We are a well-respected employer within the manufacturing sector and are seeking to recruit proven Electrical Site Services Engineer, to join our onsite team. 

Benefits: 

• Negotiable starting salary in the region of £40,000
• Paid Overtime at Premium Rates
• Above Average Holiday Entitlement
• Healthcare
• Company Pension
• Early Friday Finish.

Duties of an Electrical Site Services Engineer

• As a proven Electrical Site Services Engineer you will be required to undertaken both planned and reactive maintenance to the sites electrical infrastructure and building services associated to the facility. 

Requirements of an Electrical Site Services Engineer

• Have a proven background in undertaking Electrical Installation work (single & three phase) 
• Have Experience of undertaking general DIY tasks 
• Have Experience of undertaking statutory maintenance checks on Compressed Air Infrastructure, Fire Suppression Systems and Sub Stations 

The Site Services Engineer role is commutable from Alcester, Bromsgrove & Redditch

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

Are you a Quality Manager, looking to be part of a well-established, growing team in the Birmingham area as this is a wonderful opportunity to be part of a successful business, who next year, look to be set to increase their already high volumes as demand for their products soars.

As their Quality Manager, you will be given the responsibility to maintain and improve the existing quality standards. You will also be the primary contact for all customer concerns.

This role would suit either an experienced Quality Manager, or a Senior Quality Engineer, who is looking for that chance to move into a Quality management role.

The role is commutable from Walsall, Wolverhampton, Sutton Coldfield, Redditch, Solihull, Hall Green, Tyseley, Dudley, Tamworth, Birmingham, Brownhills, Worcester, Cannock and Aldridge 

BENEFITS for QUALITY MANAGER

• £45,000 (flex)
• Busy, stable customer base
• Long established organisation
• Huge potential for growth within this role
• Excellent Pension and holidays
• A genuine chance to make an impact

DUTIES OF QUALITY MANAGER 

• Resolution of customer concerns
• Day to day control of Quality department
• Lead, manage and be the main point of Quality on site
• Maintain and develop existing Quality systems
• Champion Continuous Improvements in Quality
• Root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions
• Mentor your team and identification of training needs
• Supplier Development
• Internal audits
• Manage absenteeism and holidays

REQUIREMENTS OF QUALITY MANAGER

• You are either currently a Quality Manager or a Senior Quality Engineer looking to move into a Quality Manager role
• Essential that you have experience of working in a manufacturing environment
• Customer and Supplier exposure
• This is a busy, challenging role and would suit an energetic, ambitious, highly motivated Quality professional

Are you up for the challenge?  Waste no time and send your CV ASAP!

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

A global manufacturing company, very much at the very forefront of new technology have a requirement for a Senior Sourcing Buyer.  With nearly 100 years of experience behind them, supplying into120 countries worldwide, they are the market leader in their field.  A role for a Senior Sourcing Buyer is now available.  We are looking for a skilled and experienced individual with excellent procurement experience, coupled with strategic thinking and the ability to multi -task, and manage day to day site sourcing issues.

This is an exception opportunity to join a World Class manufacturing company.

This role is commutable from Redditch, Alcester, Worcester, Bromsgrove, Alvechurch, Leamington Spa, Banbury, Evesham and Tewksbury

Benefits of Senior Sourcing Buyer

• £45,000
• Day’s role
• Large, long established successful Business
• Free Parking
• Genuine long-term career prospects available
• Modern management approach
• Excellent work / life balance 

Duties of Senior Sourcing Buyer

• Working closely with the Purchasing Manger on the rollout of global sourcing strategies for commodities, and show an understanding of current and future demands
• Supplier improvement and cost reduction opportunities
• Ensure supply of purchased material
• Identify supply chain risks
• Supplier relationship management activities
• Identify cost improvement opportunities
• Manage supplier contracts and lead contract negotiation
• Conduct supplier analysis

Requirement of Senior Sourcing Buyer

• Degree level or equivalent experience in Procurement and Sourcing
• You will have previous buying experience gained from within a manufacturing environment
• Strategic and tactical procurement experience 
• Contract management and an understanding of contractual law
• A curious, creative problem solver
• Strong negotiator
• Excel, Word and Powerpoint knowledge
• A strong self-starter

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Purchasing Recruitment Support since 1994

Client is a Made in Britain company, with many, many years of history behind them. They continue to lead and innovate in their industry, due to being part of the corporation who are the leading global provider in their industry. 

Role Function

• Reporting to the Site Lean Manufacturing Manager, the Quality Auditor will work independently within the Manufacturing Team, supporting the Assembly Tracks. 
• This role focuses on ensuring that products that leave the assembly lines are QC compliant, by working with and improving the skills of the operators and end of line inspectors. 
• The Quality Auditor will look to develop the Quality standards across the site, as well as developing clients own internal systems that lay the foundation for 100% Right First-Time pass rate.

Quality Auditor Salary: £35,000

Commutable From: Coventry, Solihull, Redditch, Rugby, Banbury, Daventry

Quality Auditor Key Responsibilities

• Create PFMEA’s for existing product on the assembly lines.
• Oversee product inspection / finalising. Carry out line checks to ensure product quality is maintained and procedures are adhered to.
• Follow the structured checklist for every product inspection. Develop the structured checklist to improve the inspection process.
• Record issues found, work with Manufacturing Engineers to identify root cause and apply permanent corrective action.
• Develop existing / create new KPI’s to report on Quality/Issues found and resolved.
• Strip and Audit Packaged products to ensure that they adhere to the QC standards & BOM’s.
• Mentor and Coach, the team to develop skills and ensure cross training in the process areas to build flexibility.
• Ensure a Quality first approach within the team. Raise CRNs to introduce improvements or address non-conformance.

Candidate Requirements

The Quality Auditor will have previous experience in automotive or aerospace Quality Auditing and Quality Engineering.

• Training / mentoring operators in order to improve their inspection skills.
• Excellent communication skills across all processes.
• Leadership experience with the ability to challenge behaviour that is of detriment to the team.
• Decision making and problem-solving skills and a keen eye for detail.
• Total Quality Management Mindset.
• Ability to challenge process managers with data.
• Trained in PFMEA.

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

A large, local long-established manufacturing organisation have a requirement for a Deputy Shift Site Manager

The role of Deputy Shift Site Manager is a specialised role, giving you responsibility for working with the shift Manager running the site out of hours, and help with labour prioritisation and equipment in order to meet requirements. 

This is an excellent opportunity for you to increase your level of management experience and skills, as their Deputy Shift Site Manager, you will making sure that production targets on your shift are met.

Commutable from Birmingham, Tamworth, Dudley, Walsall, Brownhills, Solihull, Halesowen, Stourbridge, Kidderminster, Castle Vale, Sutton Coldfield, Tyseley and Redditch

Benefits of Deputy Shift Site Manager

• £32,800
• 25 Days holidays on top of Bank Holidays
• Stake holder Pension
• Busy, friendly manufacturing organisation
• A genuine chance to make an impact
• Working 12-hour shifts – 4 on / 4 off – 6 / 6

Duties of a Deputy Shift Site Manager

• Working with the Shift Leader to prioritise labour and equipment
• You will be a member of the Emergency response team
• Dealing with external contacts such as the emergency services, customers’, and suppliers out of hours
• Identification of training needs of Operatives
• Deputise for the Shift Leader in his absence
• Happy to work 4 on/ 4 off shifts, 5 shift rota, including weekends and nights
• Requirements of a Deputy Shift Site Manager
• This will suit a confident team-player
• It would be highly beneficial if you have had experience of dealing with emergency response procedures
• You will have gained your experience from within a manufacturing environment, ideally chemicals
• Hold strong supervisory skills
• Happy working 12 hour shifts on a 5-shift rota

This is a great opportunity for you to join a large, busy organisation, who can genuinely offer you a super career path for you.

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

An outstanding opportunity has arisen for a Production Planner so are you a Production Planner looking for a long-term career move, within a busy, friendly, and well-established manufacturing company?

As their Production Planner, you will be responsible for providing manufacturing with production plans in line with customer requirements.

This is a unique manufacturing environment, supplying a huge, varied product range.

The role is commutable from Solihull, Redditch, Coventry, Alcester, Worcester, Bidford on Avon, Stratford Upon Avon, Banbury, and Birmingham

Benefits of a Production Planner:

• £30,000 - £35,000
• Excellent Pension 
• Busy manufacturing organisation
• Friendly team
• Super supportive Management

Duties of a Production Planner:

• Provide manufacturing with production plans in line with customer requirements
• Review and agree opportunities to improve productivity
• Review demand forecast
• Identify variances from previous forecast
• Create Production plan considering material and manufacturing capacity
• Chair weekly production plan reviews
• Ensure Production plan adherence
• Maintain relevant data

Requirement of Production Planner:

• You will have previous experience of Production Planning
• Ideally, you will have gained your experience from within manufacturing
• MRP experience 
• Competent with MS Office and operating ERP systems
• To have the ability to form and maintain strong and effective relationships

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

We have an opportunity for a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join this successful manufacturer based in Worcestershire. This is a “hands on” role where you will be joining a medium sized maintenance team to undertake planned and reactive maintenance tasks on plant machinery.
 
Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer Role Benefits:

• Up to £39,500 salary (depending on shift pattern)
• Generous 25 days holiday
• Company contributory pension scheme and life cover
• Gym membership
• Share option scheme
• Commitment to assist with professional development.

Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer Role Description:

• You will be joining a team of Engineers to undertake both Electrical and Mechanical planned and reactive maintenance tasks to plant machinery across the facility. 
• This is a “hands on” multi skilled role and you will be supporting presses, ABB and Kawasaki robots, hydraulics and pneumatics, and PLC run plant machinery in a production environment. 
• We have opportunities to work on either alternating 6am – 2pm / 2pm – 10pm Mon – Fri, or permanent Night shift Sun – Thurs, 10pm – 6 am.

Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer Skills and Qualifications

• You will ideally be Apprentice trained and/or hold a relevant Engineering qualification such as City & Guilds or ONC/HNC.
• Successful candidates will be able to read and understand electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic drawings, and will also hold fault finding abilities with PLC controls.
• It is integral that you can demonstrate experience of working within a previous Maintenance role supporting plant and equipment within a manufacturing environment. 

In return you will be joining an Organisation that can offer career progression and professional development, a generous salary, and excellent benefits. 

This Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Worcester, Redditch, Kidderminster, Bromsgrove, Stourbridge, Birmingham and surrounding areas.

We have the most exceptional opportunity available, if you are a Metrology Engineer looking for your next career move.

This is an outstanding chance to work with one the world’s leading manufacturer of premium products.  The remit of your role as a Metrology Engineer is to provide specialist metrology technical expertise and as their Metrology Engineer, you will enjoy the ability to progress and shape your career across their network, and be able to enjoy their many, numerous exceptional benefits.

Benefits of a Metrology Engineer

• £40,000
• Excellent Company car scheme, either lease or ownership
• One of the best Pension schemes around
• Generous holidays
• A super work/ life balance with family friendly policies
• Days’ role
• Outstanding progression prospects
• Staff canteen
• Healthcare
• Free parking
• Magnificent working environment

Duties of a Metrology Engineer:

• Provide specialist metrology expertise and leadership
• Ensure all metrology activities are planned, optimised, and completed
• Ensure high standards of accuracy and precision are met
• Problem solving with robust resolution of measurement systems and methods problems
• Inspection of Supplier parts to ensure compliance with design and drawing specifications
• Ensure associates are trained
• Requirement of a Metrology Engineer
• Qualified to HNC or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
• To be able to demonstrate excellent knowledge of measurement equipment processes and equipment
• Strong technical knowledge of manufacturing processes and equipment
• Capable of statistical analysis
• Highly self-motivated with well- honed problem -solving skills

The rest of your career is waiting for you.  To be considered, apply ASAP

The role is commutable from Walsall, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Aldridge, Lichfield, Tamworth, Tyseley, Redditch, Smethwick, West Bromwich, and Halesowen

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

An organisation in the Birmingham area, has a requirement for an Asset Records and Monitoring Engineer. This business has been established for over 100 years’, and have weathered many a storm.  Supplying into many different industry sectors, no other company in the surrounding area, produces what they do.

This is a specialist role, and development will be offered for the right person. As the Asset Records and Monitoring Engineer, you will joining the Engineering department, communicating effectively with a range of all departments to ensure daily goals are achieved.

You will have your own office, but most of the time, you will be on the factory floor.

Benefits of Asset Records and Monitoring Engineer 

• £26,000 - £28,000
• 25 Days holiday (and all UK Bank Holidays)
• Day’s role
• Large, long established Business
• Free Parking
• Life Assurance
• Stakeholder Pension scheme
• Long successful career offered
• Development offered

Duties of Asset Records and Monitoring Engineer

• Develop, organise and operate engineering record and planning systems in order to maintain compliance
• Conduct safety tests, inspections of plant and equipment and non-destructive testing
• Monitor water treatment operations – ensure equipment and chemical use is in order
• Fault finds, top up chemicals, minor repairs
• Liaise with contractors and update the records system
• Manage day to day LEV / COSHH inspection and testing
• Manage radioactive sources on site, from purchasing through to coordinating exchange and creating record reports when required for Counter Terrorism Police and the Environmental Agency
• Coordinate inspections with insurance surveyor

Requirement of Asset Records and Monitoring Engineer

• ONC or C & G level 3 in an Engineering Discipline
• Outstanding Communication skills
• Essential that you are hjghly computer literate
• Highly organised
• As development is offered, it is important that you are keen to learn and develop

This is a unique role, in a unique business, where you will be offered a long term career

The role is commutable from Walsall, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Aldridge, Lichfield, Tamworth, Tyseley, Redditch, Smethwick, West Bromwich and Halesowen 

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

We have a fantastic opportunity to join a New Product Development Team in the Central Midlands and be responsible for the design and integration of hardware and embedded technologies, especially around Battery and Power Pack systems.

The role will be part of the larger NPD team that also consists of mechanical and industrial design engineers that will be mainly involved in the design of the products from a structural and plastic injection moulding point.

The company have a strong track record for creating Award Winning products for the consumer market sector and are continually focusing on New Product Innovation exercises to keep their international recognition for being the best in field.

Benefits:

• £45,000
• £37.5 Hours 
• 33 Days Holidays (Inc Bank Holidays) 
• Pension
• Healthcare
• Early Finish Fridays 

The Electronic Engineer position will report to the Head of Engineering and will be the sole electronic biased engineer within a team of Product Design and Prototype Engineers. 

Duties of an Electronic Engineer will include:

• The creation and development of battery management systems 
• Ensuring battery management systems meet regulatory and company requirements for safety 
• Charger design and writing detailed charger specifications 
• Power Converter Design. 
• Ensuring designs can comply with relevant EMC/EMI standards and modifying design where needed to ensure this is the case. 
• Thermal management design of power electronics systems 
• Design of battery powered electronics to meet global requirements. 
• Research into new technology and investigating ways of incorporating this technology into future products. 
• Use of simulation and PCB design software to create prototypes.

Electronic Engineer Requirements:

• Minimum BEng/MEng degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering or other relevant discipline 
• Experience in the design of Battery Management Systems especially for Lithium-Ion technology. 
• Experience in motor inverter design and motor control, particularly brushless DC motors, servo or stepper motors desirable. 
• General knowledge of power electronic devices, including silicon based IGBTs, MOSFETs and wide bandgap technologies 
• Understanding of device characteristics and issues with switching behaviour in real circuits, as well as power switch driver design 
• Design of power electronics for both low voltage and mains voltage systems 
• Excellent knowledge of analogue signal conditioning (e.g., op-amp circuit design) and ideally digital signal processing approaches 
• Schematic capture using Altium Designer, Mentor Graphics or other mainstream tools 
• Use of SPICE based simulation tools such as Simetrix and LTspice 
• Design calculation tools such as Mathcad, Matlab, Excel. 
• Circuit simulation and tolerance analysis 
• Robust design including FMEA techniques 
• Design for high volume manufacture 
• PCB layout – size/cost minimisation while achieving layouts for inherently good EMC compliance and thermal design.

The Electronic Engineer opportunity will be part of the full product life cycle of a project and will require visits to overseas suppliers and manufactures, to ensure the integrity of designs are maintained. This will allow complete project ownership from concept through to final release to retail.

Commutable from: Birmingham, Oxford, Cheltenham, Worcester, Dudley, Redditch, Coventry, Wolverhampton.

We are looking for a HEAD OF PRODUCTION to jpoin a family-owned manufacturing organisation, who have been established for over 100 years.

This is a large, highly reputable organisation, and as HEAD OF PRODUCTION, you will be given complete accountability, and full responsibility to manage all their Process plants.

Head of Production Benefits:

• £60,000
• Company Car
• Long established and well- known organisation
• Generous Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Stable Company
• Fantastic Long-term prospects

Duties of Head of Production

• Management and accountability for all process manufacturing plants
• Managing direct reports
• Oversee all process improvement activities, waste elimination and carbon net zero
• Control budget and Capex expenditure
• Ensure compliance with all SHE policies, procedures and HSE/EA intervention plans

Requirement of Head of Production

• It is essential that you have a Degree, preferably in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
• Experience of SHE requirements and process safety management
• Significant man-management experience 
• Strong leadership skills
• To be able to show excellent commercial awareness, having managed budgets and costs
• Chemical synthesis experience
• Ambitious and motivated

The role is commutable from Walsall, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Aldridge, Lichfield, Tamworth, Tyseley, Redditch, Telford, Kidderminster, Smethwick, West Bromwich, Worcester, Tamworth and Halesowen

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

This is an opportunity for you to join a highly successful Manufacturing business based in Droitwich as a Production Buyer within a fast paced manufacturing environment. 

In exchange for their expertise the Production Buyer will receive:

• A competitive salary of £35,000 depending on skills and experience.
• Working Days Mon – Fri, early Friday finish
• Busy and friendly manufacturing organisation

Key Roles & Responsibilities for the Production Buyer:

• Develop and implement the commodity strategy to ensure achieving cost reductions without compromising the sustainable supply chain within rubber, fastener + metal pressing.
• Co-ordinate work efficiently to ensure time bound targets are met for New Projects.
• Make detailed comparisons between suppliers.
• Identify areas of non compliance and closely monitor design changes 

Negotiate with customers / suppliers and maintain relationships with existing supplier base.

Skills & experience required for the Production Buyer:

• Successful candidates will ideally hold a Business or Engineering Degree
• To have gained your experience in a fast- paced production/manufacturing environment, ideally within Automotive Industry.
• Excellent hands on negotiation skills and experience of supplier audit and quotation analysis.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing practice would also be advantageous.

The role is commutable from Droitwich, Worcester, Stourport, Bromsgrove, Redditch, Stourbridge, and surrounding areas.

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Purchasing Recruitment Support since 1994