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MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

Job Description

A massive opportunity for an electrically bias maintenance engineer to join a global company based in Kidderminster. With an annual turnover of £3.5 billion my client is the world market leader in its sector. They have over 200 plants worldwide in over 30 different countries, including 16 in the UK. 

My client is looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join their 4 on / 4 off continental shift at one of their biggest UK sites. Loaded with benefits and a great salary package, if this job sounds appealing to you, please read on. 

Maintenance Engineer Benefits:

  • Salary £46,800 starting. (Rising well over £50,000 with service). 
  • Premium OT and shift cover. 
  • Company pension.
  • Holiday trading. 
  • Life assurance.
  • SIP (Share Scheme).  
  • Private Medical / Dental Options. 
  • Tech Scheme. 
  • Cycle to Work Scheme. 
  • Perkpal – discounts / cashback from various retailers.


Maintenance Engineer Duties: 

  • 4 on / 4 off Continental Shift.  
  • Install and/or maintain plant machinery. 
  • Operate a preventative electrical maintenance system. 
  • Fault finding and repairing any electrical or electro-mechanical related problems. 
  • Ensure that all plant and machinery is kept in a good working and clean condition.
  • Program all Siemens & other PLC equipment. (Desirable) 
  • Assist with the installation of new plant equipment. 


Maintenance Engineer Requirements: 

  • Electrical apprentice trained.
  • HNC or equivalent in electrical engineering. 
  • 17th / 18th edition qualified.  
  • Experience of working in a manufacturing environment; Ideally heavy manufacturing. 
  • Siemens S7 knowledge. 
  • Excellent fault-finding abilities. 
  • Pneumatics. 


This is a huge opportunity for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer so please apply to find out more details. 

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Kidderminster, Stourbridge, Dudley, Worcester, Bromsgrove, Wolverhampton, and surrounding areas. 
 

 

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

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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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Company

This is a fantastic opportunity with a global company that continues to grow, both in size and revenue. They consider themselves to be agile and highly innovative, embracing the technology associated within the industry. The business has a strong family culture which provides a positive working environment where employees feel valued and trusted.

If you are looking for an established career with a global leader in a period of real exciting growth, a business who are big advocates of organic growth and development of their staff, then this will be ideal for you!


Manufacturing Engineer Role Overview

The Manufacturing Engineer will define, develop & implement equipment, processes and standards of working for application within the production environment.

Forming part of the company global operations and reporting into the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, the Manufacturing Engineer will work cross functionally with Product Design and Testing, Supply Chain, Production Engineering, Plant Maintenance and Quality functions and be instrumental in ensuring robust design and development of manufacturing and production systems and processes in a planned and intentional manner, working ahead of business operational requirements strategically.


Salary, Hours and Benefits

  • £35,000 - £40,000
  • 7:30am – 4:00pm Monday – Thursday, 1:00pm finish on Friday’s 
  • The chance to join a very successful hypergrowth business
  • Excellent company pension
  • Company bonus
  • 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
  • Cash health plan

Commutable From: Dudley, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Walsall, Kidderminster  

Candidate Requirements

  • HND or equivalent qualification in Mechanical / Manufacturing Engineering or similar qualification.
  • Working experience in a high speed, high pressure electro-mechanical manufacturing and production environment within a Manufacturing Engineering function would be highly advantageous.
  • Hands on experience in use and application of PFMEA, Control Plan and Process Flow tools.
  • Strong track record in continuous improvement and project management.
  • Experience of Industrial design and Engineering (Factory layout, assembly process development).
  • Proven aptitude for detail, process control and documentation.
  • Demonstrate ability to work with commercial acumen and consideration within manufacturing design and development.


About you

  • The Manufacturing Engineer will be a process led, proactive and pragmatic engineer with a good eye for detail.
  • Good background skills in project, task and prioritisation management and communication.
  • Able to demonstrate experience in an electro-mechanical environment at a practical level.
  • You will have a background in process design and development that includes a strong understanding of whole-of-factory level impact and commercial considerations with regard to large change projects as well as continuous improvement initiatives.


Key Responsibilities

  • Planning, managing and delivering manufacturing programmes for process, equipment, tooling and factory layout improvements, as well step-change ground-up projects
  • Engineering solutions for manufacturing and production that deliver benefits in efficiency, quality and accuracy both today and for the future state
  • Managing and planning product changes (quality cost and time justification for and against within manufacturing, supporting NPI as part of a cross functional business wide team)
  • Future design and development of factory layout scenarios and process flow design in line with operational strategy
  • Supporting production engineering with longer term continuous improvement projects
  • Development of manufacturing standards, processes and measures in line with the business performance that can be translated globally across Operations


Desirable Experience

Any of the below would be useful but aren’t essential:
Experience in using AutoCAD or similar plant layout design CAD software, Working knowledge of production lean methodologies and associated tools i.e. OEE, TPM, 5S, Experience of working with quality management systems within manufacturing and production, Practical application of industry standard problem-solving tools i.e. 8D, 5Y, Team and project leadership experience in similar environment or role, Background and experience in automation solutions for production in similar industry or environment, Experience in jig and tool design, Ability to read and produce engineering drawings

 

Company

This is a fantastic opportunity with a global company that continues to grow, both in size and revenue. They consider themselves to be agile and highly innovative, embracing the technology associated within the industry. The business has a strong family culture which provides a positive working environment where employees feel valued and trusted.

If you are looking for an established career with a global leader in a period of real exciting growth, a business who are big advocates of organic growth and development of their staff, then this will be ideal for you!


Segment Product Manager Salary and Excellent Benefits

  • £60,000 - £70,000 dependant on experience
  • Hybrid working
  • Excellent company pension
  • 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
  • Company bonus
  • Dental and health benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Annual group shares
  • Fantastic work environment
  • Your chance to work for a global company who going through exponential growth

Commutable From: Birmingham, Walsall, Dudley, Kidderminster, Wolverhampton, Telford


Role Overview

The Product Manager is responsible for leading growth strategy, profitability, and optimisation across your assigned segment and regional product portfolio.  

The successful candidate will have strong technical aptitude and a strategic mindset.  You will be instrumental in leading the growth of a key strategic segment. This is an excellent role for a product management, sales, or technical professional in the industrial controls or electrical safety industries.


Segment Product Manager Essential Candidate Requirements

  • Engineering or technical degree is highly preferred.
  • 5-8 years of experience in Product Management, Technical, or Sales function within a technical B2B environment.
  • Experience with industrial access controls, smart device products or electrical safety products would be hugely advantageous. 
  • Knowledge of the Food & Beverage market preferred.
  • Strong technical aptitude with ability to develop working knowledge of industry standards.
  • Experience working with distribution channel and multiple paths to market.
  • Ability to create strong relationships and collaborate across the global organization.
  • Understanding of product development and demonstrated execution from Voice of Customer to NPD launch.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, ability to simplify complex concepts.


Segment Product Manager About You

  • Straightforward to deal with and have no interest in politics.
  • Curious and believe in customer and market led innovation.
  • Fiercely collaborative.
  • Need to be able to be a strategic thinker AND deliver results.

Segment Product Manager Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the implementation of Segment strategy to achieve significant profitable growth.
  • Establish deep understanding of Segment applications and technical standard requirements. Maintain global Segment Application Map, ensuring PM team and other key stakeholders are actively aware of updates.
  • Manage the existing regional product portfolio, including pricing, revenue, profitability, and appropriate product line optimization.
  • Support development of global product roadmap, providing insight and direction for products in assigned region.
  • Develop deep customer and market knowledge through market, competitor, and VOC research to inform and enhance the segment’s growth strategy.
  • Create detailed, market driven product definition and supporting business cases to feed NPD pipeline. In partnership with cross-functional teams, define ‘Go to Market’ strategy to ensure NPD projects are delivered on time and effectively meet the needs of the market.
  • Drive channel partner and customer engagement through webinars, tradeshows, onsite visits, and other training programs in support of Segment growth targets. 
  • Communicate strategy, industry trends, wins/ best practices, and competitive intelligence across all functional groups and regions, including Sales, Engineering, Marketing, and Operations.
 

MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

We are offering a role for a driven and experienced Manufacturing Process Engineer in order to become an integral part of our expanding team,

We blend heritage craftsmanship with forward thinking processes – and as our Manufacturing Process Engineer, this role is key in helping us deliver excellence at every stage of production.

Established for many many years, offering a range of different manufacturing processes, providing top quality products into a wide variety of different manufacturing industry sectors.

We are an Award-winning business, renowned for our luxury products

Commutable from Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Norton Canes, Aldridge, Stourbridge, Handsworth, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, Moseley, Lichfield and Tyseley

KEY BENEFITS

  • Salary: Up to £35,000 - £40,000 Dependant on experience
  • Plenty of free parking on site
  • Exquisite working environment
  • Lunchtime Friday finish
  • Recent investment
  • Long established and stable business
  • Top quality products
  • Charity events
  • Friendly, supportive team

RESPONSIBILITIES for MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

  • Champion continuous improvements
  • Support new product and process introduction
  • Utilise process knowledge to improve safety, Quality and cost efficiency
  • Cost and waste reductions
  • Improve factory layouts
  • Enhance capabilities of equipment

REQUIREMENTS for MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

  • Relevant Manufacturing Engineering experience from within manufacturing
  • Knowledge of manual and semi-automated processes
  • To have the ability to read engineering drawings and interpret CAD data
  • Experience ideally of shop floor machining  and manufacturing processes
  • Exposure to Quality control tools such as PFMEA and  Control Plans
  • Excellent communication skills at all levels


WHY JOIN US?

We don’t just design — we create heirloom-quality products that define luxury interiors. Join a company where innovation is rooted in tradition, and your technical skills will help shape exceptional outcomes every day.

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!