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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. 

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 double days shift, working Monday - Friday, 06.00-14.00 and 14:00 - 22:00. 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, 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 up to £48,000 depending on experience (including shift allowance)
• 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 06:00 - 14:00 and 14:00 - 22:00
• 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
• You would qualify for the annual pay review this and 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.  

New exciting opportunity to join a Global Manufacturing organisation based in Greater Manchester Area.  This is an exceptional opportunity for a higher 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 – 4on-4off systems – 2days-2nights. 12 hours Shift. 

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 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