CMM PROGRAMMER

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a QUALITY CONTROL ENGINEER.

Decarbonization is high on our agenda, and we support customers looking to reduce their environmental impact through the entire product lifecycle, from production to end-of-life.

Used in combination with other advanced materials, our products are accelerating the shift towards sustainable methods of manufacture for a greener future.

We work with the world’s leading manufacturers, such as OEM’s, Tier 1 automotive suppliers, marine, aerospace, and marine sector, to name but a few.

This role would suit either a Quality Control Engineer who would like the opportunity to develop skills further into Environmental, or you may be an Environmental Specialist, who is keen to add Quality to your repertoire.  This role offers a blend of technical expertise in quality and environmental standards,

Commutable from Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Wombourne, Walsall, Bloxwich, Oldbury, Kinver, Shenstone, Telford, Stourbridge, Cradley Heath, Bridgnorth and Stourbridge

KEY BENEFITS

• Salary: £28,000 - £32,000
• Free parking on site
• Day’s role
• Market leader with more continued growth predicted
• Unlimited Career progression
• Chance to expand your Quality experience into Environmental
• Or the chance to extend your Environmental knowledge into Quality Control as well
• Unique manufacturing environment
• Extensive growth predicted
• Friendly, supportive team

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Enhance the Quality Management System (QMS) by identifying gaps, assessing opportunities for improvement, and coordinating corrective action planning and execution.
• Lead the accreditation process for BS EN 9001, AS9100, and ISO 14001 standards, ensuring that all required documentation is complete and up to date.
• Conduct internal audits to evaluate compliance and identify areas for process improvement.
• Ensure full legal compliance with regulatory requirements relevant to operational facilities.
• Actively promote adherence to Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) policies, fostering a culture of compliance.
• Oversee compliance processes and maintain effective reporting systems.
• Serve as the primary contact for quality and environmental guidance, offering expert support to the business and liaising with regulatory and accreditation bodies as needed.
• Provide training to new hires and current employees on all aspects of the Quality Management System.

REQUIREMENTS

• Relevant Quality Control experience and / OR Environmental exposure and Health and Safety
• Ideally, you will have gained your experience from with a manufacturing environment
• A WAMITAB qualification is desirable, but not essential.
• Good knowledge of EN 9001, AS9100 and or ISO14001
• Experience of compliance

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!

METROLOGY ENGINEER

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a METROLOGY ENGINEER.

This is an exciting Organisation to be part of, you would be joining a prestigious, state of the Art manufacturing organisation. Specialising in either high quality off the shelf modules, to individual new developments.  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, out teams are accomplished teams of experts, highly specialised in the development, industrialisation and production.

You may already be a METROLOGY ENGINEER looking for a fresh challenge, within a highly prestigious organisation

Commutable from Birmingham, Coventry, Henley-in-Arden, Redditch, Studley, Stratford-upon-Avon, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, Moseley, Halesowen and Curdworth 

KEY BENEFITS

• Salary: £40,000 - £42,000 (Neg Dependant on experience)
• Free parking on site
• Flexible working hours
• 11.30am Friday finish
• Employee discount (reward gateway)
• Yearly incentive bonus paid out in December 
• Long service award after 4 years of service 
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Access to BEN (charity for automotive workers)
• Flexible start & finish times
• Death in service (once passed probationary period)
• 25 Days Holiday (Bank Holidays on top), increasing to 26 days after 1 calendar year, then increasing to 28 after 5 years
• Company contributory pension
• Highly prestigious brand, products and customers
• Pristine and modern working environment
• Market leader with more continued growth predicted
• Unlimited Career progression

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creating CMM programs, utilising PC-DIMIS
• Evaluate measurement data
• Daily planning and scheduling of metrology workloads
• Conduct and complete set ups, measurements and interpretations for part investigations
• Creating measurement programs for CMM with or without CAD model
• Drawing up initial sample test reports as per the VDA and PPAP template
• Calibration of gauges, maintain measuring equipment
• Re-qualification inspections
• SPC

REQUIREMENTS

• It is essential that you have relevant CMM Programming experience
• Ideally PC-DMIS
• Any QUINDOS knowledge would be advantageous, but not essential
• To have gained your experience from within a manufacturing environment
• Good working knowledge of PPAP’s and SPC
• Good level of IT Literacy

This role will suit an energetic, and ambitious  Metrology Engineer

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!

QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICER

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICER

This is an exciting Organisation to be part of, you would be joining a well- established business steeped in history. Supplying into a large range of different manufacturing sectors, such as food, beverage and pharmaceutical

As the Quality Assurance Officer, you will be working as part of a team, reporting into t he  Quality Assurance Manager

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

Commutable from Birmingham, Dudley, Halesowen, Walsall, Moseley, West Bromwich, Willenhall, Wolverhampton, Aldridge, Sutton Coldfield, Cannock, Rowley Regis and Wombourne

KEY BENEFITS

• Salary: £30,000
• Free parking on site
• Unlimited Career progression
• 36.25 working week
• 25 Days holiday (Stats on top)
• Stake holder pension
• Solid, stable unique manufacturing business
• Friendly supportive staff

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support and development of Company Quality Management Systems
• Assist the Quality Manager with all aspects of Quality Assurance
• Lead and contribute to Quality complaints / deviation investigations
• Root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions
• Internal audits

REQUIREMENTS

• Quality Assurance experience is necessary
• All backgrounds considered, such as manufacturing, beverages, chemical and pharmaceutical industry sectors
• Good knowledge of ISO 9001
• Root cause analysis knowledge
• IT literate

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!

You must have the right to work and remain in  the UK on a permanent basis

METALLURGIST

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a Metallurgist.

This is an exciting Organisation to be part of, you would be joining a prestigious, state of the Art manufacturing organisation. Well established and steeped in history, the opportunity for a Metallurgist to be part of such an organisation, would be superb.

A world leader, situated in the heart of the Black Country, utilising a vast variety of different manufacturing processes to produce their world renowned products.  

As the Metallurgist, you will exhibit a strong understanding of metallurgical concepts.

Commutable from Birmingham, Kidderminster, Worcester, Dudley, Halesowen, Redditch, Wombourne, Rubery, Northfield, Longbridge, Bromsgrove and Stourport-on-Severn

KEY BENEFITS

• Salary: £35,000 - £40,000
• Free parking on site
• Early Friday finish
• Choice of start and finish times
• Days
• World Leading manufacturing organisation
• Well established and stable
• Plenty of growth
• Friendly, long- term standing staff

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitor failure trends and investigate mechanical test failures
• Ensure standards are met in the manufacturing facility
• Technical contract reviews
• Creation of new manufacturing procedures
• Selection of material and processes
• Provide training and support
• Conduct metallography for routine testing and failure investigation
• Technical input
• Investigate quality and non-conformance

REQUIREMENTS

• HNC or equivalent in Materials Engineering / Metallurgical 
• Strong understanding of metallurgical concepts
• Experience of Metallographic preparation and analysis would be beneficial
• To have gained your experience from within a manufacturing industry
• Good attention to detail

ONLY UK BASED EXPERIENCE CAN BE CONSIDERED

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a QUALITY MANAGER.

We are a busy high volume manufacturing organisation, with a real family feel.  You would be joining an established, friendly Quality team.

You may be already a Quality Manager who is looking to move to a new challenge where you can make a genuine impact, or, you may be a Senior Quality Engineer who is looking for that next step up to Quality Manager

Commutable from: Birmingham, Solihull, Dudley, Halesowen, Walsall, Brownhills, Telford, Wolverhampton, Sutton Coldfield, Aston, West Bromwich, Wednesbury and Moseley

Key Benefits on Offer:

• Salary: £45,000
• Free parking on site
• Busy manufacturing organisation
• Excellent long-term prospects
• Lunchtime Friday finish

Quality Manager responsibilities:

• Responsibility for the maintenance and improvement of IATF 16949, ISO9001 and ISO14001
• Produce FMEA’s for review for the APQP team
• Control Plans
• Gauge design involvement and procurement, along with the creation of calibration and operating instructions
• MSA studies to ensure gauges are fit to used again
• PPAP submissions
• Capability studies using SPC
• Ability to use a variety of measuring equipment as well as the operation of CMM / Faro arm scanning
• 8D’s
• Supplier concerns and performance
• Internal audits

Quality Manager Requirements:

• RELEVANT Quality Management or Senior Quality Engineering experience
• Strong knowledge of Quality tools, such as APQQ, SPC, Control Plans and FMEA
• To have gained experience within a continuous improvement culture
• Preferably you will have gained your experience within a high-volume manufacturing organisation
• Exposure to IATF 16949
• Internal auditing experienced
• Experience of supplier and customer liaison

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!

A major large manufacturing company in the Coventry area, are looking for a Senior Quality Engineer. This is a key role within an established business, with over 200 sites worldwide.  

We are driving advancements in new technologies solutions for a diversified global market.

Commutable from Birmingham, Nuneaton, Coventry, Tamworth, Burbage, Rugby, Kenilworth, Leamington Spa, Sutton Coldfield, Lutterworth, Henley in Arden and Solihull

What’s in it for you, as Senior Quality Engineer?

• Salary: £50,000
• Free parking on site
• Employee discount (reward gateway)
• Cycle to work scheme.
• 25 Days Holiday (Bank Holidays on top)
• Early Friday finish
• Company contributory pension
• Highly prestigious brand, products and customers
• Modern working environment
• Market leader with more continued growth predicted
• Unlimited Career progression

Requirements for Senior Quality Engineer

• Significant Quality Engineering experience at a Senior level
• You will have gained your experience from within high-volume manufacturing
• Leadership experience
• Strong knowledge of Quality tools, such as SPC, Control Plans, PPAP submissions, APQP and Containment issues
• Supplier and customer liaison
• Excellent auditing abilities
• This would suit a strong Collaborator, who is keen to utilise your considerable Quality knowledge, in a positive, friendly and supportive environment

Responsibilities for Senior Quality Engineer

• Provide support to the Quality Manager
• Manage and improve the current Quality systems 
• Control Plans and SPC
• Customer audits
• Root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions
• PPAP submissions
• Champion continuous improvements in Quality
• PFMEA
• Containment issues
• Utilising problem- solving techniques, such as Ishikawa and 5 Why
• 8D reports
• Point of contact for customers
• Gauging and calibration
• Support NPI

Company and Role Overview

With decades of experience, this UK leading business who are part of a large group, have remained at the forefront of their industry. They are currently working on a huge, long-term, high value project, which you will be part of in this role. 

The business is looking for an experienced Quality Inspector for a major, long-term project. The ideal candidate will have proven Quality Inspector, Quality Engineer, Quality Technician or Quality Control experience. 

You will be responsible for overseeing production processes, to ensure that the quality of the end product meets the required standards. You will collaborate with the Production, Finishing and Despatch departments to conduct inspections before products are despatched to site. You will ensure that any defects or improvements are identified and communicated.

Quality Inspector Salary, Hours, and Benefits

• £31,000 - £33,000 (dependant on what hours you do)
• 40 hours per week. There are two shifts available, days or afternoons 10:00am – 8:15pm 
• Life assurance
• Employee assistance program
• Mental health and wellbeing initiatives
• Discounts
• Training and development opportunities.

Commutable From: Derby, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham, Tamworth, Lichfield

Quality Inspector Candidate Requirements

• Proven Quality experience.
• The environment is always changing, so you have to be adaptable. 
• IT literate – an amount of time will be spent transferring data into the system.
• A good communicator – confident enough to challenge individuals. 
• UK Driving license as the site is not easy to get to via public transport.

Quality Inspector Key Responsibilities

• Engage production teams in quality management processes and drive a continuous improvement culture.
• Inspection of product at all stages of production in accordance with the Inspection Test Plan.
• Identification of defects, non-conformance and opportunities for improvement within the production processes. Assistance in root cause analysis and corrective action activities.
• Participate in internal and external accrediting body audits.

This is a family business where changing people’s lives through the products that they design, manufacture and install is a daily occurrence. With 40 years’ experience under their belt, they are a leading provider in the UK, a market leader in Europe and have a presence in many other countries worldwide. They continue to expand rapidly in the UK and internationally, a business that has doubled in size these last few years.

Quality Control Manager Pay, Hours and Benefits

• £45,000  
• 39 hours per week, Monday – Friday (with some flexibility and an earlier finish on Friday’s)
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays – holiday allowance increases with service
• Life insurance cover
• Profit Related Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Retail discount scheme
• Full PPE and Training Provided

This role is commutable from the following areas: Derby, Nottingham, Sutton in Ashfield, Mansfield, Chesterfield, 

Quality Control Manager Role Overview

• The business is seeking a diligent and detail-oriented Quality Control Manager to join a well-established manufacturing team. This is a standalone role, with no direct reports.
• You will be responsible for ensuring quality control, implementing improvements and maintaining compliance.

Quality Control Manager Candidate Requirements

• Proven experience as a hands-on Quality Engineer / Quality Control Manager, working to the quality principles of ISO 9001.
• Familiarity with APQP, PPAP, ISIR, DPU and experience of these methodologies in a manufacturing environment are highly desirable.
• Able to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications and schematics.
• Can conduct risk assessments and generate safe systems of work documentation.
• Experience of simple project management.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Hands-on experience with Quality Management Systems and testing methodologies.
• Strong communication and team collaboration skills.

Quality Control Manager Key Responsibilities

• Create an APQP based quality system for manufacturing to include workflows, training and control plans. They do not require statistical process control.
• Specify, acquire and implement appropriate dimensional measurement tools.
• Investigate customer returns, establish the root cause and apply learnings.
• Monitor the production cycle and report on malfunctions.
• Inspect procedures for the production cycle and ensure their efficiency and compliance with safety and quality standards.
• Approve or reject raw materials with respect to quality standards, recording supplier performance.
• Maintain records of testing, information and metrics. 
• Develop, document and maintain a thorough network of Standard Operating Procedures.
• Ensure standards are maintained to the ISO 90001 system.
• Assess adherence to industry codes.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities.

This is a family business where changing people’s lives through the products that they design, manufacture and install is a daily occurrence. With 40 years’ experience under their belt, they are a leading provider in the UK, a market leader in Europe and have a presence in many other countries worldwide. They continue to expand rapidly in the UK and internationally, a business that has doubled in size these last few years.

Senior Quality Engineer Pay, Hours and Benefits

• £40,000 - £45,000 (dependant on experience) 
• 39 hours per week, Monday – Friday (with some flexibility and an earlier finish on Friday’s)
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays – holiday allowance increases with service
• Life insurance cover
• Profit Related Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Retail discount scheme
• Full PPE and Training Provided

This role is commutable from the following areas: Derby, Nottingham, Sutton in Ashfield, Mansfield, Chesterfield, 

Senior Quality Engineer Role Overview

The business is seeking a diligent and detail-oriented Senior Quality Engineer to join a well-established manufacturing team.
You will be responsible for ensuring quality control, implementing improvements and maintaining compliance.

Senior Quality Engineer Candidate Requirements

• Proven experience as a Senior Quality Engineer, working to the quality principles of ISO 9001
• Manufacturing environment exposure
• Able to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications and schematics
• Can conduct risk assessments and generate safe systems of work documentation
• Experience of simple project management
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
• Hands-on experience with Quality Management Systems and testing methodologies
• Strong communication and team collaboration skills

Senior Quality Engineer Key Responsibilities

• Investigate customer returns, establish the root cause and apply learnings
• Monitor the production cycle and report on malfunctions
• Inspect procedures for the production cycle and ensure their efficiency and compliance with safety and quality standards
• Approve or reject raw materials with respect to quality standards, recording supplier performance
• Maintain records of testing, information and metrics
• Develop, document and maintain a thorough network of Standard Operating Procedures
• Ensure standards are maintained to our ISO 90001 system
• Assess adherence to industry codes
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities

This is a family business where changing people’s lives through the products that they design, manufacture and install is a daily occurrence. With 40 years’ experience under their belt, they are a leading provider in the UK, a market leader in Europe and have a presence in many other countries worldwide. They continue to expand rapidly in the UK and internationally, a business that has doubled in size these last few years.

Quality Engineer Pay, Hours and Benefits

• £30,000 - £40,000 (dependant on experience) 
• 39 hours per week, Monday - Friday
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays – holiday allowance increases with service
• Life insurance cover
• Profit Related Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Retail discount scheme
• Full PPE and Training Provided

This role is commutable from the following areas: Derby, Nottingham, Sutton in Ashfield, Mansfield, Chesterfield, 

Quality Engineer Role Overview

The business is seeking a diligent and detail-oriented Quality Engineer to join a well-established manufacturing team.
You will be responsible for ensuring quality control, implementing improvements and maintaining compliance.

Quality Engineer Candidate Requirements

• Proven experience as a Quality Engineer
• Able to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications and schematics
• Can conduct risk assessments and generate safe systems of work documentation
• Experience of simple project management
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
• Hands-on experience with Quality Management Systems and testing methodologies
• Strong communication and team collaboration skills

Quality Engineer Key Responsibilities

• Investigate customer returns, establish the root cause and apply learnings
• Monitor the production cycle and report on malfunctions
• Inspect procedures for the production cycle and ensure their efficiency and compliance with safety and quality standards
• Approve or reject raw materials with respect to quality standards, recording supplier performance
• Maintain records of testing, information and metrics
• Develop, document and maintain a thorough network of Standard Operating Procedures
• Ensure standards are maintained to our ISO 90001 system
• Assess adherence to industry codes
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities

Probe Technical are looking to recruit a full time and permanent Purchasing Coordinator to join a very busy production facility near Banbury. This is a fast-paced role that needs high attention in the small team. You must be a motivated individual who will be able to direct and coordinate the purchase of a range of materials for the Company whilst ensuring that they are working in accordance with specifications, budgets and agreed quality standards.

The package details for the role of Procurement Coordinator include the below and further at interview:

• Salary £32,000 - £35,000 depending on experience 
• Hours: 09:00 – 17:00 Monday to Friday, 1 hour lunch, 35 hours per week
• Pension – 3% paid via salary sacrifice, saving you tax and NI contributions
• Annual Salary Reviews – an annual pay review is conducted every January 
• Holiday –23 days plus Bank Holidays, rising to 25 after 5 years’ service 
• Family friendly – Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave pay, as well as an annual family fun day 
• Death in service benefit – 2 x annual salary

Along with 2 years Procurement experience ideally in a manufacturing environment; you will need excellent communication skills, with an ability to balance conflicting demands. Excellent time management with an ability to remain calm under pressure in an ever-changing environment.

Other key duties for the Purchasing Coordinator role involve:  

• Analyse the daily stock requirement report spreadsheet, placing the necessary purchase orders using Suppliers/Pricing Structures set up by the Buyers whilst maintaining safety stocks and not exceeding stock parameters or warehouse capacity
• Monitor purchase orders to ensure that materials are confirmed, delivered on time, at the agreed price, within agreed specification and comply with the company’s quality standards.
• Maintain regular contact with suppliers to resolve any problems to meet production requirements. 
• Maintain and update raw material ‘Goods In’ schedule for the Warehouse Department, keeping within daily and weekly delivery quotas and ensure regular communication to minimise any adverse factors that may lead to missed production schedules and transport deadlines. 
• Work with Accounts and Buyers to resolve invoice queries. 

We would be keen to also speak to Purchasing Assistants, Procurement Coordinators and Buyers. This role is commutable from Oxford, Banbury, Northampton and Coventry. 
 

Company

With nearly 50 years of experience behind them, this is a global, hypergrowth company, having doubled in size over the last five years. 

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.

The business are big advocates of personal development, growth and progression, with many success stories of this across the company. 

Role Overview

This important role requires a committed individual who will gain a thorough understanding of the company products, Supply Chain and Operations. This will involve gaining knowledge of Suppliers, Products, and Global Operational activity. You will be proactive and driven to support the business units to generate growth through your pragmatic and imaginative approach.

The successful Warehouse Manager will have previous experience in a similar role with team leadership experience. Those from a Stores and Despatch background will be considered especially if gained within a manufacturing environment. You will be used to different ERP tools, capable in Excel, Word, an effective communicator, organised and agile.

Warehouse Manager Salary, Hours and Benefits

• £41,000 (dependant on experience)
• Hours: you are able to work 8:00am – 4:00pm or 7:00am – 3:00pm (or a mix of both), with an early finish on Friday’s
• The chance to join a very successful and growing business
• Up to 10.5% company pension
• Company bonus
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Cash health plan

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

Warehouse Manager Candidate Requirements – but not limited to

• The Warehouse Manager will have previous experience from a similar role with some leadership experience.
• Previous experience with a manufacturing environment would be highly advantageous.
• You will be IT literate - ERP systems experience will be at advantage.
• Ideally you will have previously worked in a demanding warehouse environment with automated storage and enjoy a ‘hands on’ approach.
• Hold a driving license.
• Forklift license preferred (training can be provided).

Warehouse Manager Key Responsibilities – but not limited to

• Responsible for leading and motivating the team to ensure all tasks are completed in a timely manner. To include, receiving goods to Stores and delivery to point of requirement according to scheduled and other demands & for Packing, Despatch and Shipping operations.
• Ensure inbound On-Time In-Fill is maximized through prompt and accurate goods receipt. Positively influence Sales On-Time In-Fill through making available raw materials and parts, right time and right place and pulling through Sales Orders to meet customer delivery targets.
• Effective management of stock holding ensuring optimisation of warehouse locations to support the smooth flow of materials and goods to the point of use and outbound shipment of sales orders.
• Line management responsibility for the Warehouse team including, return to work meetings, team morale, KPI creation, performance reviews and appraisals meetings.
• Develop strong relationships with company stakeholders globally - work effectively to support strategic customers.