MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

We are a well-respected employer and are seeking to recruit proven Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician, to join our DAY SHIFT maintenance team. 

Benefits: 

• £35,000
• Company Pension
• Excellent Holiday Entitlement
• Stable Working Environment within a Very Well-Established Business. 

Duties of an Maintenance Technician 

• As a proven Maintenance Technician, you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance across our unique plant. 

Requirements of an Maintenance Technician

• Ideally you will be apprentice trained but must be qualified Electrically and ideally have some understanding of Plc Controls. However you must have a proven background in supporting plant and equipment within either a manufacturing, process or production environment. 

This Maintenance Technician role is commutable from: Brownhills, Lichfield, Shenstone & Tamworth

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

This is a fabulous opportunity for a Persoanl Assistant for the MD in an exciting role, working for a well-established, dynamic organisation where you will be made to feel part of a great team!

As the Personal Assistant to MD - you will be working for a very well-established manufacturing business who have been established for over 30 years who really are leaders in their field!  They are an incredibly dynamic, forward thinking, expanding business who have remained extremely busy all through the Covid Pandemic!  They have a great team comradery within the business.  Every employee makes a difference and is valued.

Benefits for this Personal Assistant to MD role:

• £30,000 - £35,000 DOE
• Summer Bonus
• Christmas Bonus
• Contributory Pension
• 28 days holiday (incl bank hols)
• Free Parking

As the Personal Assistant to MD, your duties will include:

• You will be responsible for organising both personal and business activities, coordinating diaries, arranging appointments, accommodation and travel arrangements for the MD of the business.
• Maintenance of the MD’s office systems, data management and Administration.
• Diary management
• To ensure that the MD is well prepared for any meetings and travel.
• To prepare agendas, pre-meeting briefings and meeting paperwork. 
• Organising venues for offsite meetings and catering where necessary.
• There will also be significant involvement with the HR function, preparing documents for example reviews / appraisal procedures.
• To assist with the planning and preparation for exhibitions across the country
• Support company projects and initiatives as well as customer liaison.

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

• Previous experience as a Personal Assistant to MD or PA to a Senior Management Level is essential
• Confidentiality is a crucial element to this role – you must show experience of this in your career to date
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to deal with all levels of people
• Exceptional communication and organisational skills
• You will be very self-motivated 
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to maintain a high level of accuracy
• Ability to deal with sensitive information with discretion and to maintain confidentiality.
• Strong IT skills, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• You will be a dedicated, team player who wants to contribute to the success of our business. 
• You will need to have a huge amount of enthusiasm, energy and be proactive in finding solutions to problems – thinking outside of the box!
• To be degree educated would be an advantage 
• Experience in HR would be a great advantage but not essential.

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

COSTING ENGINEER

Working with the relevant design, manufacturing and purchasing teams and reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Costing Engineer will be responsible for providing full cost analysis of each new and existing machine. The Costing Engineer will also be required to identify and execute significant cost down opportunities in fabricated assemblies, bought-in components and machine build efficiencies.

Salary, Hours and Benefits

• Salary, £33,000 - £34,000
• 37.5 hours, Monday – Friday
• The opportunity to work within a global organisation
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Managed Occupational Health service
• Retail shopping discount programme
• Early finish, every Friday
• Discounted gym membership
• Bike to Work scheme
• SMART pension

Commutable From: Leicester, Derby, Nottingham, Burton upon Trent, Coventry, Tamworth

Costing Engineer Person Specification

• You must have proven experience of Costing Engineer or Value Engineer type roles, with responsibility of cost analysis and costing down
• Engineering degree or evidence of equivalent (ideally)
• Proven experience of machine cost analysis / fabricated assemblies, and proven ability to manipulate data and generate cost models
• Experience of heavy equipment and CAD would be a distinct advantage
• Strong computer skills especially MS excel. Strong planning and execution skills 
• The ability to prioritise work and thrive in a fast-moving business to meet tight deadlines

Good English communication skills, both written and spoken, good presentation and interpersonal skills, with a Global outlook and exposure to different challenges & cultures

Costing Engineer Key Responsibilities 

• Full cost analysis of existing products including standard Bills of Material, standard and non-standard options
• Support new product development with costing analysis. Cost analysis / target pricing on all new and modified products
• The Costing Engineer will provide forecasted costs for all machines using established costing templates. Creation of standard component engineering / cost libraries
• Analyse and compare welding fabrications with regard to new designs. Review all sub-assemblies in terms of materials and labour costs
• Work with the manufacturing and finance teams to identify sectional BoMs. Will be a key driver in cost down projects in the department.
• Support Product Managers in generating pricing, Price Book updates as needed, support the engineering team as requested by the engineering manager
• Analysis of Purchase Price Variance and maintain cost trackers. Identify opportunities for value engineering or process efficiencies within existing as well as new product

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

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

We are a well-respected employer and are seeking to recruit proven Maintenance Technician, to support us in setting up our in-house maintenance team.  

Benefits: 

• Starting salary of up £35,000
• Company Pension
• 33 Days Holiday
• Straight Day
• Early Friday Finish. 

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. 
• The role will require you to be comfortable working as the sole engineer on site, however you will be supported by a complement of sub contractors that the company have worked with for many years.  

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 allied to Plc fault finding skills.

The Maintenance Technician role is commutable from Birmingham, Erdington, Minworth & Sutton Coldfield

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

MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

We are a well-respected employer within the Food Processing sector and are seeking to recruit a number of proven Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineers to join our established maintenance team. 

Benefits: 

• Salary of up to £36,000 (dependent on your chosen shift pattern)
• Company Pension
• Excellent Holiday Entitlement
• Stable And Secure Working Environment.  

Duties of a Maintenance Engineer

• As a 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 food processing or packaging facility. 

Requirements of a Maintenance Engineer

• Ideally you will be apprentice trained but must be qualified either Electrically or Mechanically and be multi skilled in your abilities. Having gained your Maintenance experience from supporting plant and equipment within a fast-paced FMCG environment where you have supported an array of sector specific equipment such as ovens, check weighers, metal detectors, flow wrappers and high speed conveyors.  

This is a great opportunity to move your career into a stable market sector, where you will not only gain an incredible benefits package and ongoing training and development, but also be secure in the knowledge that you will be in a stable working environment and classified as an Essential Key Worker . 

The Maintenance Engineer role is commutable from Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Stratford upon Avon, Sutton Coldfield, Worcester & Tamworth 

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

I am currently recruiting for an experience Applications Engineer for my client in the West Midlands:

This Application Engineers role will involve but not be limited to: 

• Meeting the cycle times required to achieve the levels of output required for production.
• Achieve the required levels of quality for PPAP and capability.
• Generate N.C. programmes
• Setting up hydraulic fixtures and proving out cutting tools 
• Optimise machine utilisation and performance.
• Programme on Fanuc and Siemens 840D 
• Ensure safe working practices.
• Receive instructions as appropriate, to ensure that the correct work is expedited to the required levels of workmanship.

Essential experience required for this Applications Engineers role:

• Proven experience in programming CNC milling machine is essential along with tool making experience. Having experience of a Motorsport/Automotive/Aerospace industry where the work has been unsupervised, you will be a time served machinist used to working to high tolerances and preference will be given to those who have a FANUC or Siemens 840 SL and PL programming experience. 
• It is expected you know how to read engineering drawings and use measuring equipment, understand tolerances and do your own self checking.

Turning machines within the business:

• Mori Seiki Lathes (NZX2000-800SY)
• Takisawa Lathes (LA250M / LA250YH / EX310)
• Fastems / FMS 
• Nakamura Lathes (WT-300)

Milling machines within the business:

• SW Machines (BA322 / BA400-2 / BA422 / BA600-2 / BA622 / BX621)
• Chiron Machines (DZ15W / DZ18.2)
• Matsuura Machines (MAM72-63V / MAM72-637-PC18 / H-Plus 630)
• Mazak Machines (VCS530C & Variaxis i600)
• Starma Machine (MT838)

Specific experience required for this Applications Engineers role:

You will need: Minimum 2 years CNC 5 Axis Programming experience the ability to set / operate CNC machines where required to read / work to technical drawings and the ability to work under pressure

• Positive and keen approach to work
• Understanding of working to deadlines
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Knowledge and understanding of drawings
• Knowledge and understanding of CAD models (including CAD software i.e., PowerMill / PowerShape)

Hours and salary for this Application Engineers role:

• Monday to Friday – working from 7:30 am to 5 pm (30 mins for lunch) 
• Salary - £30,000 to £40,000 per annum (DOE)

What are you waiting for?  Send your CV asap, or call me for more information.

This role is commutable from Walsall, Cannock, Wolverhampton, Tamworth, Burton upon Trent and Lichfield.
 

POLYMER CHEMIST

An independent organisation in the Birmingham area, have an outstanding opportunity for a Polymer Chemist to join them.  The company have been established for well over 100 years and have continued to grow and develop during this time & have cornered a niche market - place and products, making them a number 1 in their market- place.

The opportunities for a Polymer Chemist are fantastic.  As the polymer Chemist, you will have a wonderful opportunity to progress to more senior positions within the business, giving you the potential for global travel.  
Representing the Company, you will be part of the global academic community that supports their industry, giving you the opportunity to attend international conferences and present academic papers

BENEFITS

• £20,000 - £24,000 Dependant on experience
• Excellent Pension and 25 days holidays
• Busy, friendly manufacturing organisation
• Second to none Prospects available
• Opportunity for International travel
• 36.25-hour week
• Free Life assurance
• Medical cash back scheme
• A genuine chance to make an impact
• Training offered for the right person

DUTIES OF THE POLYMER CHEMIST

• Synthesis of novel accelerators
• Research, analyse and synthesise new and existing materials for product, process development and applications
• Design experiments to support / disprove hypotheses
• Analytical and physical testing of products and raw materials
• Provide support to Production and Quality
• Contribute to the preparation of technical reports

REQUIREMENT OF THE POLYMER CHEMIST

• You will hold a Degree in ideally Chemistry
• Synthesis experience 
• Good knowledge of research and analysis of new and existing materials
• To have previously designed experiments
• This would suit an ambitious and enthusiastic Chemist, who is looking for a stable, long-term career

The role is commutable from Walsall, Wolverhampton, Sutton Coldfield, Worcester, Telford, Birmingham, Tamworth, Aldridge, and Solihull

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

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER

The Industrial Engineer will be responsible for supporting manufacturing operations by resolving build quality problems, improving tools and processes and ensuring the smooth introduction of project related product changes and new features. To investigate, plan and implement new engineering processes/methods/tooling facilities in conjunction with Manufacturing departments

Salary, Hours and Benefits

• Salary, £33,000 - £35,000 dependant on experience
• 8am – 4:30pm, 1:30pm finish on Friday’s
• The opportunity to work within a globally recognised business
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Managed Occupational Health service
• Retail shopping discount programme
• Discounted gym membership
• Bike to Work scheme

Commutable From: Leicester, Derby, Nottingham, Burton upon Trent, Coventry, Tamworth

Key Responsibilities 

Being actively involved in the continuous process improvement within assembly/manufacturing, the Industrial Engineer will be a key figure in your ability to:

• Identify and action waste elimination through response to Takt time variation
• Define and implement build processes with consideration to appropriate Health & Safety and Quality standards
• Ensure the support process documentation with particular attention to visual management techniques
• Using a “hands on” approach you will proactively utilise both lean principles and problem-solving tools and techniques within the workplace to respond to “Takt time variation”, build quality issues
• Investigate and resolve manufacturing related problems, Cost of Quality concerns and issues raised by teams on Problem and Countermeasure boards, leading problem-solving teams where appropriate

Be Responsible for Signing Product Change Notifications Ensuring That:

• A thorough feasibility analysis has been conducted
• Understand any implications regarding process/man assignment changes
• Highlighting tooling requirements
• The Industrial Engineer will fully understand all Health and Safety implications for any proposed change
• Fully understand any production related cost

And Including:

• Management of BOMs and material movement through plan for every part
• Develop ergonomic processes designed around Lean Manufacturing principles including Yamazumi and 5S
• The Industrial Engineer will work with colleagues in all cross-functional projects to ensure smooth transition across the manufacturing facility

Person Specification

• HND or equivalent is essential
• CAD experience would be highly advantageous
• Manufacturing Engineering degree or equivalent is desirable

Essential Experience 

• Knowledge and use of quality analysis and problem-solving techniques.
• Proven experience in an Industrial Engineer or Manufacturing Engineering role.
• Ability to read engineering drawings.
• Understanding of Jig & Tool design

Desirable Experience

• Industrial engineering techniques
• Project management skills

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

MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

This position would likely suit a recent Graduate or similar. The Manufacturing Engineer will be actively involved in the continuous process improvement within assembly/manufacturing, you will be a key figure in your ability to:

• Identify and action waste elimination through response to Takt time variation
• Define and implement build processes with consideration to appropriate Health & Safety and Quality standards
• Ensure the support process documentation with particular attention to visual management techniques
• Using a “hands on” approach, the Manufacturing Engineer will proactively utilise both lean principles and problem-solving tools and techniques within the workplace to respond to “Takt time variation” and build quality issues

Salary, Hours and Benefits

• Salary, up to £28,000, dependant on experience (negotiable)
• 8am – 4:30pm, 1:30pm finish on Friday’s
• The opportunity to work within a globally recognised business
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Managed Occupational Health service
• Retail shopping discount programme
• Discounted gym membership
• Bike to Work scheme

This Manufacturing Engineer's role is commutable From: Leicester, Derby, Nottingham, Burton upon Trent, Coventry, Tamworth

Manufacturing Engineern Specification:

• Proven experience in a Manufacturing Engineer role
• Knowledge and use of quality analysis and problem-solving techniques
• Ability to read engineering drawings, with an understanding of Jig & Tool design ideally
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability t work under pressure
• Report writing, good analytical skills and organised
• Team player with good interpersonal skills, you will be self-motivated, and results orientated
• Enthusiastic & energetic attitude, with creative flair for ideas

Manufacturing Engineer Key Responsibilities 

• Investigate and resolve manufacturing related problems, Cost of Quality concerns and issues raised by teams on Problem and Countermeasure boards, leading problem-solving teams where appropriate
• Management of BOMs and material movement through plan for every part
• Work with colleagues in all cross-functional projects to ensure smooth transition across the manufacturing facility

Be responsible for signing product change notifications ensuring that:

• A thorough feasibility analysis has been conducted
• Understand any implications regarding process/man assignment changes
• Highlighting tooling requirements
• Fully understanding all Health and Safety implications for any proposed change
• The Manufacturing Engineer will fully understand any production related cost

Desirable Experience:

• Industrial engineering techniques
• Project management skills
• Lean methodology
• Leadership qualities

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

PROCESS ENGINEER

Are you a Process Engineer looking for your next challenge where you would be part of a busy, fast paced manufacturing organisation, who are super busy & would embrace your ambition and experience?

No 2 days are ever the same here!  This is a very friendly, dynamic facility, and as their Process Engineer, you will be tasked with ensuring process capability and process improvement to existing and new programs.

If you are an energetic, experienced Process Engineer, this could just be the job for you

BENEFITS

• £38,000 - £42,000 - Dependant on experience
• Working directly with the Senior Management team
• Excellent Pension and holidays
• Busy, very friendly manufacturing organisation
• A genuine chance to make an impact

DUTIES OF THE PROCESS ENGINEER

• Ensure process capability and provide support and process improvement to existing and new programs
• Own and evaluate processes
• Track project timing and escalate delays
• Confirm feasibility and costs for engineering changes
• Ergonomic assessments
• Evaluate layout proposals
• Identify obsolescence
• Carry out / support trials on site
• Ensure processes are correct
• Raise internal deviations
• Support new product introductions

REQUIREMENT OF THE PROCESS ENGINEER

• Ideally Degree educated, however equivalent experience is readily considered
• You will have experience gained form within a manufacturing environment
• Equipment specification and process optimisation knowledge
• Assembly, vacuum / thermo forming, general industrial machinery / tooling, setting experience and FMEA
• Microsoft office
• A friendly disposition

This is a fast -paced manufacturing environment and would suit an energetic, dynamic individual

The role is commutable from Walsall, Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, Lichfield, Barton Under Needwood, Tamworth, Burton Upon Trent and Measham

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

An outstanding opportunity has arisen for an IT COORDINATOR

Do you have experience as an IT COORDINATOR within MANUFACTURING?  Would you like to be part of a busy, friendly, manufacturing organisation, where as their IT COORDINATOR , you will be given the opportunity for both proactive and reactive support, configuration ad system documentation within a highly diverse production environment

If you are an IT COORDINATOR, looking for stability, and long- term career stability, this is just the opportunity for you.

IT COORDIANTOR BENEFITS

• £35,000 - £40,000 - Dependant on experience
• Working directly with the Senior Management team
• Excellent Pension and holidays
• Busy, very friendly manufacturing organisation
• A genuine chance to make an impact

DUTIES OF THE IT COORDINATOR

• Provide proactive and reactive support
• Ensure critical IT systems are operational
• Assist with problem resolution
• Provide desktop and mobile phone user support
• Ensure 1st level support can be provided
• Understand EDI flows and technologies form IT scope to support plant
• Assist the IT Project teams with regards to functional analysis of industrial processes, solutions and delivery
• Responsibility for on-call requirements to match customer work schedule

REQUIREMENT OF THE IT COORDINATOR

• To have previously worked in a helpdesk environment
• SAP end user experience
• Cisco Networking – LAN/WAN/Wireless maintenance router / switch
• Windows Server (2012 / 2016) Support
• Microsoft Office 2016 / 365 user support
• It would be helpful if you have experience of Active Directory, GPO, DNS
• Experience with virtualisation technologies (VMWARE6)
• Data cabling and physical network infrastructure
• Zebra Printer and label printing 
• Be wonderful if you have experience with handheld scanners

This is a fast -paced manufacturing environment and would suit an energetic, dynamic individual

The role is commutable from Walsall, Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, Lichfield, Barton Under Needwood, Tamworth, Burton Upon Trent and Measham

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Technical Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

We are a well-respected employer within the plastics sector and are seeking to recruit proven Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician, to join our team. 

Maintenance Technician Benefits: 

• Negotiable salary in the region of £39,000
• Paid Overtime at Premium Rates
• Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme
• Company Pension
• Stable Working Environment.

Duties of an 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 plastic injection moulding equipment which ideally includes either Battenfeld, Boy, Demag, Engel, Krauss Maffei, Sandretto or Star . 

Requirements of an Maintenance Technician

• Ideally you will be apprentice trained but must be qualified Electrically and have some understanding of Plc Controls, must be proficient in supporting injection moulding technology. 

This Maintenance Technician role is commutable from: Coleshill, Fradley and Tamworth

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