Manufacturing & Production

Our Manufacturing Division consists of experienced consultants who have over ten years experience in recruiting Technical staff within the Manufacturing and Production sectors.

Manufacturing is the transformation of raw materials into finished goods, or intermediate processes involving the production or finishing of semi-manufactures, with such a large process involved, we are specialised to recruit for the whole spectrum. Therefore candidates such as Operatives, Toolmakers, Weld Engineers, Production Engineers, Commodity and Raw Materials Purchasing, Team Leaders, Operations Manager, Manufacturing Directors are finding employment through Probe on a daily basis.

  • Continuous Improvements
  • Six Sigma
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • JIT
  • CNC
  • Health & Safety
  • Cost Reduction
  • Waste Management
  • Toolmaking
  • Production Control

If you would like a confidential discussion surrounding strategic hiring for your organisation or your own career path we would be delighted to hear from you to determine how our services can assist you in finding the right solution so please call us on  0121 321 4311

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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 – rising 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.

 

I have an amazing opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join an expanding team. My client is committed to the most advanced technologies and process methods of carbon fibre recovery. Working for many industries such as automotive and rail.   

My client is looking for a Maintenance Engineer who will be responsible for contributing to innovative and transformational ideas. The role will play an integral part to the technical team, carrying out electrical and mechanical work on new and existing machinery. 

Maintenance Engineer Role Benefits:

  • Salary £38,000
  • Premium OT. 
  • 28 days holiday (rising with service).  
  • Life assurance scheme, paying 4x base salary. 
  • Private health insurance 
  • Employer Contribution Pension Scheme 6%. 
  • Sick pay.
  • Uniform and vending key. 

Duties of Maintenance Engineer include:

  • Days - 08:00 to 16:30 
  • Development of detailed plans to turn ideas into products, new processes, or new equipment. 
  • Modification, retrofit and commissioning of equipment and trials of new processes. 
  • To detect and repair electrical faults and modify where required. 
  • Have a good understanding of Siemens and/or Allan Bradley PLC’s. 
  • Proficient with pneumatics, hydraulics, and electrical motors. 
  • Installations and commissioning. 
  • Materials processing on R&D equipment (Training will be provided). 

As a Maintenance Engineer Requirements include: 

  • Recognised engineering qualification. 
  • 18th edition. 
  • Proven knowledge of industrial process equipment.
  • Able to work at heights.
  • Previous experience in a similar role within the textile or composite industry would be advantageous but not essential.
  • Have at least 2 years proven experience of working in a maintenance role within an industrial/manufacturing environment.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Confident self-starter who can work on own initiative but also a team player within a small department.
  • Good knowledge of health and safety procedures.

A great opportunity to join a fantastic company with loads of benefits. If you like the look of this role please apply to find out more details. 

This Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from:  Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, West Bromwich, Birmingham, and surrounding areas.

 

Introduction to company:

Based in a beautiful location, surrounded by nature. This company is recruiting for its next big role in programming. World renown company, with offices across the globe and a forever expanding future always on the horizon. The leading company in its industry, holding the Queen’s Award for export achievement, awarded twice throughout the companies’ lifetime. Then awarded it recently again for international trade twice again. With a recently established new head office, this site offers employees sports rooms (gym, badminton, tennis) Chill out areas with pool tables and darts and even electric charging points for cars. Once in a lifetime opportunity to work for one of the worlds growing leaders in its industry. 

Salary and benefits:

  • £40,000 - £50,000 (negotiable depending on experience)
  • Eye care (test and contribution to glasses)
  • Occupational Health
  • Onsite free gym membership
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Childcare vouchers
  • Life insurance
  • Electric car charging points on site
  • 32 days holiday
  • Free parking
  • Annual bonus payment
  • Enhanced sickness benefit
  • Pension

Specific Role & Responsibilities for Project Engineer:

  • Using a variety of CAM packages (to make it easy to learn this companies bespoke made CAM packages) to create/implement and maintain programs for use on various manufacturing processes.
  • Using Creao (ProEngineer) to interrogate models to produce programs for complex machined profiles on milling, turning and turn/mill machines for CNC Programming.
  • Ensure routings are easy to understand, accurate and operational. (Training to estimate cost of products to help build this knowledge will be provided) 
  • Assist compiling machine time for quoting new work.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

  • HNC OR APPRENTICESHIP PREFERRED IN INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE (HOWEVER TIME SERVED AS A CNC PROGRAMMER CAN SUBSTITUTE THIS)

Required Skills:

  • Understand machine and process protocols for the likes of Fanuc/Okuma/Mazak/Mitishibishi or similar and have been a CNC Programmer operating these.
  • Ability to validate created and existing software programs and potential modify them for continuous improvement purposes.
  • Demonstrate understanding of processes from primary forming to realisation of end of product.

Preferred Skills for a CNC Programmer:

  • Previously held a similar role.
  • Proven track record in ability to use computers and design software. 
  • Excellent understanding of engineering drawings, geometrical tolerancing and dimensioning.
  • Understanding of engineer tooling required to produce components. 
  • Tools, cutters, inserts and workholding methodology.
  • Material understanding, Stainless steel, Inconel, super duplex and titanium. 

Commutable from: Preston / Burnley / Blackburn / Altham / Padiham / Hapton / Huncoat / Clayton-le-Moors / Great Harwood and Simonstone

 

We are offering an opportunity for a Health and Safety Coordinator on a Fixed Term Contract of minimum 6 months

This is a manufacturing organisation, established for over 25 years, and firmly established as the market leader in their particular field.

Commutable from: Sutton Coldfield, Lichfield, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Aldridge, Walsall, Moseley, Castle Bromwich, Smethwick, Halesowen, Edgbaston, Hockley and Solihull

Benefits:

  • £40,000 (pro rata)
  • Early finish Friday
  • Fixed Term contract 6 months with possibility of longer
  • Free parking on site
  • Immediate start available
  • Great opportunity to make an impact
  • Market leader with more continued growth predicted
  • Unique manufacturing product
  • Wide customer base
  • Friendly, pleasant working environment

Health and Safety Coordinator Responsibilities:

  • Provide assistance with the update of the Health and Safety systems
  • Implementing and maintaining effective Health and Safety protocols
  • Develop and update updated Health and Safety policies
  • Ensure all Health and Safety records and documentation are uptodate and accurate
  • Provide Health and Safety guidance
  • Regular inspections and audits to ensure compliance
  • Conduct Health and Safety training sessions for employees
  • Keep abreast of legislation and industry standards

Health and Safety Coordinator Requirements:

  • Proven experience of Health and Safety management from within a manufacturing or engineering industry
  • Strong knowledge of Health and Safety regulations
  • NEBOSH or similar certification in Health and Safety
  • Strong attention to detail, with the ability to interact with employees at all levels
     
 

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a CHEMIST

This is an exciting Organisation to be part of, you would be joining a unique Queens Award Winning manufacturing organisation. We are very much at the forefront of brand -new technology.

We have been providing pioneering technologies and products to our customers worldwide for a number of years now, our teams are accomplished teams of experts, highly specialised in the development, industrialisation and production.

Commutable from: Manchester, Blackburn, Standish, Ramsbottom, Skelmersdale, St Helen’s, Warrington, Bolton, Ormskirk, Chorley.

Benefits:

  • £12.50 per hour 
  • Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 4.30pm
  • Salary: 8.5 hrs per day x 5 = 42.5 days per week (40 hour contract)
  • 8hrs x 5 days = 40 hours - £12.50 per hour x 40 x 52 = £26,000 The 2.5 hours additional will be at the overtime rate. £18.75 x 2.5 p/w = £46.88 x 52 = £243
  • Free parking on site
  • Queens Award Winning manufacturer
  • Private Healthcare
  • 33 Days holidays (inc Stats)
  • Market leader with more continued growth predicted
  • Unique manufacturing product
  • Wide customer base
  • Unlimited Career progression

Chemist Responsibilities:

  • Day to day batch manufacture 
  • Conduct experimental work
  • Preparation of lab samples
  • Test raw materials
  • Test and evaluate competitors products
  • Calibration of equipment
  • Prepare samples for dispatch
  • Happy to work days

Chemist Requirements:

  • BTEC / HNC Chemistry or equivalent
  • To have the ability to follow chemistry testing techniques
  • Ideally, you will have worked in a busy lab previously
  • Good knowledge of sampling and product testing
  • Strond understanding of chemical processes

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!

 

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for an ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST

This is an exciting Organisation to be part of, you would be joining a unique Queens Award Winning manufacturing organisation. We are very much at the forefront of brand -new technology.

We have been providing pioneering technologies and products to our customers worldwide for a number of years now, our teams are accomplished teams of experts, highly specialised in the development, industrialisation and production.

Commutable from: Manchester, Blackburn, Standish, Ramsbottom, Skelmersdale, St Helen’s, Warrington, Bolton, Ormskirk, Chorley

Benefits:

  • Salary: £40,000
  • Free parking on site
  • Queens Award Winning manufacturer
  • Private Healthcare
  • 33 Days holidays (inc Stats)
  • Market leader with more continued growth predicted
  • Unique manufacturing product
  • Wide customer base
  • Unlimited Career progression

Environmental Specialist Responsibilities:

  • Identify new opportunities to improve the environmental management system
  • Provide guidance and support on environmental legislation
  • Manage environmental management program and the environmental management system
  • Minimise waste
  • Responsibility for ISO 14001 Environmental Management system and surveillance audits
  • Lead Auditor for 45001 and 9001
  • Development of the environmental strategy and environmental performance
  • Champion environmental improvements
  • Manage on-site environment permit

Environmental Specialist Requirements:

  • A Degree in Environmental management  / Chemical engineering 
  • Working knowledge of key environmental legislation
  • Auditing knowledge
  • Exposure to ISO14001 
  • Any knowledge of ISO 5001 would be desirable but not essential
  • Highly beneficial that you have experience within manufacturing, ideally oil, gas or / and chemicals

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!