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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- £35,000 - £39,000 + Excellent Package
TOOLMAKER
We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a TOOLMAKER
This is a super opportunity for an experienced Toolmaker to join a busy manufacturing organisation who have a significant uplift in work, creating the need for an additional Toolmaker in the Toolroom.
We have our own design facility on site.
The successful candidate will be responsible for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, and repairing press tools to support our production operations. This role requires precision, attention to detail, and the ability to work with a range of engineering tools and materials.
Working days with an early finish on Friday, plus paid Overtime available, this is a great opportunity to be part of a growing success story.
Commutable from Birmingham, Rowley Regis, Wolverhampton, West Bromwich, Telford, Bloxwich, Walsall, Aldridge, Wombourne, Wednesbury, Codsall,
KEY BENEFITS
- Salary: £35,000 - £39,000 (dependant on experience)
- DAYS
- Early finish Fridays
- Paid Overtime
- On-site parking
- Great staff retention
- Outstanding long- term prospects
- Significant work coming in
- Friendly supportive office
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manufacture, assemble, maintain, and repair press tools, jigs, and fixtures.
- Operate manual machinery, including milling machines, lathes, surface grinders, and EDM machines.
- Read and interpret technical drawings
- Conduct tool trials, identify issues, and implement modifications to ensure optimal performance.
- Perform preventive maintenance and troubleshoot tooling issues in collaboration with the production team.
- Work with a variety of materials, including steel and aluminum,
- Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and maintain a clean and safe working environment.
- Collaborate with design and production teams to improve tooling efficiency and effectiveness.
- Maintain accurate documentation of tooling modifications and repairs.
REQUIREMENTS
- Apprentice trained ideally or equivalent
- Experience with Press tools, preferably progression
- Proficiency in using various machining tools including mills, lathes and grinders
- Happy to work days
If you would like to be part of a growing success story, where there are unrivalled career prospects for you with truly exciting products, send your CV NOW!
- £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!
- £35,000 - £39,000 + Excellent Package
CNC PROGRAMMER / SETTER /OPERATOR – HyperMill Expert
We are offering a super opportunity for a CNC Programmer / Setter / Operator, who is a HyperMill expert
We are enjoying an uplift in orders coming through, which means we have a role as a CNC Programmer / Setter / Operator role is now available.
As a unique manufacturing organisation, we have the advantage of being long established, plenty of work, and are well placed to continue to our success story.
NO SPONSERSHIP CAN BE OFFERED – MUST HAVE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK
Commutable from Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, Walsall, West Bromwich, Rowley Regis, Halesowen, Stourbridge, Dudley, Telford, Walsall, Blackheath, Willenhall, Wednesbury and Wolverhampton
KEY BENEFITS
- Salary: £35,000 - £39,000 (this can be negotiable)
- Days (No nights, no nonsense)
- Unlimited Career progression
- A supportive, skilled team who love precision and a good laugh
- Clean, modern workshop with a relaxed but focused atmosphere
- Busy, solid stable manufacturing organisation
- Supportive, friendly team
- Unique manufacturing environment
- Little competition
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Operating, setting and programming CNC machines (3, 4 & 5 axis)
- Using Hypermill CAM software to bring complex parts to life
- Working with a range of materials to tight tolerances
- Problem-solving, fine-tuning, and maybe even showing the robots who's boss
- Collaborating with engineers, designers, and occasionally people who call all machines "that spinny thing"
REQUIREMENTS
- Solid experience in a CNC setting/operating/programming role
- Proficient in Hypermill CAM software – you're the go-to, not the Googler
- A keen eye for detail (you notice when a drawing is 0.01mm off)
- Ability to work independently on a dayshift with a strong sense of ownership
- Bonus points if you can make the tea and program a 5-axis mill at the same time
- Day shift only – your evenings are your own!
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!
- £51,000 - £54,000 + Excellent Package
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
- £49,576 + Excellent Package
We’re seeking a skilled Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join one of the UK’s most respected textiles and manufacturing businesses. Be part of a respected industry leader with ongoing investment in technology and people, and a company who offer Supportive work environment with a focus on safety, quality, and sustainability.
The Mechanical Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from the following locations: Blackburn / Bolton / Oldham / Burnley
Shift in place:
The Maintenance Engineer will be required to work a Continental shift – 4on-4off – 2days – 2nights. 12-hour shift – working 7am till 7pm with 277 hours holiday.
Benefits the Mechanical Maintenance Engineer will receive:
- Salary £49.576.80
- Generous holiday
- Service days included.
- Great Pension Contribution 10%
- Health care
- Plenty of Overtime – paying great rates / Parking / Canteen.
- Canteen serving hot food
- Sick pay
Requirements:
- Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on factory machines.
- Overhaul, upkeep, and repair of all plant machines
- Responding to breakdowns
- Overhaul of gearboxes, pumps and motors, Temp Controllers, Granulator’s, Shredders.
- Repairs to pneumatics and hydraulics
- Previous experience as a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer/ Fitter in a manufacturing or production environment
- We are looking for a proactive individual who can work well within a team but also to their own initiative.
- Ideally the right individual with be Apprentice trained.
- Holding a NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds in Mechanical engineering
- £44,000 + Excellent Package
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.