14 Jobs Found in Greater Manchester

This well-established manufacturer of plastic products is currently seeking an experienced Injection Moulding Setter Technician to join their team on a 3 shift basis, Monday to Friday.

Working at their modern facility, with the mouldshop machinery ranging from 22-500T, as setter Technician your duties will include -

• Condition setting
• Tool changing
• Troubleshooting
• Working with robots

To be successful in the role for injection Mould Setter Technician, the ideal candidate -

• Must have experience within injection moulding
• Will be able to set machines, ideally from scratch
• Be able to troubleshoot moulding issues

On offer -

• Starting salary of £25-28k depending on salary
• Overtime
• Working within a modern facility

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 manufacturer of plastic products is currently seeking an experienced Injection Moulding Setter Technician to join their team on a 3 shift basis, Monday to Friday.

Working at their modern facility, with the mouldshop machinery ranging from 22-500T, as setter Technician your duties will include -

• Condition setting
• Tool changing
• Troubleshooting
• Working with robots

To be successful in the role for injection Mould Setter Technician, the ideal candidate -

• Must have experience within injection moulding
• Will be able to set machines, ideally from scratch
• Be able to troubleshoot moulding issues

On offer -

• Starting salary of £25-28k depending on salary
• Overtime
• Working within a modern facility

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.

Project Engineer

A Global Engineering business that service the Energy Transmission & Distribution sector, is looking to expand their team with a Project Engineer. Well regarded within its markets, this business offers sociable working hours, easily accessible from Manchester train station and an all-around friendly working environment for the right engineering professional.

Project Engineer Job Purpose

The role will involve direct engagement with our customers, collaboration with our design and manufacturing team in China, and working with regional interface designers and installation teams. The role will involve travelling and working away from home, predominantly in the UK and occasionally into Europe and Internationally. The successful candidate will report directly to one of our experienced Project Managers based in the UK.

Project Engineer Responsibilities include -

• • To participate in the preparation of tender documentation, including the compilation of budgets and programmes
  • To ensure the commercial terms and conditions are clear, agreed and understood by all team members.
  • To progress the project deliverables against the programme and budget, manage change control, ensure compliance with QA systems.
  • Ability to read drawings and interpret designs correctly
  • To report as required on progress internally and to the client
  • To ensure projects are completed in a timely and satisfactory manner.

To be successful in this role, we would like the ideal person to have -

• • Minimum 2 years previous employment ideally with project management / engineering experience within the ESI industry.
  • Bachelor degree or above on Electrical Engineering from a UK or overseas university
  • UK Driving Licence
  • Experience within the power industry. Major or working experience on protection & Control or Power Electronics field.

In return benefits include -

• Competitive salary.
• Friendly working environment.
• Sociable working hours.
• Easily accessible commute routes
• Pension and annual leave package.
• Working for a Global and ever-growing Engineering business.

If you've got experience working within a Project Engineer or Project Manager position, then please apply immediately.

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 CV on file to consider you for future opportunities.

ASC Connections is a leading recruitment business specialising within areas of Engineering & Manufacturing, IT and Supply Chain & Procurement. We also recruit for Business Support roles & Executive level positions. We operate as an Employment Business or an Employment Agency for all temporary and permanent roles respectively.

This high-volume manufacturer of plastic products, that are part of a global organisation, are currently seeking an experienced Injection Moulding Setter Technician to join their team.

The role is responsible for identifying and diagnosing process faults and implementing the correct solution or, if you are unable to resolve the issue to report this to the relevant departmental representative on shift. You will be responsible for conducting daily monitoring and optimisation of processes to ensure that desired cycle times are achieved reporting any variances from this cycle time. This position will perform hand overs at both the beginning and end of the shift, therefore it is important that you can effectively communicate both verbally and written to ensure that any relevant information is transferred over to the oncoming shift.

As Injection Moulding Setter Technician your duties will include -

• Completing gate freeze off analysis and report deviations.
• Carrying out regular tool inspections, including cleaning and greasing.
• Daily monitoring and optimising of processes in order to achieve desired cycle times and report the reason for any variance of cycle times.
• Ensuring that an acceptable first off sample is produced at the start of each production run.
• Maintaining a good standard of housekeeping at all times, ensuring material spillages are cleaned up, all purging's are removed from machines and placed in appropriate bins once the material is cold.
• Setting hopper loader systems to the correct percentage for correct throughput of materials.
• Carrying out daily water heater checks and record these checks onto the attribute charts.
• Completing an effective shift handover at both the beginning and end of each shift.
• During the first and last hour of each shift ensure that all machines are checked for documentation, materials hoppers are topped up and purging's removed prior to handing over to the oncoming shift.

To be successful in the role of Injection Moulding Setter Technician, the ideal Candidate -

• Will be experienced in Injection Moulding
• Must be qualified to IMT Level 3 or equivalent (G&A/RJG)
• Have previous experience of using hot runner systems
• Will be able to set from scratch, process optimise and trouble shoot moulding/process/tooling issues.
• Will have excellent communication skills.

On offer -

• Salary of up to £33,650 per annum (inc. shift premium)
• Shift Pattern = 07.00-19.00 x 2 days, 19.00-07.00 x 2 nights, 4 on 4 off pattern
• Contributory pension scheme with up to 4% contribution from the company.
• Bonus
• Life assurance
• Access to subsidised canteen.
• Free onsite parking

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 CV on file to consider you for future opportunities.

ASC Connections is a leading recruitment business specialising within areas of Technical, Business and IT services. We operate as an Employment Business or an Employment Agency for all temporary and permanent roles respectively.

A South Manchester based calibration engineer is required for a multi national engineering company based in the UK. The role requires you to calibrate and service a wide range of hand held instruments used within all types of industries. It's a permanent role paying up to £28K basic, plus company vehicle, bonus and other benefits.

The company

A global leader within temperature measuring equipment, they employ over 10,000 staff across 47 different countries globally. They specialise in the manufacture of hand held temperature measuring instruments, and provide full after care and service of the devices as part of a service package. They have a strong team of service engineers across the UK, along with direct support from supervisors and area managers.

The Role

Duties and responsibilities include -

- To cover the South Manchester and surrounding area with daily customer site visits
- On site calibration of both company and third party testing instruments
- Analyse pressure telemetry, checking flow rates, leakage and temperature loss investigation
- Providing on site customer support, technical advice and troubleshooting where necessary
- Telephone, email, fax or face to face customer support
- Adhere to site safety rules, permit to work systems and carry out risk assessments
- Ensure your calibration tool kit is in good working order and within its calibration dates
- You are responsible for ensuring the relevant parts of your tool kit is sent back to head office for re calibration in a timely manner
- Use of the reporting system to generate and issue reports from each calibration carried out
- Collection and logging of simple device information into web-enabled asset management system

Standard 40hrs per week Mon to Fri with no overtime expected or required, as all calibration site work is carried out during normal working hours.

The suitable candidate

The suitable calibration engineer will have the following demonstrable skills -

- ONC or equivalent in electrical / electronic instrumentation
- Technical background within service or calibration of hand held instruments, preferably heat or thermal measuring equipment
- Solid awareness of health & safety, good working practices and customer facing skills
- Good level of IT literacy to carry out the report writing, and to submit key information to the online asset management system

Package on offer

- Basic salary of up to £28K, and is potentially negotiable for the ideal candidate
- Company car, fuel card and personal mileage allowance
- Bonus scheme which is tailored to the engineer
- 23 days holiday plus bank holidays (holiday increases per year too)
- Private pension scheme
- 2 weeks training at head office in Manchester, including all expenses and hotels paid for.

This is a great opportunity to join a well established service team, within a corporate business that still has a family feel to how they treat and grow their staff. It also offers a great training programme with future career growth prospects too.

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 CV on file to consider you for future opportunities.

ASC Connections is a leading recruitment business specialising within areas of Technical, Business and IT services. We operate as an Employment Business or an Employment Agency for all temporary and permanent roles respectively.

This well-established manufacturer of plastic products to a range of industries is currently seeking Injection Moulding Setters to join their team due to expansion. Opportunities exist on either double days basis or perm nights. The primary focus of this role is to ensure that work orders are met and the production plan is achieved.

As Injection Moulding Setter, your duties will include -

• Carry out tool changes, material and colour changes
• Condition setting of machines
• Ensure all robotics and ancillary equipment are in operation
• Maintaining a safe, neat and tidy work area
• Recommend modifications/ improvements to increase productivity, improve quality and/or reduce waste
• Liaise with Production Team Leader for production priorities
• To promote, maintain and action 5S and lean management activities within relevant areas
• Trouble shoot processes and correct as necessary with documentation as required

To be successful in the role of Injection Moulding Setter, the ideal candidate will -

• Be an experienced Injection Moulding Setter or Technician
• Be able to set from scratch
• Have experience with process optimisation
• Have experience with a variety of materials
• Be skilled in trouble shooting
• Be able to carry out basic machine maintenance
• Have a strong interest in lean manufacturing / process improvement and want to help take the business forward.

On offer

• A salary of £25-30k depending on experience
• Working either double days basis (rotating weeks of 6-2:30 / 2-10:30) or perm nights (mon-Fri, 10.00pm to 6.30am)

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 CV on file to consider you for future opportunities.

ASC Connections is a leading recruitment business specialising within areas of Technical, Business and IT services. We operate as an Employment Business or an Employment Agency for all temporary and permanent roles respectively.

A South Manchester based Instrument calibration engineer is required for a multi national engineering company based in the UK. The role requires you to calibrate and service a wide range of hand held instruments used within all types of industries. It's a permanent role paying up to £28K basic, plus company vehicle, bonus and other benefits.

The company

A global leader within temperature measuring equipment, they employ over 10,000 staff across 47 different countries globally. They specialise in the manufacture of hand held temperature measuring instruments, and provide full after care and service of the devices as part of a service package. They have a strong team of service engineers across the UK, along with direct support from supervisors and area managers.

The Role

Duties and responsibilities include -

- To cover the South Manchester and surrounding area with daily customer site visits
- On site calibration of both company and third party testing instruments
- Analyse pressure telemetry, checking flow rates, leakage and temperature loss investigation
- Providing on site customer support, technical advice and troubleshooting where necessary
- Telephone, email, fax or face to face customer support
- Adhere to site safety rules, permit to work systems and carry out risk assessments
- Ensure your calibration tool kit is in good working order and within its calibration dates
- You are responsible for ensuring the relevant parts of your tool kit is sent back to head office for re calibration in a timely manner
- Use of the reporting system to generate and issue reports from each calibration carried out
- Collection and logging of simple device information into web-enabled asset management system

Standard 40hrs per week Mon to Fri with no overtime expected or required, as all calibration site work is carried out during normal working hours.

The suitable candidate

The suitable calibration engineer will have the following demonstrable skills -

- ONC or equivalent in electrical / electronic instrumentation
- Technical background within service or calibration of hand held instruments, preferably heat or thermal measuring equipment
- Solid awareness of health & safety, good working practices and customer facing skills
- Good level of IT literacy to carry out the report writing, and to submit key information to the online asset management system

Package on offer

- Basic salary of up to £28K, and is potentially negotiable for the ideal candidate
- Company car, fuel card and personal mileage allowance
- Bonus scheme which is tailored to the engineer
- 23 days holiday plus bank holidays (holiday increases per year too)
- Private pension scheme
- 2 weeks training at head office in Manchester, including all expenses and hotels paid for.

This is a great opportunity to join a well established service team, within a corporate business that still has a family feel to how they treat and grow their staff. It also offers a great training programme with future career growth prospects too.

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 CV on file to consider you for future opportunities.

ASC Connections is a leading recruitment business specialising within areas of Technical, Business and IT services. We operate as an Employment Business or an Employment Agency for all temporary and permanent roles respectively.

A Manufacturing Quality Engineer Job opportunity has just become available, within a leading manufacturing business. Located in the Manchester area, this well regarded company is offering a competitive salary, for the right engineering professional.

Purpose of the Manufacturing Quality Engineer role -

• Drive operational continuous improvement, to enable the business meet with demanding customer targets.
• Use the relevant quality tools to analyse data and deal with any non-conformances in a professional manner.
• Apply technical expertise within the development and improvement of products, manufacturing processes and systems.
• Manufacturing Quality Engineer responsibilities include -
• Maintain product and production quality assurance and regulatory conformance.
• Continuously develop and maintain processes and guidelines on site.
• Help manage the improvement action programmes, resulting from the review procedures.
• Use the relevant quality tools and techniques (including SPC/pareto/analysis/Ishikawa diagrams/8D) to drive the continuous improvement actions within the production processes.
• Help manage and assist with the Process FMEA's, to ascertain and reduce risk processes.
• Work on internal audits to ascertain the capability of production processes and check that they're aligned with quality, cost and delivery requirements.
• Use Root Cause Analysis and 8D to verify issues and to implement corrective and preventative actions.
• Complete PPAP's, approving the release of parts and processes to the required standards.
• Liaise with internal shareholders to give guidance on product and process designs.
• Assist with the management of improvement plans, to drive performance improvement against the required targets.

Manufacturing Quality Engineer desirable skills/experience/attributes -

• Experience working within a similar position.
• Excellent organisational skills and able to plan/drive lean manufacturing.
• Experience auditing to VDA 6.3 and/or ISO 9001
• Relevant manufacturing/engineering degree/qualification.
• Ideally Six Sigma Green Belt trained.
• Ability to Quality tools including PPAP, APQP, FMEA, 8D, 5Y, SPC, R&R
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate well with all teams and suppliers.
• Natural problem solver and pro-active work ethic.

Manufacturing Quality Engineer position benefits -

• Competitive salary.
• Strong annual leave and pension package.
• Friendly working environment.
• Working for a leading and ever growing manufacturing business.

If interested in this position, please apply through this advert immediately.

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 CV on file to consider you for future opportunities.

ASC Connections is a leading recruitment business specialising within areas of Technical, Business and IT services. We operate as an Employment Business or an Employment Agency for all temporary and permanent roles respectively.

An Engineering Manager Job opportunity has just become available, within a leading manufacturing business. Located in the Manchester area, this well regarded company is offering a competitive salary of £55,000 package, for the right engineering professional.

Purpose of the Engineering Manager role -

• Ensure the efficient introduction of new equipment, manufacturing areas and products.
• Drive operational continuous improvement, to enable the business meet with demanding commercial targets.
• Liaise with key stakeholders, to help deliver new projects.
• Apply technical expertise within the development and improvement of products, manufacturing processes, systems and suppliers.

Engineering Manager responsibilities include -

• Supervise detailed plans, in which engineering deliver production improvements and implement Lean manufacturing tools and techniques.
• Ensure that new automation, equipment and products are aligned to customer demands.
• Adhere to and the Health & Safety precautions and guidelines on site.
• Make sure that the Engineering Team and other production departments work efficiently to help reach the required targets.
• Manage the Production Engineers work schedules and the budgets related to New Product Introduction and the development/introduction of new manufacturing equipment and processes on site.
• Support suppliers effectively, to help ensure high levels of quality and cost reductions.
• Identify and implement new technological and manufacturing improvements, aimed at improving product quality, reducing manufacturing costs and maximising the overall company profitability.
• Review and manage KPI's with OEE, to help optimise performance.
• Manage the Manufacturing Team, prioritising tasks in line with Production requirements.
• Lead NPI reviews, highlighting and managing key areas to the project team.

Engineering Manager desirable skills/experience/attributes -

• Experience within a similar position.
• Experience directing large-scale engineering projects.
• Able to manage strategic and short term projects within a dynamic environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate well with all teams and clients.
• Natural problem solver and pro-active work ethic.
• Able to lead a teams and help drive continuous improvement.
• Excellent organisational skills and able to plan/drive lean manufacturing.
• Relevant manufacturing/engineering education - Ideally Six Sigma Green Belt

Engineering Manager position benefits -

• Competitive salary.
• Strong annual leave and pension package.
• Friendly working environment.
• Working for a leading and ever growing manufacturing business.

If interested in this position, please apply through this advert immediately.

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 CV on file to consider you for future opportunities.

ASC Connections is a leading recruitment business specialising within areas of Technical, Business and IT services. We operate as an Employment Business or an Employment Agency for all temporary and permanent roles respectively.

The Company

An international supplier of metal containers, serving a UK, European and US client base in Industrial and food markets.

The Role

The company is currently looking for a UK Sales Manager to deliver effective account management to a portfolio of customers and proactively develop sales within our sales within our existing customer base and to new customers. Main duties would include:

• Ownership of all customer accounts and negotiate terms of business
• Maintain productive, professional relationships with key personnel in assigned customer accounts
• Progress new business opportunities and product development enquiries
• Provide input to customer specific technical and innovation projects.
• Willing to travel to all existing and potential customers in the UK and US, with occasional visits to European group manufacturing sites.

Requirements

• Packaging experience is preferred, ideally within the Industrial or General Line metal sector.
• Proven track record of account management and business development.
• Comfortable working with sales budgets, forecasts and Margin Analysis tools.
• Good negotiating skills

Salary & Benefits

• £45,000 per annum
• New Business Sales Incentives
• Company Car
• Pension

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 CV on file to consider you for future opportunities.

ASC Connections is a leading recruitment business specialising within areas of Technical, Business and IT services. We operate as an Employment Business or an Employment Agency for all temporary and permanent roles respectively.