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A global organisation manufacturing, process and the distribution of steel tubing, bars and coils seeking a Maintenance Supervisor for their busy operations. The company are well established and support the aerospace, oil and gas and heavy engineering sectors.

The company is based in Wednesbury and easily commutable from Wolverhampton, Walsall, West Bromwich, Birmingham, Dudley & Cannock.

Duties to include are;

• Co ordination of routine planned maintenance and to respond to maintenance issues within the organisation.
• Carry out repairs and inspections as required.
• To monitor performance, prediction of failures and implementation of improvements.
• Involvement in plant improvement projects.
• Some supervision/assistance of colleagues in engineering team.
• Negotiation of contracts, organise and control onsite coordinator's

I welcome applications from engineers, fitters, technicians with an mechanical aptitude.

• Have experience of supervising a maintenance team within a heavy industry environment
• Must hold either a Mechanical Engineering Degree or equivalent HND or HNC
• Be able to manage and supervise effectively - be a great communicator of people
• Computer expertise with practical knowledge of SAP
• Good analytic skills and good problem solving skills
• Project management skills

Hours for role are Days Monday to Friday with overtime available on Saturdays and occasionally in the week.

Benefits include - The company offers a Company Pension, Flexible Holidays, Free Parking and the opportunity to work for a friendly team with excellent working conditions.

35 days holiday, up to 16% pension scheme, access to occupational health, career progression opportunities

Apply now to be considered for this role...

Please note, if your application is suitable, one of our consultants will call you within 5 working days. If you have not heard from us within this time, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful, however we will keep your details on our talent management system to consider you for future opportunities.

Our Solution provider is looking for a Service Desk Technical Lead to support the Service Desk and Sales teams in regards to installations (EPOS/BOS/EFT). You will have excellent customer service/team leadership experience and be happy to work on a flexible basis to over a 24x7 day week shift with the occasional evenings and overnight support. You will handle escalations, provide investigations, and diagnose in-depth technical issues.

You will have technical experience within

• Retail or Fuel EPOS/POS/EFT systems
• Windows 7/10
• Active Directory
• Antivrus software
• Networks (LAN/WAN/Firewalls/Switches/Routers etc)

You will be happy to work on a rota'd shift basis.

Please note, if your application is suitable, one of our consultants will call you within 5 working days. If you have not heard from us within this time, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful, however we will keep your details on our talent management system to consider you for future opportunities.

This leading manufacturer of injection moulded products that has been established for over 70 years is going through a strong period of growth and expansion, and is therefore seeking a Production Manager to take responsibility for all-round management of the production facility, providing necessary production support to both Injection moulding and production.

Company Benefits: Enhanced to 6% company pension, Private Health Insurance, Death in Service scheme x3 salary, 23 days holiday Bank Holidays.

As Production Manager, your duties will include -

• Managing a team of approximately 26 staff for a high-volume moulding facility producing 1.8m parts per month.
• Responsibility for the day to day management and co-ordination of production and distribution operations.
• Maintain and implement standards according to 6s, Kaizen, TPM (Total Preventative Maintenance), SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die) and other initiatives.
• Costing/budget management to maintain cost effective production, reporting regularly to management team to achieve KPIs and functional objectives.

To be successful in the role of Production Manager the ideal candidate will -

• Be experienced in production management within an Injection moulding environment.
• Have a technical background in injection moulding and plastic component assembly techniques
• Have experience of managing and developing a production team
• Have a clear understanding of Lean Manufacturing Principles
• Have an understanding of Tool Design & Construction

On offer -

A salary of up to £60k. 23 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, 6% pension, medical health benefit, 3x Death in Service benefit

Hours are Mon to Fri - 08.00-17.00pm with one hour for lunch (40 hrs /week).

Apply now to be considered for this role!

Please note, if your application is suitable, one of our consultants will call you within 5 working days. If you have not heard from us within this time, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful, however we will keep your details on our talent management system to consider you for future opportunities.

This well-established and growing global manufacturing company is currently seeking a Quality Engineer to join their team.

As QE your responsibilities will include -

• Representing Quality in product development teams/projects. Working with other QE's or the QA Manager to develop & execute plans (quality plan, risk management plan) and requirements to ensure provisions for quality are addressed and resolved prior to release
• Working closely with Product Development, and Quality Engineers or QA Manager to develop appropriate verifications, validations and qualifications (subcontractors, system and subsystem), for both new design and changes to released product
• Participating in the review and disposition non-conformities and to work with Supplier to coordinate supplier corrective actions
• Providing validation support by applying manufacturing quality tools including, but not limited to: DFMEA, PFMEA, control plans, process verification/validation plans, process data
• Leading and/or Participating in complaint investigations, failure analysis of returned products, and issues resulting in a ship/stop production; document findings, provide reports and analysis
• Internal and External Auditing in line with ISO9001

To be successful in this role the ideal Candidate will -

• Have previous experience within Quality Engineering within a manufacturing environment
• Be able to read and understand engineering drawings
• Have an understanding of quality testing methods
• Have experience within plastic injection moulding or electronic sectors

Based near Peacehaven this role is commutable from Brighton, Burgess Hill, Uckfield, and Eastbourne.

On offer -

• A salary in the region of £30-35k
• 31 days holiday
• Formal training and development for improving on your skill set

Apply now to be considered for this role!

Please note, if your application is suitable, one of our consultants will call you within 5 working days. If you have not heard from us within this time, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful, however we will keep your details on our talent management system to consider you for future opportunities.

Job Title: Welding Technician

Salary: Up to £44k (dep on exp)

Location: Coventry

A manufacturer of electro-mechanical components supplying the automotive industry on a global scale, is now seeking a Welding Technician to join their team in Coventry. Their products are best in class and can be found in most car manufacturers production lines, making them one of the most stable businesses to work for.

Reporting to the Welding Manager, you will ensure the availability of welding systems and processes, as well as the efficient support of technology and equipment to make sure that availability and quality meets the required standard.

Some of your main responsibilities are listed below:

• Manage parameters of welding process in production to ensure C.E.P. pass requirements is maintained and achieved.
• Detection and prevention of welding problems, methodical and analytical troubleshooting
• Constant support and monitoring of production equipment and carry out TPM schedules to maintain plant performance of welding equipment
• Constant improvement of the technical availability and N.O.K rates, sustain repeatability through process management and evaluation of process problems
• Support the transfer of knowledge to enable operators to understand and perform their function in meeting the quality standards for welding.

The ideal candidate will ideally be from the automotive industry, experienced with operating and programming ABB robots, with a high degree of knowledge of automated robotic welding systems. Experience in laser welding technologies would be advantageous.

If you believe you have the right skills and background for this position, please apply to this advert addressing your application to Neil Edwards

Keywords relating to this position include; Welding, ABB, Robotic, Technician, NOK, Automotive, Laser, Production

Ideal living locations include; Coventry, Rugby, Warwick, Derby, Leicester, Birmingham, Redditch, Tamworth, Banbury

Please note, if your application is suitable, one of our consultants will call you within 5 working days. If you have not heard from us within this time, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful, however we will keep your details on our talent management system to consider you for future opportunities.

An exciting opportunity for a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with to join a fast moving and market-leading organisation on a permanent basis has arisen.

Working alongside Architects and Developers; the Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer will contribute to the design, build and deployment of platforms and solutions, to create leading and innovative Infrastructure solutions that will be deployed to the global market.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Design of new infrastructure solutions
• Build, implement, test and document new infrastructure solutions
• Provide support to new platforms and solutions through the initial launch phase.
• Actively support in the delivery of operational support to the Operations Team

Skills & Experience Required:

• Specialist Linux experience, preferably RHCE accredited
• Advanced scripting language skills
• Experience of cloud server virtualisation
• Deployment and supervision of large-scale systems and platforms

Desired:

• Experience with configuration management and automation systems
• Experience of Kubernetes container management and orchestration
• Understanding of DevOps and Cloud Native Development practices

Benefits:

• Aviva healthcare
• Life assurance
• 25 days holiday Bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Free parking
• Modern facilities

Please note, if your application is suitable, one of our consultants will call you within 5 working days. If you have not heard from us within this time, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful, however we will keep your details on our talent management system to consider you for future opportunities.

Interim PMO Analyst required for my midlands based Software sector client - this is a fixed term role of 9 months to provide maternity cover.

Provide effective management support to project teams on small to medium sized projects or assist Project Managers on workstreams of other large projects. Providing support throughout the business to help accelerate areas that require support, ensuring project plans are created and maintained, and deliverables tracked against time and cost, and resource utilisation is monitored.

Experience required; -

• 2 years' experience of a similar role within the software development sector
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
• Competency in Microsoft applications including Project, Word, Excel, Outlook and Power BI
• Experience of Jira
• Good attention to detail
• Experience of enforcing processes
• Experience of owning/maintaining a PPM tool
• Financial understanding
• Proven people management skills
• Proven stakeholder management
• Understanding of key project management principles and software development lifecycles
• Good people management skills

The role will include:

Governance & Control

• Support the implementation and adherence of a common set of practices, principles and templates for managing projects.
• Support the implementation and governance of standards across the business, including tracking, monitoring and updating the status of project & programme deliverables.
• Provide support and guidance on best practice to ensure the integrity of projects and programmes company-wide.
• Carry out independent Project Health checks on projects / programmes company-wide ensuring any deviances are communicated through the agreed channels.
• Effective risk and issue management across the range of clients and projects ongoing at any one time - working alongside the PMO Coordinator to ensure data is valid and updated

Planning & Monitoring

• Provide planning support to projects / programmes where appropriate.
• Review projects (health check) to ensure they meet minimum project standards (financial / documentation / approvals) and are fully auditable for stakeholders / clients and or customers.
• Work with PMs/Account Managers to understand any project/programme level dependencies, ensuring they are proactively managed.
• Drive process improvements in project delivery and governance methodologies in conjunction with the Project Managers and Client Services Management team.

Financials

• Revenue and non-charge forecasting and tracking
• Review and challenge on revenue and non charge against resource utilisation
• Recommend and drive corrective action when required
• Own Investment committee to ensure work not funded by clients is approved and monitored

Please note, if your application is suitable, one of our consultants will call you within 5 working days. If you have not heard from us within this time, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful, however we will keep your details on our talent management system to consider you for future opportunities.

Are you looking to move to a forward thinking company who a world leader in their field? Then we'd love to hear from you!

The company is a family business that has been established for over 60 years. ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 accredited, the company designs and manufactures products that are sold to over 50 countries worldwide.
As part of their continued growth, they now require a Group Purchasing & Operations Manager to join their management team.

As the Group Purchasing & Operations Manager, you will:

• Develop, manage and optimise the purchasing supply chain across the group; consolidating the activities of the function across sites to support all of the manufacturing facilities purchasing needs.
• Devise and implement the strategy for the materials management and purchasing function to achieve best in class service and inventory goals.
• Develop procurement processes and build on current ERP framework to future proof business needs
• Lead global and local purchasing - growing and strengthening key relationships with end-to-end supply chain partners across the business.
• Lead key supplier negotiations and establish innovative ways to improve efficiencies and drive cost out in a price sensitive marketplace.

We would love to hear from you if you have had the following experience:

• Working as a senior manager within a purchasing/procurement function.
• Good understanding of manufacturing based ERP system.
• Experience in international sourcing especially LCCS.
• Extensive experience in managing supplier performance in a manufacturing environment.
• If you're interested hearing more about our role in distribution then please apply now!
• Benefits: This job is paying up to £55,000 per annum, depending on experience and is a permanent position with excellent training. This job is commutable from most areas of West Sussex including Brighton and Eastbourne

Please note, if your application is suitable, one of our consultants will call you within 5 working days. If you have not heard from us within this time, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful, however we will keep your details on our talent management system to consider you for future opportunities.

Are you looking for a Sales & Business Development Role within a leading technology company that makes a real difference to everyday life? Do you want to work where the employees have an impact that extends beyond design and manufacturing products?

This exciting technology based organisation who are based in Gloucester have over 30 year's experience within their market and they are responsible for the design and manufacture encryption and communications security equipment. This is through both hardware and software solutions.

They are looking for a talented Sales & Business Development Manager to join their team to become responsible for creating and delivering the sales strategy for assigned accounts and delivering the Annual Order Intake targets. You will be responsible for producing annual forecast for each account and the annual Account Plan for each account. Additionally, this position is responsible for maintaining the reputation and profile of the organisation.

As a Sales & Business Development Manager you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Develop robust sales strategies, tactics and capture plans to support order intake and gross margin targets.
• Prepare the necessary material for the bids and proposals process.
• Deliver the order intake and gross margin for each assigned account.
• Update the CRM (weekly) for all prospects within the assigned accounts.
• Develop and maintain an accurate monthly funnel and forecast.
• Operate effectively in both domestic and export markets.
• Conduct regular visits with all assigned customers.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key customers, in particular a demonstrated ability to engage successfully up to VP level.
• Demonstrate excellent negotiation, presentation, organisational and multi-tasking skills
• Enforce and oversee the Capture Plan policy for key opportunities including key win themes, contact plans, competitive information and key activities to secure orders in a timely manner.
• Be able to identify and capture new prospects and accounts

This role as a Sales & Business Development Manager requires the following experience & skills:

• Must have previous experience as a Sales Manager
• Must have worked in IT, communications, security, or cyber environments.
• Experience in selling system solutions.
• Have excellent communication and 'people skills'.
• An ethical and moral attitude to selling.
• Must be able to represent the organisation in a professional way
• Exhibit exceptional planning, presentation and organisational skills.
• Must be prepared to travel oversees

The role of Sales & Business Development Manager is offering a competitive salary of up to £55k and they also offer the following benefits:

• Pension - 6% company contributions and 3% employee contributions
• Life assurance (death benefit) - up to four times basic salary
• Up to 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Flexible working practices including a flexi time scheme
• Early finish Friday's
• Employee discount scheme - including an attractive range of retail, holiday and leisure discounts
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Wellbeing support, including:
  • Occupational health assistance
  • Access to confidential counselling services
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Annual flu vaccination
• Generous Company sick pay scheme
• Paid compassionate leave
• Free fruit
• Free hot drinks
• Free car parking at some sites

If this sounds like the perfect role for you then apply Today!!

Please note, if your application is suitable, one of our consultants will call you within 5 working days. If you have not heard from us within this time, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful, however we will keep your details on our talent management system to consider you for future opportunities.

This multi-national company, a market leader in their field, is currently expanding and growing their operation within the UK. As a result they are looking for an additional Injection Moulding Technician to join their team.

Working within a growing mould shop, as Injection Moulding Technician you will be responsible for -

• Condition setting machines, sometimes from scratch
• Trouble shooting moulding/processing issues
• Tool changing
• Inspection of parts
• Basic machine maintenance

To be successful in this role, the ideal Candidate will -

• Be an experienced Injection Mould Technician or Injection Moulding Setter
• Have good knowledge of moulding and processing issues and how to resolve them
• Ideally have knowledge of blow moulding and/or plastic extrusion (not essential)

Based just north of Blackpool, this role is easily commutable from Lytham and Preston.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the business in this period of growth, however it will mean that the some flexibility around working shifts will be needed.

On offer -

• A competitive salary of £25-30k, with career development for the right individual.

Apply now to be considered for this role!

Please note, if your application is suitable, one of our consultants will call you within 5 working days. If you have not heard from us within this time, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful, however we will keep your details on our talent management system to consider you for future opportunities.