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We are a well established and highly regarded manufacturing business with a track record of providing top quality products into a stable industry sector. With a low staff turnover, we offer a stable and supportive work environment for our employees. 

Benefits: 

As a valued member of our Maintenance team, you will enjoy the following salary and benefits:

• Starting Salary of £47,000 
• Paid Overtime at Premium Rates
• Company Funded Pension & Life Assurance
• Company Funded Sick Pay
• Onsite Parking 
• Working within a Stable Manufacturing Environment, Supporting a Wide Variety of Plant and Equipment

Duties of a Maintenance Technician

The role will see you working within a team undertaking both planned and reactive maintenance to plant and equipment and would ideally suit an engineer with experience of supporting plant and equipment within either a manufacturing, process or production environment. 

Requirements of a Maintenance Technician

• Proven experience in undertaking planned and reactive maintenance to plant and equipment within either a manufacturing, process or production environment.
• Hold a Multi skilled ability, ideally with some exposure to supporting Plc Controls, CNC or Robot Technology.
• Hold City & Guilds or NVQ accreditation within either an Electrical or Mechanical Discipline. 
• Ideally be Apprentice trained.

The Maintenance Technician role is commutable from Alvechurch, Bromsgrove, Driotwich, Hartlebury, Kidderminster, Redditch, Stourport on Severn & Worcester. 

Are you currently a Machine Build Supervisor, Workshop Supervisor, Maintenance Team Leader or Engineering Assembly Lead with experience of utilising your skills within a Special Purpose Machine Build Environment? 

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

Benefits Available for a Machine Build Supervisor, Workshop Supervisor, Maintenance Team Leader or Engineering Assembly Lead

• Negotiable Base Salary in the Region of £55,000 
• Flexi Time & Working from Home Options 
• Annual Tax Free Bonus 
• Enhanced Company Pension (with above average employer contribution)
• Above Average Holiday Entitlement (with the option to buy and sell days)
• Life Assurance (above market average) 
• Paid Overtime  
• Ongoing Training & Development 
• The Opportunity to join a Well Established and Growing Business where your Input will make a Real Difference

Duties of a Machine Build Supervisor, Workshop Supervisor, Maintenance Team Leader or Engineering Assembly Lead

• As Special Purpose Machine Build Supervisor you will lead a multi-disciplined team of technicians to ensure each build is completed on time, within budget and that it’s handed over to the customer with complete satisfaction.  
• As part of your role you will also be tasked with managing site services, driving 5S and ensuring all statutory regulations are adhered to.

Requirements of a Machine Build Supervisor, Workshop Supervisor, Maintenance Team Leader or Engineering Assembly Lead

• Have a proven background in leading an engineering team within a special purpose machine build environment. Where you have had direct responsibility for plant performance, achieving targets, process development, mentoring staff, setting and monitoring KPI’s and managing time critical projects.
• Qualified to a HNC standard Mechanically  
• Have climbed the ranks of engineering from an apprentice level (ideally in toolmaking or mechanical fitting) into a position where you have supervised a team. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business with a long-standing reputation for excellence. If you are a skilled and forward-thinking Workshop Supervisor with relevant experience, apply now to be part of our vibrant team and contribute to our continued growth and success.

The role is commutable from most areas of Warwickshire & The West Midlands 

Probe Technical Recruitment are recruiting a very exciting opportunity for a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a unique manufacturer based in Leicester. You will be part of a team of Maintenance Engineers delivering maintenance support and activities to maintain site compliance, improve the safety, quality and efficiency of all assets.

The benefits package for the Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer role include:

• Salary depending one experience £40,000 - £48,000 
• There are 40 hour weekly rotational shift patterns in place covering earlies, lates and nights covering both sites. (6am – 2pm / 2pm – 10pm / 10pm – 6am).
• Annual leave of 31 days inclusive of bank holidays (rising to 32 after 5 years’ service and your 
• birthday off after 2 years’ service)
• Company sick pay (after successful probation) of 8 weeks
• Health Cash Plan

You must be a qualified Engineer, City and Guilds or equivalent trained dual skilled with strong skills across both mechanical/electrical disciplines. Due to the varied equipment, they have across both sites, qualifications, skills and experience we are mainly looking for include electrical, mechanical, pneumatics, hydraulics, pumps, motors, belts (this is not an exhaustive list).
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The key areas of focus and duties for the Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer role include: 

• Extensive experience in service driven production/process industries
• Ability to identify and implement actions to improve/maintain productivity.
• To work with production teams to optimise the production processes of mixing, coating & converting to 
• improve quality and reduce waste. 
• Provide as necessary support for the installation of new parts and equipment.
• To perform repairs to plant and equipment in accordance with best practice.

There are several other duties that will be discussed further at initial interview. 

We would be very keen to talk to Maintenance Electricians or Maintenance Technicians also who are looking for the next role based around Leicester, Nottingham, Grantham, Northampton and Peterborough.  

Probe Technical Recruitment are recruiting a very exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Engineering Manager to join a unique manufacturer based in Leicester. The company are experts in their field, and reporting into a Director, your role will be to lead an engineering and maintenance team to safely and cost effectively achieve the uptime and productivity targets required to grow sales and success. Flexibility is key for this role along with project management and organisation skills.

• The benefits package for the Engineering Manager role include:
• Salary is up to £55,000 based on qualifications and experience
• Annual leave of 31 days inclusive of bank holidays (rising to 32 after 5 years’ service)
• Flexitime 36+ hours a week
• Company sick pay (after successful probation) of 13 weeks
• Laptop and company phone
• There are 2 sites very close to each other

This role would suit someone who is appropriately qualified (Degree/ HND in technical Electrical / Mechanical / Engineering or tools qualified with significant experience). Also to have worked in a manufacturing environment that understands the needs of both the business targets and the long-term requirements of the equipment. An experienced Maintenance or Engineering Manager of teams who are spread across more than one large site is advantageous where health and safety is of vital importance. 
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The key areas of focus and duties for the Engineering Manager role include: 

• To ensure the completion of planned preventive maintenance schedules using the Computerised Maintenance Management System (Agility). 
• To work with the Maintenance Team Leader to support the development of effective planned preventive maintenance schedules and to analyse the data produced to identify engineering improvement projects 
• Plant Availability to agreed targets.
• PPM’s Completion to agreed targets and standards
• Delivery of strategic projects to original justification, budget and timeframes
• There are several other duties that will be discussed further at initial interview. 

We would be very keen to talk to Maintenance Managers looking for the next step based around Leicester, Nottingham, Grantham, Northampton and Peterborough. 

We currently have a requirement for a mechanically-biased Maintenance Engineer to join on of the leading, largest, private Engineering organisations within the Lancashire. This is an opportunity to join an established organisation who have sites throughout the UK, a company who continue to make major investments and drive training and progression on site. This is an opportunity to join an already established maintenance team and an organisation who hold 50+ years within the industry 

The maintenance engineer’s position is commutable from the following: : Bolton / Heywood / Rochdale / Radcliffe / Bury 

Benefits the Maintenance Engineer will receive

• Position: Maintenance Engineer 
• Shift: Days Monday to Friday – 8am till 5pm – 1hour Lunch. 
• Salary: £30,000 - £33,000  
• Benefits: 8% Pension, Profit related pay scheme, Company health care, 24+8days holiday 
• Location: Bury, Lancashire

Experience with Maintenance Engineer will hold: 

• Ideally the maintenance engineer will hold previous experience within a heavy engineering Plant. 
• Mechanically biased with a slight electrical ability would be at an advantage – roughly 80/20 Split 
• Experience with: Furnaces, Bearings, Transmission systems, Pulleys, Pipe Fitting, Welding – Fabrications – STICK welding. Some Installation work. 
• Must be Apprentice trained – holding a NVQ Level 3 – City & Guilds Level 3 in mechanical engineering. 

Duties the Maintenance engineer will undertake: 

• Carry out Servicing and maintenance requirements throughout the plant. 
• Respond to all breakdowns within the Plant 
• Complete required Documentation for the engineering systems 
• Monitor Stock levels on site – re-order as and when required 
• Assist with Projects – Installation and commissioning on Plant. 
• Carry out all required training on site. 

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.