Our Manufacturing Division consists of experienced consultants who have over ten years experience in recruiting Technical staff within the Manufacturing and Production sectors.
Manufacturing is the transformation of raw materials into finished goods, or intermediate processes involving the production or finishing of semi-manufactures, with such a large process involved, we are specialised to recruit for the whole spectrum. Therefore candidates such as Operatives, Toolmakers, Weld Engineers, Production Engineers, Commodity and Raw Materials Purchasing, Team Leaders, Operations Manager, Manufacturing Directors are finding employment through Probe on a daily basis.
- Continuous Improvements
- Six Sigma
- Lean Manufacturing
- JIT
- CNC
- Health & Safety
- Cost Reduction
- Waste Management
- Toolmaking
- Production Control
If you would like a confidential discussion surrounding strategic hiring for your organisation or your own career path we would be delighted to hear from you to determine how our services can assist you in finding the right solution so please call us on 0121 321 4311
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- £28,000 - £30,000 + Excellent Package
PRESS SETTER
We are offering a super opportunity for a PRESS SETTER
Are you the kind of person who hears a press machine whir to life and feels a sense of satisfaction? Can you read technical drawings like others read the morning paper? If you're nodding along, we’d love to meet you.
We're on the hunt for a skilled Press Setter to join our hardworking (and occasionally coffee-fueled) team. If you're mechanically minded, love precision, and don't mind a bit of oil on your hands, you're our kind of person.
NO SPONSERSHIP CAN BE OFFERED – MUST HAVE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK
Commutable from Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, Walsall, West Bromwich, Coleshill, Solihull, Shirley, Tamworth, Lichfield, Aston, Castle Bromwich, Aldridge and Hall Green
KEY BENEFITS
- Salary: £28,000 - £30,000
- Days’ role
- Very early Friday finish
- Overtime Paid
- Super friendly team
- Busy, solid stable manufacturing organisation
- Supportive, friendly team
- Unique manufacturing environment
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Setting up and operating mechanical and/or hydraulic presses like a pro
- Swapping out tools with the grace and speed of a pit crew
- Reading technical drawings – no, it’s not a secret language, but it helps if it feels like one
- Tweaking, adjusting, and fine-tuning until everything’s just right
- Performing checks and routine maintenance (bonus points if you can do it without losing a single bolt)
- Working alongside QA to make sure the final product is more "Wow!" than "Whoops!"
- Keeping safety in mind – because bandages are out of budget!
REQUIREMENTS
- Previous experience setting presses
- Confidence working with various press types
- Strong attention to detail – eagle-eyed folks, please apply
- Basic mechanical wizardry and problem-solving prowess
- Ability to work shifts and not turn into a zombie
- A team player who can also laugh at a bad pun (or at least pretend to)
If you would like to be part of a growing success story, where there are unrivalled career prospects for you with genuinely exciting products, send your CV NOW!
- £33,000 + Excellent Package
I have a great opportunity for an engineering or CAD Administrator to join a fantastic and growing family run manufacturing company near Telford.
My client is looking for a CAD Administrator who will be responsible for supporting the engineering team with planning, scheduling and admin. Aswell as, using the CAD software to create technical drawings.
CAD Administrator Role Benefits:
- Salary £33,000 (May be some wiggle room).
- 33 days holiday
- 6% pension.
- Training and progression opportunities.
- Life assurance.
CAD Administrator Duties include:
- Days (08:00-17:00).
- Update engineering plans and schedules.
- Update CMMS system.
- Producing technical drawings.
- Manage engineering PPE orders.
- Compiling data and KPI’s.
- Orders for engineering department.
CAD Administrator Requirements include:
- Previous experience in manufacturing or engineering environment.
- Engineering or CAD qualifications (NVQ or equivalent).
- Business and admin qualifications would be beneficial.
- Maintenance and manufacturing process knowledge would beneficial.
- Must be able to use Excel, PowerPoint, Word.
- Strong communication skills.
- Be an organised individual.
- Be able to work with minimal supervision.
Please apply find out more about this role.
This CAD Administration position is commutable from: Wolverhampton, Bridgnorth, Telford, Newport, Shifnal, Stafford, Cannock, Shrewsbury and surrounding areas.
- £30,000 - £33,000 + Excellent Package
TOOLMAKER / JIG AND FIXTURE MAKER
We are seeking a TOOLMAKER / JIG AND FIXTURE MAKER, to strengthen the Toolroom.
We are a long-established manufacturing organisation, supplying into a broad range of different industry sectors, such as agriculture, construction, defence, medical and education to name but a few.
As our Toolmaker / Jig and Fixture Maker, you will be joining a friendly team, repairing and manufacturing tools, dies and fixtures.
Why Join Us?
- Opportunity to be an integral part of our growing team
- Genuine room for growth and career advancement
- Collaborative, down to earth, and supportive work environment
- Enabling you to contribute to a diverse range of projects
COMMUTABLE FROM: - Worcester, Hereford, Bromsgrove, Kidderminster, Halesowen, Tewkesbury, Droitwich, Bromyard, Evesham, Redditch, Cheltenham and Ledbury
BENEFITS
- £30,000 - £33,000 dependant on experience
- Paid Overtime
- Days – Monday to Friday
- Plenty of parking available
- 25 Days holiday
- Health and wellbeing programmes
- On-site parking
- Busy, growing organisation
- Friendly, down-to-earth team
- Expected to continue to grow in 2025
DUTIES
- Manufacture, and repair tools, dies, and fixtures
- Working from engineering drawings and specifications
- Operate lathes, milling and grinding machines
- Work with the engineering team to optimise tool designs, to make the parts faster
REQUIREMENTS
- Proven experience of producing Jigs and Fixtures
- Must have gained this experience from a manufacturing environment
- To have the ability to read engineering drawings
- To have an understanding of machining processes
- Happy to work a Days role
We are looking to interview now, send your CV over ASAP!
- £35,000 - £45,000 + Excellent Package
We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a DESIGN ENGINEER
Would you like to be part of a large, long-established organisation where you can continue to apply your considerable talent and skills as our
Design Engineer? Look no further, we have just the job for you!
This role is key, giving you responsibility to create new product designs from concept through to production
Commutable from Birmingham, Redditch, Studley, Coventry, Bromsgrove, Earlswood, Solihull, Stratford Upon Avon, Kidderminster, Leamington Spa, Alcester, Evesham and Halesowen
KEY BENEFITS
- Salary: £ 35,000 - £45,000 Negotiable – dependant on experience
- Free parking on site
- Very stable business
- Long established with multiple supplier base
- Unlimited Career progression – Super progression prospects
- Friendly supportive team
- Lunchtime finish Friday
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Create new product designs from concept through to production
- Conduct design changes to existing products
- Attend NPI meetings
- Working with a wide range of materials, such as plastic injection mould, castings and metals
- This is a multi-dimensional role, with a range of projects on the go, at any one time
- Working closely with customers and suppliers
- Drive cost reduction projects
- BOM and Part creation, drawing revision and Issues control
- Familiar with computer simulation and modelling programs
- If experienced, review Design Engineers work
REQUIREMENTS
- Relevant Qualifications to support experience- ideally, to Degree level
- It is essential that you have exposure to 3D & “D CAD, such as Solidworks or CATIA
- Ideally, you will have gained your experience from within a manufacturing environment
- Good knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
- Knowledge of diecast, moulded, pressed or machined parts would be advantageous
- This would suit a friendly, sociable character
- To have the ability to work on a n umber of projects at any one time
- Keen eye for detail
- To have the ability build relationships
This is a super opportunity to be part of a stable, long standing, busy organisation, where your prospects are in your own hands. This is a friendly inclusive team, and would make your working day, very pleasurable.
- £34,000 - £36,000 + OT + Package
Role and Company Overview
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced CNC Machinist to join a bespoke and successful engineering business. A global supplier with several decades of experience, this is one of their most exciting periods, with an increase in demand for their product leading to growth and investment onsite.
The CNC Machinist role is a newly created position, you will be a key part of the current team.
CNC Machinist Salary and Benefits
- £34,000 - £36,000
- 37.5 Hours per week, 8:00am – 4:00pm Monday to Friday
- Paid overtime
- Private health scheme
- Company performance bonus
- Sick pay
- •Immediate Start available
This position is commutable from – Burton upon Trent, Tamworth, Cannock, Walsall, Lichfield, Burntwood
CNC Machinist Candidate Requirements
- Programming experience
- The CNC Machinist will ideally have experience of XYZ Lathe and Bed Mills
- Exposure to ProtoTRAK control experience would be useful, but training could be provided if needed
- Experience in manual turning, milling & drilling would be an advantage
- Any experience with CMM would be an advantage
- Haas operation experience would be a significant advantage
- £32,200 + Excellent Package
QUALITY CONTROL LAB TECHNCIAN
We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a Quality Control Lab Technician
A Kings Award winning business, have a need for a Quality Control Lab Technician to ensure quality of all products both incoming and outgoing products
This is an exciting time to be part of the team, within a large, established facility. Your long-term prospects would be very healthy!
NO SPONSERSHIP CAN BE OFFERED – MUST HAVE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK
Commutable from Standish, Chorley, Wigan, Leigh, Bolton, Skelmersdale, Horwich, St Helens, Ormskirk, Middlebrook and Makerfield
KEY BENEFITS
- Salary: £32,200
- Weekend Days - (36 hours per week)
- BUPA healthcare available
- Kings Award winning business
- Unique products supplying into a vast array of different industry sectors
- Varied and fascinating role
- 23 Days holiday including stats
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Conduct timely product testing at various stages, including in-process, final analysis, and specifications.
- Prepare pre-shipment samples and ensure all documentation is accurate.
- Perform testing on incoming materials
- Maintain and execute test equipment calibration procedures as per schedule.
- Issue precise process adjustment instructions to the production team.
- Complete inspection and testing procedures as outlined in manufacturing instructions
- Identify non-conforming materials or process operations and take appropriate actions, including re-processing, concession approval, or safe disposal, while maintaining accurate records.
- Authorize changes to product specifications, formulas, and manufacturing instructions when required (in the absence of the Works QC Chemist).
- Collaborate with the Senior QC Chemist, QC Lab Manager, and Managing Director on technical matters and concessions.
- Respond to non-conformance issues, corrective actions, and preventive measures related to customer complaints and process failures, reporting to the Senior QC Chemist or QC Lab Manager
REQUIREMENTS
- HNC in Chemistry equivalent Level 4
- Strong understanding of quality control processes and testing methodologies.
- To have the ability to follow chemical testing techniques
- Previous Lab experience
- Calibration knowledge
- Happy to work Weekend DAYS
This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven individual to make a real impact in a dynamic manufacturing setting.