Manufacturing & Production

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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This is a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic and strategic Head of Operations to join a European leading business, where making a difference to people’s lives through the products that they design, manufacture and install is a daily occurrence. With 40 years’ experience under their belt, they are a leading provider in the UK, a market leader in Europe and have a presence in many other countries worldwide. They continue to expand rapidly in the UK and internationally, a business that has doubled in size these last few years.

They are proud of their fast-paced and dynamic manufacturing environment, where customer satisfaction and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything that they do.

Head of Operations, Salary, Hours and Benefits

  • £80,000 - £90,000+
  • Car allowance
  • Management Bonus Scheme
  • 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 7:00am – 3:00pm (with some flexibility)
  • 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Life insurance cover
  • Employee Assistance Programme

Essential Requirements

  • Proven Head of Operations / Operations Director experience within Manufacturing.
  • Experience of working for a business circa 50 million+ turnover.
  • An Engineering background, someone who has risen through a business.
  • Very much hands-on, but also strategic.
  • A business qualification would be advantageous. 
  • Deep understanding of lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies.
  • Commercially astute with experience in budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
  • Experience with ERP/MRP systems.

Head of Operations Key Responsibilities

  • The Head of Operations will provide strong, strategic leadership across operational functions to drive high performance and collaboration.
  • Championing a proactive Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality culture.
  • Maintaining profitability during rapid business expansion.
  • Using data-driven KPIs and metrics to guide planning and decision-making.
  • Driving Lean Manufacturing and operational efficiency - championing a zero-defect mindset to improve overall quality standards.
  • Leading and developing the Engineering function.
  • Managing growth across international operations.
  • Implementing effective production workflows to boost productivity and minimise waste.
  • Taking ownership of the post-sales process to enhance cross-team collaboration and service delivery.
  • Identifying cost-saving initiatives without compromising quality - embedding a culture of continuous improvement across all teams.
 

New exciting opportunity to join a global Manufacturing organisation based in Greater Manchester area.  This is an exceptional opportunity for a higher skilled Maintenance Electrician who holds strong programming and fault-finding abilities with Siemens & Allen Bradley PLC’S

This Maintenance Electrician position is commutable from the following locations: Warrington / Skelmersdale / Bolton / Wigan 

The Maintenance Electrician will be required to work the following Shift: Continental – 4on-4off systems – 2days-2nights. 12 hours Shift. 

Benefits the Maintenance Electrician will receive: 

  • Salary: £51,000 - £54,000  
  • Great Training and progression opportunities 
  • Company Pension 8% Contribution 
  • Medical
  • Healthcare 
  • Secured on site Parking 
  • Plenty of overtime 

The Maintenance Electrician will be responsible and hold the following experience: 

  • As mentioned, key to the role is the fault finding and programming experience with PLC’s / Hardware. Siemens & Allen Bradley 
  • Previous experience within a Manufacturing environment 
  • Maintain and install all electrical machinery 
  • Carry out planned preventative maintenance 
  • Complete maintenance work orders, use of CMMS systems 
  • Be able to communicate at all levels throughout the business 
  • Electrically Biased – but holding a split on the mechanical Side 
  • Knowledge of variable speed drives 
  • Must be able to read schematic drawings 
  • 17/18th IEE Wiring regulations 
  • Proven experience within a similar role 
  • Apprentice trained holding a HNC / HND in Electrical engineering 
 

This is an opportunity to join thriving textiles environment an opportunity to join a company that Value expertise and reward performances. A Leading UK-Based manufacturer Specialising in High quality textiles for a range of Industries. 

The Maintenance Electrician with be joining a well-established Maintenance Team. 

The Maintenance Electrician role is commutable from the following locations: Hyde, Denton, Manchester, Oldham, Middleton. 

The Maintenance Electrician with work the following Shifts: Rotating – 6am–2pm & 2pm–10pm

Benefits the Maintenance Electrician will receive: 

  • Salary £44,000 
  • 8% Pension Contribution
  • Life Assurance
  • 25 + 8 Days Holiday
  • Bonus Scheme

Responsibilities:

  • Carry out planned preventive maintenance (PPM) on electrical systems and equipment
  • Respond to and diagnose breakdowns quickly and effectively
  • Perform electrical fault-finding and repair across a variety of textile machinery
  • Ensure compliance with health and safety standards at all times
  • Work collaboratively with the wider maintenance and engineering teams
  • Support continuous improvement projects and process efficiency initiatives
  • Maintain accurate maintenance records and documentation

Experience: 

  • We are looking for an Apprentice trained Maintenance Electrician 
  • Qualified to a Level 3 in electrical engineering 
  • Ideally coming from a Manufacturing / Textiles environment. 
  • Strong Electrical fault-finding abilities. 
  • Experienced with Textiles equipment. 
 

A fantastic new opportunity for an electrically-biased Maintenance Engineer to join a leading specialist manufacturer. This is an opportunity to join an established organisation who have 50+ years within the industry. This is an award-winning organisation who hold a very strong track record. 

This is an opportunity for a driven, motivated Engineer who is confident and holds strong electrical abilities, an opportunity to join an already established maintenance team. 

The Maintenance Electrician role is commutable from the following locations:  Rochdale / Bolton / Manchester / Oldham 

Benefits the Maintenance Electrician will receive: 

  • Salary: £48,961    
  • 6% Pension scheme 
  • Life Assurance 
  • 33days holiday
  • Medical Care 
  • Healthcare
  • Overtime 

Shift in place: Days – Monday to Friday. 7:30am till 4pm – Early finish on a Friday. 

Call out system in place – you will be required to work a 1in5 call out system. 

Duties and requirements the Maintenance electrician will hold and be responsible for: 

  • Previous experience within a similar role is essential to this role. 
  • Strong fault-finding abilities. 
  • Prove experience within a manufacturing environment. 
  • Proven experience with: AC & DC Drives, Installation experience, Wire testing, Panel Building, Instrumentation. 
  • Experienced with Siemens PLC’s – strong fault-finding abilities – Programming would be at an advantage.  
  • Planned preventive maintenance. 
  • Carry out routine servicing and inspection on all production machinery. 
  • Carry out essential testing of equipment and systems. 
  • Ideally holding experience with ATEX equipment. 
  • Ideally, we are looking for a 70/30 split as there will be some mechanical requirements. 
  • We are looking for an Apprentice trained maintenance electrician. 
  • Holding a Formal qualification in Electrical engineering – City & Guilds Level 3 or NVQ Level 3 
  • 17th / 18th IEE Wiring regulations. 
  • City & Guilds 2391 Testing 
  • UK Driving licence required / Travel to alternative sites required – all site located in within 5Miles of one another. 
  • Must be happy to work the required call out system. Working 1in5 calls – this is split between engineers. 
 

This will be an opportunity for a qualified Maintenance Electrician to join an established Manufacturing / Textiles organisation with a proven record of providing quality products. Offering stability and a supportive work environment, you will be joining an established team on site who can support your transition into the organisation.

Shift requirements for the Maintenance Electrician: 

Days – Monday to Thursday 8am till 16.45pm / Friday 7am till 15:00pm 

Benefits:

The company have recently brought in a flexible working scheme, they offer the following: 5 Medical days to attend appoints – Doctors / Hospital, they also offer a Holiday Purchase scheme giving you the opportunity to purchase and additional 5days per year – this will be on top of the 26+8days. On top of this they also give all employees a day off on their Birthday. 


Additional Benefits the Maintenance Electrician will receive: 

  • Life Insurance
  • Company Pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Gym Membership
  • Healthcare
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Discounts for retailors
  • Shutdown over Christmas. 

Ideally the Maintenance Electrician will hold the following experience: 

  • Experience in an engineering maintenance or service role is essential. 
  • Holding fault finding abilities with Siemens and Allen Bradley PLC’s 
  • Excellent fault -finding skills are crucial, especially; motor drives, temperature controllers, able to fault find on PLC and other control systems.
  • Competent in mechanical repairs
  • Experience carrying out preventative maintenance tasks.
  • Ability to facilitate repairs under pressure.
  • Flexible and able to adapt to situations as they occur.
  • Able to work in a team and independently.
  • IT literate; including Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook,), Gradus CMMS system.
  • Familiar with building maintenance tasks
  • Apprentice trained. 
  • Educated to HNC in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
  • Extensive Electrical knowledge 18th Edition 
  • Full valid UK Driving Licence
  • Flexible – as you may be required to travel to alternative sites on occasions within the Cheshire Area, Expenses Covered. 

The Maintenance electrician role is commutable from the following locations: Stockport / Stoke-On-Trent / Macclesfield 

 

This is an exceptional opportunity for an apprentice-trained Maintenance Electrician, an opportunity to join a global manufacturing organisation based in the North West, not only an opportunity to join a leading organisation but to also join an already established friendly maintenance team. 

Are you looking to join a company who continues to invest and are continuing to grow, then this may be the right move for you. 
 
The Maintenance Electrician position is commutable from the following locations: Rochdale / Oldham / Wigan / Blackburn / Bury 

The Maintenance Electrician will be required to work the following shift:  Days: 07:30am till 3:30pm    

Benefits the Maintenance Electrician will receive: 

  • Salary: £45,000  
  • 33days holiday 
  • Health care 
  • 8% Pension 
  • Onsite parking 

Duties and requirements the Maintenance Electrician will hold and be responsible for: 

  • Strong fault- finding abilities with Allen Bradley & Siemens S7 PLC’s 
  • Experience with: Motors and Drives / Inverters / Single and 3 Phase systems. 
  • Confident with both Hydraulics & Pneumatics / Bearings / Fluid systems / Steam systems / Press Machinery / Conveyor systems  
  • Experienced with Motor testing. 
  • We are ideally looking for the individual to hold a 60/40 Split – electrically biased. 
  • Welding and machining experience would be at an advantage. 
  • Previous experience within a Textiles / Manufacturing environment. 
  • We are looking for an Apprentice trained engineer. 
  • Holding a ONC / City & Guilds Level 3 in electrical engineering 
  • Also holding their 18th IEE Wiring regulations. 
  • Flexibility is key as there will also be a call out Rota in place – rotating Weekly.