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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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!

 

Our brand new and exciting client have one some work with some huge global companies and require an air conditioning engineer and HVAC engineers to join their team. This role will be packed with training and opportunities for growth into supervisory positions. 

My client is looking for an experienced air conditioning engineer who will have previous experience with various air conditioning systems through out commercial and industrial properties. This role will be nationwide and will require some over night stays. Great earning potentials with OT and Bonuses. 

Air Conditioning Engineer Benefits

  • £35,000 - £45,000 DOE.
  • Plenty of premium OT (x1.5). 
  • Pension. 
  • Van provided from site. 
  • Full uniform and PPE provided. 
  • Tools provided. 
  • Training and progression for right person. 
  • Bonuses. 
  • On-Call (Stand by fees and Premium call-out charge). 

Air Conditioning Engineer Duties include:

  • Days (Monday-Friday).
  • Planned and reactive maintenance. 
  • Work with large systems. (A/C, Chillers, AHU’s). 
  • Fault finding on large systems. 
  • Installation and commissioning. 
  • Work closely with clients and team to make sure projects are completed on time. 

Air Conditioning Engineer Requirements include: 

NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Air Conditioning. 
F-GAS (Essential). 
2391 Test and Inspect (Advantageous). 
Full UK License. 
Previous experience in air-conditioning or HVAC engineering. 
Willingness to progress. 
Good communication skills and well presentable. 

Please apply find out more about this fantastic role. 

This Air Conditioning Engineer position is commutable from: Lichfield, Walsall, Aldridge, Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, Burntwood, Cannock, Burton, Birmingham, and surrounding areas.  

 

Maintenance Technician – No Night Shifts!
Easily Commutable From: Acocks Green | Hall Green | Balsall Heath | Solihull | Birmingham

Salary: c £44,500 + Paid Overtime + Early Friday Finish
Shift: Days Only – No Nights!

Are you an experienced Maintenance Technician looking for a stable core day shift role with excellent benefits and long-term progression? We’re hiring now!

About Us
We are a globally recognised manufacturer with a strong local presence and reputation for quality. With over two decades of consistent growth, we offer a supportive, low turnover working environment where your development is a priority. Join our well established maintenance team as we expand to support exciting new business.

What We Offer You

  • Competitive salary c. £44,500
  • Day shift only – enjoy your evenings!
  • Paid overtime at premium rates
  • Company funded pension scheme
  • Ongoing training & development
  • 33 days paid holiday
  • Early Friday finish
  • Career growth in a secure and growing business

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Perform planned and reactive maintenance across a variety of production and plant equipment
  • Diagnose faults and ensure timely resolution to reduce downtime
  • Work with Plc controlled machinery and robotic systems
  • Collaborate with production to support safe and efficient operations

What We’re Looking For

  • Ideally you will have completed a mechanical, electrical, mechatronics or multi skilled apprenticeship 
  • Have experience of supporting plant and equipment within a manufacturing, production or process environment
  • Knowledge of Plc Controls (Siemens, Mitsubishi or Allen Bradley)
  • Familiarity with robots (ABB, Kuka, Kawasaki or Motoman)
  • A proactive, hands on technician who enjoys problem solving
 

The Company

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Continuous Improvement Engineer to join an established, world renown iconic British manufacturer, a trusted name in quality, innovation, and tradition. 

As an employer, it blends deep-rooted values with forward-thinking design and engineering — offering a workplace where craftsmanship, creativity, and pride in product truly matter. 

Employees become part of a legacy that continues to shape the industry. For those who want to work with purpose, in a business respected worldwide for its authenticity and excellence, this is more than a job — it’s a place to grow, contribute, and be proud of what you help build.

Continuous Improvement Engineer Salary, Hours and Benefits

  • £43,000 dependant on experience
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays
  • Life Assurance & company sick pay
  • Company discounts
  • Supportive and collaborative culture
  • Opportunities for development

Commutable From: Coventry, Warwick, Stratford upon Avon, Redditch, Daventry, Rugby

Role Function 

The Continuous Improvement Engineer will play a key part in improving and maintaining the company manufacturing processes, making them safer, more efficient, and consistent. Whether it’s rolling out new systems, supporting product launches, or driving continuous improvement, you’ll be the go-to person for process excellence.

Candidate Requirements

  • Proven experience in a Continuous Improvement Engineer role or similar
  • Experience within a pressing, sheet metal or fabrication environment would be advantageous
  • Engineering degree or equivalent experience
  • Can-do attitude, flexibility and adaptability
  • Solid understanding of Lean tools and ISO 9001 quality standards
  • Confident using CAD and reading technical drawings
  • IT proficiency
  • Strong planning, problem solving and communication skills
  • Self-motivated, organised, driven and capable of managing multiple projects

Responsibilities

  • The Continuous Improvement Engineer will maintain and improve safe, efficient production processes
  • Spot and reduce workplace risks, supporting a culture of H&S
  • Lead and support improvement projects to minimise waste, boost output and improve delivery performance
  • Use lean tools to solve problems and increase efficiency
  • Create new layouts, workflows and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
  • Support and evaluate process and design changes
  • Help bring new products into production
  • Improve quality control and process consistency
  • Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
 

Due to retirement, we are seeking a proven multi skilled maintenance technician to join our team. We have unrivalled staff retention and don’t work night shifts.  

Benefits: 

In return for your skills and expertise, we offer:

  • Salary of c£44,000 
  • No Night Shift Working 
  • Company Funded Pension Scheme
  • Paid Holiday Entitlement
  • Company Funded Life Assurance
  • On Site Free Car Parking 
  • Stable Working Environment 

Duties of a Maintenance Technician 

As a proven Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance across our plant, which will require you to have experience of supporting plant and equipment within either a fast-paced distribution, manufacturing, process or production environment.

Requirements of a Maintenance Technician

Ideally you will be apprentice trained but must be qualified either Electrically or Mechanically and ideally have some understanding of Plc Controls. 

However, you must be multi-skilled in your abilities. Having gained your Maintenance experience from supporting plant and equipment within a fast-paced distribution, manufacturing, process or production environment. 

The Maintenance Technician role is commutable from Castle Vale, Erdington, Minworth & Sutton Coldfield 

 

WORK PLACE HEALTH NURSE

We are offering a role for an experienced Work Place Health Nurse within our World Class manufacturing Business, in order to deliver high-quality, on-site occupational health services across all our locations.

In this role, you will play a key part in safeguarding the health and wellbeing of our employees by conducting medical assessments, supporting injury and illness management, and promoting a safe workplace environment.

You’ll work closely with both employees and leaders, providing expert advice and care, while aligning your activities with our Performance

Development and Progression Review (PDPR) plan to support departmental and organisational goals.

Commutable from Birmingham, Walsall, Dudley, Aldridge, Handsworth, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, Moseley, Lichfield, Minworth, Aston and Tyseley

KEY BENEFITS

  • Salary: Up to £40,000 - £45,000 Dependant on experience
  • Plenty of free parking on site
  • Lunchtime Friday finish
  • Discounted gym membership
  • Premium paid for any out of hours working (not often)
  • 25 Days holiday
  • 24 access to GP
  • Loyalty days 
  • Employee recognition schemes

RESPONSIBILITIES for WORK PLACE HEALTH NURSE

  • Conduct a wide range of occupational health assessments, including:
  • Spirometry
  • Audiometry
  • Dermatitis screening
  • Eyesight checks
  • Driver’s medicals
  • Drug and alcohol testing
  • Employment medicals
  • Blood pressure monitoring

Provide comprehensive health reports, particularly for long-term sickness or return-to-work cases, with clear workplace adjustment recommendations

Deliver first-line treatment and support for workplace injuries and illnesses

Maintain and manage the health surveillance programme across all UK sites

Keep accurate records of assessments and make actionable recommendations

Ensure equipment is maintained and calibrated, and manage necessary stock levels

Participate in health and wellbeing campaigns and corporate audits

Compile data and generate reports as required, ensuring confidentiality of health information

Travel across sites and work flexibly, including covering night shifts when needed

REQUIREMENTS for WORK PLACE HEALTH NURSE

  • A qualified and registered Nurse with a BSc or MSc in Occupational Health Practice
  • Experience in occupational health, ideally within a manufacturing environment
  • Proficient in conducting all standard occupational health checks
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a flexible, collaborative approach
  • Full, clean UK driving licence and willingness to travel across sites
  • Ability to work varied shifts, including occasional nights

Why Join Us?

We offer a dynamic and supportive working environment where you’ll play a key role in protecting and enhancing the health of our workforce. You’ll have the autonomy to manage your own workload while being part of a professional and dedicated team, with ongoing opportunities for development and contribution to wider health initiatives.