MATERIAL PLANNER

A role has become available for a Central Teams Material Planner within a well-known, large fast-paced manufacturing organisation that are at the leading edge of technology, giving them the edge over all of their rivals.

Their product range is vast and diverse and the very nature of what they produce, offers superb stability and consistency. 

As the Central Teams Material Planner, you key focus will be to ensure continuous raw material supply to all sites within the UK.

Commutable from Leamington Spa, Coventry, Solihull, Stratford Upon Avon, Banbury, Minworth, Rugby and Birmingham

Central Teams Material Planner Benefits:

• £36,000 - £40,000
• Work - Place Pension
• Early finish Friday
• Flexible hours
• You will be joining a busy, friendly organisation
• Superb genuine progression available 

Central Teams Material Planner Duties:

• Ensure continuous raw material supply to all UK facilities
• Maintain the MRP parameters to ensure stock held and ordered is within agreed parameters
• Weekly supplier schedule releases
• Report on daily supplier arrears
• Analysis of top 10 materials by value to identify potential cost-saving activities
• Management of supplier delivery slots and transport needs
• Vendor management including raising of Non-Conformity Reports

Central Teams Material Planner Requirements:

• You will be able to demonstrate relevant Material Planning experience from within a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Extensive SAP experience will be required
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office packages, specifically Excel
• This would suit a friendly, energetic individual

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

PRODUCT DESIGN ENGINEER

Our world-leading client is looking for a Product Design Engineer, inside IR35. The initial assignment duration is 6 months with the possibility of extension.

This is a hybrid role; you will be expected to work onsite 1 or 2 days per week.

For this role we're looking for an engineer with a design biased background who has some project management experience. You will need to be comfortable drawing up quality reviews and liaising with suppliers.

• Duration: 6 months, possibly longer
• Pay: £25.48 - £28.66 per hour (this role is inside IR35)

Product Design Engineer Candidate Requirements

• CREO experience is required
• PTC Windchill experience would be a big advantage
• Ideally Degree qualified, but this isn’t essential
• Prior entry level engineering equivalent work experience in a relevant discipline area is required
• Knowledge of MS Office 

Product Design Engineer Job Summary

• This product focused position applies knowledge of engineering principles and design practices to create optimized design concepts and mechanical design specifications considering application, cost, weight, performance, reliability, durability, manufacturing, assembly, and serviceability. 
• This role effectively communicates the capability of a design concept to meet cross-functional requirements including assessment of alternative and competitive design concepts and works effectively across cross-functional disciplines to develop corporate and customer requirements including those required to resolve product issues.

Key Responsibilities (but not limited to)

• Investigates Value Package Introduction (VPI) program team or field-based issues, understands causal mechanisms, recommends appropriate action, owns problem resolution from a design perspective, while documenting results with guidance from more experienced team members.
• Applies and supports the execution of processes such as Critical Design Decisions, System Design and Validation Consideration Checklist, Design Review, and tools such as iDFMEA, DVA, GD&T, CREO, ANSYS Workbench required to enable high quality component and subsystem-level design decision-making and design refinement.
• Supports design decision-making in the areas of concept selection, concept optimization, and design
• Specifications.
• Owns problem resolution for moderately complex components, products, systems, subsystems or services with a greater degree of technical complexity and ambiguity over the entry level engineer level and with greater accountability to the project team.
• Provides independent execution of established work processes and systems, while still developing technology or product knowledge; engages with the improvement of systems and processes.
• Involves minimal direct management of people but could involve the coordination and direction of work amongst technicians and/or temporary student employees.
• The Product Design Engineer contributes effectively toward team goals, exhibits influence within a work group and continues to develop proficiency in the competency areas critical to success in the role.

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

Senior Design Engineer – Chassis

We are working with a specialist supplier and developer of Chassis related components that are used in both the performance car and the specialist military vehicle sectors. 

The company have an establish in-house start-of-the-art machine shop that can produce low volume precision components from Castings and Forged parts that meet the precise and bespoke criteria of their customer base. 
   
The purpose of the Senior Design Engineer role is to Project Lead and support customers with their bespoke needs, whilst ensuring the company strengthens their brand and reputation for delivering products that meet a brief on time and within budget. 

Senior Design Engineer Package:

• £50,000 - £55,000
• Pension 
• 31 Days Holidays, raising to 33 (Including Bank Hols) 
• Full Product Training & Awareness 
• Excellent career progression opportunities. 

Senior Design Engineer – Duties 

• Engineering Project Management
• Manage the engineering content of new car projects from enquiry stage through to delivery into production.
• Create and manage engineering project timing & resource plans by working with sales, production control, engineering and logistics departments, reporting progress through the company’s Gateway process.
• Be the main engineering customer liaison for the project phase, ensuring alignment of inhouse timing with customer plans and gateways.
• Create Product & Project costings, from concept phase and support monitoring and management of costs throughout the entire project life, ensuring project profitability.
• Provide engineering project team leadership to ensure a timely focus on delivery to the plan including team readiness for each build phase within the project.
• Work with the Chief Engineer in developing and maintaining appropriate resource allocation to meet the demands in the POEM sector.
• Work with the Chief Engineer and Sales to develop robust project proposals through the feasibility and concept stages of the project. (Including brake system calculations to define the product suited to the application, product and project costing through liaison with purchasing, production engineering and operations and generation of the technical proposal.)
• Work closely with the Chief Engineer and key customers, to develop and apply product designs that meet market requirements.
• Manage the vehicle level interfaces between company’s products and the customer vehicle. This includes product packaging and interfaces, impact of electronic brake control systems on foundation brake requirements and safety cases.
• Attend and support customer and vehicle tests involving new product as required.
• To evaluate suitability of company products for packaging with the customer vehicle using CAD
• Lead the development of the engineering elements of APQP with the team and support the other business functions to ensure timely completion of the APQP process and PPAP.

Qualifications for a Senior Design Engineer:

• HNC/HND/Degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing or Automotive engineering
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as an Engineer in the automotive environment.
• Understanding of automotive applications and other aspects of vehicle design
• Working knowledge of D-FMEA, P-FMEA, DVP&R & APQP
• Sufficiently commercially aware to recognize the impact of his actions on the bottom line
• A high degree of self-motivation and ability to work under pressure when necessary
• A team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude, who can work at speed to achieve tight deadlines
• Able to build strong relationships with suppliers and customer engineers and liaise on technical matters with other departments
• Experience of automotive brakes/chassis engineering/development
• 3D CAD experience
• Experience of working within an IATF16949 environment

This is a great opportunity to join an established and global recognised brand that is still investing in their people, technology and tools to ensure growth and expansion can be achieved. 

Commutable from: Birmingham, Coventry, Derby, Leicester, Cannock, Burton, Tamworth, Lichfield, Warwick

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

MATERIALS PLANNER

An opportunity for a Material Planner has become available to join a very busy, friendly manufacturing environment.

This is a busy manufacturing organisation, who are experiencing a steep upturn in work, which is offering greater stability and consistency.  

As the Material Planner, you will be given responsibility for ensuring a continuous raw material supply into their UK plants.

If you are a Material Planner, who is looking for an opportunity, that can offer you stability and growth, look no further!

The role is commutable from Coventry, Warwick, Leamington Spa, Daventry, Redditch, Banbury, Alcester and Evesham

BENEFITS OF A MATERIAL PLANNER

• £35,000 - £38,000
• EARLY FINISH FRIDAY
• Day’s position
• Flexible working hours
• Work Pension and Good holidays
• Free parking
• Excellent long-term prospects
• Plenty of development and progression

DUTIES OF MATERIAL PLANNER:

• Ensure continuous raw material supply to all plants here in the UK
• Review daily potential issues and risk to supply to plant
• Daily review of stock
• Maintenance of MRP parameters
• Weekly supplier schedule releases
• Daily supplier arrears reporting
• Regular analysis of top materials by value to identify cost saving activities
• Management of supplier delivery slots and transport needs
• Vendor management
• REQUIREMENTS OF MATERIAL PLANNER
• Essential that you have experience of Material Planning
• Ideally, you will have gained your experience from within a manufacturing environment
• MRP knowledge, SAP would be beneficial but not essential
• This would suit a motivated, energetic individual
• Results orientated

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

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

Benefits: 

• £37,500
• Paid Overtime at Premium Rates
• Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme
• Company Pension
• Stable Working Environment. 

Duties of a Maintenance Technician    

• As a proven Multi Skilled 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 fast-paced manufacturing, process or production environment.

Requirements of a Maintenance Technician    

• Ideally you will be apprentice trained but must be qualified either Electrically or Mechanically and have some understanding of Plc Controls and Robot applications. However you must be multi skilled in your abilities. Having gained your Maintenance experience from supporting plant and equipment within a fast paced manufacturing, process or production environment. 

The role is commutable from Lapworth, Leamington Spa, Stratford Upon Avon, Southam & Warwick

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

Powertrain Electronics Engineer

A developer of bespoke Powertrain Technology is now seeking a Power Electronics Engineer to assist in future New Product Development and Design for Manufacture exercises. 

The company are known to be world leaders in their field and have a long successful track record for producing high performance technologies. 

Due to recent investment into machinery and technology the company are now looking to expand their team with the addition of an Electronic Engineer.

Powertrain Electronics Engineer Salary:

• £40,000 - £45,000+  
• 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays 
• Pension
• Private medical insurance (after 6 months service)
• Modern & pleasant working environment. 

Powertrain Electronics Engineer Duties:

The successful candidate will join a small and established team, working together to support the electrical and electronic design aspects of a range of interesting, innovative & challenging projects, in relation to the design and development of inverters and drives for use with electrical machines. 

This role presents the opportunity to be involved in new products over their full lifecycle from concept & design, right through to customer applications & support, allowing significant input into the end result. 

• Electrical Powertrain engineering concept & detailed design. 
• Electrical and Electronic Design of Drives and Inverters 
• A good understanding of Electrical and Electronic Automotive Systems 
• Management of bills of materials, & build / usage manuals. 

Qualifications:

• A Degree or equivalent in Electrical / Electronic or Automotive Engineering. 
• 4+ years of experience in a similar role / environment. 
• Good Design and Development experience 
• Electrical machine, mechanical design & internal combustion engine knowledge. 
• A good knowledge of engineering manufacture processes. 
• Strong written & verbal communication skills. 
• Proficiency with standard office tools (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project etc 
• The Power Electronics Engineer role will be an excellent opportunity for someone who is highly motivated and can adopt a flexible approach to problem solving within a team environment. 

Commutable from: Birmingham, Coventry, Warwick, Derby, Leicester, Cannock, Burton, Tamworth, Lichfield

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

PRODUCTION OPERATIVES

We are looking to recruit a large number of Production Operatives for our client who is based in Bidford-upon-Avon

This is an immediate start after a paid induction & is a 12 Week Temp to Perm Role

• Clean working environment
• All workwear is provided
• Weekly paid

Role and responsibilities for this Production Operatives role:

• Working on a varied, and ever-changing production line
• Picking a packing various items as directed

Knowledge/ Experience Required for this Production Operatives role

• Previous experience of working on a production line would be beneficial

Personal Attributes for this Production Operatives role:

• Good communication skills
• Flexible and a can do attitude. 

Hours and salary for this Production Operatives role:

• Sunday to Thursday – 10pm to 6am
• All 8 hours are paid
• Standard rate - £12.59 per hour 
• 2 x 15-minute breaks - paid

The following areas are easily commutable for this role as a Production Operative – Worcester, Stratford upon Avon, Warwick or Leamington Spa

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