TOOLING ENGINEER

Company:

A PRESTIGIOUS manufacturing organisation in the Redditch area are looking for an experienced Tooling Engineer.

This is a busy production facility where your prospects as a Tooling Engineer be assured.

You will be working in a high volume facility, working 3 shifts, and you will be responsible for the maintenance and the tooling across the site.  Some tooling modifications would be required.

Duties:

• Attend tooling breakdowns
• Repair tooling
• Ensure all TPM’s and PM’s are completed
• Comply with Spares tracking process
• Involvement with continuous improvement projects
• This will be a 3 shift pattern, Monday to Friday

Requirements:

• Apprentice trained
• You will have gained your experience with a high volume plastics environment
• Good problem solving techniques, ie.- 8D, Why and Ichikawa
• Happy to work shifts
• Tooling experience, repair ideally
• Keep cool under pressure!

Benefits:

Salary - £34,000 - £37,000

Pension

Excellent Prospects

Progression Potential

Permanent

Environment - Manufacturing

Location - Redditch

This is a wonderful opportunity to join continue your successful career. Send your CV ASAP.

Introduction:

PC Application Software and Firmware Engineer

We are working with a fast paced and fast-growing technology / innovation team that have over the last ten years created a number of market leading products / devices that in-turn have seen their organisation grow their turnover by over 300%.

The organisation now boasts a strong Electronic and Software Development Department and is now looking to add some good Graduate Engineers into their own development programme.

As a company they export their products to global customers and are recognised for their bespoke and innovative technology.

Duties:

• Based within a small internal team the role will quickly have responsibility for creating and developing PC / IT Applications - Software & Firmware in-line with live product development customers orders. The position will also liaise with the internal Software / Electronic Hardware and Mechanical Design Teams to ensure applications and modules are on track to meet the final product brief.
• The purpose of the role is to improve a device that is used in the engineering industry sectors, in the way it can communicate, collate data / algorithms and relay information to third parties.

Skills & Experience:

• Applicants should have a formal qualification in Software Engineering or Computer Science with ideally a years’ experience in industry.
• Good knowledge of Embedded C, C#, Realtime and Coding and Testing Systems.
• A strong desire and interest in new product development
• Excellent communication skills
• Some experience of building test rigs or apparatus to test products.
• Good Software and MS Office skills

Benefits:

The company offer excellent benefits, career prospects and training. It is common for Junior Engineers to quickly move to more senior engineering and team leading positions within a few years and then on to Management / Directorship opportunities.

The company is part of a large global group of individual companies that offers internal recruitment and great career progression.

If you Graduated recently or in the distance past in Software Engineering, please get in contact.

Introduction:

Graduate Software Design Engineer

We are working with a fast paced and fast-growing technology / innovation team that have over the last ten years created a number of market leading products / devices that in-turn have seen their organisation grow their turnover by over 300%.

The organisation now boasts a strong Electronic and Software Development Department and is now looking to add some good Graduate Engineers into their own development programme.

As a company they export their products to global customers and are recognised for their bespoke and innovative technology.

Duties:

• Based within a small internal team the role will quickly have responsibility for creating and developing Software / Embedded Application in-line with live product development customers orders.
• The position will also liaise with the internal Electronic Hardware and Mechanical Design Teams to ensure applications and modules are on track to meet the final product brief.

Skills & Experience:

• Applicants should have a formal qualification in Software Engineering with ideally a years’ experience in industry.
• Good knowledge of Embedded C, C#, Coding and Testing
• A strong desire and interest in new product development
• Excellent communication skills
• Some experience of building test rigs or apparatus to test products.
• Good Software and MS Office skills

Benefits:

The company offer excellent benefits, career prospects and training. It is common for Junior Engineers to quickly move to more senior engineering and team leading positions within a few years and then on to Management / Directorship opportunities.

The company is part of a large global group of individual companies that offers internal recruitment and great career progression.

If you Graduated recently or in the distance past in Software Engineering, please get in contact.

Company:

This Maintenance Electrician position is with a Heavy Industry manufacturing company based just outside of Wolverhampton and is commutable from Walsall, Cannock and is close to motorway transport links.

Role:

• You will be joining an existing Maintenance team undertaking Electrical maintenance on plant machinery and PLC run equipment.
• You will be work Monday – Friday on alternating 6am – 2pm and 2pm – 10pm shifts, with occasional overtime opportunities and weekends.

The Skills Required:

• To be successful in the role of Maintenance Electrician you will need to hold an Electrical qualification and will ideally be apprentice trained.
• This position requires you to have fault finding experience with Siemens and/or Allen Bradley PLCs and you will need to hold experience of supporting machinery in a manufacturing or production environment.

I would be keen to talk with Engineers who hold previous experience within similar roles such as Electrical Engineers or Multi skilled Maintenance Engineers who hold an Electrical bias.

The Return on offer:

The salary including shift allowance is up £35,000, depending on skills and experience, 25 days holiday + overtime.

Company:

A SUPERB OPPORTUNITY FOR AN OPERATIONS DIRECTOR HAS ARISEN!

Are you an Operations Director, who is looking for your next career move? This is an outstanding role, giving you, as their Operations Director overall responsibility for Operational activities, which will include Manufacturing, Distribution, Sales, Maintenance, Forecasting and Health and Safety.

This is a BIG ROLE, offering a superb opportunity to make an immediate impact, together with fantastic prospects and progression within an established, well known and respected manufacturing company.

Duties of an Operations Director:

• Support Business growth through development of a Manufacturing, Distribution and Planning strategy
• Ensure Operational costs are maintained
• Responsibility for Manufacturing, Distribution, Sales, Maintenance and Facilities, Health and Safety and Stock levels
• Champion a continuous improvement culture
• Drive waste reduction and cost efficiencies
• Provide direction for forecasting
• Oversee weekly performance data
• Drive development of manufacturing capacity plans
• Development of Health and Safety strategy
• Support and manage introduction of new products
• Negotiating pay reviews with Union Representatives

Requirements:

• Degree educated, or equivalent in engineering / production engineering ideally
• IOSH qualified
• Significant relevant experience within an Operational Management capacity
• To have previously managed budgets and forecasts
• To have gained your experience from within a fast paced, dynamic manufacturing environment
• Strong commercial awareness
• Driven and highly motivated
• Ready to make a true impact!

Benefits for an Operations Director:

Salary - £60,000 - £65,000

Excellent Bonus Structure

Healthcare

Good Holiday Entitlement

Life Assurance + Many More

Location - Birmingham

Environment - Manufacturing

Permanent

This is a wonderful opportunity to join / continue your successful career. Send your CV ASAP.

Introduction:

Growing business require an experienced Credit Controller who is capable of hitting the ground running in a standalone role. This is excellent opportunity for an ambitious Credit Controller to join a company with a high growth potential. As Credit Controller you will be responsible for for aspects of credit control including:

Duties of a Credit Controller:

• Chasing debt via telephone, email and dunning letters.
• Posting and allocation of payments.
• Daily banking, maintaining credit limits.
• Using sanctions to to encourage prompt payment.
• Month end reconciliation.
• Working closely with sales teams to resolve customer issues.

Benefits for a Credit Controller:

Salary - £23,000 - £25,000

Please send your CV ASAP.

Company:

Are you a multiskilled Maintenance Engineer seeking a new role in 2019? This is an excellent opportunity for a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer to join a maintenance team maintaining a range of automated plant and facilities in an FMCG setting based just outside of West Bromwich, working Mon – Fri alternating AM + PM shifts.

Duties:

• In the role of Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer you will be dealing with both planned and reactive maintenance to a range of plant machinery within this automated FMCG plant. This is an all-rounder role where you will be required to work on your own initiative as well as working as part of a team and must be able to work to set guidelines.
• The shift pattern for this Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer role is Double Days Monday - Friday alternating 6am - 2pm, 13.30pm - 10pm

Requirements:

• I am keen to speak with Engineers who are apprentice trained and Multi skilled holding both mechanical and electrical abilities.
• You will need to hold a formal electrical qualification such as City & Guilds or NVQ and must have proven experience in undertaking planned and reactive maintenance in an FMCG or Manufacturing environment.

Return on Offer:

As a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer the salary on offer is up to £30,000 depending on experience, with NO call out required. You will be joining a successful and reputable company who are a leader in their field.

If you are interested in knowing more about this position please submit your CV ASAP.

Company:

A LONG established organisation in the Birmingham area, are looking to hire an experienced Chemical Engineer.

As their Chemical Engineer, you will be tasked with acting as the Site Chemical expert, advising on matters such as design, safety and materials of construction and processing techniques.

Duties:

• Determining the scope of hazard assessment relevant to process
• Conducting calculations and deciding on test programmes
• Initiate and lead HAZOPS as required
• Working closely with the Projects team, in order to develop plant design, layout and costings
• Acting as the Chemical expert on Process Improvement Groups and Project Teams
• Advise research department
• Advise other Engineers on technical matters
• Taking responsibility for budget and overall design and completion
• Organise design and commissioning work and requests for resources

Requirements:

• Graduate Chemical engineer.
• Chartered or actively working towards chartered engineering status.
• Relevant industrial experience
• Experience of developing new processes and improving existing ones.
• On-plant experience in commissioning and practical trouble shooting skills
• COMAH regulations & implementation would be beneficial but not essential
• Experience of DSEAR methodology, again, would be beneficial but not essential
• Experience of SIL and LOPA assessments
• Relief system sizing & DIERS methodology

Benefits:

Salary - £35,000 - £40,000

Pension

Life Assurance

25 Days Holiday

Permanent

You will be joining a strong, busy organisation, and you will be supported by a strong management  team.

This is a wonderful opportunity to join continue your successful career. Send your CV ASAP.

Introduction:

This Sales & Purchasing Administrator requires you to have previous experience in Sales or Purchasing Admin.  You will receive great basic salary plus a fantastic benefits package incl; Bonus Scheme! 31 days holiday (incl 8 Bank hols), Pension Scheme, Cash Healthcare Plan, Free Parking.

As the Sales & Purchasing Administrator - you will be working for a Global Manufacturing Company whose product has an outstanding reputation for its quality and performance.  They have maintained this reputation for over 50 years!

As the Sales & Purchasing Administrator, your duties will include two main areas of HR:

Sales Administration:

• Reviewing Customers orders and entering on system, print off and check
• Liaise with Planning team on a daily basis, re orders being placed and providing information on actual production / plan
• Balance order book, tying up discrepancies
• Ensure all relevant filing and record systems are accurate and up to date
• Participate in Rolling Sales Forecast meetings
• Keeping Customer records up to date
• Assist in prep of quotations

Purchasing Admin:

• Raising orders and sending to Suppliers
• Negotiating prices and liaising with Suppliers (consumables / Stationary)
• Obtaining quotes and raising purchase orders for general factory items etc
• Chasing suppliers to ensure deliveries are on time
• General Office Administration

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

• Previous experience as a Sales & Purchasing Administrator (or either or) is essential (Pref 2 years)
• English and Maths qualification
• Strong IT skills
• Previous experience of liasing with customers is essential
• French Speaking candidates would have a definite advantage!
• Good Problem solving skills
• Good Planning and organising skills essential

Benefits package for the Sales & Purchasing Administrator:

• Monthly Bonus Scheme - based on company performance
• 31 days holiday (incl 8 Bank hols)
• Pension Scheme
• Free Parking
• Life assurance
• Health Cash Plan

To find out more about this fabulous opportunity, please contact send your CV ASAP.

Introduction:

Are you an experienced Line Technician, Quality Inspector / Technician or Lab Technician looking for a new challenge within a high-quality niche industry?

Company:

The company pride themselves in the quality of their work and the niche industry they are in, servicing and supplying a wide range of industries. The commitment towards customer focus, quality, experience, partnership and trust is exceptional. Such a ‘complete’ approach has seen them work in partnership with the world’s leading brands. They are seeking a Lab Technician to ensure all necessary tests are carried out on finished products and ensure the high standards are maintained.

Duties:

The Lab Technician will be flexible to working days and nights when required as well as:

• Set parameters; line speed, peak metal temperature, following work instructions
• Make adjustments to the line parameter settings based on test results
• Conduct pre-treatment tests
• Support and monitor the coating process
• Ensure samples are run correctly and feedback any changes or corrective actions made
• Record test results on a database

Skills & Experience:

The successful Lab Technician will have:

• Degree / HNC or Equivalent
• At least 3 years’ experience of inspection / QC within a chemical bias
• Experience of continuous improvement / process procedures
• Experience in a team environment

I would be keen to speak with candidates who have experience as a Quality Inspector, Lab Technician, Line Technician, Production Inspector or Quality Control Technicians who are seeking a new opportunity.    

Benefits:

A competitive salary

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension

Training if required

This role is commutable from Cannock, Burntwood, Wolverhampton, Willenhall, Dudley, Walsall, Telford, Stafford, Birmingham, and surrounding areas.

For an informal chat or to apply for this position or to discuss any further please send your CV ASAP.

Probe is an established recruitment consultancy within Manufacturing, Engineering, Design, Finance and Sales.  Over the last 24 years we have developed a vast number of relationships with key clients in this sector, and we support them with a range of middle, senior, and executive management requirements.

Having achieved 25% revenue growth during 2017, and on course for similar growth levels in 2018, we are now looking to grow our sales team going into 2019.  Some of the features you can expect from working for Probe Recruitment include:

• An Outstanding Commission Scheme - You could earn up to 30% of the fees that you generate, and you can earn commission on 100% of your billings.
• Highly Competitive Basic Salaries - Commensurate with experience.  The salary band for Graduate Trainees is to £20,000, Consultants is to £26,000, and for Senior Consultants it’s up to £32,000.
• A Structured Career Development Pathway - To Team Leader or Principal level.
• A Highly Knowledgeable Team - You will work with some highly experienced and successful team, some of whom have worked here for over 18 years.
• Reduce Your Daily Commute - If you live in North Birmingham, you could cut the time and cost of going into the city each day.
• Free Car Parking Provided
• Pension & Healthcare Provided - After a short qualifying period.
• An Excellent Working Environment - This is a very friendly office culture, and we adopt a mature approach to KPI management.
• Friendly Hours of Work - Compared to many other consultancies.
• Incentives - We run a regular individual and team-based incentives where you can win prizes, Michelin Star meals, overseas trips and office days out.  We also value and reward longevity with long service awards.

If you have previous recruitment or sales experience, and are looking to join a successful and growing business, I’d be very keen to discuss these opportunities with you in greater detail. 

You can initiate that conversation by applying via this advertisement.

Introduction:

Are you an experienced Sales Manager or New Business Development Manager looking for a new challenge within a high-quality environment supplying delicate components into luxurious brands to bring in New Business and Customers??

Are you self-motivated?

Driven?

Ambitious?

Career and Success Driven?

This is for you!

Company:

A high-quality industry supplying into the luxurious brands within the Automotive Industry. A passionate, family-feel environment really allows employees to feel valued and part of the team. The Business Development Manager plays a fundamental role in the organisation to continue the growth and development of the business to win new custom and increase the orders.

Duties:

The Business Development Manager will be responsible for sourcing new contacts and winning new business.

• Be self-motivated and plan own workload and customer visits

Skills & Experience:

The successful Business Development Manager will have:

• Previous experience within a sales / business development role
• Previous experience with OEM / Tier 1 Automotive environments
• A strong sales attitude to provide results in growing the client base

I would be keen to speak with candidates who have experience as a Business Development Manager, Sales Manager, New Sales Manager.

Benefits:

A competitive salary

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension

Car Allowance

For an informal chat or to apply for this position or to discuss any further please send your CV complete with a cover letter ASAP.