Design Engineer – Mechanical / Hydraulics

This business has over 50 years of heritage, specialising in design, manufacturing, and installation of bespoke steel fabrication projects.

Supporting clients, across the world, in many different industries, their in-house design capabilities cover all mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and software disciplines. 

The Design Engineer Role

Client is looking for an engineer with an innovative mechanical background, a passion for engineering excellence and proven experience to draw on. This is a varied job with varying degrees of responsibility, differing types of tasks ranging from initial design to machine commissioning, perhaps project management or customer visits but with practical design remaining central to the job.

Person Specification

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience in structural steel fabrication design
• Effective in carrying out detailed structural strength calculations for both structural and mechanical components
• Display a high degree of computing literacy on engineering design packages
• Hydraulic exposure would be useful
• Good interpersonal skills
• Highly Organised

Software – AutoCAD, Inventor, Vault, ANSYS, MS Office

Design Engineer Key Responsibilities (but not limited to)

• Generation of documentation within the production design office including, but not limited to, drawings, parts lists, Drawing Office Purchase Requisitions’ and Drawing Office Issue Note’s to ensure project deadlines set both internally and externally are met. Management of Bills of Material and detail manufacturing drawing.
• Produce conceptual designs from functional specifications. Layout design of mechanical/hydraulic machinery.
• To work in multi-discipline project teams on specific aspects of the machine design. Undertake component stress calculations and compile documented calculation packages for third party verification in order to comply to varying international codes and standards.
• Produce equipment test specifications for use in house. Liaison with other Design Engineers to ensure design specifications are met.
• Bid support, travel for technical input, customer liaison, input to sales proposals. Attendance at technical meetings (UK and Overseas)

Design Engineer Salary and Hours 

• £30,000 - £40,000, dependant on experience
• 37 hours per week, 08:00am - 17:00pm Monday to Thursday and 08:00am – 12:00pm Friday. (flexibility, due to workloads would be required)

This Design Engineer role is commutable From: Shrewsbury, Stoke on Trent, Stafford, Wolverhampton, Walsall

We have an opportunity for a Production Planner to join a manufacturing consumer goods company in the Shropshire area that is seeing a high-level of growth in 2021.

The role of Production Planner will work within the Production Control Department and will be responsible for planning resources for the assembly line and supply chain analysis.

The position will also provide an effective supervisory role for the Data and Production Control entry clerks and will collate the schedule of meeting reports.

Production Planner Benefits:

• Salary £25,000 - £27,200
• 31 Days Holiday Inc Bank Holidays
• Work in a Covid-safe adapted working environment
• Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance Cover
• Pay Care Health Cash Plan
• Free Car Parking and Safe Bike Store
• Subsidised Restaurant
• Training and career development opportunities for all staff
• Access to onsite Medical Advice
• Product staff discount
• Perks At Work staff discount membership
• Staff bonus scheme related to performance
• Full training is provided and further career development.
• 39 hrs a week (Mon-Thur 8am to 5.15pm and Fridays 8am to 12 noon) 

Main Duties of a Production Planner:

• Coordinating the preparation of Operating Planning.
• Advising on schedule trends and proposing changes as necessary to meet both their customer requirements and the company’s objectives with regard to efficiency.
• Coordination of the daily schedules for the Assembly area, advising any deviation from the schedule and proposed recovery plans.
• Coordinate the daily work of the Production Planning department in-line with the company objectives.
• Control and Planning of promotion activities, ensuring the Quality, Cost and Delivery requirements are met.
• Issue of monthly reports to the Departmental Manager detailing achievement against schedule and results of monthly activities.
• Ensure that all areas have up to date Procedures and Training Manuals and that staff have received on the job training. 
• Assist in the running out of components effected by an ECN.
• Promote the culture of Continuous and Improvement and 5’s throughout the department.
• Produce accurate, quality results first time with the minimum of supervision.
• Ensure the section is kept tidy and promote 5S/5W activities.
• Compliance with all SOX, ISO9001 & ISO14001 procedures and regulations.

Production Planner Requirements:

• Qualified to ‘A level’ or equivalent standard
• A good understanding of MRP Systems
• Computer Literate (Excel)
• Experience in working in a Production Planning Department.
• Experience of working in a high-volume manufacturing company.

This is a great opportunity to join a modern fast pace organisation where staff training and career development are on offer for all employees.

This Production Planner's role is Commutable from: Telford, Wolverhampton, Stourbridge, Shrewsbury, Stafford, Newtown

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

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Mechanically biased Engineer to join an existing team maintaining automated production machinery in a modern and busy environment.

Shift Maintenance Engineer Role Benefits:

• £43,000 salary working 12 hour shifts Days and Nights
• 6.6 weeks holiday, inc Bank Holidays
• Pension
• Healthcare
• Access to training and development
• Free parking and excellent facilities

Shift Maintenance Engineer Role Description

• In this role you will mechanically fault find, diagnose and repair equipment using appropriate test equipment and tools.
• Duties include conducting all planned preventative maintenance including implementing and developing new processes to resolve maintenance faults, repeat issues and inefficiencies in a continuous improvement environment, using a CMMS system for the maintenance of stock levels and work orders.
• Working as part of an existing team and will be an integral role to ensure minimal downtime and reduced engineering costs.

Shift Maintenance Engineer Skills and Qualifications

• Successful candidates will ideally hold a HNC or equivalent in Engineering and will have a strong mechanical engineering aptitude. 
• I would be keen to hear from Mechanically biased Engineers or Fitters who have experience maintaining presses and wrapping or packaging machinery. 
• If you hold good communication skills, are flexible, and a team player then we would love to hear from you!

This position is commutable from: Telford, Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, Bridgenorth, Cannock and surrounding areas. 

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Maintenance, Reliability & Service 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.
 

A fast paced and busy manufacturer of electrical consumer goods are currently seeking a new member for their Production Planning Team, to start on a 3 month Fixed Term basis, but with the potential of the post also being converted into a permanent position during or after the 3 months.

The role is for a Production Planner to get involved in the preparation, proposal and control of the MPS (Master Production Schedule) in line with customer requirements and company objectives, whilst also planning the maintenance and control of the daily Assembly schedules.

• Fixed Term Contract position
• Salary £22,000 
• 39 hours a week
• 31 Days Holidays (Inc Bank Holidays) (Pro Rata)
• Staff Discount on Company Products
• Subsidised Staff Canteen
• Free Parking 

Main Duties of a Production Planner 

• Coordinating the preparation of Operating Planning, three monthly firm Assembly schedule, and four monthly forecast Assembly schedules.
• Advising on schedule trends and proposing changes as necessary to meet both the Customer requirements and the company’s objectives regarding efficiency.
• Coordination of the daily schedule for Assembly advising any deviation from the schedule and proposed recovery plans.
• Control and Planning of promotion activities, ensuring the Quality, Cost and Delivery requirements are met.
• Issue of monthly report to Departmental Manager detailing achievement against schedule and results of monthly activities.
• Promote the culture of Continuous and Improvement and 5’s throughout the department.
• Take on any reasonable task as requested by the Departmental Manager.
• Produce accurate, quality results first time with the minimum of supervision.
• Ensure the section is kept tidy and promote 5S/5W activities.
• Compliance with all SOX, ISO9001 & ISO14001 procedures and regulations.
• Any other reasonable requests.

The role of a Production Planner will be part of a dedicated team and will report directly to the Production Planning Manager. 

Applicants applying for this role should have had relevant exposure of production line planning and scheduling within the last few years and be fully conversant with the relevant procedures, compliance standards and schedule planning activities of a modern assembly environment.

Commutable from – Telford, Wolverhampton, Newport, Shrewsbury, Cannock, Ludlow, Stourbridge

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

Maintenance Electrician Role Benefits:

• £28,000 - £30,000 salary, depending on experience working Monday to Friday 
• Holiday and pension.

Maintenance Electrician Role Description

• In the role of Maintenance Electrician, you will be carrying out reactive and preventative Electrical maintenance on plant and equipment including CNC machinery.
• You will also be involved in continuous improvements and PPMs.
• You will be joining an existing team working rotating 6am – 2pm and 2pm – 10pm shifts Monday – Friday 

Maintenance Electrician Skills and Qualifications

• To be considered for the role of Maintenance Electrician you will need to hold an Electrical Engineering qualification and will ideally be apprentice trained. You will also ideally hold 17th or 18th Edition wiring regulations.
• This position requires you to have experience of Electrical Maintenance in a manufacturing or production environment and you will ideally have experience of fault finding on PLC controls. Experience of CNC machinery would also be of benefit.
• I would be keen to talk with Engineers who hold previous experience within similar roles such as Electrical Engineers or Multi skilled Maintenance Engineers who hold an Electrical bias.

In return you will joining a very successful organisation who have not been impacted by Covid at their clean manufacturing site just outside of Wolverhampton. 

This Maintenance Electrician position is commutable from: Telford, Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury, Cannock and surrounding areas. 

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

This is an opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join a successful and progressive company at their site in Whitchurch, Shropshire to undertake daily reactive and preventative maintenance on plant machinery and equipment in this automated warehouse and logistics environment.

Maintenance Engineer Role Benefits:

• £22,437 basic salary + £4,000 shift allowance
• 20 shift days holiday
• Company pension + sick pay 

Maintenance Engineer Role Description

• In this role you will be carrying out mechanical and electrical planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance across the site.
• You will be joining an existing Maintenance Team and will be following a DAYS 4on/4off shift pattern over a 7 day rota working 12 hour shifts 6am – 6pm.
• You will also be required to take part in an out of hours on call rota following your probation period. Additional payments will apply for this should you be called out.
• This is an integral role to ensure minimal downtime and reduced engineering costs.

Maintenance Engineer Skills and Qualifications

• Successful candidates will ideally hold a timeserved Apprenticeship and will have both mechanical and electrical engineering aptitude, supported by qualifications. 17th or 18th Edition wiring regulations would also be of benefit, but not essential.
• I would be keen to hear from Maintenance Engineers, Technicians, or Maintenance Electricians who have experience supporting plant machinery within either Logistics/Distribution or food production settings.
• If you hold good communication skills, are flexible, able to work independently, and are keen to contribute to the development plans of this growing organisation then we would love to hear from you!

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Stoke on Trent, Crewe, Telford, Shrewsbury, Wrexham and surrounding areas.

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