AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE MANAGER

We are seeking to recruit a proven Maintenance Engineer (Shift Engineer) to join a busy fast paced manufacturing plant that supply globally. You will be based on site working a 3-shift system and there will be an induction phase of up to 2 months where you will be working morning and afternoons rotation until familiar with the site. The goal is to continue the shift from a reactive approach (fixing problems as they occur) to a proactive one (preventing problems before they happen). This not only improves efficiency but also helps achieve business targets.

Benefits for the Maintenance Engineer role include:

• £37,846 (plus a shift premium equating to £8,704.54 per annum) £46,550 
• 3 Shift rotation 
• 34 days holiday inc statutory bank holidays
• 7% contribution match stakeholder pension scheme
• Medicash cash plan, eligibility to join the private healthcare scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Workwear provided
• Bonus

You must be time served with a mechanical maintenance Apprenticeship (minimum NVQ level 3 or equivalent). Practical working experience in Manufacturing/Industrial Environments. Some duties for the Maintenance Engineer may include:

• Welding & Fabrication – MIG, TIG, and arc welding; metal fabrication and repairs.
• Machine Shop Skills – Lathe operation, milling, grinding, drilling, and general machining.
• Hydraulics – Fault-finding, maintenance, and repair of hydraulic systems, pumps, valves, and actuators.
• Pneumatics – Installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of pneumatic circuits, compressors, and control valves.
• Mechanical Fitting & Assembly – Bearings, gearboxes, conveyors, motors, chains, and belts.
• Planned & Reactive Maintenance – Conducting routine servicing and emergency repairs to minimise downtime.

The role of Maintenance Engineer is commutable from Derby, Nottingham, Mansfield, and Chesterfield. 

Probe Technical Recruitment are recruiting a great opportunity for a proven Maintenance Engineer to join a well-respected manufacturing business. We are seeking an experienced, multi-skilled, Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance Engineer to perform pro-active and reactive maintenance activities across the manufacturing facilities. The role will cover a range of machinery (from manual machines through to machining centres) along with fabrication equipment and general maintenance.

Along with a day shift Monday – Friday with a 12.30 finish on a Friday, the Maintenance Engineer role also has a package of:

• Salary £40,000  
• Paid Overtime at 1.5x
• Company Pension at 4% company and 4% employee 
• 33 Holiday days 
• Stable Working Environment
• Sick Pay
• Onsite Parking 

You must be qualified to NVQ Level 3 in Engineering or equivalent and have experience with Machine Tool, Pneumatics, Hydraulics and Electro/ Mechanical. Some duties include:

• Install new equipment on site to the required standards and specifications.
• Diagnose faults on plant and equipment as required and establish methods for rectification
• Ensure any relevant start up procedures are performed following the repair of any plant or equipment.
• Ensure any mechanical or electrical work is carried out within the level of competence.
• Ensure effective procurement of any spare part requirements, including communication with suppliers and the raising of purchase orders.

The role of Maintenance Engineer is commutable from Derby, Nottingham, Chesterfield & Mansfield. 

Service Engineer (Mechanically Biased) – Blackburn Based 

Are you a skilled Service Engineer – mechanically biased looking for a new challenge? Want to work with a company that values experience, offers variety, and gets you home for a long weekend every week?

We’re on the lookout for an Apprentice-Trained Service Engineer with a strong mechanical bias to join an established team. Based in Blackburn, you’ll travel to key customer sites across Bristol, Scunthorpe, Cumbria, and Leicester, providing top-tier service and support.

Location: Blackburn (with travel to Bristol, Scunthorpe, Cumbria & Leicester)
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 07:30am – 5:00pm (4-day working week!)

Benefits for the Service Engineer

• Salary: Offer a Salary from £35,000 - £40,000 
• Overtime Available 
• Company Van
• Full-Time, Permanent
• Pension 
• 20 + 8 Days Annual Leave 
• iPad
• Company Credit Card
• All Expenses Covered
• PPE

Experience & Requirements for the Service Engineer.  

• Apprentice trained and qualified to Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering (essential)
• Experience in sewage treatment, recycling plants, or heavy engineering environments is highly desirable
• Comfortable with UK-wide travel (Monday–Thursday)
• Strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated with excellent customer service abilities
• Servicing, repairing, and maintaining mechanical equipment on customer sites
• Providing technical support and ensuring machinery runs efficiently and safely
• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance
• Working closely with site teams to ensure high standards are met.

We are seeking to recruit a Service Engineer (Mobile Plant Engineer) for one of the largest privately owned Engineering businesses in Europe. This is an exciting opportunity for a Service Engineer to join their manufacturing team based at any of the facilities in the UK. 

You will be responsible for ensuring plant availability and engineering resource is available when required to assist the operational function at any location. You will provide technical advice, assistance and intervention to ensure the safe and efficient operation of all plant assets as well as carrying out machine malfunction rectification work.  

Benefits for the Service Engineer role include:

• Working 37 hours a week, over a 4-day week! Monday to Thursday: 7.00am to 4.45pm
• Hourly rate of £19.86 
• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Pension is 5% employee and 4 % employer
• Company van provided 
• Overtime Available 
• Support in furthering your career with advanced programmes 

A general level of education together with EITB Certificate of Craftsmanship or equivalent and an IEE 17th/ 18th edition wiring regulations certificate. Must have a mechanical and electrical maintenance background preferably within a manufacturing environment. Duties for the Service Engineer include: 

• Able to demonstrate practical experience of machine tools, maintaining PLC controlled machinery (Siemens preferred), pneumatics and hydraulics systems, material handling conveyor systems, electrical installation work and planned preventative maintenance systems.
• Maintain all plant assets and conduct a regular PPM service and carry out machine malfunction correction work to ensure plant and equipment is available to meet the operational demands placed upon it in a safe and efficient manner.
• Oversee and participate in all large installations and machine removals/re-positioning where required

The role of Service Engineer is commutable from anywhere in the UK as it is a mobile role.

A fantastic new opportunity for an electrically-biased Maintenance Engineer to join a leading specialist manufacturer. This is an opportunity to join an established organisation who have 50+ years within the industry. This is an award-winning organisation who hold a very strong track record. 

This is an opportunity for a driven, motivated Engineer who is confident and holds strong electrical abilities, an opportunity to join an already established maintenance team. 

The Maintenance Electrician role is commutable from the following locations:  Rochdale / Bolton / Manchester / Oldham 

Benefits the Maintenance Electrician will receive: 

• Salary: £48,961    
• 6% Pension scheme 
• Life Assurance 
• 33days holiday
• Medical Care 
• Healthcare
• Overtime 

Shift in place: Days – Monday to Friday. 7:30am till 4pm – Early finish on a Friday. 

Call out system in place – you will be required to work a 1in5 call out system. 

Duties and requirements the Maintenance electrician will hold and be responsible for: 

• Previous experience within a similar role is essential to this role. 
• Strong fault-finding abilities. 
• Prove experience within a manufacturing environment. 
• Proven experience with: AC & DC Drives, Installation experience, Wire testing, Panel Building, Instrumentation. 
• Experienced with Siemens PLC’s – strong fault-finding abilities – Programming would be at an advantage.  
• Planned preventive maintenance. 
• Carry out routine servicing and inspection on all production machinery. 
• Carry out essential testing of equipment and systems. 
• Ideally holding experience with ATEX equipment. 
• Ideally, we are looking for a 70/30 split as there will be some mechanical requirements. 
• We are looking for an Apprentice trained maintenance electrician. 
• Holding a Formal qualification in Electrical engineering – City & Guilds Level 3 or NVQ Level 3 
• 17th / 18th IEE Wiring regulations. 
• City & Guilds 2391 Testing 
• UK Driving licence required / Travel to alternative sites required – all site located in within 5Miles of one another. 
• Must be happy to work the required call out system. Working 1in5 calls – this is split between engineers. 

We are a well-respected employer within the Engineering sector and are seeking to recruit proven Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer, to join our established maintenance team. 

Benefits: 

In return for your Maintenance skills and experience, we offer:

• Starting Salary of c£46,000
• Paid Overtime at Premium Rates 
• Above Average Holiday Entitlement 
• Enhanced Company Pension 
• Company Funded Sick Pay
• Annual Bonus 
• Free On Site Parking 
• Working within a very stable, low pressure engineering sector 

Duties of a Maintenance Engineer    

As a proven Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance across our plant, which will require you to have experience of supporting plant and equipment within either a manufacturing, process or production environment. 

Requirements of a Maintenance Engineer  

Ideally you will be apprentice trained but must be qualified to City & Guilds or NVQ standard electrically. Having gained your Maintenance experience from supporting plant and equipment within either a manufacturing, process or production environment. 

This is a great opportunity to move your career into a stable market sector, where you will not only gain an incredible benefits package and ongoing training and development, but also be secure in the knowledge that you will be in a stable working environment, working with a proven and established team of engineers. 

The Maintenance Technician role is commutable from Brownhills, Cannock & Walsall 

As specialists in the field, our client has progressed to become a market leader in high precision engineering throughout the United Kingdom and worldwide. This is a superb opportunity for a Calibration Engineer to join the team on a double day shift. The successful candidate will manage the calibration of all inspection equipment and the control of the issuance and receipts of all gauges.

Benefits for the role of Calibration Engineer: 

• Salary depending on experience £31,000. 
• Double day shift 0600-1400 Monday – Thursday and 0600-1230 Friday. Then the Afternoons are 1400-2400 Monday- Wednesday and 1400-2230 Thursday with Fridays off on the Afternoons week. 
• 34 Days Holiday 
• Company Pension 
• Bonus

Key Duties for the Calibration Engineer: 

• To embrace all the Company’s core values.
• To have ownership and full accountability for all calibration.
• Have a good knowledge of all inspection processes.
• Have a good understanding of all inspection capabilities.
• To ensure all inspection equipment are fully up to date to comply with ISO 9001:2015.
• To work with the purchasing department to ensure all externally calibrated items are delt with quickly, efficiently and within the financial budget.
• To raise and propose the purchase of new replacement inspection equipment when the current items are not fit for purpose.

Requirements of the Calibration Engineer: 

To excel in this role, you must meet the following criteria: 

• Minimum Engineering Apprentice trained NVQ3 
• Proficiency in using calibration equipment and understanding measurement standards is crucial.
• Experience in calibration labs, testing, or related sectors is highly valuable.
• Proficiency in using calibration equipment and understanding measurement standards is crucial.
• Knowledge of relevant industry standards ISO9001.
• Experience with calibration development tools and software is beneficial.

This role is commutable from Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Tamworth.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading business who are in a period of exciting growth. 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.

They are proud of their fast-paced and dynamic manufacturing environment, where customer satisfaction and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything that they do.

Manufacturing Supervisor Pay, Hours and Benefits

• £36,000 - £40,000 
• 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 7:00am – 3:00pm (with some flexibility)
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Life insurance cover
• Employee Assistance Programme

The Manufacturing Supervisor role is commutable from the following areas: Derby, Nottingham, Sutton in Ashfield, Mansfield, Chesterfield.

Role Overview

The Manufacturing Supervisor will be responsible for managing the Fabrication, Welding, Machine shop and Paint shop teams to ensure the efficient manufacturing of quality products, playing a crucial role in driving performance improvements and ensuring targets are met. Championing continuous improvement in all activities and areas of responsibilities.

Manufacturing Supervisor Candidate Requirements

• A minimum of HND in Engineering (ideally)
• 4+ years of relevant manufacturing experience
• Experience in a technical manufacturing environment
• IOSH/NEBOSH Certificate
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and train teams
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet targets
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong understanding of ISO 9001
• Knowledge of 5S an Lean manufacturing principles
• Driving License

Manufacturing Supervisor Key Responsibilities (but not limited to)

• Oversee daily operations to ensure production targets and quality standards are met.
• Lead, motivate, and manage a team of production employees to ensure efficient and high-quality manufacturing processes.
• Monitor production performance and identify opportunities for process improvements.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental standards at all times.
• Ensure all products meet quality standards and compliance requirements
• Train and develop team members to enhance skills and efficiency
• Coordinate with other departments (quality control, maintenance, etc.) to ensure smooth operations.
• Conduct regular team meetings to discuss performance, safety updates, and key objectives.
• Monitor production processes and implement continuous improvement initiatives
• Address any operational issues promptly and work towards effective resolutions.
• Ensure that production targets are met on time, while maintaining high standards of quality and safety.
• Support and drive lean manufacturing initiatives and continuous improvement projects.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a European leading 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.

They are proud of their fast-paced and dynamic manufacturing environment, where customer satisfaction and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything that they do.

Pay, Hours and Benefits

• £27,000 - £33,000 dependant on experience
• 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 7:00am – 3:00pm (with some flexibility)
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Life insurance cover
• Employee Assistance Programme

The IT Frontline Service Technician role is commutable from the following areas: Derby, Nottingham, Sutton in Ashfield, Mansfield, Chesterfield.

IT Frontline Service Technician Role Overview

This is an exciting time for the business as the continue with their business expansion and the successful candidate will have access to some of the latest technology and will be a key member of the team to help shape the direction of IT within the business.

They are looking for an IT Frontline Service Technician that has been doing a 1st/2nd line support role, and that has also had a bit of experience at 3rd line if possible. You will need to be able to triage incoming tickets/requests, diagnose and resolve the tickets as best you can, and escalate up to 3rd line where you are unable to resolve the issue directly, but you will also be taken through the 3rd line resolution with the infrastructure team in order to better develop overall knowledge.

The role currently reports to the Head of IT, you will work closely with the Infrastructure Team on a daily basis but will also be involved with the rest of the IT team on other projects.

Time will be given to the successful candidate to attend any required training courses, and they also have access to Udemy training, so you can attend any of the training courses available if you wish in order to extend your list of skills and experiences.

The business has 6 sites, but the role is based in Derbyshire, with the occasional travel to the other sites as and when required.

IT Frontline Service Technician Candidate Requirements (but not limited to)

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Basic networking experience: 
  • Understanding of common network devices: Firewalls, routers, switches, and access points
  • Cabling: Patching to switches and making cables
• Methodical approach to investigating issues using tools such as Google, ChatGPT etc
• Great people skills with people from diverse backgrounds and IT skills levels
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Reliable and punctual
• You will have a driving license and access to your own car
• Candidates must have permanent UK Right to Work

IT Frontline Service Technician Key Responsibilities (but not limited to)

• Basic end user training
• Creation and upkeep of documentation in Confluence
• User onboarding and offboard: 
  • Creating new users
  • Assigning rights to relevant software and files
  • Resetting passwords
• Installation and configuring new and existing desktops, laptops, mobiles phones and tablets
• Diagnosing and troubleshooting software and hardware issues
• Repairing and replacing damaged/failed computer and network components
• Supporting people whenever they encounter challenges with computers and network devices
• To undertake project work as assigned by the IT Management Team
• Liaise with 3rd party support
• Stock management of IT equipment