Electronic Engineer

We are working with a fast paced and dynamic organisation that has seen continued growth since the middle of 2020 and are on track to see one of their busiest years in their company’s history for 2021.  The company design and develop a range of safety products that are used in the process and manufacturing sectors and support and work with some of the biggest names in the engineering sectors.

As an Electronic Engineer, you will support the continuing growth of the design department and the role will also involve leading a team of electronic engineers, working alongside other engineering disciplines, designing hardware and embedded software to extend the organisations range of products, whilst still be involved in hands-on design.

The salary and benefits package for an Electronic Engineer

• Competitive salary - £30,000 - £40,000
• 28 days annual leave including bank holidays.
• Life Insurance cover
• Pension Scheme with company contribution
• Share Scheme with Annual Allocation
• Bonus Scheme
• Long Service Recognition
• Free On-Site Parking

The duties and responsibilities of an Electronic Engineer 

• Line management of the Electronics Design team
• Planning and allocation of resource within their team to meet company goals and deadlines.
• Be the electronics technical lead for the company.
• Implementing tools and processes for the efficient running of the team and department
• Design and maintenance of hardware and embedded software for use within the company
• Layout and tracking of PCB designs.
• Prototyping and testing of designs and products
• Assessment and documentation of products against specifications and standards

Requirements and Qualifications 

• Degree or similar qualification in Electronics Engineering or comparable subject
• Minimum of 3 years' experience working in Electronics Design.
• Experience in electronics hardware design, development, and testing; including schematic design and PCB layout.
• Experience in embedded firmware design, development, and testing
• Electronics design in a highly regulated industry
• Experience in firmware design for STM32 microcontrollers
• EMC design and test experience
• Experience of firmware unit testing; preferably using Tessy.

This is a great opportunity to join a fast growing organisation, where R&D and New Product Innovation sit central to the organisation’s growth and expansion plans for the business going forward. 

Electronics Engineers who are seeking that next step on the ladder, to combine leadership and hands-on development and design duties at the same time, would be a perfect match for this position. 

This Electronic Engineer role is commutable from Birmingham, Worcester, Wolverhampton, Telford, Stafford, Lichfield, Coventry, Redditch and Stone. 

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

Maintenance Technician Benefits: 

• £40,000
• Paid Overtime at Premium Rates
• Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme
• Company Pension
• Stable Working Environment. 

Duties of the Maintenance Technician role:   

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. 

This Maintenance Technician role is commutable from Bromsgrove, Catshill, Droitwich, Reddtich, Stourport on Severn & Worcester

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

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

Maintenance Engineer 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

As the HR Manager - you will be working for a Leading Global Manufacturing organisation, who have an outstanding reputation for Excellence and Quality.  They are a true leader in their field!  

This is a fabulous opportunity if you are looking for a well-established, dynamic organisation and if you are looking to be part of a superb team!

Benefits for this HR Manager role:

• £45,000 - £55,000
• Car Allowance
• Superb Bonus
• Pension Scheme
• 33 days holiday 

As the HR Manager, your duties will include:

• In brief: To provide a full range of employee relations interventions and solutions to every level of the site; general advice, mentoring, counselling, disciplinary, grievance, appeal. 
• To work with the GM to shape the organisational structure of the business, ensuring resource capability is in place at the right time to deliver the operational requirements of the business; advising and supporting managers to achieve the plant organisational resource plan.
• To work with the HR Director to manage the full scope of compensation and benefit matters for the site. 
• To work with the UK and Corporate HR team to facilitate the delivery of the HR strategy, local, national and global. 
• To work with the UK TA Manager to manage the recruitment requirements for the site.
• Budget Management 
• Lead employee integration programmes and internal transfer/promotional orientation programmes. 
• Coach and develop the site management team to champion a high performance and collaborative environment 

Please apply or get in touch for more information if you have:

• Previous experience as a HR Manager within a fast-paced Manufacturing Organisation 
• You will ideally be MCIPD / MSc Human Resource Management qualified. 
• Experience in influencing management teams / key stakeholders.
• An in depth knowledge of employment law is essential
• Strong IT skills including SAP (Advantageous) and all Microsoft Applications 
• Outstanding problem solving and numeracy skills
• The ability to produce cost/benefit business case reports. 
• Experience of producing detailed and professional written documents in general daily activities and specifically in response to discipline/grievance/appeal cases 

This HR Manager role is commutable from: Solihull, Birmingham, Redditch, Stratford upon Avon, Worcester, Kidderminster and Coventry

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Technical Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

We are looking for a PROCESS MANAGER to fullfill a very special and specific role, within a large, long established manufacturing organisation in the Birmingham area.

As the PROCESS MANAGER, you will be given responsibility for process safety and efficiencies within a specific department and as their PROCESS MANAGER, you will be part of a huge independent, family owned organisation, where you would enjoy long-term career prospects and stability.

BENEFITS

• £35,000
• 25 days holidays
• Pleasant working hours
• Free life assurance
• Stakeholder Pension
• Voluntary medical cash benefit plan
• Working directly with the Senior Management team
• A genuine chance to make an impact
• Long term stability

DUTIES OF THE PROCESS MANAGER

• Safety testing on existing processes and process modifications
• Safety testing on new products coming through
• Support production with trouble shooting
• Instigate improvements in the current manufacturing processes
• Deputise for the New Products Manager
• Assist in SHE investigations with regards to any deviations within processing

REQUIREMENT OF THE PROCESS MANAGER

• It is essential that you have a Degree in Chemistry
• Previous testing experience of new and existing processes
• It would be beneficial for you to have previous Project Management skills
• Extremely important that you have strong inter-personal and communication skills

This is a superb opportunity to be part of this family owned, long established business.

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

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

This is an opportunity for a Quality Control Engineer to join a growing company at their site in Droitwich to monitor, verify and report all aspects of fresh produce quality through intake, packhouse and despatch environment.

This is a new position due to expansion and significant investment and you will have the opportunity to make your mark on this department. This company has grown from strength to strength and you will be joining them at an exciting time at their automated packaging and distribution facility.

Quality Control Engineer Role Benefits:

• £30,000 - £33,000 salary
• 20 days holiday, rising to 25 days with service + paid Bank Holidays.
• Company Medical package + pension 
• Perkbox
• We have opportunities on Days 9am - 6pm or PM shift 12pm – 9pm

Quality Control Engineer Role Description

In this role you will be overseeing Quality of the product from intake, through to packhouse and despatch. Duties will include:

• Inspecting the product on arrival to determine the quality of product, document and       record findings accurately. 
• Ensure any problem loads are dealt with in a timely manner and reported to the line Manager.
• To inspect and supervise the dispatch of the finished product to customers, verifying all product meets the required specifications and labelling requirements prior to dispatch (positive release).
• To engage in the monitoring of the product throughout its shelf life and report any issues noted to the line Manager.
• To identify any issues with product performance as soon as they arise.
• Collate data to produce KPI's on the quality performance of suppliers.
• This position will require you to use your own judgement and make decisions regarding product performance.

Quality Control Engineer Skills and Qualifications

• Successful candidates will hold a minimum 2 yr’s experience within Quality Control, ideally within fresh produce or food.
• I would be keen to hear from Quality Engineers, Controllers, Technicians, or Inspectors, who have worked with fresh produce or food.
• If you hold excellent attention to detail, are flexible, and able to work as part of a team, then we would love to hear from you!

In return you will joining a growing organisation at this modern facility. You will have the opportunity to make your mark on the Quality department in this integral role at an exciting time for this business. 

This position is commutable from: Worcester, Kidderminster, Redditch, South Birmingham, Bromsgrove and surrounding areas. 

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

An Electronic Engineer is required to join a small team in the Walsall area, with the creation and development of a range of safety critical products. 

The role will be part of a wider multidisciplined engineering team of 25 individuals, who collectively develop world leading electronic products for a global market. 

Electronic Engineer Benefits:

• £40,000
• 33 Days Holidays (Inc Bank Hols)
• Pension 
• Bonus (Quarterly)
• Early Finish on Fridays (1pm)
• Great Career Enhancement opportunities

The Electronic Engineer will report directly to the Team Design Manager but will also have some responsibility of leading and mentoring a small sub team of 3 Engineers. 

Hardware Electronics will be the main part of this role with PCB, Microcontrollers and PIC, but a good knowledge and understanding of Embedded Software will also be required to carry out the duties of the role effectively. 

Research & Development from concept through to technology fixes and upgrades will be part of the daily function of the role, along with:

• Design, Research and Test activities.
• PCB Board, PIC, Embedded C Design activities 
• Project Engineering activities 
• Project Design Changes 
• Prototype Builds 
• Documentation and Report Writing 

The right candidate for the Electronic Engineer will be:

• Degree Qualified in Electronic or Software Engineering 
• 4 Years industry experience in Electronic and Hardware Design 
• Strong Product Development experience 
• Strong communication skills 
• Good knowledge of PIC, Microcontrollers, PCB Design and Embedded C
• Some knowledge of working with Safety Critical (Safe C / Misra etc.)
• Good Prototyping and Testing exposure 

This is a great opportunity to join a fast-growing organisation that has a proud history of developing their staff and offering them a rewarding and a quick promotional career path.

Commutable from Wolverhampton, Telford, Stafford, Kidderminster, Lichfield, Birmingham, Worcester, Cannock.

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

This is an opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join a growing company at their site in Droitwich to undertake daily reactive and preventative maintenance on plant machinery and equipment in this automated environment.

This is a new position due to expansion and significant investment and you will have the opportunity to make your mark on this department. This company has grown from strength to strength and you will be joining them at an exciting time at their automated packaging and distribution facility.

Maintenance Engineer Role Benefits:

• £28,000 - £32,000 salary
• 20 days holiday, rising to 25 days with service + paid Bank Holidays.
• Company Medical package + pension 
• Perkbox

Maintenance Engineer Role Description

• In this role you will be responsible for both Reactive & Planned Preventative Maintenance within this automated packaging and distribution facility.
• Maintaining a variety of automated warehouse machinery and equipment across the site.
• This is a new position due to significant growth and investment and will be 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 strong mechanical engineering aptitude, supported by qualifications. Electrical abilities would also be of benefit, but not essential.
• I would be keen to hear from Mechanically biased or Multiskilled Engineers who have experience supporting high volume warehousing systems, and ideally have worked within packaging / mailing machinery and equipment.
• 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!

In return you will joining a growing organisation at this modern facility. You will have the opportunity to make your mark on the Maintenance department in this integral role at an exciting time for this business. 

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Worcester, Kidderminster, Redditch, South Birmingham, Bromsgrove and surrounding areas. 

Probe Technical Recruitment, a Maintenance, Reliability & Service Recruitment Specialists since 1994

An outstanding opportunity has arisen for a CUSTOMER SERVICES MANAGER working for a large, family owned, well established manufacturing organisation.  The company has been established for over 100 years and the products they supply are unique, making them the market leader in their field.

As their CUSTOMER SERVIES MANAGER, you will lead and manage their customer services department to provide world class service to their customers.
 
BENEFITS

• £33,000 - £36,000 - Dependant on experience
• Working directly with the Senior Management team
• Excellent Pension
• 33 Days Holidays
• Very generous sick scheme should you need it
• Life Assurance
• A genuine chance to make an impact

DUTIES OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICES MANAGER

• Champion improvement activities
• Regular contact with customers and agents, covering all aspects of customer service
• Lead and manage the Customer Service Department
• Negotiate and deal with major International Customers, freight companies, Government agencies and auditors
• Ensure all legal duties relating to supply and transport of dangerous goods, drug, and chemical weapons
• Travel to visit customers, agents and exhibitions when required
• Monitor customer order patterns

REQUIREMENT OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICES MANAGER

• You will have a strong understanding of the exportation of goods across borders, duty, and incoterms in the post-BREXIT age
• A level 5 (or higher) qualification in Business related discipline
• IATA and IMDG certified
• DBS checked
• Significant experience in a Customer Services Management role
• Must have shipping export knowledge, and highly preferable for you to have experience with dangerous goods
• Microsoft proficient
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills

The role is commutable from Walsall, Wolverhampton, Sutton Coldfield, Worcester, Birmingham, Dudley, Solihull

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Technical Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

An organisation with a truly global recognised brand for quality and innovation with a reputation for producing world leading products, are currently seeking a Project Manager to oversee the Real Estate Management of their Midlands facilities. The organisation has a strong dedicated workforce already in place that provides all the necessary specialist and departmental support a global corporate company needs to function in these modern times. 

As a busy manufacturing organisation with a large existing portfolio of property they need to ensure their buildings and infrastructure are fully optimised and remain sustainable for the continued running and growth of the company.  A Project Manager is now required to support the daily function of working with internal stakeholders and external partners to guarantee and maintain the use and the delivery of property that meets their growing demands.

Benefits for the Project Manager 

• Starting salary £50,000 - £52,000,
• Tax Efficient Car Options, 
• Annual Bonus,
• Bupa, 
• Exceptional Company Pension, 
• Above Average Holiday Entitlement 

Duties of a Project Manager 

• As the Senior Project Manager, you will ensure optimised & sustainable use of the company’s Real Estate through management of strategic building & infrastructure projects on behalf of internal stakeholders with delivery on time, to agreed quality and at agreed cost. 
• You will independently lead multiple projects based on Real Estate Process to provide functional & efficient work environments for the various internal business partners within given targets for cost, quality, time and life-cycle cost. 
• You will ensure project delivery is achieved at the highest levels of quality using approved systems, processes, tools and methods during the planning, realisation and handover phases, in addition to preparing facilities for optimised operational use of all service processes throughout the life cycle of the facility. 
• You will be a key player in resolving conflicts with either internal stakeholders or external consultants & construction companies in order for project to meet cost, time and quality targets. 

Requirements 

• A Formal Qualification (Degree / HND) in Civil, Construction, Building Services or Engineering 
• Excellent skills in project management and the execution of multiple large projects.
• Demonstrated ability of high-level stakeholder management exposure.
• Knowledge of future building standards.
• Demonstrated ability to translate between business need and technical requirements.
• Strong competence in alternative contractual models for project realisation. 
• Willingness to travel on a regular basis.

This is a great opportunity to join a global brand and be part of a passionate group of people where individual employee’s welfare and personal and career development matter and are taken seriously.

This Project Manager's role is commutable from: Warwick, Oxford, Worcester, Cheltenham, Coventry, Banbury, London

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Technical Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

An outstanding opportunity has arisen for a SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER

Do you have experience as a SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER?  Would you like to be part of a busy, friendly, manufacturing organisation, where as their SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER, you will be given the opportunity to provide customer, supplier and support on a daily basis regarding concerns and planning.

If you are a SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER looking for stability, and long- term stability, this is just the opportunity for you.  This would suit an ambitious and passionate SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER

BENEFITS

• £40,000 - £50,000 - Dependant on experience
• Working directly with the Senior Management team
• Excellent Pension and holidays
• Busy, friendly manufacturing organisation
• A genuine chance to make an impact

DUTIES OF THE SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER

• On a day- to- day basis, manage/organise the Quality Engineer/s 
• Ensure that all Quality Engineers are trained and ensuring that they work together as a team.
• Co-ordinate the receipt, response and monitoring reports from the customer ensuring containment action is taken
• Root cause analysis
• Provide technical / quality support to manufacturing in order for them to be able to produce efficiently and to the correct quality requirements. 
• Ensure Quality process audits are carried out/monitored against schedule and corrective/preventative actions are implemented. 
• QS9000, APQP, PPAP, FMEA and other Quality Reporting Systems. 
• Ensure that all quality related documentation is completed accurately
• Liaise with the Quality Manager in order to identify, recommend and source new equipment. 
• Ensuring quality standards are maintained. 
• Communicate and co-ordinate Quality data/results/findings and 8D’s quality information amongst all internal departments in order to ensure compliance. 
• Provide support in the preparation and maintenance of documentation and systems in order to comply with IATF/ISO9001. 
• Co-ordinate, maintain and interpret statistical information supplied by customers, internal sources, suppliers and contractors 
• Ensure that product inspection procedures, reports and documentation are accurately completed 
• Ensure FMEA and Control Plan are regularly reviewed 
• Review on a regular basis when 8D’s, APQP or any other product or process changes/concerns occur. 

REQUIREMENT OF THE SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER

• It is essential that you can demonstrate significant Senior Quality Engineering experience
• You will have gained your experience from within a high- volume manufacturing environment
• Fully experienced with the use of Quality tools, such as APQP, SPC, Control Plans and Root cause analysis
• 8D problem solving 
• A proactive problem solver
• This role would suit a dynamic Senior Quality Professional, who thrives on challenges.

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

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

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.