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 wonderful opportunity has arisen for a PRODUCTION MATERIAL SCHEDULING ASSISTANT so do you have experience as a PRODUCTION MATERIAL SCHEDULING ASSISTANT within a MANUFACTURING environment?

Would you like to be part of a busy, friendly, manufacturing organisation, where as their PRODUCTION MATERIAL SCHEDULING ASSISTANT, you will be given responsibility for production and material scheduling, whilst providing support to purchasing and supplier liaison.

BENEFITS

• £30,000 
• A busy, very friendly organisation
• Long-term stability and progression prospects 
• Working directly with the Senior Management team
• Excellent Pension and holidays

DUTIES OF THE PRODUCTION MATERIAL SCHEDULING ASSISTANT

• Production and material scheduling
• Provide support to purchasing and supplier liaison
• Provide support to the Production Planner
• Schedule production activities and raw materials and components
• Identification for areas of improvement
• Chasing production 
• Liaising with Sales teams and suppliers
• Purchasing activities
• Maintaining information in SAP ERP system
• Costing of special products

REQUIREMENT OF THE PRODUCTION MATERIAL SHCEDULING ASSISTANT
 

• Relevant experience gained from within manufacturing
• Excellent Production scheduling knowledge
• Purchasing experience
• CIPS would be beneficial but not essential
• Solid commercial awareness
• Excellent IT knowledge EDI and MRP systems
• SAP would be advantageous

This would suit an energetic, sociable and progressive individual

The role is commutable from Walsall, Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, Birmingham and Aldridge, Barton Under Needwood, and Ashby De La Zouch

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

This is an opportunity for an experienced Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a leading Manufacturing company based just outside of Stoke on Trent to undertake breakdown and preventative maintenance on plant machinery in this manufacturing facility.

Manufacturing Automotive products from their site just outside of Stoke on Trent they are the largest UK manufacturer in their market. This opportunity offers security and stability for the right candidate. 

Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer Role Benefits:

• £32,500 - £35,000 starting salary (depending on experience) working rotating AM/PM shift rota 6am – 2pm / 2pm – 10pm Monday to Friday.
• Paid holiday + Bank Holidays.
• Company pension
• Overtime available

Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer Role Description

• In this role you will be responsible for both Reactive & Preventative Maintenance on plant and machinery as part of a welcoming team within this manufacturing environment.
• You will carry out Electrical and Mechanical fault finding and repair on machinery including hydraulic and pneumatic equipment. 
• Joining an existing Maintenance team, this is an integral role to ensure minimal downtime and continuous improvement.

Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer Skills and Qualifications

Successful candidates will ideally hold a recognised Time served Apprenticeship, supported by Engineering qualifications such as NVQ3/HNC or City & Guilds.
I would be keen to hear from Multiskilled Maintenance Engineers who have experience supporting machinery in a Heavy Industrial and /or Manufacturing environment.
You will ideally hold Electrical and Mechanical abilities including fault finding on PLCs, experience with hydraulics and pneumatics, and welding/fabrication abilities.
If you hold good communication skills, are flexible, able to work independently, and are a team player then we would love to hear from you.

In return you will joining a market leader in their field at an exciting time of growth. In return for your commitment, this Organisation offers a stable and secure career and the opportunity for further development.

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Stoke on Trent, Uttoxeter, Stafford and surrounding areas.

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

My client is one of the most respected employers regionally, who produce over 2 million products a year. 

Benefits:

Opportunities like this don’t come around every day, this is a career changing opportunity to join to join an organisation that have enviable reputation for producing world leading products, where you will be given the opportunity to continue to grow as a manager with a genuine career path and progression. 

• Starting salary in the region of £45,000 - £50,000
• Tax Efficient Car Options
• Annual Bonus
• BUPA
• Exceptional Company Pension
• Above Average Holiday Entitlement
• Free Gym Membership. 

Duties of a Maintenance Manager:  

As Maintenance Manager you will lead a multi-disciplined team to ensure the companies state of the art production facility operates to its optimum and that downtime is kept to a minimum. 

As part of your role you will also be tasked with driving improvement within the skills base of your team, allied to the performance of the plant and equipment on site. You will also be responsible for both Capex and Continuous Improvement Projects across the facility. 

Requirements of a Maintenance Manager:

You must be qualified to either an HND or Degree level and have a proven background in leading a maintenance team within a highly technical manufacturing environment, where you have had direct responsibility for plant performance, achieving targets, process development, mentoring staff, setting and monitoring KPI’s and managing plant critical projects. 

The role also requires you to hold strong IT competences and be comfortable in presenting technical reports at board level. 

If you have hesitated about moving over the past few years, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to join an organisation that have enviable reputation for producing world leading products.

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

A producer of modular products, in polymer and composite fabrications are now seeking an experienced Design Engineer to join their existing R&D team. The company are currently involved in a wide range of projects and have new customers requesting orders for 2021 and the long-term future.

Based at their South Staffordshire facility the role will get involved in the 3D Design of projects using Solidworks in conjunction with the in-house Production Team and the end customer. These projects will often vary in size, cost and purpose and will offer a successful applicant a good variety of work.

Design Engineer Benefits:

• £30,000 - £34,000
• Pension – Contributions
• 31 Days Holidays 
• Career Development  

The Design Engineer will be daily involved in creating concept and design for manufacture designs, with build, cost and weight considerations, structural integrity and fit for purpose research. Activities will also include the liaison with partner suppliers to create workable design solutions, liaison with internal Managers to ensure projects are adhering to cost and time restraints and developing innovative solutions that will exceed customers’ expectations. 

The right candidate for the role of Design Engineer will have:

• A formal qualification in Engineering (Mechanical, Product Design)
• Have 3 years plus industry experience within a Design Engineering 3D remit. 
• Some good exposure to fabrications, sheet steel, GRP or Composite Structure Design
• A strong and confident user of Solidworks or a similar CAD package.
• Have a good proven background in Design for Manufacture. 
• Strong communications skills
• Excellent Project Engineering skills

This will be a great opportunity for an engineer who is seeking a full product life cycle based position, where each project is different. 

The Design Engineer's role is commutable from: Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Derby, Lichfield, Burton upon Trent, Coventry

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

An outstanding opportunity has arisen for a QUALITY SYSTEMS ENINGEER within a busy, friendly, manufacturing organisation, where as their QUALITY SYSTEMS ENGINEER, you will be given the opportunity to provide advice and guidance to the management team relating to IATF16949 & CCC accreditation.

Quality Systems Engineer Benefits:

• £30,000 - £35,000 - Dependant on experience
• Bonus
• Enhanced Insurance Schemes
• Excellent Pension and holidays
• Busy, extremely friendly manufacturing organisation
• A genuine chance to make an impact

Dutie of Quality Systems Engineer:

• Provide advice and guidance to the management team relating to ISTF16949 and CCC accreditation
• Looking for ways to improve business systems best practice by development of policies and procedures
• Control of documentation
• Ensure compliance to standard Operating procedures in all aspects of Quality Management
• Ensuring compliance to IATF 16949
• Provide assistance with the ISO14001:2015 environmental audits and OHSAS Health and Safety audits
• PPAP submissions and APQP

Requirements of Quality Systems Engineer:

• Working knowledge of APQP and PPAPS
• TS16949 internal auditing / 
• Lead Auditor
• CCC Accreditation
• Internal Auditing experience
• Good experience of working with Suppliers
• It would be beneficial that you have gained your experience from within a manufacturing environment

The Quality Systems Engineer's role is commutable from: Walsall, Sutton Coldfield, Telford, Birmingham, Tamworth, Derby and Stafford and Ashby-De-La-Zouch

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

As the Sales Administrator / Sales Support  - you will be working for a very well-established manufacturing business who have been established for over 30 years and are leaders in their field!  They are an incredibly stable, expanding business who have remained extremely busy all through the Covid Pandemic!  They have a great team comradery within the business where every employee makes a difference and is valued.

Benefits for this Sales Administrator / Sales Support role:

• £22,000
• Summer & Christmas Bonus (Based on Company performance)
• Pension
• 28 days holiday
• This is a fabulous opportunity if you are looking for a well-established, stable organisation and if you are looking to being part of a great team!

As the Sales Administrator / Sales Support, your duties will include:

• Making outbound sales calls (NO COLD CALLING)
• Taking inbound sales enquiry calls
• Support 2  external technical sales engineers with all sales administration
• Putting quotes together for the external Sales Reps
• Processing Orders on the CRM system
• Liaise with the service and sales hub and other departments including production, operations, warehousing, technical support and finance
• Administration and secretarial duties including diary management for sales engineers

I would be very excited to speak with you if you have:

• Previous experience as a Sales Administrator or Sales support or Telesales executive, or similar
• Preparation of proposals and quotations would be a huge advantage
• General office administration 
• Previous experience with CRM systems advantageous
• Excellent IT skills, including all Microsoft applications
• Excellent communication skills are essential
• You need to be incredibly organised, have good time management and structured in your daily tasks
• Confidence is key for this role; you will be communicating with customers – internal and external

This role is commutable from: Tamworth, Lichfield, Burntwood, Brownhills and Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Back Office Recruitment Support since 1994

As an Electrical Maintenance Engineer you will be joining a large, International heavy industry organisation based in the West Midlands between Walsall and Wolverhampton. 

You will be undertaking reactive and breakdown maintenance on a variety of automated machinery and will be working on a 3 shift rota covering AMs/PMs + Nights  (Monday to Friday). 
 
Electrical Maintenance Engineer Role Benefits:

• £30,000 - £34,500 salary, depending on experience working 3 x shifts Monday to Friday 
• Excellent 10% employer contribution pension.
• 35 days holiday per annum
• Annual bonus scheme 
• Annual pay review
• Extensive lifestyle benefits including discounts with national and local retailers and services.

Electrical Maintenance Engineer Role Description

• In the role of Electrical Maintenance Engineer you will be undertaking both planned and reactive Electrical maintenance tasks to plant machinery across the facility as part of an Engineering team. 
• You will be fault finding on PLCs and drives. You will also be involved in contributing to continuous improvement processes and the implementation of the preventative maintenance programme. 
• You will be covering a 3 x shift rota consisting of rotating AMs + PMs Monday to Friday, and Nights Monday – Thursday.
• This is a fantastic role offering the opportunity to work on a variety of modern and traditional manufacturing machinery with this International Organisation who can offer career development to engineers wishing to further develop their skills.

Electrical Maintenance Engineer Skills and Qualifications

• To be considered for this Electrical Maintenance Engineer position you will ideally be Apprentice trained and will need to hold a relevant Electrical Engineering qualification such as City & Guilds/NVQ or HND. 
• You must also be able to demonstrate experience of working within a Maintenance role supporting plant and equipment within a manufacturing or production environment including fault finding on PLCs. 
• Successful candidates will also have experience of continuous improvement processes and preventative maintenance techniques.
• I would be keen to speak with Multi skilled Maintenance Engineers who hold an Electrical bias, Electrical Engineers, or Heavy Industry Electricians.

This Electrical Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Telford, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Cannock, Birmingham and surrounding areas.

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

A phenomenal opportunity has arisen for a Technical Director to work in a busy manufacturing company with a wide range of customers and products are in the enviable position of being exceptionally busy. 

Established for over 25 years, they are the worlds most advanced supplier of their products. They have the edge over their competitors as they can develop bespoke solutions that can enhance their production, making them more efficient and flexible.

This is a very much a people focused role, managing, and gaining the most from your staff is of premium importance so if you are a natural Leader and motivator of your team then as their Technical Director, you will be given a superb opportunity to manage and inspire.
 
Technical Director Benefits:

• £70,000 
• Company Car
• Health Insurance
• Pension
• A busy, well known, friend Enviroment
• An opportunity to showcase your skills & continue to develop your career

Technical Director Duties:

• Contribute as a board director to the development and implementation of the company’s corporate strategy
• Work alongside CTO to maintain and develop relationships with suppliers 
• Direct all Technical, Engineering and Service staff
• Manage and lead staff
• Oversee working practices and ensure suitable staff are recruited
• Allocate responsibilities
• Attend and present at Board meetings
• Liaising with CTO keep all products and processes under review and suggest the introduction of new technology as appropriate to ensure continuous improvement and to identify potential new products and processed for customers.
• Develop and control budgets and carry out all necessary financial analysis to ensure that costs are controlled, and services maintained to the required standards

Technical Director Requirements:

• A recognised formal engineering qualification or demonstrable significant experience in relevant fields.
• Significant managerial experience of engineering and technical teams gained from within manufacturing, preferably plastics
• Experience of technical innovation 
• Understanding of production processes would be an advantage
• Budget and time management skills
• Outstanding interpersonal and negotiation skills

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for an experienced Technical Director to be part of a growing, friendly organisation.

The role is commutable from Walsall, Derby, Sutton Coldfield, Solihull, Coventry, Birmingham

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

We are seeking an experienced Plant Quality Manager to join a global organisation in the Lichfield area. 

The organisation has a long and established history of supporting some of the biggest car makers in the world and has an excellent reputation for suppling high-quality products and components to its global wide customer base. 

Plant Quality Manager Package & Benefits

• Salary is £50,000 - £55,000.
• Bonus - up to 12% of Basic Salary 
• Pension
• Private Medical
• Company Car

The Plant Quality Manager will represent the customers voice within the production plant and ensure the expected level of standards and procedures are adhered to. 

The main purposes of the role are:

• To be the management representative according to ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 and ensure that all standards and procedures are compiled to. (Customer standards o S/R Standards & Orgainations Excellence System procedures)
• Represent the customer within the plant and acts accordingly.
• Participate to the definition of the plant quality objectives, monitor progress and implement corrective action in case of deviation.
• Be responsible for the complaint management for both customers and suppliers ensuring that complaints are managed in due time by using adequate Problem-Solving techniques (ex. QRCI) and that 8D reports are robust and regularly updated in QSS.
• Manage the quality department (budget, recruitment, allocation of resources, personnel development)
• Have the authority and the responsibility to stop any process or product delivery in case of serious non-conformance (customer expectations, safety and regulations issues, or similar)

Qualifications and Experience 

• The ideal candidate for the Plant Quality Manager will have:
• Minimum education level: Engineer Bachelor/Master or equivalent.

Experience:

• A number of years related experience in a manufacturing environment (automotive industry preferred)
• High technical expertise and understanding.
• Great skills in the application of MICROSOFT standard software (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Ability to work in a matrix- organization.
• Able to work under pressure, tight timelines and still deliver good results.
• Good in verbal and written communication. 
• Able to collect and analyse data. Familiar with SPC.
• Knowledge of various Quality system methodologies: 8D- 5 Why´s, LEAN manufacturing, Pareto data analysis, FMEA, PPAP, etc.
• Deep knowledge of Customer standards and ISO 9001/ IATF 16949 requirements 

This Plant Quality Manager's role is Commutable Form: Birmingham, Coventry, Derby, Stafford, Wolverhampton, Burton

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

A chemical finishing & surface coatings specialists in the Walsall area are currently seeking a Technical Process Engineer to join their research and testing team. 

The company support a range of industry sectors with specialist finishing and coatings and each of their projects are required to go through rigours testing and proving procedures.

Based within the research team and reporting to the Technical Manager, the role will carry out a range of functions that will offer a successful candidate a mixture of a variety of projects and new professional challenges on a regular basis.

Benefits on Offer for the Technical Process Engineer:

• £25,000
• 8am-5pm Mon-Thursday Friday 8am-4pm
• 30 Days Holidays Including Bank Holidays
• Pension 
• Training 

The primary tasks and responsibilities of a Technical Process Engineer (Chemical)

• Analysis of all processes in line with schedules or as workload dictates
• Monitor & Maintain effluent plant Inc. Chemical Waste Management
• Add or advise on chemicals to be added to production line baths
• Assist to maintain logs for chemical additions and inventory
• Ensure all Product testing & Development Matrixes are completed as required 
• Product development Inc. the preparation & testing of paint test panels, Sample parts & testing as required
• Mixing of Paint for Production Processes
• Maintaining the Laboratory Procedures & Records Inc. Salt spray equipment and testing, issuing of test reports.
• Maintaining Legionella control by testing & chemical treatment as required 
• Maintain electronic laboratory record system.
• Oven control Monitoring and oven mapping when required.
• Assisting in the monitoring of ISO 14001
• Champion the internal day to day management of samples through development/production to achieve customers or internal deadlines

The following job functions are not all-inclusive and Job duties may change as required by needs of the company. The employee will also be trained and prepared to deputise in the absence of the Technical Manager.

• Experience and Qualifications for Technical Process Engineer
• The Technical Process Engineer position requires a good standard of education (Degree / HND / HNC) in a technical subject. 
• Chemistry or chemical qualifications would be a distinct advantage
• A minimum of twelve months Metal finishing experience. 
• A Technical / Process Engineering qualification would be a distinct advantage.
• Basic computer skills are required (Word, Excel, etc.).
• Current & Valid Driving Licence

Please note that this role is a full hands-on Lab and Process Testing position, where operating in physical testing environments and the use of chemicals will be a daily part of the position
The position will offer a successful applicant job variety and training with the responsibility to deputise for the department manager.

Commutable from – Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Cannock, Lichfield, Dudley West Bromwich, Telford

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

An international supplier of capital and process machinery is currently seeking a Project Engineer / Draughtsperson to join their Midlands office. 

The company are already established with long term relationships in place with some of the world biggest manufacturers and process facilities.

2020 – 2021 has seen a new surge in business and new project opportunities and has led to the demand for more project related staff to join their ranks. 

Benefits for the Draughtsperson's Role:

• £28,000 - £33,000 
• 33 Days Holidays in Bank Holidays.
• Pension 
• 37 Hour Week – 1pm Finish Fridays

The organisation has many facilities and operating sites around Europe and Asia and the Midland office has a long record of supporting these partners for many years. 

The Midlands team are responsible for the Design Solution and layout design of Plant, Machinery Installation and Ancillary Equipment Design for the organisation’s partners and customers. 

Using 2D and 3D CAD (Inventor) the Project Engineer will create and support Project Managers in the field with P&ID Drawings, Design Changes and 3D Visualisation for the purpose of Sub Contractor and Supplier involvement.  The position will also act as a Project Engineer planning and researching / sourcing types of equipment, materials and shipping requirements to ensure design solutions phases can be achieved and meet the target time and cost lines required.

The Midlands Project Team is small in number and will often have key members away on foreign trips for days and weeks at a time, so the role will need to be self-resourcing and motivated to ensure delivery and changers and concessions can be met in a timely manner. 

The position would best suit either a Chemical or Mechanical Engineering Graduate with 2 years plus experience in the design layout of Plant or Process equipment’s with exposure to P&ID’s, or a more seasoned Design Engineer / Draughtsperson with strong 2D and 3D CAD skills in Process or Capital Equipment installation design. 

Project Engineer – Draughtsman Requirements 

• Formal Qualification in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering 
• 2 Years Minimum experience in using 2D & 3D CAD. 
• Good Project Engineering and organisational skills 
• Exposure to Plant Layout Design (P&ID, ATEX, HAZOPS, PFD etc) 
• Good communication skills 

This is a team position where each member needs to be able to support and assist other colleagues when needed and be prepared to go the extra mile to ensure deadlines are met. 

The company offer good training and career prospects, with the view that Project Engineers will be developed quickly into Project Managers for International Projects.

Commutable from – Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Telford, Cannock, Derby, Tamworth, Coventry 

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