A brand-new outstanding opportunity has a risen for a Marketing Executive to be a part of a fast-paced growing company where you will get to interact with the company’s customers, channel partners, media and influencers and be involved in planning and running tradeshows throughout the UK and in the Nordic countries. 

If  you have the relavent experience and looking to joining an established worldwide company, then this is the position for you.

Marketing Executive Duties:

• £27,000- £30,000 – Depending on experience
• Medical Insurance
• The chance to remote work at times 

Marketing Executive Duties:

• Liaise with Content and Design team at company headquarters to generate creative assets
• Host marketing events including trade shows, workshops and product launch events
• Propose and execute quarterly marketing strategies and budget allocation for UK and Nordics markets
• Liaise and work with the companies’ staff members all over the world 

Marketing Executive Requirements:

• Experience working with Key Decision Makers, Partners and Stakeholders
• Propose and execute quarterly marketing strategies and budget allocation for UK and Nordics markets
• Interest in exploring new technology and skills in the industry 
• Over a years’ experience in a marketing role in the IT industry
• Able to work independently and unsupervised 

This exciting role is suitable for someone with previous experience as a Marketing Executive in the IT sector.

This role is commutable from: Milton Keynes, Bedford, Northampton, Wellingborough, Kettering, Rugby, Daventry

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Sales Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

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.

Development Engineer Package, Benefits and Hours

• Salary £37,500 - £42,500, negotiable dependant on experience
• Contributory pension scheme
• Death in service
• Icome protection
• Health insurance
• Non-contractual annual profit share bonus
• Support to apply for and/ or maintain your IMechE membership is available.
• 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

Development Engineer Candidate Essential Requirements

• Proven Development Engineer, with Applications Engineering experience.
• A 2.1 degree in Mechanical engineering with Aerospace/Automotive/Energy/Oil & Gas background together with 3 to 5 years of demonstrable experience in a similar role.
• Working knowledge and experience of CAD & PDM (preferably SolidWorks) and FEA tools (preferably ANSYS Workbench and/or SolidWorks Simulation).
• Ability to create and interpret engineering drawings with GD&T. Ability to perform hand calculations for preliminary design, sizing, and stress assessment of static and rotating components.
• Material selection ability and knowledge of conventional manufacturing processes.
• Good understanding of Applied Mechanics, Strength of Materials, Metal Fatigue, Rotordynamics, and Vibrations along with a basic understanding of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics.
• Quick learner with the ability to work independently and multitask, and the ability to write excel/VBA macros to create new or modify existing design tools.

Client is looking for an individual that is by nature innovative, proactive, and self-motivated. You will need a good interpersonal manner together with strong written and oral communication skills to deal with customers, suppliers, and internal departments. You will be commercially aware and have excellent time management abilities.

Development Engineer Key Responsibilities

• The Development Engineer will support the Chief Applications Engineer in providing timely response to new application and product enquiries for driveline components, and turnkey test rigs for testing high-speed rotating machines such as e-motors, generators, aero engines, gearboxes, turbines, compressors, pumps, turbochargers etc.
• Produce innovative designs/ideas and create workable and cost-effective solutions.
• Assist in product costing and preparation of technical and commercial proposals and 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.

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

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.

Quality Manager Package, Benefits and Hours

• Salary £40,000 - £45,000, negotiable dependant on experience
• Healthy contributory pension scheme
• Death in service
• Income protection benefits
• Health Insurance, together
• 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

Quality Manager Role

Client is a specialist engineering, design and manufacturing company with a worldwide reputation as an innovator in low volume, high performance solutions, across various industries such as aerospace, automotive, energy and oil & gas. 

The company has a well-established ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, amongst other accreditations. 

Taking ownership of the Quality department, the Quality Manager will be responsible for maintaining the quality management system and leading the development of a progressive culture within the business. You will drive product quality and reliability improvements whilst also establishing and implementing opportunities to increase efficiency, reduce lead times and maximise profit.

Person Specification

• At least 5 years' experience operating as a Quality Manager, preferably within an engineering environment
• Must be a good communicator, ability to influence with excellent fluency in spoken and written English
• Self-starter, effective time manager and a positive and supportive line manager
• Assertive, with diplomatic skills and a good appreciation of business and commercial needs
• Understanding of precision engineering, machining, measurement and special processes is preferred
• Report writing and presentation skills and proficient in Microsoft Office applications. Crystal report writing skills or ability to extract information from databases is desirable
• Working knowledge of manufacturing systems (MRP)
• Membership of professional body Chartered Quality Institute is preferred

Quality Manager Key Responsibilities

• The Quality Manager will improve internal procedures and documentation
• Analysing key performance data and report / present it to all levels of the business
• Reviewing quality concerns, analysing root cause and implement corrective actions liaising directly with employees, customers and suppliers
• Planning and implementation of annual internal audit plan ensuring audits conducted across all departments within the company
• Developing supplier relationships and monitoring and reporting their performance
• Ensuring compliance with all applicable standards, regulations and laws with respect to product quality and supply.

This Quality Manager role is commutable From: Northampton, Leicester, Coventry, Milton Keynes, Rugby, Leamington Spa, Banbury

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

We are a well-respected employer within the engineering sector and are seeking to recruit proven Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join our established maintenance team. 

Benefits: 

• £43,000
• Paid Overtime at Premium Rates
• Company Pension
• Stable Working Environment. 

Duties of a Maintenance Engineer 

• As a proven Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance across our plant, which will require you to have experience of supporting plant and equipment within either a fast-paced manufacturing, process or production environment.

Requirements of a Maintenance Engineer  

• Ideally you will be apprentice trained but must be qualified Mechanically and have some understanding of Plc Controls and Robot applications. However you must be multi skilled in your abilities. Having gained your Maintenance experience from supporting plant and equipment within a fast paced manufacturing, process or production environment. 

This Maintenance Engineer ​ role is commutable from Allesley, Bedworth, Coventry, Nuneaton, Rugby & Solihull

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

I am looking to recruit a Maintenance Electrician role for a leading global organisation within the Manufacturing sector. They have been established for several decades and are going from strength to strength. You would be joining an incredibly stable organisation. 

This is an exciting and varied role where you will undertake planned and preventative maintenance on the manufacturing equipment in addition to responding to faults and breakdowns. You will also be responsible for site services and facilities as well as new installation work.

The shifts for the Maintenance Electrician role are Monday – Thursday 06.00-13.45, Friday 06.00-11.00, and Lates Monday – Thursday 13.30-21.15 and Friday 11.15-17.00.

Maintenance Electrician Benefits:

• Salary up to £40,000
• 24 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays 
• Company Pension matched up to 5%
• Discounted Leisure tickets 

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, food, or packaging environment. 

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

• Experienced in PLCS (Fault Finding and programming desirable)
• Process controls and AC/DC and Servo drivers 
• Although this is an Electrically biased role you will be expected to undertake all mechanical and pneumatic duties to ensure production downtime is minimised.

We are keen to talk to Maintenance Engineers and Multi Skilled Engineers with an Electrical bias who can commute to Northampton, Rugby, Milton Keynes, and Kettering.

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

We are a well-respected employer who produce products for a NON Automotive market sector, we are seeking to recruit a number of proven Maintenance Technicians, to join our maintenance team. 

Benefits: 

• Dependent on your chosen working hours we offer a starting salaries in the region of £31,500 - £36,750
• Paid Overtime at Premium Rates
• Company Pension
• Stable Working Environment as we are a Key Worker Specific Sector.

Duties of a Maintenance Technician  

• As a proven Maintenance Technician you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance across our plant, which will require you to have experience of supporting plant and equipment within either a manufacturing, process or production environment. 

Requirements of a Maintenance Technician  

• You must hold formal Electrical qualifications to either a City & Guilds Level or NVQ standard and ideally be apprentice trained. The role will require you to have core electrical & reasonable mechanical abilities. 

The Maintenance Technician role is commutable from Bedworth, Coventry, Leamington, Nuneaton & Rugby

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

An outstanding opportunity has a risen for a Business Development Manager position.

Do you have previous experience as a Business Development Manager in the Courier/ Logistics industry? Would you like to be a part of fast-paced expanding company?

The ideal candidate will have a proven sales track record as a Business Development Manager in the Courier Services space. Alternative backgrounds such as: Logistic Services, Delivery Services, International Delivery Solutions or Freight Delivery, which are all transferable skills to this industry. 

If you are looking to progress your career and join a growing company, then this is the position for you

• £23,000 - £25,000 – Basic salary
• Earn up to £60,000 + In Commission
• Expand into new Territories 

DUTIES:

• Consistently Win New Business 
• Updating the CRM System 
• Able to demonstrate the benefits of each project to each Client
• Drive Growth and Ensure Client Satisfaction

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experienced working in one of the following industries:
• Courier Services/Logistic Services/Delivery Services/ Freight Delivery
• History of Winning New Major Clients 
• Previous Same-Day Courier Experience
• Dedicated Loads Experience 

This is a dynamic role and suitable ideally for someone with previous experience as a Business Development Manager, who is looking to advance their career in the Courier industry in an expanding company.

This role is commutable from: Milton Keynes, Bedford, Northampton, Wellingborough, Kettering, Rugby, Daventry

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Sales Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

Probe Technical Recruitment are recruiting an excellent opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join a growing engineering team, maintaining a range of manufacturing plant equipment.

The role requires you to work a Monday – Friday alternating AM/PM (8-4 / 4-12 shift).

The company offers a salary of £36,000 with excellent holiday, company pension and plenty of overtime.

Along with a recognised maintenance qualification in either Mechanical or Electrical Maintenance, the ideal Maintenance Engineer will have experience of PLC/PC controlled machine tool or process control/production equipment. Ability to interpret technical drawings including PLC, electrical, pneumatic, and mechanical drawings.

Requirements/ Duties for the role of Maintenance Engineer:

• When reactive job is allocated ensure that the task is personally owned and followed through to completion or when shift handover required the maintenance supervisor is given all the correct information.
• Personally, own any planned preventative tasks issued and liaise with operations to ensure task is completed to a high standard, with minimal operational disruption.

We would be looking to talk to Maintenance Technicians or Maintenance Electrician’s/ Maintenance Engineers and the role is commutable from Nuneaton, Coventry, Leicester, Hinckley and Rugby.

R&D TECHNICIAN

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. 

R&D Technician Package and Benefits

• £22,000 - £32,000
• £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

Candidate Specification (but not limited to)

• Ideally, you will be working in a laboratory now, or have done previously 
• The R&D Technician will have experience in electromechanical assembly of precision equipment preferably instrumentation related
• Familiarity of manufacturing processes such as brazing and welding desirable. Familiarity of other wire joining processes (crimping, splicing, micro-welding, brazing etc.) is desirable.
• Ability to understand and interpret technical drawings and documentation. Experience in using Solidworks or equivalent CAD software to construct 3D models desirable but not essential as training will be provided
• Competent in soldering fine wires and components using high temperature solders including basic circuit board assembly and modification.
• Experience in using 3D printer desirable but not essential as training will be provided. Experience of component testing in R&D environment including writing technical reports desirable but not essential
• Experience of Microsoft Word and Excel
• An interest in and understanding of physics/general science and electro-mechanics.

R&D Technician Key Responsibilities (this job description is not exhaustive; a full role description will be sent to you)

Provide support to the R&D department, including;

• Receive and organise parts/design data including components by maintaining build records and logs of engineering models and prototypes 
• Organising and collaborating with Production for build processes such as brazing and welding.
• Work closely with Production Engineering, sub-contractors and suppliers when necessary.
• Occasionally inspect parts and/or work with Goods In department to ensure parts are correct to drawing.
• Assemble components, engineering models and prototype meters.
• Design (using Solidworks) and manufacture basic jigs, fixtures and assembly tools utilising our range of prototyping equipment (e.g 3D printing)

The R&D Technician will take ownership of the R&D lab;

• Organising tools and equipment including managing and operating the rapid prototype printers. Process and submit print requests, maintain the stock of consumables. (Training will be provided)
• Maintaining clean, tidy, organised and functional lab environment.
• Specifying and proposing lab equipment to fulfil requirements of testing when necessary in cooperation with R&D Engineers
• Assist with maintaining the stock of raw materials (e.g. metal/ plastic sheet, bar and tube etc.) and hardware.
• Assist with maintaining the stock and safe storage of hazardous materials. Work in cooperation with the HSE department. (e.g. Keep a record of all hazardous materials being stored with associated COSHH and MSDS documents)
• Assist with maintaining and operating laboratory equipment (e.g. oven/furnace, environment chamber, winding machine, microscopes, liquid nitrogen equipment etc.)

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

PRODUCTION PLANNER

Starting from humble beginnings over 30 years ago, this business has grown to be known as a specialist and successful manufacturer and supplier to hundreds of customers and projects in the residential, commercial and industrial sectors.

Over this period, they have invested significantly in plant and resource so that they have the best in manufacturing processes and supply operation. The are looking to recruit an experienced Production Planner as soon as possible. Immediate interview and start are available.

Salary, Hours and Benefits

• £30,000 - £40,000
• Between 40 – 45 hours per week, to be discussed
• Company Bonus
• Great career progression for the right individual
• Easy, accessible location in Leicester 
• Competitive Pension
• Onsite Parking 
• Christmas Shutdown

Production Planner Role Responsibilities

As a Production Planner you will be responsible for the organisation of how the company manufactures items, distributes product and utilises labour. Duties will also include:  

• Effectively plan and schedule Works Orders through the factory to ensure that the scheduling process is delivering maximum productivity.
• Constantly monitoring the schedule, ensuring workstations are not being overloaded.
• Manipulation of schedule dates, to ensure correct loading and meeting of customer demands, communicating with sales team on any changes.
• Ensuring resource is available for schedule or organising suitable subcontract process.
• You will be involved in developing the scheduling process, through looking at ways of improving and streamlining the current scheduling mode.
• Be a key member of the production team, that is looking to deliver high quality product, on time every time.

Production Planner Candidate Requirements

• It is essential that you have Production Planner experience, working in a fast moving, time critical, ever changing, customer service focused environment. Lead times here are 5-7 days.
• Can prioritise demands and work under pressure.
• Work to deadlines whilst maintaining accuracy.
• You will have excellent interpersonal skills and deliver effective interaction with all internal and external stakeholders. You will have the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with key stakeholders and ensure best practice prevails.
• Must demonstrate proficient computer skills with Microsoft Office, specifically Excel.
• Must be able to work flexible hours when required to meet customer demands.

Commutable From: Leicester, Coventry, Hinckley, Nuneaton, Rugby, Tamworth

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

WAREHOUSE OPERATIVE

This is your opportunity to join a business that has grown to be known as a specialist and successful manufacturer and supplier to hundreds of customers and projects in the residential, commercial and industrial sectors.

From their Leicester HQ, they have invested significantly in plant and resource so that they have the best in manufacturing processes and supply operation.

About the role Warehouse Operative Role 

• To handle goods received, help support in the warehouse functions and maintain stock count.

Warehouse Operative Key Responsibilities

• Unloading and signing for incoming deliveries
• Book goods received in via computer
• Place any goods received into the correct allocated places
• Assist in picking the daily/weekly raw material for orders
• Assist in de-coil coil on specific machinery
• Maintain cleanliness of the yard/warehouse
• Carry out perpetual inventory/stock checking
• Help operatives in other units when supervisor is away

Warehouse Operative Specification

• A Good level of communication via phone/emails
• Adaptable, and problem-solving skills are essential
• Previous experience in a warehouse is essential
• Physical strength with the ability to lift heavy items throughout the day
• Team worker but able to make informed decisions independently
• Be able to work flexible hours
• Product knowledge ideal but not essential
• Forklift licence essential

Warehouse Operative Salary and Hours 

• £21,000 - £22,000 negotiable, dependant on experience
• Monday – Friday 6.30am – 4.00pm (45 Hours Per Week)
• Pension Scheme
• 23 days holiday plus statutory holiday (up to 4 days to be used for Christmas shutdown
• Onsite parking
• Permanent/Full Time

This Warehouse Operative role is Commutable from: Leicester, Coventry, Rugby, Loughborough

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Technical Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

PRESS BRAKE OPERATOR

This is your opportunity to join a business that has grown to be known as a specialist and successful manufacturer and supplier to hundreds of customers and projects in the residential, commercial and industrial sectors.

From their Leicester HQ, they have invested significantly in plant and resource so that they have the best in manufacturing processes and supply operation.

The Press Brake Operator Benefits include:

• Monday – Friday 7.00am – 4.30pm
• £22,500 – £25,500 depending on experience
• Pension Scheme
• 23 days holiday plus statutory holiday (up to 4 days to be used for Christmas shutdown) 
• Free Onsite Parking

Press Brake Operator Key Responsibilities

• Set-up, adjust and prepare press brake (Current machines) Amada, Edwards Pearson.
• Finding correct tooling/program per set-up.
• Check the heights of tooling and adjust back stops etc. along with light guards.
• Set-up and adjustment of material for folding at correct height.
• Locating programs and adjust tonnage and tooling for each part being formed.
• Provide feedback to Production Manager all jobs not meeting set-up and/or production standards.
• Producing folded parts to drawings supplied, measuring with Vernier Caliper, Protractors etc.
• Other job-related duties as may be necessary to carry out the responsibilities of this position.

Press Brake Operator Specification

• This person will work well on their own and as part of a team.
• Good communication skills.
• He/she will need to be well driven.
• The appropriate person must have a keen eye for detail, and ability to read drawings.
• They must have pride in their work and maintain a tidy safe workspace.
• Must be reliable, and physically fit.
• Good mathematical ability and able to use measuring devices such as Vernier callipers and protractors.
• Be able to work in a fast-paced-team environment.

This Press Brake Operator role is Commutable from: Leicester, Coventry, Rugby, Loughborough

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