources to budgeted costs and productivity/efficiency levels, whilst maintaining a safe working environment.
Operations Manager Candidate Specification
- Experience working in a fast-moving, high variety/ low volume, labour intense manual assembly environment is ‘essential’ – this role wouldn’t suit someone from a precision engineering background
- Highly motivated, problem solver with good people management skills, and the ability to manage, motivate and mentor, improving efficiency throughout the operations team
- Proven ability to manage change and contribute effectively to developing the future organization – this would be gradual and not drastic change
- Lean Manufacturing – the ability to identify opportunities and implement lean techniques, although you don’t have to be an expert in this area
- Experience of managing Quality ISO9001, Environmental ISO14001 systems and experience of operating MRP systems
- A Degree would be desirable, but is not essential
Operations Manager Key Responsibilities
- Customer order fulfilment
- Management of staff, prepare work schedules and assign specific duties. Determine staffing levels, in line with financial budgets, interview and train new employees
- Establish and implement operational objectives and procedures in line with the overall business objectives
- Promote and implement a Lean culture throughout the operation - identify and implement continuous improvements within the operations processes to reduce costs, improve quality and reduce stock holding
- Implement NPI process from design and product management to assembly
- Control materials in the warehouse in collaboration with other functions within the business, coordinate and Manage PI process
- Effect use of ERP system – works order processing, BOM maintenance
Operations Manager Package and Hours
- Salary £55,000
- 10 – 15% company performance bonus
- 8:30am – 4:30pm, Monday to Friday
- 33 days holiday
Commutable From: Northampton, Wellingborough, Rugby, Kettering, Bedford, Milton Keynes
Probe Technical Recruitment, Manufacturing, Production & Quality Recruitment Specialists since 1994
- £35k + Pension Bonus
This Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer role offers excellent BENEFITS: Excellent holiday entitlement, Superb Pension (up to 7% company contribution)! Attendance Allowance – 5% of salary! Lots of overtime!
As the Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer, you will be working for a leading Global Manufacturer, who are known throughout their field for their outstanding quality product / service. They have remained busy throughout the pandemic; you would be joining an incredibly stable organisation.
Benefits for the Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer:
- Excellent holiday entitlement
- Excellent Pension – up to 7% company contribution
- Attendance Bonus – 5% of salary
- Loads of Over Time!
- Free Parking
- Canteen
As the Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer , your duties will include:
- Maintenance, Repair and Service of all mechanical and electrical equipment within the factory incl AC/DC drives and motors
- You will be assisting with the installation and commissioning of machinery electrically, mechanically and pneumatically
- Troubleshoot faults with all machinery and equipment
- You will carry out breakdown maintenance and fault diagnosis on all equipment on site
- Carry out PM works on all equipment
- Carry out general property / facilities maintenance incl heating and lighting
I would be very interested in speaking with you if you are/ have:
- Previous Experience as a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer and have an Electrical Bias
- You must have previous experience in the Manufacturing Sector
- Flexible approach – with a strong team spirit
- The ability to work on your own initiative
- To be considered for this position you will ideally be Apprentice trained and will hold a relevant Electrical Engineering Qualification such as City and Guilds or NVQ level 3.
- I would be keen to speak with Maintenance Engineers, Technicians, or Maintenance Electricians who have experience supporting plant machinery within Manufacturing settings.
Probe Technical Recruitment, Maintenance, Reliability & Service Recruitment Specialists since 1994
- £30k + Benefits
This is a fantastic opportunity, with an internationally recognised business, who are truly passionate about what they do.
Due to continued business growth, client is looking to appoint a Web Developer to join their established team on a full-time basis.
This is an important position within the marketing team, and you will be key in driving the development of the company website and content. You will also be responsible for the quality and features of the company end-user-facing software products. The role also encompasses web development duties by way of maintenance and development of new areas of the company family of websites and web tools.
Company Benefits
- £30,000
- 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week
- 33 days holiday
- Sick pay
- Death in service cover
- Unique, relaxed environment
- Casual dress code
Key Responsibilities, but not limited to
- Specifying, designing and developing a new, user-focused website as per business needs
- Support and maintenance of existing website and content, including the specification and development of new features
- Other duties within skill set but not necessarily role scope as required (creative design input, attending meetings etc.)
- Supporting and maintaining the existing website and developing it further using the latest standards and technologies
- Be fully responsible for the layout, visual appearance and usability of the website, ensuring brand continuity is maintained.
- Identifying areas for improvement within the software development processes, and delivering solutions for them
- Some ad-hoc low level IT support to the internal team when required
Person Specification
- Degree-qualified in a relevant subject
- 2+ years’ commercial web development experience
- Web development experience using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP
- Experience of developing sites in PHP, MySQL using OOP and MVC frameworks
- Understanding of Google Analytics
Other Useful Experience
- Agile and Scrum / Sprint development experience
- Experience with project ownership and coordination, helping to deliver a project from concept through to delivery
- Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator design skills
Commutable From: Northampton, Wellingborough, Rugby, Kettering, Bedford, Milton Keynes
Probe Technical Recruitment, Technical Engineering Recruitment Specialists since 1994
- Up to £34k + Benefits
This is a fantastic opportunity, with an internationally recognised business, who are truly passionate about what they do.
Due to continued business growth, client is looking to appoint a Software Developer to join their established team on a full-time basis. This is an important position within the R&D team, and you will be key in driving the development of the company proprietary software (for public release and internal development tools).
You will also be responsible for the quality and features of end-user-facing software products. The role also encompasses web development duties by way of maintenance and development of new areas of the company family of websites and web tools.
Company Benefits
- 33 days holiday
- Sick pay
- Death in service cover
- Unique, relaxed environment
- Casual dress code
Key Responsibilities, but not limited to
- Specifying, designing and developing new, user-focused software as per business needs
- Support and maintenance of existing software, including the specification and development of new features
- Working within the Digital Team to understand requirements for - and resolve issues with – software
- Assisting in software project planning
- Identifying areas for improvement within company software development processes and delivering solutions for them
- Other duties within skill set but not necessarily role scope as required (creative design input, attending meetings etc.)
- Supporting and maintaining their existing website and developing it further using the latest standards and technologies. Be fully responsible for the layout, visual appearance and usability of the company website, ensuring brand continuity is maintained
Person Specification
- Degree-qualified in a relevant subject, with 3+ years’ commercial software development experience.
- PC and Mac software development experience, using Visual Studio and XCode.
- Proficiency in C++ programming is essential!
- Experience with JUCE application framework would be useful, not essential.
- Android and iOS platform development experience would be highly advantageous.
Other Useful Experience
- Web development experience using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP.
- Developing sites in PHP, MySQL using OOP and MVC frameworks.
- Understanding of Google Analytics.
- Linux based dedicated servers using the command line.
- Experience using version control software (GIT).
- Experience testing own software using a variety of methods.
Salary and Hours
- £31,000 - £34,000 negotiable, dependant on experience
- 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week
Commutable From: Northampton, Wellingborough, Rugby, Kettering, Bedford, Milton Keynes
- £35k + Pension
Due to structured growth we are seeking to recruit a Day Shift Reliability & Lubrication Engineer to join our team of reliability professionals.
Benefits:
In return for your maintenance, lubrication & reliability engineering skills and experience, we offer a negotiable starting salary in the region of £27,000 - £35,000, plus company pension & genuine industry accredited training and a real career path, as part of our growing business which offers you the opportunity to join an organisation that plays a vital role in keeping key industry sectors in operation.
Duties of a Maintenance Reliability & Lubrication Engineer
As a Reliability Maintenance Engineer, you will be required to manage critical lubrication stocks, undertake lubrication and condition monitoring activities such as vibration analysis, thermography and oil analysis on site, which will focus on the use of data collection equipment to identify issues such as machine imbalance, misalignment and poor lubrication.
Requirements of a Maintenance Reliability & Lubrication Engineer
- Ideally you will have gained your maintenance experience of supporting plant within a production, manufacturing or process environment as a mechanically biased maintenance engineer and have a passion for reliability centred maintenance.
- Ideally you will be apprentice trained with formal VA1 accreditation, however as a minimum you must be qualified to a City & Guilds / NVQ standard Mechanically, hold a driving licence and be pc literate with the ability to draft base technical reports.
This is a great opportunity to move your maintenance career into the world of reliability centered maintenance where you will be given the opportunity to acquire a realm of reliability focused training and accreditation.
The role is commutable from Cambridge, Kettering, Huntingdon, Northampton, Peterborough & St Neots
Probe Technical Recruitment, Celebrating 26 Years of Maintenance Engineering Recruitment Excellence
- Up to £40k + 33 days hols, health ins. profit share
For over 60 years, this business has been constantly evolving their product portfolio to meet the demands and ever-changing needs for some of the world’s largest industries. From the design of their first ever product, the business has sustained manufacturing excellence, setting the industry standard & today they operate from a purpose built, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Northampton, where they routinely design and develop system solutions for bespoke applications.
The Role
The business wishes to recruit a Development and Applications Engineer to grow the strength of the Applications and Product Development team and assist company growth plans as the recent technology, will add new products to its portfolio and further strengthen its position in the market.
Development and Application Engineers provide technical solutions to customer enquiries and study, research and develop ideas for new products and methods used to make them. Working on a wide range of machinery, and test rigs of bespoke design that must be functional and reliable, easy and safe to use, including modifying existing products or processes to increase efficiency or improve performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Chief Applications Engineer in providing timely response to new application and product enquiries.
- Produce innovative designs/ideas and create workable and cost-effective solutions.
- Assist in new product development and product improvement activities including brainstorming, design, analysis, supplier selection and testing.
- Create 3D CAD conceptual designs and 2D drawings.
- Collaborate with manufacturing, assembly and testing to build in-house R&D test rigs for new product development.
- The ability to conduct test schedules, document the results and present these findings clearly.
- Work on short and long-term projects both in managing, documenting and performing the project activities.
- The selection and specification of suitable equipment suppliers and processes.
Person Specification
- A 2.1 degree in Mechanical Engineering with Aerospace/Automotive/Energy/Oil & Gas background together with a minimum of three years industry experience.
- Ability to use CAD (preferably Creo Elements or SolidWorks) and FEA (preferably Ansys Workbench) tools.
- Ability to perform hand calculations for preliminary design, sizing and stress assessment of static and rotating components.
- Material selection and knowledge of conventional manufacturing processes.
- Ability to create and interpret engineering drawings and GD&T.
- Good understanding of Strength of Materials, Fatigue, Vibrations and Rotor dynamics.
- Advanced MS Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint) skills.
Package, Benefits and Hours
- Salary £34,000 - £40,000, negotiable dependant on experience
- Excellent contractual benefits package to include contributory pension scheme, death in service and health insurance, together with a non-contractual annual profit share bonus
- 33 days holiday
- 37 hours per week - Monday to Thursday 08:30am – 17:15pm, Fridays 08:30am – 12:30pm
Commutable From: Northampton, Leicester, Coventry, Milton Keynes, Rugby, Leamington Spa, Banbury