This is an opportunity to join a Global manufacturer in the role of Assistant Engineering Manager whose high quality products are used Worldwide.

The Role:

• This Assistant Engineering Manager is a new role within the organisation following growth within the team.
• Reporting to the Production Manager you will oversee the Maintenance Engineering and Site services department to implement and refine systems to improve overall efficiency of the factory.
• This is a “Hands On” role where, with your team of Engineers, you will ensure the maintenance of plant and machinery throughout the site is operating efficiently.
• You will manage projects, produce reports for the senior management team.

The Skills Required:

• This is a fantastic opportunity for an Engineer with experience as a Maintenance Supervisor or Team leader who is looking for further development into a management position.
• You will need to hold an Engineering qualification and have experience of Maintaining machinery within a manufacturing setting
• You will also need to hold a good working knowledge of fault diagnostics on mechanical and electrical faults, PLCs and Pneumatics.

The Return on offer:

• In the role of Assistant Engineering Manager, you will be working DAYS Mon - Fri with a leading high volume manufacturer based in Telford that offers a very competitive salary plus  fantastic benefits including 31 days holiday, monthly performance related bonus, healthcare/life assurance and subsidised canteen.

If you are interested please submit your CV ASAP.

GOODS IN INSPECTOR

PERMANENT

£15,000-£20,000 + SUPERB PROSPECTS + PENSION + OTHER BENEFITS

TELFORD

Company:

The company has always had the vision that society and global communities should be able to develop for themselves, and future generations. By providing the tools, they are ensuring that anything is possible.

Are you an experienced Goods In Inspector wanting to work in a developing and evolving global organisation???

Are you looking for that next challenge??

Then this is the position for you!!!!

Duties:

The Goods In Inspector’s Responsibilities are to:

• Carry out daily inspection of incoming parts in line with relevant sampling plans and MMS procedures.
• Collect daily vendor returns from work centres ensuring the correct reject code is used and co-ordinate month end vendor return or authorised disposal.
• Use the appropriate gauges and measuring instruments to ensure accurate and repeatable measurements are taken.
• Conduct visual inspections using sample parts and approved master samples.
• Maintain inspection records in an accurate and timely manner.
• Carry out Heat Treatment inspection using Rockwell and Micro Vickers hardness testing equipment.
• Access all relevant databases to confirm any changes to component supply or inspection criteria.
• Carrying out containment of non-conforming product as required.
• Carry out general administration duties including raising of SCAR’s, review of inspection criteria for new parts and component switching levels.
• Take on reasonable tasks when requested by Quality Supervisor or Manager.

Requirements:

The Goods In Inspector’s will have:

• A background in: aluminium castings, plastic mouldings or machines parts
• Be competent in reading detailed and complex component drawings and engineering drawings
• Experience in material heat treatment hardness testing and recording and maintaining inspection record sheets
• Working knowledge of measuring instruments and methods:

• Digital Vernier/Micrometer
• Centres Slip blocks
• Go and No Go gauge
• Circularity Flatness
• Perpendicularity
• Parallelism
• Hardness
• Symmetry
• Runout
• Concentricity
• Thread Gauge
• Pin Gauges
• Profile projector
• Height gauge

I would be keen to speak with Quality Inspectors, Goods in Inspectors, Goods In Controllers seeking a new opportunity.

This position is commutable from Telford, Shropshire, Wolverhampton, Cannock, Shrewsbury and surrounding areas.

This is an exciting position for the ideal candidate to thrive and be a part of the continued develop the growth of the business as well their career. The Goods In Inspector will hit the ground running and be a part of the innovative organisation, growing year on year within this industry.

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

PRODUCTION PLANNER

Company:

An exciting opportunity has become available, for a Production Planner to join a unique manufacturing organisation.

Theirs, is a bespoke environment, fast paced and unusual production facility.  The culture and vision of this Company, make it an exceptional place to work.  Genuine emphasis is placed recognition and valuing their employees.

As the Production Planner, you will be given overall responsibility for production planning and the development of the scheduling system

Duties of a Production Planner:

• Plan production requirements across all production
• Provide production plans
• Ensure that plans are correct and achievable
• Ensure timely delivery of bulk raw materials
• Identification of areas for improvement
• Weekly stock / production meetings

Requirements:

• Proven experience of Production planning within a fast paced production environment
• It would be ideal if you have exposure to SAP
• Exceptional organisational skills
• To be able to plan, schedule and plan work
• To have had exposure to working in a continuous improvement environment
• A genuine “can-do” attitude
• This role would suit someone who is ambitious, takes pride in their work, appearance and standards, and who is committed, passionate and enjoys coming to work

Benefits for a Production Planner:

Salary : £28,000 - £30,000

Market Leading Pension

Medical Insurance

Generous Achievable Bonus

Excellent Holiday Entitlement

Life Cover

Holiday homes!

Location : Tamworth

Permanent

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a unique working environment, where your long-term prospects would be assured.  You will be given the chance to truly make an impact and raise the bar across the Company.

If you are interested in this role, then please send your CV ASAP.

Introduction:

An established and global facing manufacturing organisation is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer to join their internal Research & Development Team, to work as the Electrical Development/Design Engineer as part of a Machinery, Research and Development.  A suitable candidate must be capable of designing the electrical system under minimal supervision, with a desire to undertake panel building and machine wiring as part of the development process,  but also has the ability to manage and coordinate with build contractors to expedite the workload when necessary. 

Duties will include:

• Design to specification of electrical control panels and machine wiring for machinery designed and built within the R&D workshop. Including integration of 3rd party supplied equipment.
• Continuing investigation into correct equipment and parts suitable for purpose. Investigate new parts and techniques to improve and/or reduce costs to machine design.
• Generate CAD drawings and Parts Lists to produce connecting drawings, panel layout, door layout, circuit diagrams and wiring diagrams to represent the interconnections between circuit components.
• Specify appropriate components; liaise with outside suppliers of goods and services.
• Working within the Machinery Department and project Budget Specifications place orders for component parts and prepare documentation for contractor build of control panels and machine wiring.
• Maintain records of purchases and costs.
• Able to safely undertake wiring modifications and adapt equipment as design requirements vary. The ability to build small panels and make test equipment/wiring leads.
• To test machines to ensure machine is safe to power up, to confirm PLC I/0, E-stop and guarding operation, Motor operation etc. To perform final machine electrical tests prior to dispatch.
• Ensure machine complies with current legislation with regards to Machinery Directive; Electrical build information is documented for technical construction files, testing and inspection. Update machine operation manuals.
• Technical Support
• Research and Development activities

A suitable applicant for this position will hold experience and qualifications:

• Electrical qualification HND or above in Electrical Engineering
• Good software related skills - AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical and EPlan would be advantageous.
• Electrical/Electronic Installation Qualifications
• A Working knowledge of Machinery Directive requirements especially BS EN60204-1 and BS 7671
• Basic knowledge of PLC’s. AC and Servo Motors and Controls
• Machine Wiring experience within safe working practices
• Familiar with Machine and Operation risk assessments.

Benefits:

• The position will be a days based position, Monday through to Friday with a midday finish on the Friday.
• The company offer excellent training and a very good Pension (up to 10%) and other benefits.

This position is based within a Research & Development environment that offers fresh engineering challenges on a regular basis.

For more information please contact Peter Hampshire with your latest CV.

INJECTION MOULD TOOLING ENGINEER

BIRMINGHAM

£45,000 + PENSION + OUTSTANDING PROSPECTS + DAYS

PERMANENT

MANUFACTURING

Company:

Are you an experienced TOOLING ENGINEER?  Are you thinking of looking for something new?  Something fresh?  Something exciting?

A position has become available for an experienced Tooling Engineer, with a strong background in plastics for an established global manufacturing facility. 

Duties:

• Ensure robust tooling process
• Provision of technical support for all aspects of creating and maintaining a supplier listing
• Support and guide Design personnel, ensuing DFM
• Confirm that tooling designs are accurate and as planned
• Ensure that the tooling design adheres to the tooling specification
• Sign off tooling
• Attend tool trials
• You will be the point of contact for suppliers
• Manage any engineering changes
• Provide support to the Product Engineers with regards to tooling / secondary equipment trials, commissioning and sign off
• Manage the completion and supply of all tool and equipment transfer packs

Requirements:

• We are looking for strong experience of the Toolmaking process
• Together with knowledge of the processes
• To have previously managed time critical programme tooling elements
• Tooling trials
• To be able to identify and implement timely DFM inputs
• Strong negotiation skills, together with excellent time management and interpersonal skills

This is a particularly exciting time to join.  You will be given the opportunity to be able to utilise your considerable skill set, and be able to commit and settle into a busy, established business.

Send your CV ASAP.

A fantastic opportunity exists for a experienced Customer Service Administrator to join a leading business.

The Customer Service Administrator is responsible for all administrative tasks in relation to customer services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Process customer orders, efficiently and in line with procedures, utilising systems and completing paperwork as necessary

• Work directly with customers to handle queries, take sales orders, and resolve issues
• Answer incoming calls efficiently and handle them accordingly
• Support and liaise with the UK/EU sales team and collaborate with US sales as required
• Be first point of contact for customers ordering and/or enquiring about products for purchase
• Liaise with relevant departments to ensure stock levels are available to fulfil customer orders
• Maintain the pricing database
• Process samples requests as required
• Collaborate with relevant departments on new print designs and print orders
• Liaise with the Quality department to maintain up to date technical data and provide this to customers upon request
• Deal with customer complaints or order anomalies to a satisfactory conclusion
• Collaborate with all departments as required to ensure customer service effectiveness
• Communicate effectively and pro-actively with customers
• Raising Credit or Goods Return Notes as required, liaising with the credit department when necessary

Education, Experience Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience within a customer service role is essential
• Exceptional customer service skills, focusing on the needs of the customer
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office
• Excellent communication skills including telephone
• Ability to build relationships effectively
• Awareness & understanding of the company's product range
• Experience of using SAP is desirable

Introduction:

As an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, you will be joining a Maintenance Engineering Team at a leading Manufacturing company based just outside of Kidderminster. You will be undertaking breakdown and preventative maintenance on plant machinery in this fast paced production facility.

Duties:

• In this Electrical Maintenance Engineer role you will be responsible for maintaining and improving all aspects of the equipment and plant on site in a fast paced manufacturing environment at a major manufacturing site.
• Working in a team you will be covering a Continental shift pattern of alternating Days and Nights 12 hours shifts on a 4on / 4off shift rota.

Requirements:

• To be successful in the role of Electrical Maintenance Engineer you will need to hold a recognised Electrical Engineering Qualification and will ideally be Apprentice trained.
• You will also need to have previous experience of supporting machinery in a manufacturing or production environment, have a good knowledge of AC motors, inverters + drives, and hold fault finding abilities on Siemens S7 PLC controls.
• I would be keen to hear from Maintenance Electricians, Multiskilled Engineers, or Maintenance Technicians who have experience of supporting plant machinery and have strong Electrical skills.

Benefits:

• In return, you will be joining a market leading company and will be paid on a weekly basis.
• The salary package including shift allowance is from £35,000 to £38,000 basic salary per annum, depending on skills and experience + excellent overtime opportunity bringing the total package up to £40,000.

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

If you are interested in knowing more please send your CV ASAP.

Introduction:

Are you an experienced Production Controller looking for a new challenge within a highly modern, customer driven, reputable, technical organisation??

Enjoy a Challenge????

Self-motivated and enthusiastic??

This is the position for you!!!

Company:

Set in the heart of the country-side, this is an innovative, customer orientated organisation who pride themselves in their excellence and customer experience. They are an engineer – led business who are continually expanding and evolving in their industry and market place. They believe in their product so strongly they use it throughout their business, strengthening customer satisfaction. Due to their continual expansion, they are seeking an experienced Production Controller to join the Operations team.

Duties:

The Production Controller will be responsible for supporting the Operations Team to determine and maintain all sales demands and ensure customer requirements are met, as well as:

• Schedule and Expedite the production of a range of products to meet sales requirements
• Negotiate sales demands and any changes that meet customer requirements
• Expedite, audit and determine sales requirements from customers ensuring products are available as required to meet shipping requirements
• Plan, Co-ordinate and ensure the despatch of products to meet customer requirements
• Sales forecasts to support procurement and business analysis
• Create a daily production schedule
• Investigate and improve adherence to production schedule output
• Reduce supply chain costs
• Create sales, production and inventory forecasts for 12month periods
• Produce reports and promote effective improvement activities

Skills & Experience:

The successful Production Controller will have:

• HNC/HND / NVQ Level 4 or equivalent
• APICS would be beneficial
• 5years’ experience in a supply chain and production control position
• A great understanding of manufacturing and warehouse operations

I would be keen to speak with candidates who have experience as a Production Controller, Production Planner, Production Scheduler or similar positions  

Benefits:

• Flexitime
• Holiday
• Bonus
• Pension  
• Health Care
• Onsite Parking

The culture of the business is important and they certainly pride themselves in their investment to their employees, their welfare and how they can continually improve to be the irresistible organisation in which they are striving for.

This role is commutable from Telford, Wolverhampton, Stafford, Shropshire, Walsall, Cannock Shrewsbury

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.

We are seeking to recruit a Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical Technician) to join a company who are an engineering solution provider. The ideal candidate must have 3+ years of mechanical experience in an industrial, manufacturing or military environment.

Duties:

• Safely and efficiently troubleshoot, repair, maintain and install equipment in compliance with all plant policies and procedures with the highest standards of workmanship and professionalism
• Experience working with machinery and mechanical equipment such as: motors, pneumatic/hydraulic components, steam systems and production equipment; as well as experience reading diagrams, sketches, operation manuals and manufacturers specifications
• Using hand tools, power tools, precision-measuring and testing instruments
• Respond to all maintenance issues throughout the plant and perform other duties as required
• Introduction and installation of new equipment.

Skills and Requirements for Maintenance Engineer:  

You must be a time served Mechanical Engineer, electrical knowledge an advantage and must be willing to maintain a strict adherence to safety rules and regulations

• Experience with pressurised systems, steam, welding, hydraulics, pneumatics and fabrication
• Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing and working with PLC’s, HMI’s, A/C & D/C motors, drives, encoders, resolvers, control systems, bearings, gearboxes, drive systems etc.
• Must be able to read maintenance schematics / blueprints
• Experience diagnosing mechanical systems using various tools

Benefits for a Maintenance Engineer:

• Overtime available most weekends
• Holidays: 25 plus bank holidays (maintenance usually work Easter weekend but get holidays back plus overtime rates)
• Pension: Matches up to 8%
• Life assurance: 2 x salary or 4x if in pension plan

This role is commutable from Grantham, Lincoln, Newark on Trent and Scunthorpe

Company:

APPLICATIONS ENGINEER

MANCHESTER

PERMANENT

£42,000 + HOLIDAYS + PENSION

MANUFACTURING

Are you an Applications Engineer who is planning your next career move? Maybe looking to join a market leading organisation who are continuing to expand their global presence? Then look no further!

One of our best clients are looking for a talented Applications Engineer to join their team. They specialise in Precision Engineering.

Duties:

• As Applications Engineer you will assist the sales team and customers
• You will support and deal with all technical issues
• Ensure production is scheduled to meet deadlines
• Liaise with all departments
• You will provide technical support to the after sales team

Requirements:

• As Applications Engineer you will have preiovus experience in a similar role
• As Applications Engineer you will have a Qualification in Mechanical Engineer or a similar discipline
• You will need to be experienced within Lifiting equipment, vehicle building, commerical bodbuilding or vehicle manufacturing
• You will have knowdlege of AUTOCAD so you can read technical drawings
• You will have experience with cranes, Hydraulics, Phnuematics and Electrics.
• Experience of using microsoft office

Benefits:

• £42,000
• Working hours: 8.30am-5pm Monday to Friday
• 25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays
• Death in Service
• Pension Scheme
• On-site Parking

Please feel free to have a confidential chat on the details below. What are you waiting for?

This vacancy is commutable from Manchester, Oldham, Blackburn, Wigan, Warrington, Burnley, Rochdale, Stockport, Bolton and other surrounding areas

QUALITY ENGINEER

£38,000 - £42,000 + ESTABLISHED BUSINESS + PENSION + OUTSTANDING PROSPECTS

PERMANENT

BIRMINGHAM / SOLIHULL

MANUFACTURING

Company:

Due to increased orders, a need has arisen for an experienced Quality Engineer to strengthen the Quality team.

This is a wonderful time to join, as not only is this an established business, but business will ensure they retain their Number 1 market leader for their products.

As their Quality Engineer, you will be given responsibility for customer quality and engineering issues, providing a swift support and response.

Duties:

• Lead team in preparation of Control Plans and support D/PFMEA reviews
• PPAP submissions and APQP activities
• 8D and other problem- solving techniques
• Support supplier APQP and supplier development and improvement
• Internal and external audits
• Support launch
• Provide support to Project Management for the manufacture and introduction of test and gauging equipment
• Capability studies and ISIR’S
• Support design reviews
• You will be the focal point for customer / internal and supplier for all quality and engineering issues
• Project manage product quality                                                                                                                                         

Requirements:

• Quality Engineering experience gained from within the automotive sector
• Degree / HND / HNC / IQA or equivalent
• Experience of customer and automotive industry systems
• Good working knowledge of PPAP,s ,APQP and Capability Studies
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills
• A customer focussed approach
• Supplier and customer liaison

This is a superb opportunity to join a global, well respected manufacturing business, where your long-term prospects will be very healthy.

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

Introduction:

My client is a successful Electronics company based in the Coventry area. This company are constantly developing new and innovative consumer goods. Their expansion has created an exciting opportunity for an experienced Technical Support Lead to join their friendly team.

The Role:

• The successful Technical Support Lead will be expected to continue to build on product knowledge and provide excellent customer service via phone, email and live chat. You will be liaising with various departments to record products faults, returns and collate data. You will be working as part of a team and must possess excellent interpersonal skills in order to train other members of the team.

As the Technical Support Lead you will have the following skills:

• Must have a full, clean driving licence
• Must be computer literate (Basic Networking, DNS, Router configuration – software and hardware, DHCP)
• Have experience in a customer support role using phone, email and live chat.
• Be eager to learn and develop their skills and knowledge.
• Experience in electronics or other technical position will be beneficial.

My client is offering an attractive salary and benefits package to the successful Technical Support Lead:

• Salary : £25-3000
• 25 days holiday + 8 Statutory days +1 day off for your birthday
• Company Pension
• Company Bonus
• After 6 month probation:
• Private medical + travel insurance
• Life assurance and income protection cover
• Option to buy/sell up to 5 days holiday

If you are interested in this role or want to find out more please send your CV ASAP.