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MACHINE SHOP FOREMAN

Job Description

Probe Technical are looking to recruit a full time and permanent Machine Shop Foreman to join a recognised world leader in their Manufacturing facility. We are looking for a dynamic person who has good engineering background to work in a friendly environment as part of a small team, excellent working conditions and stable permanent employment.

The package details for the role of Machine Shop Foreman includes:

  • Salary £30,000 - £35,000 depending on experience 
  • 8 Hour days Monday – Friday 8am – 4pm.
  • Company pension
  • 22 + 8 days Holiday
  • Potential for overtime 
  • Discretionary company bonus 

The successful applicant for the Machine Shop Foreman role must be able to read Engineering Drawings, work to precision tolerances, this position is a very hands-on role. Some duties include: 

  • Appropriate experience/qualifications
  • Machining CNC milling/lather experience on medium large components is required ideally using XYZ machine tools, although training can be offered. Other CNC interfaces will be considered. 
  • Organising workflow and ensuring work is completed promptly
  • Helping manage daily operations, and making important decisions such as managing resources, workflows, and quality control to ensure that products are manufactured to the highest standards.
  • Experience of fabrication/fitting would be an advantage.

The role of Machine Shop Foreman is commutable from Lichfield, Tamworth, Burton on Trent and Cannock surrounding areas. 

Please Note: Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.

Our aim is to help you secure the best possible future for yourself & this is a totally FREE service to all our Candidates.

If you believe that your skills and experience match what we are looking for please call me or APPLY and I will be in touch.

Should you want to learn more about any of our MAINTENANCE, RELIABILITY & SERVICE ENGINEERING vacancies, or should you just want to discuss your particular needs, then please do not hesitate to contact me to have an informal, confidential chat.

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Maintenance, Reliability & Service Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

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Probe Technical are looking to recruit a full time and permanent Site Installation & Commissioning Engineer to join a recognised world leader in their Manufacturing facility. We are looking for a dynamic person who has a good mechanical engineering background to work in a friendly environment as part of a small team, excellent working conditions and stable permanent employment. 

Must be very flexible with regular overseas travel. Normally a week at a time, odd occasion up to 4 – 5 weeks at a time, but that is less frequent. You will predominantly be based at the facility near Lichfield 70% of the time. 

The package details for the role of Site Installation & Commissioning Engineer include:

  • Salary £40,000+ depending on experience and to be discussed at interview.  
  • 8 Hour days Monday – Friday 8am – 4pm.
  • Company pension
  • 22 + 8 days Holiday
  • Potential for overtime with rates discussed at interview 
  • Discretionary company bonus 
  • Expenses will be paid for overnight stays 

You must be Mechanically trained with a background in Fitting and Assembly. Some duties will involve:

  • Fitting, Assembly, and Testing on Shop Floor
  • Stripping down machinery ready for delivery 
  • Site Installation of machinery attending overseas customers  

The role of Site Installation & Commissioning is commutable from Lichfield, Tamworth, Burton on Trent and Cannock surrounding areas.

 

Our company has built a strong and respected reputation in the region over many years, producing a well known product. To take our Midlands operation to the next level, we are now in the market for a Maintenance Engineer - Reliability. 

Benefits: 

In return for your Maintenance Engineer - Reliability skills and experience, we offer:-

  • Starting Salary to £45,000
  • Day Working (with the option of a flexible start & finish time)
  • Company Funded Pension
  • Life Assurance 
  • Healthcare 
  • Excellent Holiday Entitlement 
  • On Site Parking 

Duties of a Maintenance Engineer - Reliability

As a proven Reliability Centered Maintenance Professional you will be required to lead all RCM activities within an established maintenance department, that already undertakes (and records) Preventative Maintenance activity.

Requirements of a Maintenance Engineer - Reliability

Ideally you will be apprentice trained but must be qualified Electrically and ideally have the following experience: 

  • Proven experience in managing Planned Maintenance activity with the use of CMMS software. 
  • Experience of critiquing machine failures to increase plant performance.
  • Experience of undertaking plant related Continuous Improvement projects.
  • Ideally some exposure to undertaking Condition Based Monitoring.


The role is commutable from Aldridge, Hednesford, Brownhills, Lichfield, Shenstone & Tamworth

 

Electrical Maintenance Engineer – Ready to join a stable and supportive employer?

Our company has built a strong and respected reputation in the region over many years, producing a world renowned product. We take great pride in our low staff turnover and our commitment to creating a supportive and secure work environment for our employees.

Due to retirement we are seeking to recruit proven Electrically Biased Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician, to join our team. 

Benefits: 

In return for your Maintenance skills and experience, we offer:-

  • Starting Salary of £39,000
  • DAY WORKING 
  • Company Funded Pension
  • Life Assurance 
  • Healthcare 
  • Excellent Holiday Entitlement
  • Product Discount 
  • Early Friday Finish 


Duties of an Maintenance Technician 

As a proven Maintenance Technician you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance across our plant, that will see you supporting production plant and equipment. 

Requirements of an Maintenance Technician

Ideally you will be apprentice trained but must be qualified Electrically and ideally have some understanding of Plc Controls, allied to have previous experience of supporting plant and equipment within a manufacturing, process or production environment.


The role is commutable from Aldridge, Hednesford, Brownhills, Lichfield, Shenstone & Tamworth
 

 

I have a great opportunity for a mechanically biassed Maintenance Engineer to join a leading company in Shopshire. 

My client is looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join their team on a continental shift pattern. The right person will be a multi-skilled engineer with a mechanical bias, this role offers stability and progression routes.   

Maintenance Engineer Role Benefits:

  • Salary £47,000 
  • Premium overtime rate 
  • 23 days holiday 
  • 6% pension. 
  • Training and progression opportunities.  
  • Life assurance. 


Maintenance Engineer Duties include:

  • Continental shift rota. 
  • Improve and promote safety across site. 
  • Carry out planned and preventive maintenance. 
  • Fault find on mechanical and electrical equipment. 
  • Respond to breakdowns. 
  • Report on machinery faults. 
  • Update CMMS. 
  • Contact OEM’s and suppliers. 


Maintenance Engineer Requirements include: 

  • Apprentice trained. (Mechanical or Electrical). 
  • Recognised engineering qualification. 
  • Strong fault-finding capabilities. 
  • CMMS experience. 
  • Health & Safety / Food Safety.  
  • Be knowledgeable in using quality assurance systems and standards. 
  • PLC knowledge (advantageous) 


Please apply find out more about this role. 

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Wolverhampton, Bridgnorth, Telford, Newport, Shifnal, Stafford, Cannock, Shrewsbury and surrounding areas.

 

I have a great opportunity for a Facilities Manager who has worked in a manufacturing environment and has experience in energy reduction to join the building service team of a global manufacturer in Shropshire.     

My client is looking for a Facilities Manager to manage maintenance activities, engineers, and CMMS to provide specialist knowledge in energy management. You will be responsible for ensuring optimal operational efficiency of the building. This role will have a focus on energy management so, the right candidate will have previous experience. 

Facilities Manager Role Benefits:

  • Salary £54,220 
  • x2 yearly bonuses (£3,000). 
  • Private medical. 
  • 8% employer pension contribution. 
  • Lunch time finish Friday. 
  • Subsidised café. 
  • Sick pay. 
  • Income protection. 
  • Onsite parking. 

Facilities Manager Duties include:

  • Co-ordinate and control water / energy reduction. 
  • Maintain compliance with climate change regulations and internal environmental reporting requirements.
  • Implementation of activities to achieve Co2 reduction targets.
  • To own CMMS structure to ensure the energy related asset structure is up to date and maintained. 
  • Continuous improvement activities. 
  • Research low carbon technologies. 
  • Project planning and budget submission. 
  • Investment justification. 

As a Facilities Manager Requirements: 

  • Recognised engineering qualifications. (NVQ Level 3, HNC, Degree). 
  • Energy management experience. 
  • Facilities management experience. 
  • Worked in a manufacturing environment. 
  • Mechanical and electrical engineering. 
  • Project management experience. 
  • CMMS experience. 


Please apply to find out more about this role, or if your CV is not up to date, please call me to find out whether this role may be right for you.

This Facilities Manager position is commutable from: Wolverhampton, Dudley, Telford, Walsall, Bilston, Featherstone, Cannock, and surrounding areas. 

 

About Us:

We are a well established company known for delivering high quality products into a stable industry sector. With low staff turnover, we provide a supportive and consistent work environment for our staff.

As an experienced Maintenance Technician, you'll have the opportunity to work in a technically diverse environment, handling a variety of plant equipment and machinery. 

Become part of our experienced maintenance team, where you can develop your skills and advance your career in a dynamic and rewarding role.

Benefits: 

In return for your Maintenance skills and experience, we offer:-

  • Annual Salary of £51,000
  • Paid Overtime at Premium Rates 
  • Outstanding Company Pension Scheme & Life Assurance 
  • Generous Paid Holiday Entitlement
  • Attractive Staff Discount on Company Products
  • Free Onsite Car Parking 
  • Opportunity to work in a stable and Thriving Engineering Sector

Duties of a Maintenance Technician: 

Working within a supportive team you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance across our plant. 

Requirements of a Maintenance Technician

Ideally you will be apprentice trained, however must hold either City & Guilds or NVQ qualifications Electrically to level 3 / part C.

Allied to having proven experience of undertaking both planned and reactive maintenance within either a manufacturing, process or production environment. 

The Maintenance Technician role is commutable from Atherstone, Drayton Bassett, Fazeley, Tamworth & Polesworth 

 

This is a new exciting opportunity to join a global manufacturing organisation based in the Greater Manchester Area.  This is an exceptional opportunity for a skilled Maintenance Engineer to join an already established maintenance team. 

The Maintenance Engineers position is commutable from the following locations: Warrington / Skelmersdale / Bolton / Wigan 

The Maintenance Engineer will be required to work Days – 8am till 4pm. 

The benefits the Maintenance Engineer will receive: 

  • Salary: £40,000 - £42,500 
  • Great training and progression opportunities 
  • Company Pension 7% Contribution 
  • Life Assurance 
  • Health care 
  • Secured onsite Parking 
  • Plenty of overtime 
  • 33days holiday 

The Maintenance Engineer will be responsible for and hold the following experience:  


The purpose of the role is to provide engineering support to a dedicated range, responding to unplanned and planned process opportunities, independently troubleshooting and continuously improving the process to improve PR (efficiency and quality). 

  • Reporting key information in Engineering DMS review. 
  • Working with PPI and Production department to establish and improve DTM activities. 
  • Coaching and mentoring of Production Associates through DTM activity.  
  • Liaise and work with Reliability engineers on key projects associated to the range.  
  • Review and improvement of PM system linked to range.   
  • Establish and conduct line audits for key equipment.  
  • Assist a wider engineering team during MPS activities associated with the range (spare parts, lubrication, zero loss etc.). 
  • Take a lead on shutdown activity related to the range.  
  • Mechanical ‘call out support’ for range. (Grade 2 only)
  • Responsible for understanding ‘the why’ when we have mechanical breakdowns and delivering solutions to prevent reoccurrence 
  • Document abnormalities within the CMMS system and undertake the repair or liaise with the planner to schedule
  • Previous experience within a Similar position is key. 
  • Experienced within a FMCG / Manufacturing Plant. 
  • Must be Apprentice trained holding formal qualifications in mechanical engineering. 
  • Experienced with: Hydraulics & Pneumatics, Steam boilers, Welding and fabrication. 
 

New and exciting opportunity to join a global manufacturing organisation based in the Greater Manchester Area.  This is an exceptional opportunity for a skilled Maintenance Engineer to join an already established maintenance team. 

The Maintenance Engineers position is commutable from the following locations: Warrington / Skelmersdale / Bolton / Wigan 

Shift the maintenance engineer will be required to work Shift Pattern 4 on / 4 off - 2 x 12 hr days & 2 x 12hr nights, 5 * 18-day breaks fixed

The benefits the Maintenance Engineer will receive: 

  • Salary: £48,000 - £54,000 DOE 
  • Great training and progression opportunities 
  • Company Pension 
  • Secured on site Parking 
  • Plenty of overtime 

The Maintenance Engineer will be responsible for and hold the following experience:  

  • Maintain and install all mechanical plant & machinery in line with company requirements.
  • React quickly, diagnose & repair any mechanical related problems on the plant or equipment.
  • Carry out our planned preventative maintenance schedule on the full range of equipment within the site .
  • Ensure that all plant and machinery is kept in a good, safe working & clean condition.
  • Complete all relevant paperwork associated with the task being performed in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Carry out daily inspections as requested related to safety, air, steam and water leaks and complete repairs as necessary.
  • Report any problems regarding equipment and machinery immediately to the Engineering Team Leader.
  • Ensure that you are aware of the Company Health, Safety and Environmental policies and procedures and that you always adhere to them.
  • Complete Maintenance work orders, use of a CMMS system, Agility or similar
  • Experience with pneumatic & hydraulic equipment & systems
  • Knowledge of high-pressure steam boilers and systems
  • Welding skills such as MMA, TIG, MIG
  • General workshop skills, tools, lathe, milling etc.
  • Able to read schematic drawings
  • Some multi skilling would be advantageous
  • Ideally you will be Apprentice trained holding a HNC / City & guilds Level 3 in Mechanical engineering. 
 

New exciting and opportunity to join a global manufacturing organisation based in the Greater Manchester Area.  This is an exceptional opportunity for a highly 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 – 4 on/4 off – 2days-2nights. 12 hours Shift. 


The benefits the Maintenance Electrician will receive: 

  • Salary: £54,000 - £57,000 
  • Great Training and progression opportunities 
  • Company Pension 
  • Secured on site Parking 
  • Plenty of overtime 

The Maintenance Electrician will be responsible for 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 
 

About Us:

Our company has a respected and established presence in the region for many years, producing a well known product that has garnered global recognition. With a low staff turnover, we pride ourselves on creating a supportive and stable working environment for our employees.

Benefits Available for a Maintenance Supervisor: 

  • Base Salary of c£44,000
  • Paid Overtime 
  • Day Working Mon – Fri 
  • Early Friday Finish 
  • 33 Days Paid Holiday
  • Company Funded Pension 

Duties of a Maintenance Supervisor  

As a Maintenance Supervisor you will be required to lead the maintenance team ensuring that PM’s are undertaken to schedule whilst also managing breakdown situations, which will require you to have experience of supporting plant and equipment within either a manufacturing, process or production environment. 

Requirements of a Maintenance Supervisor 

You must have gained your experience from working within a manufacturing or production environment with experience of either supervising or managing a maintenance team. Allied to holding either City & Guilds or NVQ accreditation within an Electrical or Mechanical discipline. 

The Maintenance Supervisor role is commutable from Birmingham, Erdington and Sutton Coldfield  

 

Probe Technical are looking to recruit a full time and permanent Maintenance Electrician to join an experienced and dedicated Engineering team near Corby on a permanent night shift working Sunday to Thursday, 22.00-06.00. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to utilise their engineering skills and join a privately owned global business. As well as being focused on continuous improvement and implementing specific products, as a Maintenance Electrician you will also be responsible for maintaining the upkeep of the buildings and grounds areas of the plant facility.

The package details for the role of Maintenance Electrician include the below and further at interview:

  • Salary £50,000 (including shift allowance)
  • 40 hours per week, Sunday to Thursday, 22.00-06.00
  • 3% paid via salary sacrifice, saving you tax and NI contributions
  • 20 days plus bank holidays, rising to 25 plus bank holidays after 5 years’ service
  • Death in service benefit – 2 x annual salary
  • An annual pay review is conducted every January

Along with a minimum NVQ Level 3 or higher in Engineering Maintenance or equivalent, as a Maintenance Electrician you will be required to have experience/further education in engineering. Experience of PLC systems for fault finding and minor programming modifications. Experience using and installing Variable Speed Drives VSD’s within an FMCG environment is beneficial. 
Other key duties involve:  

  • Maintenance of plant and equipment.
  • Identifying, diagnosing and fixing faults and breakdowns.
  • Carrying out of planned Preventative Maintenance.
  • Facilitating and executing continuous improvement activities.

The Maintenance Electrician role is commutable from Leicester, Northampton, Corby, Kettering, and Peterborough. 

 

A fantastic opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to work for a growing manufacturing company based in the Shropshire area. My client is a multi-award-winning business group that provide manufacturing, supply, and transport of their products globally. 

My client is looking for a maintenance engineer to join their team on a day’s continental shift pattern. The right person will be a multi-skilled engineer with strong electrical abilities and previous experience in an FMCG environment. As well as a good salary and benefits package my client offers stability and great working culture.  

Maintenance Engineer Role Benefits:

  • Salary £52,000
  • 22 days holiday entitlement.  
  • Company Pension Scheme.   
  • Free Parking. 
  • Product Discounts. 
  • Healthcare. 
  • Highstreet discounts. 

Maintenance Engineer Duties include:

  • Continentals 4 on 4 off. (Days only with holiday night shift cover). 
  • Carry out planned and routine maintenance. 
  • Attend breakdowns. 
  • Promote health and safety. 
  • Update CMMS. 
  • Project work. 
  • Installs. 

As a Maintenance Engineer Requirements include: 

  • Apprentice trained ideally to HNC Level 4
  • Must be electrically qualified. 
  • 18th Edition (Desirable). 
  • CMMS experience. 
  • Experience using PLCs (Preferably Siemens S7). 
  • Experience with Fanuc and ABB Robots (Advantageous). 
  • Strong fault-finding capabilities. 
  • FMCG experience. 
  • Ability to read engineering drawings. 
  • Good IT skills. 

Please apply find out more about this role. 

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Telford, Wolverhampton, Shifnal, Shrewsbury, Newport, Bridgnorth and surrounding areas.