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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ACCOUNTS CLERK to join a successful and expanding business on a fixed term contract for 6 – 12 months initially, with possible extension, located in Shenstone in the Heart of the West Midlands.

Hours & Benefits:

• £25,000 - £30,000 salary depending on experience
• Hours of work are Days office hours 8.30am – 4.30pm Mon – Fri
• Fixed term contract of up to 12 months initially with possible extension.

Responsibilities of the Accounts Clerk role include:

• Manage Company month-end accounts.
• Manage all transactions including Payroll
• Budgeting / forecasting
• Producing sales and cashflow reports
• Overseeing the smooth running of all transactions and ensuring prompt supplier payments
• General day to day admin.

If you have the following attributes and experience, then we would be pleased to receive your application for this Accounts Clerk role:

• Successful candidates will need to be AAT qualified.
• Experience of working with Sage and excel is essential for this role and excellent IT skills.
• Successful candidates will hold previous experience of producing month end accounts, overseeing monthly payroll processing, bookkeeping, and overseeing all transactions within an SME business. 

Submit your CV now to be considered for this fantastic opportunity. 

Commutable from Shenstone, Brownhills, Aldridge, Cannock, Walsall, Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth and surrounding areas.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Business Development Manager who has a background in the Fire & Security industry and is used to driving their own sales.

This is an exciting role and suitable for someone who has previously worked as an Internal Sales Engineer, Sales Engineer, Technical Sales Engineer, Account manager or Business development manager in the Fire & Security industry.

As Business Development Manager you will be with a company who work with many high-end clients across the UK. Your role will be to support the overall business strategy, identifying new markets and opportunities in-line with developing and implementing effective sales programs to grow the business.

Business Development Manager Benefits:

• Starting Salary - £50,000K – OTE - £80K
• Work from Home 
• Commission scheme 
• Company subsidised pension scheme
• On-site Parking 

Business Development Manager Duties:

• System Design and Building Technical Quotations in line with customer requirements
• Carrying out site surveys for Fire and Security Systems
• Brand and Marketing Awareness including working with Marketing to produce content for the company social media channels
• Diary Management and Setting Your Own Appointments
• Presenting Quotations to Customers

Business Development Manager Requirements:

• A strong background in Sales preferably in the Fire & Security industry
• Comfortable with working in a team as well as independently when required  
• Excellent Customer relationship building abilities and understanding
• Good commercial awareness, competitive analysis and negotiation skills
• A full UK driving Licence 

This role is commutable from: Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, York, Hull, Doncaster, Burnley, Liverpool, Harrogate

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Sales Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

The Planner / Buyer will be responsible for purchasing and negotiating fabrication materials from one or more vendors in support of the site strategy.  This requires evaluating vendor quotes and services to determine the most desirable suppliers, a familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the manufacturing procurement field. 

Planner / Buyer Salary, Hours and Benefits

• Salary £28,000 - £30,000 dependant on experience
• 7:30am – 4:00pm, 1:30pm finish on Friday’s (37.5 hours per week)
• The opportunity to work within a globally recognised business
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Managed Occupational Health service
• Retail shopping discount programme
• Discounted gym membership
• Bike to Work scheme

Commutable From: Leicester, Derby, Nottingham, Burton upon Trent, Coventry, Tamworth

Planner / Buyer Candidate Specification

• Minimum of 2 - 5 years of procurement experience, preferably in a heavy manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Proficient computer skills in MS Office. (Word, Excel, Outlook), with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Purchasing & Engineering Change experience in an MRP environment
• Strong ability to assess engineering drawings and proceed to RFQ based on supplier capability, strong negotiating skills, ability to multitask, prioritize work and work closely with other departments.
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the procurement field.
• Be able to take responsibility for resolution of issues.
• You should be self-motivated, and results orientated and be able to work to time constraints & use own initiatives to solve problems.

Planner / Buyer Key Tasks

• Buying responsibility for designated fabrication vendors to support plant & chamber production.
• Ensure inventory levels are kept within set targets.
• Support efforts to reduce RAW & WIP inventory.
• Identify opportunities & support efforts to reduce cost.
• Support NPPD activities, when requested.

Key Responsibilities (but not limited to)

• Works with operations, planning and organizing all tasks.
• The Planner / Buyer will review purchase request for material via MRP or manual purchase requisition.
• Monitor purchase orders & net demand schedules to ensure required ‘need dates’ are achieved.
• Must be able to develop excellent working relationship with both internal and external customers as well as suppliers.
• Maintain supplier relationships in order to drive cost reductions while continually achieving the highest level of quality material.
• Ability to interface with company and supplier senior management. Excellent negotiation, presentation, verbal and written communication skills.
• Plan & expedite the required material to ensure availability to meet production demand whilst maintaining inventory levels to a minimum and in line with set targets.

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Manufacturing, Production & Quality Recruitment Support since 1994

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Production Engineer with Programming experience, to work with a leading manufacturing of advanced process technology company, who have a rich, well-established background. They have sites here in the UK and overseas

The company's strength lies in its process expertise, engineering excellence and the ability to fully support customers worldwide. The service is complete - from design through installation and commissioning to lifetime support.

Pay, Hours and Benefits

• £30,000
• Monday to Thursday, 7:30am – 4pm, 12:30pm Finish on Friday’s
• 30 days holiday (inc statutory) plus an additional three days at Christmas
• Life Assurance
• Healthy Pension
• Company and Private Healthcare Scheme

Commutable From: Corby, Wisbech, Spalding, Stamford, Peterborough

Candidate Requirements

• Qualified engineer to ONC/HNC level in Mechanical/ Production Engineering preferred.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment, with a solid understanding of manufacturing processes.
• A broad knowledge of machined components and Lean Manufacturing techniques.
• Experienced in machine tool programming (HyperMill an advantage).
• Familiarity with writing specifications, procedures and instructions.
• The Production Engineer will be a good team player with excellent communication skills, flexible and able to work on your own initiative, with a methodical approach to tasks.
• Strong IT skills. A sound knowledge of Microsoft Office preferred.

Production Engineer Key Responsibilities

• Provide support and expertise in CNC machining methods, tooling and work holding.
• Improve production process efficiencies with particular emphasis on the reduction of waste activities.
• Play a pivotal role in the development of manufacturing processes and procedures.
• Engineer production requirements in line with the required manufacturing schedules.
• Provide engineering support within the business and to help ensure its products can be produced to meet the requirements of safety, quality, cost and delivery.
• Ensure an accurate database of costs to help with sales quotations.
• Reduce costs and continuously improve the service of the Production Engineering Department to the rest of the business.

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Manufacturing, Production & Quality Recruitment Support since 1994

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Production Engineer, to work with a leading manufacturing of advanced process technology company, who have a rich, well-established background. They have sites here in the UK and overseas

The company's strength lies in its process expertise, engineering excellence and the ability to fully support customers worldwide. The service is complete - from design through installation and commissioning to lifetime support.

Pay, Hours and Benefits

• £28,000
• Monday to Thursday, 7:30am – 4pm, 12:30pm Finish on Friday’s
• 30 days holiday (inc statutory) plus an additional three days at Christmas
• Life Assurance
• Healthy Pension
• Company and Private Healthcare Scheme

Commutable From: Corby, Wisbech, Spalding, Stamford, Peterborough

Production Engineer Role Summary

• To produce accurate specifications for machined and fabricated components.
• Enable the manufacture of existing designs by remodelling, and create tool designs, in CAD.
• Engineer production requirements in line with the required manufacturing schedules.
• Provide engineering support within the business and to help ensure its products can be produced to meet the requirements of safety, quality, cost and delivery.
• Provide an accurate database of costs to help with sales quotations.
• Be responsible in reducing costs and continuously improve the service of the Production Engineering Department to the rest of the business.

Candidate Requirements

• A Mechanical / Production Engineering qualification would be an advantage.
• Apprenticeship and /or broad manufacturing engineering experience.    
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Fully conversant with CAD (Ideally NX).
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the latest manufacturing process and technologies.
• Experience in using integrated manufacturing ERP systems
• Experience with writing specifications, Standard Operating Procedures and work instructions.

Production Engineer Key Responsibilities

• The Production Engineer will produce accurate Methods of Manufacture for machined and fabricated components.
• Tool and fixture designs on CAD, along with Engineering CAD models from existing designs to support their aftermarket offering.
• You will produce DXF files from engineering models.
• Carry out continuous improvement project work across a range of processes.
• Resolve problems and improve processes, methods within manufacturing teams.
• Provide support for technical queries for all areas of the business and provide an effective Interface between technical and shop floor personnel.
• Develop ideas for reducing costs in the business.
• Support and promote our continuous improvement culture and support the Manufacturing Engineering Manager as and when required.

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Manufacturing, Production & Quality Recruitment Support since 1994