Manufacturing & Production

I have a fantastic opportunity for a Maintenance Manager to join a heavy, high-volume production site in Bilston near Wolverhampton. My client is well established within its field and produces some big brand products for the likes of Screwfix, B&Q and Wickes. 

My client is looking for an experienced maintenance manager who has experience managing multi-disciplined engineering teams within a manufacturing environment. You will ideally be qualified to a HNC level or above. 

Maintenance Manager Benefits:

• £60,000
• Management Bonus. 
• X4-life assurance. 
• Good pension. 
• 33 Days holiday. 
• Secure parking. 

Maintenance Manager Duties include:

• Days (42.5 hours per week). 
• Leading an engineering team. 
• Daily man management. 
• Dealing with external OEMs and Contractors. 
• Conduct performance reviews. 
• Adhere to health and safety standards. 
• PPMs. 
• KPI management. 

Maintenance Manager Requirements include: 

• Ideally Qualified to HNC or above. 
• Previous experience managing engineering teams. 
• High-volume manufacturing experience. 
• Demonstratable performance. 
• A good understanding of electrical and mechanical engineering. 
• Excellent communication skills. 
• CMMS experience. 
•  Microsoft Office (Excel, Word). 

Please apply find out more about this fantastic role. 

This Maintenance Manager position is commutable from: Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Bilston, Wednesbury. Cannock, Stourbridge, and surrounding areas. 

Probe Technical are looking to recruit a permanent Industrial Control Panel Wirer to be based at a business in Worcester. They are a lovely small firm which are extremely busy. You will be responsible for ensuring the precise installation of electrical wiring and associated materials to schematic and engineering drawings. 

The package details for the role of Panel Wirer include the below and further at interview:

• £30,000 (negotiable) 
• Monday – Friday 8am – 4pm (30 mins unpaid lunch) 
• Standard Pension 
• 20 + Bank Holidays 
• There is overtime on offer but paid at the normal rate 

You must have a minimum 3-year previous experience building & wiring panels. Good numeracy and literacy skills. BS7671 18th edition desirable.

Other key duties and experience for the Panel Wirer role involve:  

• Perform panel layout, assemble components into panel.
• Wiring panels.
• Read, interpret and work from schematic / engineering drawings / instructions from engineers
• Site based installations and Panel modifications
• Undertaking all relevant tasks along with general housekeeping duties.
• Occasional site visits for trouble shooting, repairs or installation.
• Machine wiring experience advantageous
• Occasional site visits for trouble shooting, repairs or installation.

The Panel Wirer role is commutable from Worcester, Kidderminster, Tewkesbury and Evesham 

Due to enormous growth my client is in need of a number of production technicians to join them on a continental shift rota. As production technician you will be hands-on with the machinery, spotting faults and preventing downtime. So, we are looking for technically minded candidates who would like to be part of an amazing progressive company. You will start on a salary of £33,773 for the first 12 weeks of training, this rise will to £37,500 and then after 6-12 months will rise to £41,200. 

My client is investing millions every year into new technology, automation and progressive new projects. If this sounds like something you would be interested in, please apply now to avoid missing out. 

Production Technician Benefits: 

• £33,733 - £41,200
• Premium OT (x1.5/x2) 
• 13% pension (5%/8%). 
• 23 days holiday. 
• Health cash plan. 
• Health and life insurance. 
• Tech schemes. 
• Real training and development opportunities. 

Production Technician Duties include:

• Continental shift rota. 
• Ensure 100% compliance with industry standards. 
• Fault finding, investigating issues and problem solving. 
• Machinery start-ups and changeovers. 
• Leading a line of machine operators and driving performance. 
• Drive continuous improvement. 
• Liaise with engineering teams on improvements. 

Production Technician Requirements include: 

• Engineering qualifications would be a massive advantage. 
• Technically minded. 
• Competent to solve problems and issues. 
• Worked previously on machinery or in an engineering environment. 
• An effective communicator. 
• Experience within a food environment would be beneficial. 

Please apply find out more about this fantastic role. 

This Production Technician position is commutable from: Telford, Shrewsbury, Market Drayton,  Wolverhampton, Bridgnorth, Newport,  and surrounding areas. 

CHEMICAL  ENGINEER

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a CHEMICAL  ENGINEER.

This is an exciting Organisation to be part of, you would be joining a prestigious, state of the Art manufacturing organisation. Specialising in either high quality off the shelf modules, to individual new developments. We are very much at the forefront of brand -new technology.

We are considering both relevant Chemical Engineer  experience, or you might have recently graduated in Chemical Engineering and are looking for that first step on the ladder.

We have been providing pioneering technologies and products to our customers worldwide for a number of years now, out teams are accomplished teams of experts, highly specialised in the development, industrialisation and production.

MUST HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK

Commutable from Birmingham, Halesowen, Stourbridge, Worcester, Bromsgrove, Kidderminster, Harbourne, Moseley, Droitwich, Walsall, Aldridge, Sutton Coldfield, Minworth, Willenhall, Dudley, Rowley Regis, Bearwood and Wolverhampton

KEY BENEFITS

• Salary: £42,000 - £46,000
• Free parking on site
• Life Assurance
• Generous sick scheme if needed
• DAY position
• Overtime Paid
• Life Assurance
• Large, stable well -established business
• Super long- term prospects
• Friendly supportive team

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure all Chemical Engineering is compliant
• HAZOP assessments
• Design, implement and commission plant modifications, modifications to existing plant
• Hazard assessments
• Working closely with the Projects team to help develop the plant design, layout, costings and proposals
• Provide technical expertise
• Developing new processes and existing ones
• Exposure to COMAH regulations would be advantageous as would DSEAR methodology

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU!

• A Degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
• Ideally, you will have gained Chemical Process Engineering experience from within an engineering or manufacturing setting.

We can only consider applications with the right to work in the UK.  No Sponsorship can be offered.

I have a fantastic opportunity for a multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a heavy, high-volume production site in Bilston near Wolverhampton. My client is well established within its field and produces some big brand products for the likes of Screwfix, B&Q and Wickes. They are looking for a multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer who will have an understanding of Siemens S7 and have worked in a heavy engineering environment. 

This position would be ideal for someone with plant maintenance skills and a good knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatics. You will be working a continental shift pattern, and you will be paid a lifestyle bonus of £47 for every weekend day worked (excluding overtime). This will take your salary to around £50,589.

Maintenance Engineer Benefits:

• £48,000 (£50,589 with lifestyle payment). 
• OT at premium rates (x1.5). 
• £47.08 lifestyle payment (paid every rostered weekend day). 
• 5% matched pension. 
• Product specific training. (Siemens S7)
• 23 days holiday. 

Maintenance Engineer Duties include:

• Continental shift 2 days – 2 nights. 
• Make improvements to production. 
• To always maintain manufacturing machinery.
• To ensure all data recording and feedback is completed accurately and on time. 
• Preventive maintenance.
• Installation work where necessary. 
• To maintain safe working practices at all times. 
• To undertake training as required.
• Mechanical and electrical fault finding. 

Maintenance Engineer Requirements include: 

• Recognised Engineering Qualifications. 
• Hydraulics and Pneumatics. 
• Siemens S7 understanding. 
• Heavy engineering background. 
• Welding (advantageous). 
• Strong fault-finding abilities. 

Please apply find out more about this fantastic role. 

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Bilston, Wednesbury. Cannock, Stourbridge, and surrounding areas. 

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.