Product Designer / Industrial Designer

Are you a Design Engineer with a background in creating concept and front-end product designs for external or internal clients & have either a Product or Industrial Design Degree or equivalent, with three years post study commercial experience?

We currently have an opportunity to join a dynamic Southwest Midlands Design Team and to be responsible for creating a range of new innovative products for the Consumer markets, where the brief and remit will be biased towards style and user interaction.

We are looking for a Design Engineer with a background in creating concept and front-end product designs for external or internal clients who have either a Product or Industrial Design Degree or equivalent, with three years post study commercial experience.

Benefits:

• £35,000 
• Pension 
• Healthcare
• 37.5 Hours Per weeks 
• Early Finish on Fridays (1pm) 
• Project Ownership 

We are looking to employ a mid-level Product Designer or Industrial Designer to join a creative successful team, where delivering performance driven consumer products to market is their primary focus. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Designer to demonstrate their creativity and get involved in exciting projects, seeing their work going from early concept stages through to production in a short period of time. 

Product Design Duties include:

• Developing products from an initial brief through to prototype 
• Investigating potential innovative technologies / techniques that could benefit future products
• Design and develop new product concept ideas.
• Provide aesthetic and user orientated design solutions to the specifications and requirements. 
• High standard of design work, design control, robust design and design for manufacture on a daily basis.
• Creating prototypes to prove out and develop new concepts and design solutions.
• Testing products, components, prototypes, technologies, recording test results for review and action
• Utilize CAD to produce development concepts and detailed design for hand over to manufacturing partner(s)
• Assisting in transfer of product from development to manufacturing
• Ensure that projects comply with current legislation, Health and Safety regulations, and strict compliance with R&D Reliability and Document Control best practice.

Product Designer Requirements:

• The Product Design position requires a minimum qualification of a degree or equivalent in design and at least three years’ experience in a paid design post is essential.
• The successful applicant must be technically competent in a wide range of design/engineering skills and must have knowledge of new product development and product Introduction. 

Key Skills:

• Self-motivated and keen to strive to create great consumer products
• Excellent inter-personal skills
• Excellent visual communication of concepts and ideas via traditional and digital sketching/drawing ability 
• A working knowledge of rendering packages such as Keyshot
• Experienced user of 3D CAD Solidworks/CREO/NX/CATIA
• Good Photoshop and Illustrator skills
• Good working knowledge of manufacturing processes and techniques
• Skilled in prototyping and producing product mock-ups
• Competent user of MS windows, specifically Outlook, Word and Excel
• Organisational, analytical, communications and interpersonal skills are all also a prerequisite of this position. 

Commutable from; Worcester, Birmingham, Cheltenham, Stourbridge, Redditch, Evesham, Dudley, Coventry

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

Project Software Engineer (Manufacturing Document and Support Systems)

We are currently working with a fast-paced modern manufacturing organisation based in the Walsall area, who are seeing extensive continued business and turnover growth since the start of 2021

To ensure the smooth running of their operations and assembly departments, a new Project Software Engineer position has been created to support the development, implementation, and the maintenance of manufacturing software systems.

• £32,000 - £35,000
• Bonus c£3,000
• Pension 
• 33 Days Holidays (Including Bank Hols)
• 37.5 hrs per Week 
• 1pm Finish on Fridays

Project Software Engineer

• The company operates in a modern engineering facility and build and sign-off of over 20,000 high-tech electro-mechanical units per year. The company works to fast lead-times for its global network of customers and their success and growth has come from their continued innovation and their ability to manage the fast and smooth delivery of their products to their customers.
• The purpose of the Project Software Engineer Role
• To play a key role in the identification, development, and implementation of software to improve process’ across the manufacturing line. 
• To be the contact for shop floor for any software concerns and support. 
• To take the lead for software developments in any improvement project. 
• Lead on identifying suppliers of technology to improve the companies process’ and act as contact throughout projects. Reporting into the Operations Manager, you will support the Operations team on wide range of improvement projects.

Project Software Engineer Duties 

• Evaluate, document, and maintain current software used on the manufacturing floor
• Ensure no single point failures in the software systems through documentation and system design
• Support wider team on software & program development projects for Operation Process’
• Provide support for requirements and specification of new externally created software related process across the company
• Act as main contact to external suppliers of testing, programming, and automation technologies
• Drive efficiency through operations and the wider business
• Develop and improve existing programs to match company requirements
• Work with the Op Ex & Operation teams to identify continuous improvements within company systems
• Work alongside New Product Design teams to identify new requirements for manufacturing process’

Project Software Engineer Skills

• Primary requirements: SQL & Microsoft office, C# .NET winforms, SQL server
• Desirable: .NETcore, previous experience in Labview, Azure DevOps
• Computer Science/ Engineering Degree or equivalent
• 2-4 year experience in software project development
• Proven Technical competence but keen to learn new technologies
• Good documentation and specification skills
• Experience with Process Mapping

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Software Engineer that has been involved in either a Process or a Manufacturing environment, to join a busy and dynamic team within a fast-growing organisation.

Commutable from: Walsall, Wolverhampton, Stourbridge, Cannock, Dudley, Birmingham, Stafford, Telford, Shrewsbury

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

Design Engineer (Manufacturing & Assembly Environments)

We are currently working with a modern manufacturing facility based in the Wolverhampton area, who have been seeing extensive continued business and turnover growth since the start of 2021

The company operates in a modern production and assembly facility, and they are now seeking an internal Design Engineer to support their day-to-day process operations. This position will allow better and the smoother running of the Assembly Area of the business to ensure the build and sign-off of over 20,000 electro-mechanical products per year. 

• £32,000 - £35,000
• Bonus c£3,000
• Pension 
• 33 Days Holidays (Including Bank Hols)
• 37.5 hrs per Week 
• 1pm Finish on Fridays

Design Engineer Duties:

• The role will focus on supporting the design of tooling (Jig & Fixtures), equipment and process systems used within the facility. This will require 2D & 3D CAD design skills to develop solutions to solve immediate issues on the shop floor as well as long term efficiency improvements across the team
• To take the design lead on the identification, design and manufacture of equipment’s used across the manufacturing facility. Identifying and sourcing technology improvements and being a key design resource during new product developments for the company. 
• The role will communicate regularly and update with the Operations Team and evaluate new designs and the production methods best used to manufacture the company’s products.
• Create and maintain good documentation and records to ensure all projects are compliant, safe and effective.  
• Reporting into the Operations Manager, the role will be a key part of the operations focus on a wide range of improvement projects, to ensure a more effective delivery of manufactured and assembled products for the future.

Design Engineer Responsibilities:

• Design & commission jigs and fixtures to support assembly.
• Create Manufacturing Plans
• Maintain Manufacturing Plans using In-Design software
• Create layout plans using 3D CAD 
• Liaise with the internal R&D team to resolve component obsolescence issues
• Technical Support for manufacturing equipment used in the area
• Develop, maintain, and improve Manufacturing Processes and Controls
• Lead and/or support Cost Reduction programs
• Initiate and/or Support Capital Projects
• Design, implement and improve Material Storage Systems
• Initiate and/or support a culture of Continuous Improvement.
• Manage the implementation of Engineering Change
• Design and commission fixturing for the area
• Provide technical/engineering support to our Suppliers
• Work with R&D and Suppliers to manage change and introduction of new parts

Experience required for the Design Engineer role.

• A formal qualification in Engineering or Design (Manufacturing/Electrical/Mechanical Eng degree or equivalent)
• A strong background in creating design solutions for Shop Floor and manufacturing environments
• CAD (3D Creo, Solidworks or similar)
• Experienced in manufacturing process’ in the field
• Machining design experience desired

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Design Engineer that has been involved in either a Process, Capital Equipment or DFM background, to join a busy and dynamic team within a fast-growing organisation.

Commutable from: Walsall, Wolverhampton, Stourbridge, Cannock, Dudley, Birmingham, Stafford, Telford, Shrewsbury

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Design, R&D & Projects Engineering 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

Due to continued expansion, we are seeking to recruit a Mechanical Support Engineer to join our established process engineering business. 

Benefits: 

• £25,000 - £30,000
• Paid Overtime at Premium Rates
• Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme
• Company Pension
• Straight Day Working (Monday – Friday)
• Stable Working Environment as we are a Key Worker Specific Sector.

Duties of a Mechanical Support Engineer

• You will be required to support our engineering team in relation to managing / scheduling planned and reactive maintenance across our facility. 

Requirements of a Mechanical Support Engineer

• To succeed in the role you must hold a HNC in Mechanical Engineering and have a desire to utilise your Mechanical experience within a process related industry.

This Mechanical Support Engineer roles is commutable from: Birmingham, Dudley, Halesowen, West Browich, Stoiurbridge

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Maintenance, Reliability & Service 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.

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

This is an opportunity for you to join a highly successful Manufacturing business based in Droitwich as a Quality Engineer. Working Days, Monday to Friday within a well established company.

If you are an ambitious, energetic QUALITY ENGINEER, who is looking for a dynamic, busy, fast paced environment, with genuine prospects, then we  would love to hear from you!

In exchange for their expertise Quality Engineer will receive:

• A competitive salary of £30,000 - £35,000 depending on skills and experience.
• Working Days Mon – Fri, early Friday finish
• Busy and friendly manufacturing organisation
• Opportunity to develop skills and make an impact.

Key Roles & Responsibilities for the Quality Engineer:

• Visit customer / supplier plants
• Ensure corrective actions are implemented
• Arrange sorting of stock for Quality flow outs
• Monitor customer/supplier returns
• Investigate company supplier problems related to quality
• Root cause analysis

Skills & experience required for the Quality Engineer:

• Good knowledge of auditing as well as risk- based thinking
• To have gained your experience in a fast- paced manufacturing environment
• Excellent knowledge of Controls Plans and SPC
• Energetic and passionate about Quality
• This would suit a Quality Engineer who is looking for long-term prospects and commitment

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

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 Plastic Injection Moulding Setter. Working Days or AM/PM – Monday to Friday within a well established company. Long-term prospects look fantastic, and you will be joining a growing friendly team

In exchange for their expertise the Moulding Setter will receive:

• A Competitive rate of £12.69 per hour + shift premium depending on hours.
• Working Days Mon – Fri OR rotating Double Day shifts 6am – 2pm / 2pm – 10pm Mon – Fri 
• Overtime paid
• Company pension and holiday pay

Key Roles & Responsibilities for the Moulding Setter:

• Setting and changing of mould tools on moulding machines
• Adjusting machine settings and carrying out process monitoring checks
• Analyse and implement process improvement solutions
• Basic programming of robots and de-gaters
• Carry out quality checks (1st and last off samples)

Skills & experience required for the Moulding Setter:

• Successful candidates will ideally have worked previously with injection mould tools or within plastics, and will have some knowledge of electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

This Moulding Setter role is commutable from Droitwich, Worcester, Stourport, Bromsgrove, Redditch, Stourbridge, and surrounding areas.

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

We have a great opportunity for an experienced Model Maker to join a product development team of consumer related products.

The company have gained global recognition over the last few years and are now looking to add new skilled team members to their SW Midlands based product development department.

The role will be part of the prototype development side of the business and will be responsible for creating various new and exciting products, that will form part of the company’s product development plans for the next few years.

Model Maker Benefits:

• £30,000 - £35,000
• Pension 
• 33 Days Holidays (Inc Bank Hols)
• 1pm Finish on Fridays

Duties of a Model Maker:

• The role will be responsible for creating designs and constructs tools and parts in a variety of materials such as wood and plastic. Use blueprints, drawings, and/or CAD designs to create models according to established specifications. 

Requirements for a Model Maker:

• A formal trained background in the form of an Apprenticeship
• 3 – 5 years Prototyping Model Making experience 
• Capable of using workshop machines, including lathe, milling machine etc.
• Strong ability to produce working prototypes from a range of materials 
• Understanding of fabrication methods
• Experience of working with electrical and consumer products
• Problem solving skills 
• Positive attitude and good team working skills
• Ideally some CNC experience

The position will offer the chance to be a part of fast paced NPD team using the latest in 3D printing technologies. Their model making studio is a brand-new industry leading studio with excellent equipment and opportunities.

Commutable from: Worcester, Birmingham, Stourbridge, Tewkesbury, Cheltenham, Evesham

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

This is an opportunity for an experienced Crane Service Engineer to join a successful and progressive company, to undertake Installation, refurbishment, service and repair of Cranes, Hoists and Lifting equipment covering the South Midlands region.

Crane Service Engineer Role Benefits:

• £34,000 - £38,000 base salary, OTE £40,000 - £45,0000
• Paid Door to Door
• Company vehicle, mobile phone, and tablet provided
• 25 days holiday + Bank holidays
• 5% Company pension

Crane Service Engineer Role Description

• In this role you will be carrying out Installation, refurbishment, service and repair of Cranes, Hoists and Lifting equipment at client sites in the Midlands and surrounding area.

• You will be undertaking Crane and Gantry installation, inspection, testing and commissioning and Jib Crane installation, inspection, testing and commissioning.
• You will also undertake Planned Preventative Maintenance and identify potential mechanical and electrical faults, and attend emergency breakdowns when required.
• This is an additional role to join an expanding team.

Crane Service Engineer Skills and Qualifications

• Successful candidates will hold experience with Overhead Electric Travelling Cranes, and industrial Electrical experience supported by qualifications such as NVQ L3 or above.
• I would be keen to hear from Crane Engineers, Crane Technicians, Crane Maintenance Electricians, or Field Service Engineers who have experience with Overhead Cranes.
• If you hold a clean, valid driving license, good communication skills, are flexible, able to work independently, and are prepared to travel then we would love to hear from you!

This Crane Service Engineer position is commutable from: Stourbridge, Kidderminster, Redditch, Bromsgrove, Worcester, Halesowen, Dudley and surrounding areas.

Technical Support Engineer

A technical research focused facility in the Dudley area is seeking to strengthen their technical team with the introduction of a Technical Support Engineer. 

The company develop, design and approve safety critical components and valves for the HVAC and Heating Equipment industries, and in recent years they have moved to a purpose-built facility that allows complex R&D Test & Development work to be carried out effectively.

They are now looking to support their internal departments with a Support Engineer, who can assist with all technical internal and external sales enquires and drawing requirementss.

• £25,000
• 33 Days Holidays (Inc Bank Hols)
• Pension 
• Early finish on Fridays 

Supporting the company’s Sales and Marketing, Design, Development departments the role will have responsibility for the following:

• Providing answers to technical questions from all aspects of the business including internal and external sales enquires. 
• Contributing and reviewing product literature with marketing department.
• Supporting the technical department with all aspects of design and technical functions. 
• Maintenance of drawings and specifications for products related to UK site.
• Reviewing and approving product change requests from manufacturers.
• Conducting research, reviewing standards, and building codes.
• Producing production drawings to agreed development specification.
• Producing test specifications and test requests.
• Liaising with external suppliers on design/technical enquiries.
• Participate in team meetings as necessary.
• Liaise with other departments, manufacturing sites and functions to determine suitable solutions.

Technical Support Engineer Qualifications:

• Minimum qualification HNC
• Good experience with 2D or 3D CAD 
• Good Software and IT skills (MS Office)
• Good communication and presentation skills
• A technical mindset with recent working industry experience. 
• An understanding of plumbing fittings / installation techniques and fitting design.

This in a great role for a technical biased individual who has some work experience with pressurised or heating related components, to join a fast paced and growing business.

Commutable from: Birmingham, Worcester, Dudley, Wombourne, Stourbridge, Wolverhampton

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