Controls & Automation

With a solid history of continuous and consistent growth, this successful and innovative business that design, develop and manufacture components for global OEMs, are seeking a Maintenance Engineer to provide maintenance support including repairs to machinery, plant and facilities.

As a Maintenance Engineer, your duties will include -

• Preventative and scheduled maintenance and repairs of manufacturing machinery, plant and facilities
• Electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems fault finding and diagnostics, assessing root cause failure mode

We are keen to speak to anyone who has -

• Previous experience working as a Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Engineer or Electrical Engineer
• Completed an electrical apprenticeship or similar electrical qualifications
• Knowledge of pneumatic and hydraulic systems
• Good fault finding and diagnostic skills

On offer for the successful Maintenance Engineer -

A salary of £35 - 40K

3 shift rotation 6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm, 10pm-6am nights

Benefit package and pension scheme

Based near Middlesbrough, this role is commutable from Durham, Brompton, Stockton-on-Tees and Barnard Castle

Apply now to start your application!

ASC Connections Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. We are committed to equal opportunity and diversity.

We are currently recruiting for materials handler / FLT driver for a large manufacturing company in Redditch.

The ideal person will have factory and warehouse experience, able to be quick on their feet - making sure material bins at the front of each line hold the required stock; this job is to ensure they remain stocked up with the required parts and assembly kits.

Working hours for this role are:

• 7.30am until 4.15pm Monday to Thursday
• 7.30am until 12:00 on Fridays

Rate of pay is £10.50 - rising to £11.22 after 12 weeks

Your duties will include but will not be limited to:

• Picking and packing stock
• Driving truck to move pallets around site
• Wrapping pallets
• Loading and unloading
• General maintaining of work space
• making sure production lines are filled with stock at all times
• stock rotation
• some dispatch

The ideal person will have the below skills:

• Good communication skills.
• Physical fitness
• Good communication skills.

PLEASE BE AWARE THIS ROLE INVOLVES WORK BOTH ON AND OFF TRUCK

ASC Connections Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. We are committed to equal opportunity and diversity.

An attractive salary and benefits package is on offer with further career prospects for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a global market leader that manufacture parts and components across a range of sectors.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the primary responsibility of the Maintenance Engineer is the maintenance and repair of manufacturing facilities, associated infrastructure and manufacturing equipment, ensuring production continues to run efficiently with minimum disruption.

As a Maintenance Engineer, your duties will include -

• Maintaining all plant machinery to ensure safe, continual and efficient operations.
• Ensuring that periodic and preventive maintenance are appropriately scheduled and accomplished
• Prioritising responsibilities to ensure breakdowns and repairs are conducted efficiently and cost effectively
• Troubleshooting and resolving both mechanical and electrical issues
• Work closely with manufacturers, suppliers and internal departments in finding ways to improve process and increase machine reliability and performance

To be successful in the role of Maintenance Engineer, the ideal candidate will -

• Be a time served and qualified Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Technician, or Electrical Engineer
• Be Multi-Skilled with an electrical bias, with experience of working in an engineering manufacturing environment
• Have the ability to excel in a fast-paced environment with effective time management skills

On offer -

• A basic salary of £35K - £45K depending on experience
• Working a continental day shift pattern
• Paid overtime available bonus scheme
• Focused training and development opportunities
• Internal promotion encouraged across the Group

Based in Oxfordshire, this role is commutable from Oxford, Chipping Norton, Aylesbury, Didcot, and Burford

Apply now to start your application!

ASC Connections Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. We are committed to equal opportunity and diversity.

We are currently recruiting for production operatives for a prestigious automotive manufacturer in the Moons Moat area of Redditch.

40 hours per week across 2 shifts (rotating) -

• Week 1 - AM (6am until 2pm)
• Week 2 - PM (2pm until 10pm)

Pay rate is £11.64 ph with OT

Your duties will include but will not limited to:

• Work as part of a team to build production parts / assemblies.
• Operate Production Line Equipment.
• Ensure all equipment faults are reported to Operations Team Leader or Manufacturing Team Leader.
• Carry out basic testing and quality checks.
• Ensure work instructions are followed at all times to ensure 100% quality products.
• Liaise with stores and quality team to maintain good quality parts supply to manufacturing area.
• Ensuring work areas and machinery are cleaned and maintained.

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Attention to detail - Essential
• Previous factory/automotive experience - Essential
• Strong communication skills.
• Be able to work both independently and within a Team.
• Automotive experience in assembly - Desirable
• IT Literate to a good level
• Ability to demonstrate a flexible working approach.
• Ability to manage own time effectively (to meet Production Deadlines).
• Methodical and organised.
• Professional attitude.
• Excellent time keeping.

After your initial screening, we will invite you in for a short mechanical test - if you are successful, you will be given a start date!

This is a temp to perm role, meaning the company will look to take you onto their books following a successful 13 weeks period.

If you think you suitable for this role then please click APPLY now and a consultant will be in touch!

ASC Connections Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. We are committed to equal opportunity and diversity.

Part of a global group, this designer and manufacturer of control systems used in FMCG manufacturing businesses, is now seeking an Automation Engineer to join their expanding business. This state-of-the-art facility provides software & hardware design, hardware build, installation and commissioning across a wide variety of processes.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager you will play a huge part in customer focused projects, providing after sales service and customer training within quoted specification, timescale and cost.

Some of your responsibilities are listed below:

• Consistent communication with internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth project delivery
• Ensuring compliance within quality assurance systems
• Monitor and assess all aspects of project delivery
• Hand projects over to customers and provide after sales support
• Maintain, update and archive project documentation
• Strive towards own project leadership responsibilities

The ideal candidate will have qualifications in electrical engineering, be apprentice trained or qualified by experience within electrical or automation engineering. You will need good knowledge of design and coding of PLC / SCADA control system software, as well as being happy to travel within the UK and overseas.

With financial backing from a multi-billion-pound global organisation, this SME offers the best of both worlds, large company funding with the feel of a small but efficient family business. You are granted job and financial stability, career progression and training as well as autonomy when you want it.

If you're interested in joining a growing, employee focused business that enables you to be the best you can be, then make sure you apply via the link to this advert.

ASC Connections Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. We are committed to equal opportunity and diversity.

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Leeds

Up to £37k DOE

A global business who use insights, design, engineering and science to create innovative packaging technologies to improve everyday life for people everywhere, are seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to work as a support function to the production department.

With 13,000 dedicated employees in 20 different countries, they are looking for motivated and authentic people to join their growing team.

Based in Leeds, this role is commutable from Huddersfield, Bradford, Wetherby, Rotherham and surrounding areas.

As an Electrical Maintenance Engineer your duties will include, but are not limited to -

• Joining the current team of 5 Engineers, the Electrical Maintenance Engineer will report directly to the Maintenance Manager.
• Perform the day-to-day electrical maintenance of plant and equipment, to include moulding and assembly machinery, to ensure continuity of Production, consistent with the Company's goals and needs.
• Assist with the maintenance program (TPM) for all plant and/or equipment.(hydraulics, robots, ancillary machines automatic assembly)
• Dismantle, inspect and overhaul equipment, as required by preventive maintenance program and production schedules.
• Acquire and develop advanced knowledge of electronics and programming of Programmable Logic Controllers.
• Validate new plant, equipment, automation and upgrades.
• Process / Equipment troubleshooting and failure analysis
• Ensure all items of plant and/or equipment is in good safe working order.
• Identify opportunities for new technology/automation.
• Maintain a high standard of record keeping for all repairs and servicing of plant and/or equipment as required for audit, traceability and warranty purposes, in accordance with the Quality Management System.
• Strive to improve the efficiency and safety of plant and equipment through working with other departments, suppliers and internal personnel, whilst being consistent with the buesinesses Core Values.
• Be flexible in your approach to duties in accordance with the requirements of the business.

To be successful in the role of Electrical Maintenance Engineer, the ideal Candidate will have -

• City & Guilds (or equivalent) Levels 1, 2 & 3 in Electrical Engineering
• Mechatronics qualification
• Must have experience in Injection Moulding, preferably within a high pressure manufacturing environment
• Experience with Injection Moulding tooling and with multi-cavity moulds highly desirable

On offer

A salary of up to £37k depending on experience.

Panama shift pattern of 12 hours (6am-6pm/6pm-6am) which follows a 4 week pattern

Additional benefits

• Annual bonus in March (not guaranteed, but never not happened)
• Other ad hoc bonus' throughout the year
• Monthly cultural food events
• Gifts at Easter & Christmas
• Christmas events
• Thank you cards & gift vouchers
• Birthday & work Anniversary cards
• Suggestion scheme - where colleagues can earn upto £600
• Monthly drinks allowance paid into your salary
• Pension 5% / 3%
• Regular rewards of Pizzas, cakes & Ice-creams
• Life Cover: The Company provides cover at the level of 4 (four) times basic salary
• Annual Leave Entitlement: 5.6 weeks inclusive of bank holidays, in addition, receive 2 days for the Christmas Closedown Period & one extra day of annual leave after completing 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 years' service.

ASC Connections Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. We are committed to equal opportunity and diversity.

We are currently recruiting for production operatives for a prestigious automotive manufacturer in the Moons Moat area of Redditch.

40 hours per week across 2 shifts (rotating) -

• Week 1 - AM (6am until 2pm)
• Week 2 - PM (2pm until 10pm)

Pay rate is £11.64 ph with OT

Your duties will include but will not limited to:

• Work as part of a team to build production parts / assemblies.
• Operate Production Line Equipment.
• Ensure all equipment faults are reported to Operations Team Leader or Manufacturing Team Leader.
• Carry out basic testing and quality checks.
• Ensure work instructions are followed at all times to ensure 100% quality products.
• Liaise with stores and quality team to maintain good quality parts supply to manufacturing area.
• Ensuring work areas and machinery are cleaned and maintained.

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Attention to detail - Essential
• Previous factory/automotive experience - Essential
• Strong communication skills.
• Be able to work both independently and within a Team.
• Automotive experience in assembly - Desirable
• IT Literate to a good level
• Ability to demonstrate a flexible working approach.
• Ability to manage own time effectively (to meet Production Deadlines).
• Methodical and organised.
• Professional attitude.
• Excellent time keeping.

After your initial screening, we will invite you in for a short mechanical test - if you are successful, you will be given a start date!

This is a temp to perm role, meaning the company will look to take you onto their books following a successful 13 weeks period.

If you think you suitable for this role then please click APPLY now and a consultant will be in touch!

ASC Connections Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. We are committed to equal opportunity and diversity.

A designer and manufacturer of control systems solutions sold to business across the UK and globally, is now seeking Control Engineers at all levels to help ensure they continue to hit volume and quality targets. They design, manufacture, supply, install and commission their products and they've grown their customer base on the back of a hardworking, high quality, customer focused ethos that has enabled a healthy, organic company growth.

• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Exciting development and training opportunities
• Pension

They are looking for 2 Systems Project Engineers (junior and / or senior) to take on the following responsibilities:

• Lead Projects from start to finish, through design and engineering for motor controls and automated systems
• Preparation of Functional Design Specifications (FDS) and associated design documentation
• Prepare accurate quotations / estimates for large value projects
• Specify & Design hardware solutions complying with all relevant standards (UKCA / CE / UL )

using E-plan and AutoCAD :

• Full Electrical Schematics
• Control Panel Enclosure Layouts
• Backplate Layouts
• Designing PLC & HMI Solutions including writing code, configuration & testing
• Liaising with clients, suppliers, sub-contractors and other businesses
• Taking a Lead role during Integration and Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT)
• Maintaining regular communication with production to ensure a quality product is delivered

to the client

• Post installation & call out support duties
• General Project Engineering / Management Duties
• Work effectively in a fast-paced multi-tasking environment

I am keen to speak to candidates that have any of the following experience as a Controls Engineer

• A relevant qualification (HNC/HND) in Electrical/ Electronic Engineering or similar
• PLC, SCADA and HMI experience (Siemens TIA Portal Wincc) and Rockwell FactoryTalk)
• AutoCAD or Eplan experience
• Full clean driver's licence

If you are an experienced Controls Engineer looking to join a business that truly values its employees, focusing heavily on training and progression to ensure you achieve your career goals, then apply now!

ASC Connections Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. We are committed to equal opportunity and diversity.

Graduated within the last 5 years and looking for your next career move? Do you want to work for a business that has supplied precision-engineered products across the globe for over 30 years? A Mechanical Design Engineer (SPM) position has become available, with a well-established manufacturing business. Situated in Derby, this leading company are paying a competitive salary with an excellent overall package to the successful engineering professional.

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary.
• Bike to work scheme.
• Sociable working hours.
• Pension and holiday package.
• Monthly prize draws to win UK stays, cash prizes, etc...
• Part of a well-established and ever-expanding business.

Overview of the position:

• Work alongside other engineers within the design team on the development of existing designs, to enhance the overall quality of components and reduce costs.
• Prepare BOM (bills of materials) documentation for manufacturing and assemblies.
• Help to create new products including machinery, sub-assemblies, tooling, jigs and fixtures.
• Providing your mechanical design engineering services from initial concept to commissioning.
• Use 3D CAD modelling software to produce drawings of manufactured components and castings.

Desirable skills/experience/attributes:

• Experience working within a similar role (Mechanical/Mechatronics).
• HNC, HND or relevant education within Mechanical Engineering.
• Good understanding of CNC or bespoke machinery, sub-assemblies, tooling, fixtures.
• Thermoforming or packaging machinery (desired) or experience working on Automation machinery.
• Ability to read & produce technical drawings whilst using 3D Design Deliverables (SolidWorks preferred).

This role is suitable for Mechanical Design Engineers within a commutable distance of Derby. If you're interested or are aware of someone who may be great for the role, then please don't hesitate to get in contact!

ASC Connections Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. We are committed to equal opportunity and diversity.