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

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.
 

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

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

We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join this leading and successful Manufacturer based in Stoke on Trent who has been in business for over 100 years.

This is a shift based role where you will be joining a large maintenance team to investigate, diagnose and rectify faults on automated plant machinery and equipment.
 
Electrical Maintenance Engineer Role Benefits:

• £32,000 salary working 4 on / 4 off 12 hrs shifts Days and Nights. 
• Excellent 33 days holiday (pro rata)
• Company pension
• Overtime available

Electrical Maintenance Engineer Role Description

• In the role of Electrical Maintenance Engineer, you will be joining the Engineering team to provide effective reactive engineering support to plant and equipment within an automated manufacturing environment. 
• You will also conduct planned and preventative maintenance (PPM) including implementing and developing new processes to resolve maintenance faults, repeat issues and inefficiencies in a continuous improvement.
• You will be working rotating 4 on / 4 off 12 hours shifts Days and Nights. 

Electrical Maintenance Engineer Skills and Qualifications

• Successful candidates will ideally hold a recognised Time served Apprenticeship, supported by an Electrical Engineering qualification such as City & Guilds/ONC/NVQ3 or equivalent. 18th Edition wiring regulations would also be of benefit.
• Strong Electrical abilities are key to this role, including Electrical fault finding, testing, parts replacement and experience with PLCs. 
• I would be keen to speak with Maintenance Electricians, Electrical Engineers, and Multiskilled Engineers with strong Electrical abilities who hold Industrial Maintenance experience.
• 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.

This Electrical Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Stoke on Trent, Newcastle under Lyme, Crewe, Congleton, and surrounding areas.

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