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One of the leading galvanising companies in the UK is now hiring! My client is looking for someone who is eager to lead, strong minded and able to communicate with and assist in training and mentoring staff. With a day shift (06:00 – 16:00 Monday to Friday) and a night shift role (20:00 – 06:00) both available.
Salary and Benefits of a Shift Supervisor:
£37,000
28 Days Holiday
Pension
Free Parking
Key Responsibilities for a Shift Supervisor:
Assist in day to day functioning of the team and ensure things are going smoothly.
Train and mentor staff.
Work towards targets.
Follow and implement health and safety procedures.
Monday to Friday (06:00 – 16:00) or Monday – Friday (20:00 – 06:00)
Skills/Experience Required for the Shift Supervisor role:
Strong leadership qualities.
Excellent time keeping.
Physically fit and able.
Fluent in both written and spoken English.
Ability to train and mentor.
Ability to follow and make sure health and safety is maintained throughout the production lines.
Work alongside management to ensure targets are met.
Knowledge of galvanising.
Ability to operate a counterbalance fork lift and have license. (advantageous)
With nearly 50 years of experience behind them, this is a global company that continues to grow, 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. They are big advocates of personal development, growth and progression, with many success stories of this across the company.
Salary, Hours and Benefits
£38,000 - £40,000 dependent on experience
37.5 hours per week, with some flexibility and an early Friday finish
The chance to join a very successful, hypergrowth company that offer realistic progression and growth
This is an important role within the Supply Chain Team - it requires a committed and customer focused individual with a supplier centric approach to global multi-site manufacturing. There will be opportunity to gain a thorough understanding of the company products and the Supply Chain. 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 to their Procurement and Supply Chain activity. The Buyer – Manufacturing position reports directly into the Purchasing Manager, operating within a team covering all procurement processes for the organisation.
As part of a small team, the business requires an experienced Buyer - Manufacturing to bring professionalism and critical thinking to the Purchasing Department. A critical part of the company growth strategy will be focused on the ability of the department to evolve the existing supply chain and remain agile.
The right candidate is expected to be confident in buying for all areas but will specifically need to be familiar and confident with manufacturing procurement.
You will be expected to work with many stakeholders including Production, Stores, Engineering and Project Management to achieve the best business outcomes.
Buyer – Manufacturing Candidate Requirements
Proven experience of a fast-paced manufacturing procurement, including a familiarisation of working with BoMs and ability to interpret technical drawings.
Ability to work, tactically and operationally.
Proven negotiation skills, contract management and the ability to forge relationships across all levels of the business.
Proven track record of being accountable across a variety of roles within Procurement.
Commercial and financial acumen, with sound analytical skills and attention to detail.
Demonstrated “global mindset” with the ability to think across disciplines, industries, cultures and scenarios.
High work ethic with strong focus on excellent customer service.
Good presentation and communication skills.
High level of Excel competency.
Able to interpret technical / safety regulatory information.
Clean UK driving license require with a willingness to travel.
A strong culture fit – with a bias for action, accountability and teamwork.
Unphased by working with a lack of information / ambiguity.
Buyer – Manufacturing Key Responsibilities
Manage spend on various categories across multiple manufacturing sites taking a sustainable supplier centric approach.
Negotiate stock holding agreements or other methods to enable smooth materials flow.
Identify and mitigate risks in the supply chain to maximise customer order delivery success.
Effective communication of any parts availability risk ensuring that all options to resolve any availability concern is fully explored and appropriate action taken.
Purchase Order placement for both system driven manufacturing materials and requisitioned parts.
Identify and implement process improvements in conjunction with cross-functional project teams.
Supplier development to support achievement of KPIs.
Manage vendor performance including involvement with supplier audits.
Identify potential new suppliers and negotiate best terms from all suppliers.
Interaction with stakeholders at all levels both internally and externally.
Involvement with NPD, NPI and engineering change activity and effective co-ordination of suppliers and stock requirements
With nearly 50 years of experience behind them, this is a global company that continues to grow, 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. They are big advocates of personal development, growth and progression, with many success stories of this across the company.
NB: Please note – this is not an IT role.
Salary, Hours and Benefits
£35,000 (possibly negotiable for the right candidate)
37.5 hours per week, with some flexibility and an early Friday finish
The chance to join a very successful, hypergrowth company that offer realistic progression and growth
Role Function (NB: Please note – this is not an IT role)
The Application Engineer team within the company is growing to support the ever-increasing number of clients and the application driven business focus. The core purpose of the team is to provide support as the
first line of technical help for Partners, Customers and the Regional Sales Managers. Through deep
understanding of company products and knowledge of the applicable regional standards / regulations, the candidate will be expected to provide guidance to customers during pre-sales discussions.
The role then focuses on the post sales elements of identifying issues and supporting technical questions through to resolution for products in the field.
This is a great opportunity that offers real growth and development for an Application and Technical Support Engineer with relevant experience to develop knowledge in this specific industry on not only product but also the application environment. You will receive training relative to applications, required tools, details on products and the specific role responsibilities.
Essential Candidate Requirements
The Application Engineer will have experience in technical support, field service, or engineering roles working with safety products or in industrial automation.
A Degree would be ideal (Electrical or Mechanical) but isn’t essential.
1-3 years of experience in technical support, field service, or engineering roles.
Knowledge of programmable logic controllers (PLCs), human-machine interfaces (HMIs), and related automation technologies. Hands-on experience preferred.
Proficiency in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues.
Strong communication skills for effectively interacting with customers, both verbally and in writing.
Ability to work collaboratively within a team and with cross-functional departments (e.g., Design, Quality, Sales, Engineering).
Other Useful / Non-Essential Experience
Familiarity with Machinery Safety Standards and Regulations would be a big advantage.
Additional certifications related to automation, control systems, or safety engineering.
Knowledge of industrial communication protocols (e.g. Profinet, Ethernet/IP, Ethercat).
Experience with software tools used in automation (e.g., Siemens TIA Portal, Rockwell Automation Studio 5000).
Proficiency in using diagnostic and testing tools for electronic and mechanical systems.
Key Responsibilities
The Application Engineer will review customers concerns or questions, via all platforms to quickly understand their pain points and provide a suitable resolution, where a resolution is not immediately available process in line with tech support/quality procedures.
Providing technical support to customers via face-to-face onsite visits, telephone, and other platforms to support pre, during and post sales.
Establish best practices for technical account management and demonstrate to internal sales team to help them, resolve customers issues, support an internal process for knowledge share.
Request and support required part information and documentation from required departments.
Define products for a range of applications and support application replication.
Support creation / understand project books to drive standardization and global specifications for key customers
Drive key application areas to help support business growth and future product development.
With nearly 50 years of experience behind them, this is a global company that continues to grow, 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. They are big advocates of personal development, growth and progression, with many success stories of this across the company.
Supplier Quality and Compliance Manager Salary, Hours and Benefits
£45,000 - £50,000
37.5 hours per week, with some flexibility and an early Friday finish
The chance to join a very successful and growing business